We celebrated with beef tenderloin (filet mignon) steaks on the grill and a nice quiet dinner on the patio. Last night, we saw the fireworks from Sunset Park just to the west of us, followed by some awesome summer monsoon thunderstorms in the area.
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.
Tiny Cactus Flower
This flower is only about a half inch tall and a little less than that wide. It’s on one of the cacti we recently brought from California. Since the cactus has been in Arizona, it grew a new lobe and then this flower appeared on the new lobe. Click on the image to enlarge.
Fourth of July Weekend
Ramirez proposes a slight modification to the pledge of allegiance.
Happy 4th of July weekend everybody. Light posting to follow.
Red Gerbera
We did our grocery shopping for the Fourth of July weekend yesterday. As I passed the flower concession in the supermarket, I put some nice red Gerbera daisies in the cart. This one is in the little bathroom. You can see part of my beautiful framed mirror in the out-of-focus background. Click on the image to enlarge.
Another View of the New House
We hiked up the road to the west of our house to a neighbor’s place. She wasn’t home, so I walked into the pool area and took this image of our neighbor’s view of our house. Click on the image to enlarge.
