Swallowing My Pride

The other night I took the Bear out for a stroll on the gravel. We were waiting for Mike to finish up a few tasks before pushing in round bales (that's a story I'll share in a little bit). I don't like walking our gravel nor do I like riding our gravel. There's just enough traffic and just enough people who don't respect people on the road be it walking or riding, that I just don't feel safe. But I thought I'd go for a quick jaunt and stay as close to the edge of the road as I could.

We were headed back when the neighbor appeared. There's been a lot of activity over there for the past week or more. I wasn't yet ready to swallow my pride and ask to use his pasture. But I went fishing. Of course, no bite. But I figured I'd just wait a little bit longer and see. We had a good chat and off he went.

Last night I thought I'd take the Bear for another short stroll. I saw people over at the neighbor's and assumed it was the neighbor working over there. I thought it a bit odd since he hasn't been over there in months but figured he'd gotten some project.

When we walked up the driveway, it wasn't the neighbor who appeared but the neighbor's daughter. I didn't realize it at the time though. We started talking and she introduced herself as our  new neighbors. So, I guess I don't have to worry about my pride and asking the neighbor's to use their pasture, because we have new neighbors and I'm not about to ask at this point. Luckily the neighbor's are related to the old neighbors and they are very friendly.

At the time we were talking I didn't realize that she was related to the neighbor otherwise I would have been more free with information. I was so taken back by the realization that we have new neighbors that I didn't think to offer a warm welcome like I should have. Oh well.

So we may have lost the potential pasture but gained new neighbors. They seem quiet and if I remember right are fairly newly married with no kids unless you count their furbabies as kids. I'm sure we'll strike up a similar friendship as we did with the other neighbor. I am such a creature of habit that change is hard for me. But I expect this will be a good change.