It Maybe "Retardo Land," but...
 

Some areas in the greater Maricopa County area (Pheonix et al) do have nice places. Where I live is an example - Fountain Hills.

My House:

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My other house (I am selling):

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From the town Fountain Park (Four Peaks in background)

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Nice place; kind of reminds me a bit of the architecture I saw in some parts of San Diego. :bloogrin:

Wow! What a great place! Those are 2 big Washingtonia palms, right? Some of my plants would love it there. Nice looking motor too.

Nice crib you got there, Howard! After living in NM for a number of years, I've come to like stucco, and how insulating it is. AZ's climate is a bit too warm for me, but I always did like the wide openness. Just endless sky! Very nice area. :)

Thanks Cass, you will find plenty of that kind of architecture around here. Even colonial style homes for crying out loud!8D

Thanks koosie. I am not sure what kind of palm trees they are; I know they need to be shaved real bad right now. My Toyota Prius is an '07 (purchased in Oct of '06). I get about 48 to 60 miles to the gallon. It now has 79,400 miles on it! It has been to California, Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico a lot; not to mention my 45 minute commute to work, and the same back daily.:terrsmile:

To be honest with you Lynnie - I would rather live in New Mexico. It has not grown like Arizona. Las Cruces has only 93,000 people. I love the way NM has more open land than AZ. I have a friend of mine from Las Cruces visiting with us now (he originally lived here in AZ).:frankiesmile:

My parents were in Albuquerque for eight years, and I was out there too for about four and a half. It's a very nice area, we loved the Sandia and Sangre de Christo mountains. And skiing at Taos and Santa Fe. :D I absolutely love where I am now too, but I sure miss the monsoon season. That was a fun time of year. I really miss it down there sometimes.