Roof and pool at Stanton

Our first visit to our future home in two weeks, and there’s been some changes! Hinted by pictures a few days ago, there’s now the beginnings of a pool in the back – and it’s very clear now how squeezed in the pool/deck will be, because of the too close fence!

The roof structure of the house is completed now, including the second story roof over the eventual office – and the huge balcony:

And there’s a start on the house to our right, though still nothing to the left …

 

Iceland by Google

I use Google Photos as an automatic backup of all my photos (Apple’s iCloud is the primary service, synchronizing everything between iPhone / iPad / portable and desktop Mac and thus creating backups everywhere!)

This morning Google Photos prompted me that it had created an album of our trip – and it’s pretty neat, especially where it’s inserted the Icelandic location names! Click this link or the screenshot below, to try it out …

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Iceland 2017 video

We’re just back from ten days in Iceland, with such VERY different scenery (and weather) from what we’re used to in Florida. Mountains, glaciers, black sand beaches – and a need to wear a coat every day (but luckily very little rain).

I’ll be posting pictures in a while but for now here’s a nice video creation from our trip: