We have found a house in Charlotte in the Cotswald area.  It's about 5 minutes from Erin and her family so that will be very convenient.   I have been Facebook stalking the previous owner and found the pictures below that show how the house looks in different seasons.  I don't know how old they are but since they were taken, the magnolia trees have been taken out and the front door is no longer white.  We might repaint it white though

Azaleas blooming in the spring:

 

Out back after a heavy snow.

Out front after a heavy snow.

Probably summer.

This is what the house looks like now:

Moving to North Carolina

We will be in Charlotte before Christmas, staying at the Scaleybark until we find a permanent address.  We are looking forward to spending time with the little people below and their family.  Midland has been fun and I will miss my neighborhood walks with Shawnie, working out at Tallcity CrossFit, MIDLAND MEAT CO. and our church and work friends.

I plan to take more photos with the big camera and posting them here.  There should be lots of color in the spring.  

A few more pictures from Snowstorm of January 22-23, 2016

Out back.

A beautiful sunset.

A beautiful moon set.

Out back.  Those are deer trails in the snow.  Its to deep to leave tracks so just wade through or hop.

Got most of the snow off the deck.. I'm going to let the rest melt.

This is the view from the kitchen area.

Snow removal is not fun.  I spent 4 hours or so shoveling snow.

West Virginia snow storm 2016

After the snow

Animal tracks out back.  Note the small tracks in the bottom center of the picture.

This is a closeup on those tracks.  Must be a rabbit.

The pileated wood pecker, out back.

A downy wood pecker on the bird feeder.

1st snow in West Virginia

A light, 3 inches maybe, snow.

Birds and stuff

We put out the bird feeder.  Not sure what this is.  It showed up with some pals.  I think they are thug birds.

We had lots of tufted titmouses.

And Black-capped chickadees.

Redbirds.

Nuthatches.  Specifically white breasted nut hatches.

Coming in for a landing.

House finches.

Food line.

There was a woodpecker out there too but he wouldn't stay long enough to get a picture.

This is a view of the I-68 bridge over Cheat Lake, just up the street from us.

Watching the sunset this evening.