Yes, its been *really* cold in Pittsburgh since I arrived last Wednesday but its not just me– the natives all agree this its been January weather up until today, which was gorgeous autumn sun on the water, crisp skies and all the turning trees at their brightest, and I had the privilege of seeing the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Browns at Heinz Field.

Its taken me awhile to recover from the drive across country and get acquainted with our life here in a new city, new house, etc. The kids are pretty happy despite having some flu stuff for the first time ever (Hunter already beat his) and we’ve been having fun reconnecting.

I have a basic office set up and my drafting table, and a pile of stuff to sort out, so first let me share some pictures of the final installation of the cityscape mural I just designed and painted on 32 feet of vertical blinds back in San Diego.

left windows, vertical blind mural

right window, vertical blind mural

vertcal blind mural installed, left panel

vertical blind mural installed, right panel

Since this paint treatment is designed for nighttime viewing and use, these pictures are a little anticlimactic– night time view pictures coming soon!