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Fire! Three Doors Down

zenandjuice — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:24:31 +0000

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NWA Ice Storm 2010

zenandjuice — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:09:03 +0000

Photos taken over the last two days from our winter fortress atop Mt. Sequoyah:

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Swepco Hates Trees

zenandjuice — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:03:46 +0000

This is the view I have every morning on my way to work. It’s on the corner of Pembroke and Rockwood Trail.

Swepco Mercenaries have been working their way down Rockwood destroying and butchering any trees in their wake.

In this case, their team of expert arborists have beheaded and drawn-and-quartered NINE mature pine trees. The remains were then left standing upright, as a warning to all.

Beware!

Roadrunner Roadrunner

zenandjuice — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:40:07 +0000

We looked out this afternoon to find a Roadrunner on our front porch. It’s the biggest one I’ve seen up on the mountain. I’ve seen him walking the block recently.

Pekoe investigating:

We’re in the Bubble Club

zenandjuice — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:44:04 +0000

Our front patio is decked out with two Philippe Starck Bubble Club Armchairs, and one Bubble Club Couch.

Design Philippe Starck, polyethylene.
Made in Italy by Kartell.

Bubble Club, made of mass-colored polyethylene, is the first interpreter of a new concept of furnishing accessory: the industrial lounge chair, made entirely of plastic. Technology and research allow to be mass-produced what has always been made by hand.

Bubble Club is a large two-seater couch, characterised by the soft line of the arms, in contrast with the more essential and rational line of the back. Together with the lounge and the new side table, produced with the same finishings and colors, Bubble Club is today a true family, an Industrial living-room.

Thanks to their exceptional resistance to atmospheric agents, all the members of Bubble Club family live perfectly outside. Terraces, gardens and swimming pools will have new and exceptional protagonists. Their fashionable design and colors allow them to also be inserted in lofts and open spaces. The Bubble Club Family is also perfect for furnishing communal spaces, waiting rooms and public places, indoors or outdoors.

77″ w | 30″ d | 31.5″ h | seat; 18″ h
arm height 27″

And I shrieked like a little girl…

zenandjuice — Sat, 05 May 2007 22:36:54 +0000

I was cleaning the house, and Bella started FREAKING out. She was looking out the screen door, crying and looking at something on the patio.

I couldn’t see anything, so I went around to the front door, opened it and saw a HUGE snake in the doorway.

Instinct took over. I slammed the door and ran.

I grabbed my camera, and ran to the man-den where Bella was keeping eye on the snake.

Carefully, I made my way outside to get a better view (with zoom lens and shovel in hand):

I do not like snakes, or spiders. Personally, it’s me or them. And I prefer me. So the shovel was deployed.

This snake was BIG. Over 2 feet long. For comparison:

It still slithered around for over 15 minutes. I scooped it up with the shovel, and threw it into the grass across the street (where there’s a big parkland/grass strip between the roads).

Research shows that it was a Speckled Kingsnake. They can get up to 3-4 ft long. Sure, it was a non-venomous constrictor, but I didn’t want to be digging up weeds and come across it.

Panoramas

zenandjuice — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:06:44 +0000

After work last night, I was sitting on the front patio, looking out.

Here are two panoramas:

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Quiet Sunday

zenandjuice — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:01:38 +0000

I was awoken at 9:30am by the sound of CHAINSAWS outside my window. So much for the peace, quiet, and serenity of Mt. Sequoyah.

Turns out that the neighborhood had someone “pruning” their bushes. Some dumbass was actually pruning a BLOOMING bush with a chainsaw. The bush was looking nice until it was raped and pillaged this morning, while the home owners were watching.

Rockin the Suburbs

zenandjuice — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:42:28 +0000

We started moving into the new house on Thursday morning.

Built in 1969, it’s on the North side of Mt. Sequoyah, with a great view. Single floor, approximately 3100 square feet, including a two car garage and a 400 square foot workroom. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 living rooms.

View from the street:

Patio and Front Door:

These two bushes were originally Bonsai Trees, that they decided to later plant in the yard:

Sunken living room and Dining Room area:

(Living) Room With A View:

View from the Front:

Workroom:

Moving truck: