Tell us about the place you live

[tonyc1]

One publication I really love is Country magazine, by Reiman press. It offers some stunning shots of the US, plus great stories and humor.

While I live in Virginia right now, and could rave about the scenic beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway, I have not been here long enough (just over a year) to comment on it as other than a tourist. I was born and raised in New Jersey - a state that often gets a "bad rap". I found much to love about it though, and I miss it dearly.

I lived in Hunterdon County, which was still a fairly rural area, near the towns of Flemington and Clinton. We had a 7 acre horse farm, on which we raised Arabians, had about 30 apple trees, and some peach, cherry and pear as well. To me, it was a little slice of heaven. Our barn was so old, it had wooden pegs for nails. Most of the property was marked with a rock wall, the undamaged part of which was 4 feet high and 4 feet wide. The wall alone was said to be over 100 yrs old. Now, I know that's not old in many European places, but to a kid in NJ that was ancient! LOL! We had a swimming pool and a tennis court too. How I miss that farm! My folks retired and moved here to VA though - and since we wanted Ethan to grow up near family, we moved not long after.

NJ is just too expensive anymore. Yet I yearn for the back roads and the changing seasons. For the beaches of Wildwood and Seaside Heights. For being close to New York City and Philadelphia, as well as the mountains of Pennsylvania.

I often wonder how my parents could live somewhere all their lives and then move somewhere so radically different (as the South is to the North) in their '60s!!! Mom was from North Jersey originally (Stanhope) and Dad was from the south end of the state (Sewell). They met at Rutgers University.

Anyhow, that's my tale - I'd be back in Jersey in a heartbeat if I could afford it!

Just imagine picking up all those stones to clear the paddocks!

Tony.

[Bree]

I live in Buffalo, NY. The Buffalo area is famous for two things shown below.

[wildrose]

Just imagine picking up all those stones to clear the paddocks!

Tony.

That's why we named the farm "Rocky Meadows"! It was still rocky enough to repair the fallen portions of the fenceline if we'd wanted to...

I'm also LOL at Bree's post - too true Bree!

[jbird]

Well Ray

Another great topic,

Sorry in advance for spelling and other mistakes my mac is still down so I on my phone,

I live in the northern end of Utah about 35 miles south of Salt Lake City, right next to the mountians there are lots of ceader trees and oak brush, there are deer in the back yard turkey, hawks, wild horses,

And a Army base on the other side of the mountain and I hear the weapons training going on some times, the state is incircled by mountains my views are stunning, the snow caped mountains rolling hills and vast pine forest's.

My city herriman was setteled by a few brave men and women and the culture is one of cowboy life mixed with modern city life.

I can hear the rodeo every Friday.

The weather is cold in the winter and hot in summer about *99 degrees on average my home is on a dirt road and the peace is nice very nice

Utah has a population of about 3 million people and that's more than enough for me so that's it I love it here I go Wyoming twice a year and love it there two but this is home.

Josh

Edited June 21, 2009 by jbird

[Studio-N]

I live in Wichita, KS. It's boring. 'nuff said.

[canemaker]

Well Ray

I've never been across the pond But I've learned over the years that I live in a gorgous country.

I was born and raised in the Los Angeles basin (San Fernando ) I really miss backpacking in the Sierra nevada mountains and going to the beaches .

Then just like any good californian I wanted to examine the myth called culture shock so I moved to New Jersey (somerset county). (I don't think I'll ever be the same again) Butt Holly is absolutly right you get all four seasons, beautiful backwoods roads, Atlantic city and I did notice that the closer you got to NY city everything started to move faster and get more chaotic. (including peoples tempers)

When I moved to Chicago I found a freshwater ocean called Lake Michigan. It was a wonderful sight but it was always missing that salty air

The best thing to me about chi town is going to Wrigley Field for a a hot dog and a beer, ( oh and giving cuby fans a hard time )

And finally, I now live in North Mississippi not far from the crossroads , the home of the BLUES. Memphis and beale st. and of course The Great Ms. River. and some of the best BBQ in the world ( HOORAH Memphis in May)

The history of each of the four areas I'v lived is overwelming, It would take a lifetime to learn it all, and it is a big country and life is short so I think I'll try to see as much of it as I can.

The people and cultures in this forum are many and varied

Thank you all for this little mental tour of places that are dear to us all.

Did I mention We have Great BBQ down Here in the south?

Mike B

[MADMAX22]

Well here is a couple of photos of the surrounding area. The city doesnt look as nice lol. Most of my photos are on another computer but anyways.

[tonyc1]

Well here is a couple of photos of the surrounding area. The city doesnt look as nice lol. Most of my photos are on another computer but anyways.

Lovely view! Any good fish in that water? Are they all tourist vehicles in the background?

Tony.

[MADMAX22]

Lovely view! Any good fish in that water? Are they all tourist vehicles in the background?

Tony.

One of the lakes is pretty good yeah, the tall bridge overlooks a river that flows into the ocean I beleive, all kinds of stuff down there.

The roads were full as we were headed back from a bike rally (oyster run). This is a shot of the main street there. Alot of bikes lol.

[claybuster101]

My family (wife, faithful dog and now caring for my mother-in-law), live north of Detroit...at least during the week. What we consider home is 4 hours north of Detroit in an area called Black River, Michigan. Right on the shores of Lake Huron. While that place sits on about a fat acre, we have 130 acres of state land that adjoins our property and also borders Lake Huron. Hiking, biking, atv trails are cut through the state land and we enjoy that very much. The marina is only 6 miles away so if we want to spend time on the boat it is a no brainer. While the salmon fishing has dwindled a bit in recent years, with a little luck you can catch enough for dinner and put a couple of fillets in the freezer. My youngest son and I do our fair share of small game and deer hunting in the fall. The shoreline is rich with fossels and we have found several prehistoric sharks teeth and some limestone rocks with different fosselized creatures embedded in them. It is peaceful and easy to relax up there. This past weekend the fog was rather heavy and you could hear the great lakes freighters sounding the horn every couple of minutes. The Presque Isle lighthouse is said to be haunted. It was featured on a program dealing with lighthouses. During some restoration, the workers found a womans wedding band stuck in the mortar. Funny thing is, this supposidly came from the same woman who had disappeard years ago and her husband (the lighthouse keeper) told everyone she just up and left! For the last 2 years we have a nesting pair of Bald Eagles somewhere on the state land.

The name of our boat is "Victoria's Seacret", the name of the little Zodiac we have for a yacht tender is "Thong"....It usually gets a laugh or two.

Dennis

Edited June 22, 2009 by claybuster101