It's a tad chilly here

It's been two days since I quit my job, and I'm left wondering:

a) Did I give it enough of a chance?
b) Is Double D ever going to speak to me again?

It's been a little "chilly" at my house lately, if you know what I mean. So yesterday I drove out to the graveyard and sat beside my mother's grave with visions of crawling in there with her. Sorry to be so morose. Too many events in six months for the average person (me) to cope with, I guess.

After my pity party I drove out to my grandparents' property which my Uncle Jay now owns. I called to let him know that I'd be out there and he told me to pick whatever I wanted from his garden and enjoy myself. Shortly after I arrived, a distant cousin named CJ drove up on his tractor. We had a nice chat, then he mowed the grass and I found some insects to photograph. We both finished at the same time so he invited me to follow him up the road because he wanted to give me some vegetables from his garden. That little act of kindness brightened my day considerably.

Sometimes I wish I lived out in the country where people seem to care and share more. There's more time to just be and relax. I've seriously contemplated buying a piece of property where my mother and I grew up so that my children will always have a connection with the place. But I think I've made too many major decisions this year already, so I'm going to let that thought marinate for a while.

These are the spiders that used to freak me out as a child. According to my friends at Project Noah, it's a banana spider.

I've not seen a dragonfly with this color scheme before. I believe it's a female blue dasher.

This one appears to have something green on his chin...hmmm....

Looks like he's eating a bug!  Do y'all see that, too?

These interesting insects were all over the tomato plants. He's got a southwest design going on, don't you think?

Hope it thaws out around here soon because if it doesn't I'm going to be taking a trip somewhere, anywhere, very soon. Watch out, I might just end up on YOUR doorstep. Don't worry, I jest. :) Y'all have a good one. I promise my next post will have a happier tone.