Ready for new adventures!

In my mind, this house was only temporary. A container that would house those that I loved for a short time while my son and his fiancé stayed with us. It was a spur of the moment decision to move here and we didn't have many options in the area that we wanted to stay in. But Josh absolutely HATES moving so I think he has been trying to put it off for as long as he can. He also loves his garage ;) I am beyond ready to find a new place to call home, though. But it's been a rollercoaster!

The state of the world right now is not great. Lots of uncertainty, stress, wars, anger, high costs of everything, and the interest rates on homes are bananas. But, what if the world doesn't get better? What if this is as good as it gets in my lifetime? Life is much too short and I want to find a new space where we can grow fruit trees, enjoy peace, welcome the wildlife safely, privacy, and not be woken up at 7:30am every Thursday and Friday morning with giant lawn mowers and leaf blowers! Our home is up for sale and Josh and I have been looking at other houses to see if they meet our needs and desires. 

In the 4 years we have lived here we have met lots of wildlife. Replaced a lot of the invasives and non native plants with natives to offer wildlife. Many of them recognize us and we recognize all of them. This was a concern of mine when we moved from our last home. Will the new owners not use pesticides and herbicides on the property? Will they spray for ticks and mosquitoes that do not discriminate against whom they kill? Will they keep the property safe for all living beings and be mindful of leaving the leaves and keeping the trees? I wish my heart wasn't this soft but this was how I was made, unfortunately. That, honestly, is my only concern about moving again. I don't stress about the packing, of the finding a new home, or the unpacking. I worry about the animals that we will leave behind in hopes that the new owners will be as mindful and protective of them as we are <3

A young cardinal resting on our back deck.

A very young wild cottontail that was just relaxing in the summertime evening. This made me laugh when I saw her. 

One of the many lightning bugs that call our backyard home resting on some native hyssop :)

Someone was upset about the lack of sunflower seeds in the camera feeder. 

An female monarch on a native aster flower. 

I really, really love watching their antenna move all around while they are munching!

A newly emerged cicada in our backyard. So magical!

A sweet squirrel just relaxing on our front deck.