***Don Nieman***, who helps to compensate for the fact he lives in Buffalo, NY. (LOL) by posting some really fine pictures of his neighborhood homes and civic structures, inspires me to put up this image of my home.

Verano in Spanish means summer. I have enjoyed living here for almost 23 years. This home is typical of most in this planned community of about 45,000 people. “RB” has tight covenants. Color schemes, building codes, and design are tightly controlled. There are NO power poles or telephone lines anywhere. People are prohibited from parking RVs, boats, etc. on the street.

All this makes for a nice neat place to live with stable housing values. The downside is that it lacks the variety and texture that can make for an interesting place to live. Southern California living may be comfortable and lovely, but it can be dull.