We were waiting for Southwest Gas to arrive and install the meter and turn on the gas and got tired of standing, so we drove to a local discount store and bought a couple of folding camp chairs. After setting the chairs up on the patio, we posed for this family portrait. Click on the image to enlarge.
On Christmas Day we went to our new house to check out a couple of things and to discuss landscaping and other finishing topics. While we were there, this bird-of-prey flew over. I snapped several images of the bird and later compared them to an Arizona bird guide pamphlet I have. The closest match to what we were seeing is the Northern Goshawk. Click on the image to enlarge.
We went out to the new house today on our way to go shopping for a few things. One of the items we needed was ice for the cooler to keep the beer cold at the hotel room.
Verna looked in the freezer section of the refrigerator in the new house and noticed that there were lots of ice cubes in the ice-maker. At that time a light-bulb went off in her head – we could take this ice to the hotel room! But, we didn’t have a plastic bag – or did we? If you look carefully at the photo (click to enlarge) you will notice three small bags with zebra stripes on one side and white on the other. Yep – they are three doggie doogie pickup bags filled with ice cubes – and the Buds are cold and they taste just fine. 😉
We enjoyed this colorful sunset in Wickenburg this evening. Click on the image to enlarge.
We drove to Arizona today through some pretty awful weather to take some fixtures to our new house. When we got there, we were amazed at the progress made by the contractor’s crew since our last visit.
I took this picture of the granite counter top in the little bath. You can see the beautiful patterns and colors of the granite slabs that are also in the kitchen and the master bath. Click on the image to enlarge.
We see cottontails, quail, lots of different birds and these little chipmunk-like critters scurrying around the property. The paint on the ground next to this little guy identify the underground utilities so the construction crew doesn’t dig there.
Naturally, with all these little guys on hand there will be predators. We haven’t seen coyotes yet but a neighbor tells us they are frequently seen.
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