Monday, September 24, 2012

Sentimental Road Trip

I headed to Iowa for a not-so-pleasant reason this weekend: a funeral.  But along the way, I enjoyed some simple pleasures that I have missed since moving away.

 
An endless sea of cornfields (and other fields unrecognizable to me)

And of course:  Pancheros! My traveling companions and I may have stopped there twice on our 17 hour journey.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Photo Book

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Under Construction

Currently, our street is under massive construction.  We have been navigating "Road Closed" signs and cranes at any given hour of the day.  This week, our alley was completely blocked off, and a path was made through the Alterra coffee shop down the street.  We are flexing with each new development. I just feel bad for the home owners whose homes face the worst of it all!

View to the left from our alley:

                                     

And to the right.  It is actually drive-able today!
                                    
                                     

We have had to alter our jogging route on the parkway as well.


New view for the neighbors

                                      
 We enjoyed playing in some of the equipment.




So many big round things!




A new scenic overlook.



 All of the work will allow the new sewers to drain into the river and keep us free of flooding. Even better, we get a pedestrian-controlled stop light on our corner, which means we won't have to wait so long for North Ave. traffic when crossing!