Developments

This is my first time posting anything.  Another skill I have to develop for this mission.  We are in full

 'get ready to leave' mode.  It is exciting and a bit scary.  We have had some potential renters look at our house.  I don't have any doubt that we will know who we should rent it to, but I am afraid I will have a hard time saying no to the rest.  Rod has almost finished redoing the landscape in the front yard.  It looks good.  The photo is before we spread 25 tons of red granite over the front and side yard.  We also have added some plants along the curved wall and Rod built a path from the front side walk to the entry way.  One tree we planted has died.  It was a volunteer (it started growing on it's own from seeds left either by the wind or birds) that we tried to transplant.  Since it was free, it is no great loss.  We had to move it anyway so it was worth the effort to try and transplant.  There is another one just like it we will try and a couple of other kinds we may give a shot if the second dies too.  Another photo will be added soon.