Meet our new neighbor. We originally met on our front porch but we also met while hooking up our hammock. The website states that they grow to about an inch long, but they are much longer. Probably around 3 inches! It’s about 70 today and there are so many insects and butterflies around. They mowed the foot long grass today so we have been outside enjoying this wonderful weather.

It is sort of strange in this piedmont region. It reminds me of Cape Cod how the trees are smaller and the earth is shades of tan and red. I keep expecting to see the water right around the corner but we are in a drought so it is more like the desert. The house is large and is basically a fancy double wide trailer home. There are lots of them around here. It seems like in the last 5-7 years there have been a lot of housing developments that have popped up using these pre-fabricated homes on large properties. We can’t even see our closest neighbor with all the distance and trees between us. But there are plenty of grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, and vultures to keep us company LOL! Thank goodness I haven’t seen any fire ants as of yet. It makes me wonder what the spring and summer weather will bring.

We didn’t make it out of the house today. The kids are still in settling in mode and aren’t very interested in going anywhere to meet anyone. I have checked into homeschool groups and we are going to have to travel at least 30-45 minutes to see anyone. Something that has kept them comfy and feeling like home is the fleece blankets they got right before we left CT. Our good friend Jen makes them and they are soft, cozy and fabulous. Each child has their own and I have been sharing with Shillelagh! They snuggled with them the whole way down and have been seen wrapped in them in some fashion on a daily basis. I will have to post a picture!