tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post8952340184427293225..comments2023-10-22T04:29:55.494-07:00Comments on Just~One~Life: Country AdaptationDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040738593336836064noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-5754152027719073492010-12-17T16:29:13.502-08:002010-12-17T16:29:13.502-08:00About 6 years ago we moved from the city and right...About 6 years ago we moved from the city and right near a big college to the semi-country.. At first I did not like driving 3 miles for gas or even further for malls and such. Now,I love it. Close enough for the things we enjoy, yet peaceful rides (once I get off the interstate)home.<br />You are mighty blessed Missy Dawnie -Girl!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-63792403167636538092010-12-17T05:22:03.973-08:002010-12-17T05:22:03.973-08:00oh friend! how i long to be out in the wide open s...oh friend! how i long to be out in the wide open spaces right now! i was born and raised out there and while i don't live in a huge city currently, this neighborhood with all the close houses on all sides sometimes smothers me! Soak it in for me! :DEviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398576153309196690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-76649842156885332672010-12-16T22:52:36.570-08:002010-12-16T22:52:36.570-08:00I live in a semi-rural area and I'm drawn both...I live in a semi-rural area and I'm drawn both ways. I'll tell you what I do love, I love your photos!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-70228636113482175232010-12-16T21:01:08.863-08:002010-12-16T21:01:08.863-08:00Dawn, it really is beautiful where you are. Always...Dawn, it really is beautiful where you are. Always makes me smile...:)Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864989446319120850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-37301648466959241512010-12-16T20:03:17.158-08:002010-12-16T20:03:17.158-08:00Sometimes, you just have to be in a place and let ...Sometimes, you just have to be in a place and let it soak into your skin, slowly, as you begin to breathe in and live in its rhythm.<br />Happy Holidays.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-70103990195134638262010-12-16T19:30:24.291-08:002010-12-16T19:30:24.291-08:00I prefer living in the country myself, the quiet a...I prefer living in the country myself, the quiet and beauty is a lot and I do appreciate it, it looks like you are in a beautiful place and City Girl or Country Girl you are home right where God intends you to be :)Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676883070882757501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-22333545676376444232010-12-16T17:40:29.094-08:002010-12-16T17:40:29.094-08:00I've done a few short stints in the city due t...I've done a few short stints in the city due to circumstances (read: finances). But I wouldn't trade our spot in the country for one in the city if they were giving the houses away ! I think it was also a great benefit for our kids who didn't have ready access to some of the temptations of the city.<br /><br />Love your photos. You'd never have a view like that in the city !Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483295526635664974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-83164559001915660312010-12-16T16:11:16.517-08:002010-12-16T16:11:16.517-08:00You have such a wonderful place. The horses are b...You have such a wonderful place. The horses are beautiful. I'm definately a country girl, but I do enjoy a BIG trip to the city now and then! <br />Blessings!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048920109768877198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-41464286940426725502010-12-16T15:27:37.062-08:002010-12-16T15:27:37.062-08:00I hear ya Dawn, I'm definitely not a city girl...I hear ya Dawn, I'm definitely not a city girl, I love the country but if I had to milk a cow to save my life, well I'd be doomed. You are blessed to have horses, I want horses on the farm but I'd most likely be scared to get on them, at first anyways. They say it's like riding a bike, maybe I'll try the bike first, I want a Harley! lol <br /><br />I love the photos, they go with the Cowboy Christmas poem in their own way.darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-46880322756518023452010-12-16T13:18:55.121-08:002010-12-16T13:18:55.121-08:00Wow, those photos are so gorgeous. I live in the c...Wow, those photos are so gorgeous. I live in the city and the country would be so peaceful and lovely!!!!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14178550487887726672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-20665150156188635412010-12-16T13:00:45.683-08:002010-12-16T13:00:45.683-08:00I love living in the country.. the best thing is y...I love living in the country.. the best thing is you can go to the city and do what you have to do and then drive back out to the country and enjoy the beauty and quietness.. I lived in the city and frankly I just like to visit now and not live there..<br />You can't get on a horse in the city unless you are a policeman...<br />ta ta for now from IowaTiggeriffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039721574395014625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-49991621081649957282010-12-16T12:29:04.441-08:002010-12-16T12:29:04.441-08:00I live in a small town and would like to live in t...I live in a small town and would like to live in the country, but I will not know until I do it if I'll actually enjoy it.<br /><br />Your photos are gorgeous.Jen (emsun.org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15262746716973961624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-16664968928165793902010-12-16T11:26:06.366-08:002010-12-16T11:26:06.366-08:00Wow it is beautiful! But it always take longer tha...Wow it is beautiful! But it always take longer than expected to adapt to new places doesn't it.<br />I've never lived in the country, maybe one day I willPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605860202771982572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-70211538305710266582010-12-16T10:32:28.524-08:002010-12-16T10:32:28.524-08:00I'ts absolutely beautiful there!!! What a vie...I'ts absolutely beautiful there!!! What a view! I suppose you will always feel like you have one foot in each place, and that because of your life experiences, you can never be completely one or the other. Btw, that is not a bad thing.GardenOfDaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110646840082802721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-47417151361763506912010-12-16T09:56:36.281-08:002010-12-16T09:56:36.281-08:00It sure looks like a wonderful place to be.It sure looks like a wonderful place to be.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-62116801236747064952010-12-16T08:47:59.582-08:002010-12-16T08:47:59.582-08:00I think you are living on pretty cool grounds! :)
...I think you are living on pretty cool grounds! :)<br />Stay Easy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-15308373517069779952010-12-16T08:47:49.654-08:002010-12-16T08:47:49.654-08:00It takes a long time to adjust to a new environmen...It takes a long time to adjust to a new environment no matter how convenient or who you are sharing it with. I went from country to city and it took years.Carole Barketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068078540295273489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-79695189461527758012010-12-16T08:35:18.227-08:002010-12-16T08:35:18.227-08:00I grew up in the suburbs, but always longed to liv...I grew up in the suburbs, but always longed to live in the country and now I have for almost 11 years. <br /><br />But I think what really matters is -- if you are content with yourself and the one you are with, if you are with someone, then it really doesn't matter where you are.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-21992381785611326622010-12-16T08:22:00.069-08:002010-12-16T08:22:00.069-08:00good morning Dawn..love you new profile pic, you l...good morning Dawn..love you new profile pic, you look so joy filled!<br />Adaptation! A tough one that I have encountered was when I started working from home. I have a gypsy spirit, love to move around, new experiences, new challenges...but to stay in one place day after day after day.....that was hard. I knew the benefits, but my heart ached to get out into the world. I took it day by day, some I won, some I didn't but after about 3 years I surrendered to the season. I realized it would not be forever and the pay back was more than worth it and most importantly I grew in a way that no other experience would have caused me to grow. <br />your pictures are gorgeous...you are very blessed<br /><br />love and lightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-29003595910550369932010-12-16T07:55:02.573-08:002010-12-16T07:55:02.573-08:00It took me awhile too. Everything gets dirtier and...It took me awhile too. Everything gets dirtier and there are animals that want to eat you and life seems so much harsher. I have been here 10 years now, and I think I have finally adapted. <br />I remember when we first moved here our then six year old was playing in the front yard when this huge hog, comes chasing him through the front yard.He was running for his life. He ran and jumped in the tree house and all I had was a broom.<br />I chased it away with the broom, but at that moment, I did wonder, about this country living. I love the horse. You do have beautiful views.Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-47061172532537259042010-12-16T07:10:23.948-08:002010-12-16T07:10:23.948-08:00Beautiful photos. I think the ideal arrangement wo...Beautiful photos. I think the ideal arrangement would be for me to own a great apartment in a city, and to own a great rambling home in the country. And go where I want when I feel like it. :)Hi Kookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414232981567488952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-51600982638824586812010-12-16T06:55:41.603-08:002010-12-16T06:55:41.603-08:00That's funny. We have been in the country 4 ye...That's funny. We have been in the country 4 years too. Well, 4-1/2 now. Sometimes my city-slicker ways seep through though.Ramblinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387084066761657484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-82038769853046801852010-12-16T06:51:57.747-08:002010-12-16T06:51:57.747-08:00I like being able to rove and be that only one. I ...I like being able to rove and be that only one. I lived next to a river until 2 years ago when I had 2 ft of water in my yard.I bought the house I live in now and do like that I can go to any store quick ,even walk to get a cup of coffee.I miss the eagles in my yard, but have more variety at my feeders surprisingily. I do have neighbors all around and did like my solitude and freedom to do what ever I wanted.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-72208071339520086022010-12-16T06:44:01.829-08:002010-12-16T06:44:01.829-08:00Happiness is something you carry inside of you and...Happiness is something you carry inside of you and where you live makes no difference. You live in a stunning part of the world.Lynette Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008748483680810943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4963892672915524891.post-49567808824174451072010-12-16T06:11:06.142-08:002010-12-16T06:11:06.142-08:00I'm glad after 4 years (maybe) you're sett...I'm glad after 4 years (maybe) you're settling in. I adore the country life and after spending 10 years in Dallas and surrounding suburbs, I never ever want to go back... I hope you will eventually feel the same. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.com