Photos – Page 73 – Five Acres with a View

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Nasty White Stuff

And still coming down.

Volcano

The Incredible Images of Iceland Volcano from Just a Few Kilometers Away gives an idea of how a Icelandic volcano can cause such havoc in Europe. One of the photos shows a tiny helicopter next to the plume of smoke. Astronomy Picture of the Day – Ash and Lightning Above an Icelandic Volcano has another striking photo.

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For over a decade, we had an outdoor spa. However, it had become increasingly leaky over the years, making it hard to keep the water level where it should be, and last summer we decided to decommission it. Two weeks ago, we paid someone to haul away the old spa, and this week a contractor from Handyman Connection built this lower level to fill in the gaping hole. He said we could stain it in a month. We are very pleased with the job that he did.