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Northeast Corner Panoramic Image

I hiked up to the marker that defines the northeast corner of our property. I took a series of images from the corner panning from south to west. This is the view from the top of our lot.

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Our lot is about a half acre. The pad where the house sits is about a third of the total property. We like the isolation from the houses to the north and west. This allows the wildlife to run as they will up here. It’s sort of like an entertainment center that we don’t have to subscribe to! Click on the panoramic thumbnail above to view the full-sized panoramic image.

June 17, 2012 by Arizona Home & Garden Panoramas Retirement

Javelina Crossing

javelina-xing.jpgI planted three sign posts this week – two to accommodate no trespassing signs near both entrances to the RV drive, and one in the wash behind the house. I bought the no trespassing signs when we bought the other materials, so they were installed on Tuesday.

Today, the “JAVELINA XING” sign arrived in the mail. I installed it on the post in the wash. Verna took this photo.

The sign is installed approximately where we have seen javelina in the past. Verna took the image below to show the location of the sign next to the RV drive. Click on either image to enlarge.

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June 14, 2012 by Arizona Critters Home & Garden Photography

Aerial Views of House Progress


These three aerial views came from the Maricopa County Assessor’s website. I can’t be sure of the dates the images were taken but I can guess based on the progress. Click on the image to advance to the next image.

The first image was taken between 2008 and the first half of 2010; it was labeled 2010 on the county website and shows the parcel and the bare pad. The second image was taken in about November of 2010 judging from the building progress; this image was labeled 2011. The third and last image had to have been taken in late 2011, judging from the shrubbery and landscape; it is marked 2012 on the county site.

Unfortunately, the county only maintains images for three years; it would have been nice to have a view of the parcel prior to the pad excavation.

June 13, 2012 by Arizona Home & Garden Retirement

The RV Drive – Then and Now


I rummaged through some of the old photos in the archives this afternoon. One image from March of last year shows the RV drive as it appeared at that time; it was taken from the hill to the east. I walked to approximately the same spot on the hill and took another image of the RV drive as it appears today.

Click on the image above to alternate between the THEN and NOW views of the RV drive. Notice the growth of the rosemary planted on the slope, the addition of the screen porch enclosure and, of course, the presence of an RV in the drive.

June 10, 2012 by Arizona Home & Garden Retirement

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