Spring, Sunshine, Neighbors & Pests!

Man...it is BEAUTIFUL outside!! Oh how spring has sprung!!

It is encouraging to get off my tushie and go out and be active...and the Good Lord knows I need that! Thank You, Yahweh, for this beautiful weather. I am ready for it!!!

The tree outside our rig is blooming more and more. It is so pretty. All the other trees are getting greener, little by little. I know it is only a matter of time when I will no longer be able to see the road for all the green that is there. Of course, that also means that they will not be able to see us, either. Ahhhh...privacy.

It is wierd having neighbors to our left now. As we walk down the driveway, I can see their mobile home across our meadow. It is amazing to me how hemmed in I can feel from that. It feels less private. On the one hand, it would be nice to have more neighbors. On the other hand, it feels less private.

At the far end of the meadow, there is a great spot for putting in a pond, should we have the money to do that some day. I know our new neighbors want one. We are not sure exactly where the boundaries are. A long time resident, the father of the woman who is our new neighbor, says it is in a place that would make the whole potential "pond" area on our land. But I think the boundary is closer to us than that. Someday, we hope to get our land surveyed.

I mention the potential of a pond because, if it were not for that possibility, I would like to plant a row of trees on the border. Gosh...would that be unneighborly? I miss being in town...but I guess I am also getting used to being in the "country"! **smile**

The ladybugs are back. I suspect the mosquitos are, too. I know they must serve a purpose, but I sure wish they would serve it elsewhere! They can take with them the cockroaches that live everywhere around here. Back home, if you had cockroaches inside your home...it was because they were brought in from somewhere. They were the "invaders". I don't ever remember seeing them outside...ever. Here, this is their natural habitat. We are invading their home, rather than the other way around. Still, I hate it when they visit. **shiver**

We have ants lately. It is so important to clean up food ASAP and do not leave dirty dishes in the sink. The ants find the stuff on the counters and the roaches find the stuff in the sink. Ugh!!! Dave has some stuff he is going to use to get rid of both inside the RV. There will be no love lost from me when the pests disappear!

We have not seen any mice lately. In fact, it was the peanut butter on one of the mouse traps that brought the ants in. In the one and a half years we have been here, we have not really had an ant problem...until now. These guys are bigger than the ones in California where we lived. As Dave says, when you squish them you can feel their little bodies. Oh, what a wonderful thought. Guys! They can be oh so descriptive!

Well, the sunshine is calling. I have laundry to finish...a walk to take...math flash cards to drill with!

From our little RV on the hillside to wherever you call home...blessings and shalom to you!