I took this shot of the west side of the house from the other side of the wash that runs north to south next to the house. Click on the image to enlarge.
Retirement
New Decor for the Office
Now that the furniture is (mostly) in place, Damsel and I have been gradually acquiring native American, southwestern and old west knick-knacks and art for decorating the rooms with themes appropriate to our historic old western town. Today, we had some time to kill before collecting the dogs from the groomer so we stopped into one of the local gift and souvenir shops. We have been in this shop before where I was fascinated with most of the hand-made dioramas of old western towns. I decided to get one of them for the office.
I hung it over the desk this afternoon. Click on the thumbnail above to see the full-sized panorama. Note some of the funny signs and other humorous stuff.
Wickenburg Station
These days, the 0ld Wickenburg Railroad Station serves as home to the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce. We were in the old downtown area today getting our health records transferred to our Arizona Physician. Click on Damsel’s image to enlarge.
The Neighborhood
I spoke with an old friend on the phone yesterday. We were getting caught up on all the latest events since I talked to him roughly six months ago. One of the topics (naturally) was the new house. A specific topic about the proximity of neighbors came up. I told him that our closest neighbors were just across the road, but that other neighbors were scattered around on larger parcels. In the photo, you can see our house (red circle) and our closest neighbors. Note that the aerial photo was taken before the house was finished, but the rest of the neighborhood is like it appears today.
Click on the image to enlarge. Compare this to the old neighborhood where you need “house floss” to clean between the houses.
Red Peanut Cactus Flower
It is just another peaceful Sunday except for this gorgeous 2½ inch peanut cactus flower which opened today. There were two buds, but the critters ate one which prompted me to move the planter. Don’t worry, though, there are more buds coming. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cholla Cactus
I took this photo about a year ago in the back of the lot where our house was to be built in Arizona. Now that the house is complete, this cholla still stands on the little hill in our back yard. It produced an amazing bunch of yellow flowers over the last couple of months. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Guest Bedroom
I recently acquired the last furnishings and bedding for our guest bedroom. Of course, Cabela thinks it belongs to her. Click on the image to enlarge.
