Cap'n Bob & the Damsel – Page 294 – Perspectives on Life and Politics

Courtyard Progress

Our contractor finished painting the courtyard wall today. He would have been done yesterday except the paint sprayer he brought didn’t have enough capacity to spray the thick paint. They finished using a larger unit this morning.

Image: painted wall with the arch on the right. Click to enlarge.

All that remains on the courtyard is to get rocks spread out for the ground cover and an irrigation system installed for the shrubs and trees to come later. We also are planning on getting some custom gates built and installed for the archway and the backyard access.

15 Feb 2011 by CapnBob Arizona Retirement

Steel Security Doors Milestone

The latest planned improvements milestone is now complete: steel security doors. We probably don’t need these doors for security as much as we want the southwestern style and the ability to open the front door, let the air in and keep the bugs out.

I made a composite image of the doors that the installer put in place yesterday. Left to right, the front entrance, patio entrance and the garage entrance. I have to admit that Damsel knocked this one out of the park. Click on the image to enlarge.

15 Feb 2011 by CapnBob Arizona Home & Garden Retirement

Happy Valentine’s Day!

14 Feb 2011 by Damsel Culture Romance

Birdseed Bell

This week, I bought a birdseed bell on sale at the local discount store. I hung it out in one of the trees on the hill behind our house where it almost immediately began to attract a lot of interest among the birds in the area. Here a curved bill thresher is helping itself to some of the tidbits while our cardinal awaits its turn for the treat. Click on the image to enlarge.

13 Feb 2011 by Damsel Arizona Critters Photography

What a Load of Bull

Not talking about the left media but really a load of bull – or possibly steer. We saw this drive by during the Wickenburg Gold Rush Days parade this morning. We don’t know how the suspension in this highly modified Cadillac could take the tons of beast down the road without sagging. Click on the image to enlarge.

12 Feb 2011 by Damsel Critters Culture Entertainment

The Curse of Tut’s Tomb

During the Cairo riots museums were looted and antiquities were destroyed. Ramirez hopes for liberty and freedom for Egyptians, as do we, when a new government comes to power. Egypt is in a very bad location for the west if another totalitarian Islamic government takes over.

Meanwhile, the Obama Administration voted “present.”