This 'N' That

If you haven't driven by our office at Higley and Elliot lately, you might have missed the explosion of roses. They are varied and lovely and yesterday after lunch The Mister and I sniffed several different colors to select a favorite (mine tend to be the orangish ones). You know the old adage about "stop and smell the flowers"? It turns out to be true and very therapeutic. For a brief reminder about Grandma's roses from last year's post, go here. In the meantime, here is a sample of the variety from this year's new blooms:




There are always mixed feelings when a new project begins. It finalizes the reality that things are changing and will no longer be "the way they were." Yet there is excitement about the new thing to come and watching something emerge from a vision to reality. So it is with those mixed feelings that I present the paddle scrapers on Lakeview Trails North, preparing the pond for construction; soon they will be barreling back and forth across the field at what seems like high rates of speed:





After one gets over the mixed feelings of a project, along comes the impatience. Why on earth does it take so long to complete and how is it possible that there could be so many new problems and challenges popping up? Is it just me, or does it seem like this thing is dragging on forever? Well, there is indeed progress. Here is evidence of continuing work on the shops at Lakeview Village:






Who said building communities wasn't fraught with emotion of one kind or another? No one that I know.