It's been 2 weeks since the last pictures were taken and you can see the progress. The roads around the complex have been blacktopped and buildings have started to be erected. These were taken with the zoom to show better detail. For a week we got to listen to BIG rollers packing down the gravel. The rollers would go by followed by the water truck to keep the dust down. Over and over again! Then an oil truck comes in and coats the compressed soil. When this has a chance to set the blacktop itself if poured on. Then, guess what, more rollers to pack the asphalt down and get any airpockets to pop. While this was being done we had to park our car outside the gates and walk in.
We laughed at what a tough job this security thing was. Just sit in your RV and look out over the property!

Black eyed susans grow all along the fence. Another TX wildflower in abundance. My patio itself is cruddy but my garden is beautiful. Better yet nature did the planting! Whenever I post I'll include a flower.

Lest everyone think this is all fun and games we have had a few problems along the way. Heading down to TN we hit some really, really, REALLY Rough road and one corner of the RV's underside storage area pulled loose. We got a welder to come and attach upright braces to the frame. What did we learn...eliminate excess weight and try to stow items so there is minimal shifting. Also learned that the area involved must have been sagging prior to purchase because after the brackets were welded on we had a very hard time getting a cooler out. That cooler had gone in with no problem and of course we didn't think to empty the area before lifting it permanently. Other confessions will follow but I can only handle one at a time. Ah the joys of homeownership!