Bluebird day here, and 24C.
Some views of "the hood" this evening. We bought this place 20 years ago, then we were in California from 2000 to 2006. People asked as why we didn't rent the house while we were away. We were fortunate that we didn't have to, but my response was always, "Because we want to move back into it when we retire."
Renters can be OK, but I'd never want to move back into a house that had been rented. On the one occasion that we did let neighbors use the place, they didn't shut the water off properly or turn up the heating for the winter. Pipes froze and a part of the garage ceiling came down on top of my old Bronco!
AndrewC's experience with his former satanic neighbors suggests that renting can be a very bad idea.
The tree at the corner of the driveway is sometimes festooned with lights at Christmas. We tend to not bother with a tree inside the house. Seems a bit redundant.
View from MrsID's greenhouse.
and the dogs on sentry duty, although Shona seems to be taking it a bit easy. I think I need to get a new dog-tag for Torri.
"Yes, you've been saying that for weeks!"