This is what the Ruby house looked like when I first arrived.

This photo was taken from the exact same location, 5 months later.

Same location; 2 years later! We now have our own little jungle in the desert! My; how everything has grown (with LOTS of water!)!

Kitchen before re-model.

Kitchen after re-model.

From the dirt road in front of our home in 2014.

Our living room.

Our front porch.

Front of our home with morning sun.

The garden in front of our home, looking east.

The garden in front of our home, looking north east.

The garden in front of our home, looking east.

The garden in front of our home, looking north east, again.

The garden in front of our home, looking north east, again.

Looking south west from our property.

In our courtyard; zinnias grow like crazy!

Our grape harvest.

Our grape thief!

Peach harvest.

Jenny showing off our harvest.

Balloon landing just west of our property.

Our cat; Skrid.

Our other two cats; Luna and Chopi, getting cozy together. Sadly; both of these cats have since fallen prey to the desert. Unfortunately; that's how it goes here; the desert is a dangerous place for little cats. But we've gotten 2 more kitties.

Roadrunner

Roadrunner

Our neighbor; Gunter.

Gunter's living room. He built this house himself; all adobe and stucco. Quite beautiful; this is just one 'small' part of it.

Passion flower. One of the few non-cacti flowers that grows well here.

Tiny blue desert daisies

Jenny on sandy path in Chaparral.

Beautiful sandy aroyo in Chaparral.