This is the real deal. We went outside this evening just after dark and took this image of one of our new custom sconces illuminating the house and garden. They look just the way that I expected. Click on the image to enlarge.
Kokopeli Button
This is our new door bell ringer. It’s an image of Kokopeli, the ancient Native American flute playing icon. It’s a perfect compliment for the bear sconces. Click on the image to enlarge.
Panorama – New House
This afternoon, I walked across the road from the house and snapped this panoramic image of the new house. On the left edge of the image, you can see the RV drive-through exit. The contractor graded and compacted the drive all the way from the concrete apron (right side) through the RV parking space (with full hookups) in the rear and back down to the main road. Click on the image too see the full panorama.
UPDATE: I liked this image so much that I integrated it into the banner for our website.
First Dinner at our New House
Verna bought a couple of really nice beef tenderloin steaks (a.k.a. Fillet Mignon) at the supermarket this morning, so we decided to break out the camping cookout gear and grill ‘em up. All of the appliances are installed and working but we like steaks cooked outdoors, so we cooked them on our portable camping grill which we brought from California.
Verna also bought some microwave steamed veggies and some microwave macaroni and cheese. We usually prepare our meals from scratch, but we don’t have all the cookware and utensils to do a good job, so this is what we went with.
So, for today’s sumptuous cuisine, we sat on camping chairs, ate from plastic plates served on a fold-up table. Despite all the improvisations, today’s first dinner at the new house was a huge success.
Bear and Bear
Verna and I stopped by our new house this evening to drop off a few things. We’re still not quite ready to take occupancy since there aren’t enough furnishings to actually be comfortable. After we unloaded the stuff we brought, I walked out front and turned on the porch light. Unknowingly, I got a picture of the bear sconce at the same time that Bear appeared in the great room window. Click on the image to enlarge.
Spirit of Santa Monica in 3D
During our drive to our dentist in Santa Monica, CA, we took a side trip through Santa Monica Airport where I learned to fly. Since the last time I was there, the city erected this monument to the memory of Donald Douglas who founded Douglas Aircraft. His company built many airplanes in Santa Monica.
The airplane is the venerable DC3 which is still in use some places in the world today. The plane sits on three pillars designed to give it a jaunty climbing left turn attitude. A bronze statue of Donald Douglas and his dog “Bar” (short for Wunderbar – German for wonderful).
Click on the image to see the full-sized anaglyph image. If you don’t yet have your free pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D image here.
