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Summer Solstice 2021
Each year, on the longest day, I take a picture of myself and note that the sun is at the highest point in the sky for that year. Phoenix is at a latitude of 33° north meaning that it is…
The Gas Lines Have Been Laid
The gas guys did indeed come back today. It turned out they didn’t have all the information on Friday, so they actually changed where they were digging so it was between the house and the pool rather than between the…
A Little House Update: We’ve Got Windows!
As Estella is a reasonably far drive, we don’t exactly go out to see the house progress every week as it’s an 110 mile round trip. We went with Chris’s parents when they were here in late October and here…
Tumbleweed
Even though we live in the city, occasionally we see something very typically Southwestern and desert-y in the city itself. For instance, I very briefly saw a roadrunner a few weeks ago: That was too quick to get any footage…
Water Works and Renovations Update
The renovations in the community we live in came to turning off the water for 2 days recently, which was a bit rough, but for the most part, has been the worst of it. Even then, I was only inconvenienced…