Arizona - Our Next Home

About a month ago, when we first started our search for a place to live in Arizona, Denny saw the ad for this trailer on Craig's List and decided it was just what we needed.  Now, a month later, we own it.

I resisted at first.  I mean, who expects to find the perfect house right off the bat? But it seems like we were meant to own this place, because things came together with startling speed and now it is ours.  

The trailer is inexpensive and large enough for our needs, but the real attraction was the lot it is located on.  Tucked in the back corner on a dead end street, the location promises quiet and privacy.

The place has been vacant for about a year.  This view of the west-side carport shows the orange trees along side.  The neighbor was kind enough to keep them watered for this past year, and the trees are appreciative of the attention.  Who would have thought I'd have orange trees in my yard?

This view from the back not only shows the citrus trees but palm trees.  Yep, we have two palm trees in our yard.  You don't know how that blows my little Alaskan mind...

A straight-on view of the back of the trailer shows the two storage sheds that flank the trailer and the small patio (behind the masonry wall) tucked between them.  The yard backs against a fence, so we have a lot of privacy on the south and east sides of the trailer.

The east-side yard skirts the "Arizona room"--which in this case is a unheated multi-purpose area that gives us some extra space.  We plan on moving the laundry area to one corner of the room to free up space inside the trailer.

A wash runs across the back corner of the lot, boosting the vegetation with occasional run-off in this water-hungry land.  I always thought living next to a creek would be cool, and this is the desert version of that concept.  It adds interest to the yard--as long as it doesn't get too interesting.

The east-side yard, with bird-feeders, palm trees (!), and auxiliary parking.  Denny cleaned it up nicely  I have grown to appreciate the aesthetic of southwestern landscaping.  It's a different mind-set from what I grew up with, but every place has its own beauty.

This view from the side yard shows the east side of the trailer north and main entrance.

The shaded patio on the east side of the trailer.  We could move a table out there and drink coffee in the morning.  This area would be easy to enclose to create a safe place for the cats, too.

The street where will we live.  Living in an Arizona trailer park seems like such a cliche, but I think we will like it here.  A lot.  Can't wait for it all to begin.