Moonscape

...or is it?

It's actually the same image seen below, with the colors equalized in PhotoShop. During our walk this morning, we could see what looked to be a sunken pothole in the snow alongside a subdivision street. After kicking away some of the snow, the sewer cover "sunburst" design was visible underneath.

The Oaks

"The Oaks" is a small, but nicely appointed, subdivision near our house. The only issue I have is that they had to cut down a few giant oaks to build the houses there, only to replace them with the twigs below....

Hopefully they will be as mighty as their predecessors one day.

Winter Trails

Another snowy, tree-lined path that Nik and I love to hike. This one borders the Broken Hill subdivision. Just lovely - however, we definitely got our exercise since we were the first visitors to blaze the trail, and the snow was still almost knee-deep in some places. I think I'm investing in some snowshoes for next year...and maybe a little sled for Nik!

A Man's Home is His Castle...

Or as my mother would say this is just "sinful and wrong."

I've shown several images of the "Broken Hill' subdivision near us before, but never of the houses. Most are big, true - but no bigger than most of the "McMansions" in the area. This one, however, takes the cake. We had to back track to ride by it again. It is seriously the size of 4 houses together. (Check the alternate view below.) A little bit of overkill, don't you think?

Not that I'm an expert in building and architecture, & it certainly is a "nice" house - but if you want to build a behemoth like this - shouldn't you have a "back forty" and a mote? A subdivision where you are 20 yards from the next house (one either side) doesn't seem the best place for it.

Of course, that's just my opinion & I'm entitled to it :-)