so this happened today--katydid and Prius II

First, last night, as we were preparing for bed, Osten kept hearing a clicking sound. We discovered it was a grasshopper looking creature that looked like this--just identified it online as a katydid

and then we heard another in the living room...we captured them both and released them outside.

Then today, Katie, Osten, Brad and I drove to Farmington and Katie and I drove this home--

a 2012 Toyota Prius Plug In...we have been shopping for months and are realizing we need another set of wheels heading into the school year.

It has about 113,000 miles on it and was driven in New Jersey. It feels just like our little black Prius that we lost this past spring...we're excited to use and drive around the countryside.

Here's a description of the car..
The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In is an all-new model. It's based on the standard Prius but adds all-electric mobility for up to 15 miles and 62 mph. Its power train combines a 1.8-liter, four cylinder engine with an electric motor.