I have been so busy that i have not yet had time to really feel how different it is, but there are few things that jump out right away when living in the country and announce change. Our first day here we found a black widdow on the crib we were setting up for Jude. Scary.
While by the beach i might go for a walk, get a decaf coffee and stroll by the beach, passing many people and smiling hello. The other day I went for a mile walk on a dusty dirt road to the mail box and saw one old man in a beat up truck. I can go days withou seeing anyone that I am not directly related to.
Here we have no people, a 30 min drive to the nearest store, no TV, slow internet, and lots of bugs. I think this change is good for me. Sometimes I find myself burried in distractions, unable to function without something going on, the noise of the TV or the hum of many people walking by. Here I sit on my porch in the morning and stare at the distant mountains and hear nothing but the dogs. At night we can see the stars.
walking down the driveway
So there is a lot of change. Last week we found a rattlesnake on the porch, today there was a turkey vulture. I'm happy to be here. Happy to have time to think. To feel once again closer to nature. To get a break from my 'distractions'.
right outside the house, he had some wing problems
hmm...that sounds hard to get excited about haha. where are you guys now?? I remember feeling like the middle of the prairies was the worst/crappiest place ever, and so boring....but the longer I was there, the more I started to appreciate it and start to see how beautiful it actually was there.
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah! We are living out in the country in Southern California, by Temecula. It is a bit of a challenge to adjust to the change but like you said about the prairies, it has its own kind of beuty that makes in a realy cool place to live. I remember feeling the same way when I first went to the prairies and by the time I left I LOVED them.
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