Random ...

We have finally finished unpacking but still have so much to do

Lot's of projects

Johnny is drawing up plans to build a deck in the back

we are STILL waiting on the fence

people down here work on "island time" for sure

and they don't work in the rain! haha....and that's all we have had

growing grass and landscaping are all on hold 

until the fence is done

but we did work on the side yard of the carport

Actually Johnny did all of the work and I just gave my thoughts

on where they should go

I googled plants that can do well in sandy soil

since our entire yard is just sand!

Johnny framed it out so the mulch wouldn't wash away

with a list of what does well, he went shopping

hydrangeas, luna hibiscus, begonias, coleus, black-eye susans and lavender

 this is right after he finished

we bought a timer for the sprinkler so it comes on every

day at 3:00 for a good soaking.

He used garden soil in each hole that he dug and so far

they are all doing great. All of the hydrangeas are blooming

and the luna hibiscus now has lots of buds on it, should be

opening up soon

and just some random pics from around the house

Still do not have bedroom furniture but have ordered the 

furniture for the master bedroom

scheduled to arrive this Friday 

here's the #teddybear pack snuggling in all of the bed pillows

I have starfish in most of my windows

I love them

and these starfish are all from Jacquelyn and Bucky's wedding

the dogs love laying on the upper balcony

more starfish....

and that's it for now

life on a sand bar .... it's just fun

later....

Just another day ....

We have had guest every weekend since we moved except

for the weekend before 4th of July. 

We were home that weekend because Johnny had a horrible

stomach virus. It lasted 5 days so we were pretty much

homebound. Once better, we looked forward to 

our next weekend of guest. 

Our daughter Nicole and her family came down recently.

They had a great time and stayed pretty busy despite

all of the RAIN!! 

They were able to spend a little time at the sound side beach

Friday afternoon after the rain stopped.

Then on Saturday they went to the Aquarium over in Manteo

and then of course some beach shopping

On Sunday they enjoyed some putt putt with the kids

and then lunch out before heading back to Richmond

and I failed to take any pictures....grrrr

except these 2...

our precious grandson Maddox....

and little Lorraine showing me her new sunglasses

here's our permanent guest who sits at the driveway to welcome folks

His name is Killian 

and my new front license plate

that's life on a sand bar....it's just fun

later....

Rain Rain go away .....

We have had rain for the past 9 days

and have received about 12.5 inches of rain

Here at the beach, it flood fast and in some areas it hangs around

for a while. Otherwise, it recedes pretty fast.

during that 9 days we had 2 afternoons where it cleared up a little

here is the creek that runs along our backyard so we were

keeping a good eye on it and it kept rising. But lucky for

us, it never got in the yard

We had one afternoon that cleared up so beautiful

so we headed over to the beach

It was late afternoon after work and usually there are only

a few folks on the beach

But not on this day, I think the vacationers had been

cooped up in rental houses and hotels so everyone

was out!!

while out there guess what happened....oh yes, it started raining!!

Except the sun was out and it produced a beautiful rainbow

it was only "spitting" a little rain and then ended very quickly

We love walking every evening down to the sound but with all of the storms

we have not been able to walk much

but the other day we had a chance

and I was so excited to see 4 deer coming running from our side yard

cross the street and head in to the woods.

They are such beautiful animals

and that's all for now

life on a sand bar....it's just fun

leter......

Kite Festival ....

The next day that our daughter and her family

were here, we went to the Kite Festival

up on Jockey's Ridge

It's a huge sand dune....the largest on the East Coast

There wasn't much wind that day so not many of the kites went up

the next day was very windy and as we drove by we saw the 

really big ones but I did not get

pictures of those

This was the first time Declan and Avery had climbed Jockeys Ridge
Declan said it was a desert and he was sure there
were dinosaurs buried under the sand....haha

Avery wanted to wear her Daddy's sandals

Bucky is such a good daddy....

later....