Another Family Continued...

The eggs hatched!  I haven't gotten a chance to snap a good picture yet, but I did see the mama bird feeding her babies yesterday.  It was so cute!  If I can get a picture I will post it soon...

Another Family...

How cute is this? We have a mama bird and her nest (with eggs) by our kitchen window.  Can't wait to hear her little babies hatch! 

Wildlife on the Homefront

We've only been here a week so far, but we've seen quite a bit of wildlife around the house so far (outside thank goodness!).  We have a robin's nest near our deck, we've seen fox, deer, snakes, salamanders, chipmunks, squirrels, etc. Here are a few pics I was able to snap.

Oh the joys of "rural" living! HAHA!

- Jess

Outdoor Living

One of the things we love about our house is all of the outdoor space!

 Here's the view if you're standing in front of our driveway and facing out.

There's extra parking to the left of the garage and driveway which I hope we can use during our many get togethers!

Here's the front of of the house... currently covered by the huge bushes!  We're hoping to transplant some of them since they are beautiful when they bloom (most are azaleas).

The one above and below are also part of the front yard...

Another front yard, facing the driveway from the side of the house.

Above and below are the right side of the house. The balcony is off of the upper level master bedroom.

Here's a view from our master bedroom balcony of the yard...

Here's the lower level patio...

Brick stairs up to our deck and upper patio...

And here's the upper patio and deck.  We'll need to replace the deck because the inspector deemed this one really unsafe.  For now it will stay, but we'll be replacing it sooner rather than later.

Here's a view from the upper patio looking into the sunroom/breezeway...

And here's a look from the breezeway looking out to the upper patio and deck... and a few more of the inside.

Tyson especially loves the outdoor space.  He's learning how to stay in our yard off leash and not chase all the forest animals out here.  I must say, he's been doing very well for the most part!