New Neighbors

 Day 1 -Breaking Ground

Day 3 -Footings poured

I'm having some mixed feeling about getting some new neighbors.

I'm excited to be having friendly people around. Only one of our neighbors now spend any time outdoors, and they are gone 6 months out of the year. The others around us don't even open their windows. We have been here going on 14 years and not a ONE opens their windows.
I always have my windows open when ever I can. I even prefer to sleep with the windows open.
I will feel more secure with neighbors close by that can hear me if case of an emergency.

Then again this new house will be blocking my breeze into the family room and my view to the creek. But it will also be cushioning the noise from the pump house.

I have never lived in a house with neighbors this close. Minus the apt. that Linda and I shared in an apt. building for one year all my neighbors have been a distance from my house. I guess I have to learn to pull my shades more often.

I have met the newbies  - Mike (I know another Mike. That makes 3 in the last 6 houses) and Kathy. They just retired and want to live in a country setting.
They bought the lot last year and just got around to building. He was around last summer to mow and we got to know him better. They are very excited to be moving here. I like that!
He promised me that he didn't want a house that would stick out from all the others and anyway Cathy is insisting on a small ranch with a small basement.
She is a gardener and I told her she can have some of my Hosta to get her started.
I was very sad to see them clear the small trees and bushes along the back. A lilac bush and a crabapple tree were among the casualties. They wanted the space for a garden and their grandchild.

Today it's been one week and they are pouring the foundation.
Cement trucks have claimed our dead end street.

It's kinda neat watching the process.
They have a construction beerier around the lot so dirt and debris is contained. The owner Mike actually sweeps the street when the workers leave everyday.

The house is progressing fast and they hope to move in sometime in April.
So like it or not here they come.