A spring special with nice mark-downs was a ripe invitation to add two more security cameras to the house, which beefs up the coverage of a couple of areas. These are from Anker's Eufy brand, so it goes well with the app and Alexa skill already in operation for the two video doorbells. Now we have clearer, broader coverage of the full parking lot and the side access to the front porch, as noted in the view captured above.
I also added one to the north side of the house, to better monitor the area outside the kitchen bay, within which sits the dinner table. This part of the property felt less vulnerable back when there was still a sizable retaining wall and fencing with the neighboring property, but since that was all taken out in early 2014, that's opened up that back corner of the lot to easier intrusion.
I had a temporary camera covering that area but it involved visible running wires, traced back to the security system's primary module, and I'm counting on this as a significant improvement. One of these days, it will be time to upgrade the rest of the camera coverage, since the original units are at least 15 years old by now...and the technology has come so far in the meantime.
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