Random shots

Brad had to work in Mountain Home last week and I went with him.  I got a lot of things accomplished while I was there but I had some free time too.  So I decided to play around with my camera and took some really random shots.

Self portrait

Granddaddy long-legs (is that what you guys call them?)

Giant tree

I love my macro lens.

Our Future Home Sweet Home

We've been looking at property in Mountain Home for several months and finally found something we liked and closed on it on Friday.  We couldn't really find any existing houses that had everything we wanted so we just found some land and will build a house.   A couple of acres are cleared but most of it is thick woods.   The picture below is an idea of where the front of the house will be.  

Below is looking back toward the road from about the same spot.  You can see the road a little better than the photo shows.  But we will still have the privacy we want.  MH is such a small town so privacy was at the top of our list.   This property is actually in a development but it's outside the city limits and the lots are big so it seems like the country!

We also really wanted a creek which is why we had a little trouble finding a place we liked.  This has the creek we wanted so I really think we'll like it there.

There is one big negative.  A house is visible from certain areas of the creek. :(  But we don't think we'll be able to see it from the house.  You can see it in the middle of the photo below.  In some areas it is more visible than that.  

We were a little apprehensive about trying to build a house but it's too late now.  We aren't the best decision makers so we may have bitten off more than we can chew!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can have it finished in a year because Brad has to start working July 2012.   

Buffalo City

Brad and I went to Mountain Home on Saturday and as we started home, we took a little detour down to Buffalo City (this was the first I'd ever heard of it).  It's where the White and Buffalo Rivers meet! 

I bet the population of this place is pretty low, but hopefully those who do live there don't take their surroundings for granted.  

Yes, that's two humans!  Fly fishing!  In 40 degree whether!

The bluff behind the White River.

There is even a railroad track running next to the river.  

A guy who Brad works with is moving to Mountain Home and is building a house out toward this area.    We wanted to check it out but the house is not far enough along to really be able to tell anything.  We did get to see the view they will have EVERY day though. 

 What I wouldn't give (except enough money) to have this view from my living room!

This picture doesn't do it justice at all.  But I would love to have the White River in my back yard.  And the railroad track in the picture above runs between the river and their house!  I can't imagine anything more perfect. I believe there are some more lots around them for sale but I didn't see any other houses.  The only problem was it was about 20 minutes from Mountain Home.  So basically in the middle of nowhere.  I wouldn't be too interested in that.  And when it snows, they are going to be stuck.  But that view might be worth it!