Fairwell 2022, Welcome 2023

Good tidings, 2023:  Please be gentle and joyous!

• We explored Luray Caverns
• We drove to Reston to see a friend's HS play
•  Voted by mail
• Celebrated my birthday at the WV Fairy Festival
• Wandered Luckett's Spring Fling
• Slaughtered Spotted Lantern Flies
  
• Accepted a new position and transferred
• Had a visit from a tree frog
• Picnicked in the orchard
• Adopted a kitten
• Found the famous Vegetarian Grilled Cheese food truck
• Went to the Peach Festival
• Explored another section of Shenandoah River
• Enjoyed the Firefly Festival
• Went to an Astronomy Event
• Watched a hot air balloon drift over our hood
• A family of Martins moved into the birdhouse
• My Spanish Moss BLOOMED!
• We got our boosters
• A Robin built a nest below deck
• Replaced our car engine
• Watched the lunar eclipse
• Celebrated his 17th
• Had a sunset picnic followed by a full moon hike
• Saw a meteor shower
• Made poles for string lights on our deck
  
• Discovered we have 2 species of Mantids in our garden 
• Watched many sunsets
• Visited the mountain vistas
• Explored country roads
• Read a lot of poetry
• Gardened
  
• Had my first infusion of Reclast
• Made lots of comfort food