Just some pictures I took yesterday, of my area, to showcase the end of this year. Even though the coronavirus lockdown is now very much relaxed. People seem to have just lost their will be out and about. Otherwise these places were always jam-packed with people and cars, everyday after sunset. But now... However on the plus side, now driving on empty streets is soooo pleasurable!
Correct, otherwise this area by the beach was always crowded. But now... These 3 pictures above in this post are not taken by me, (just saying in case they accidentally entered the pic of the month contest). The initial 3 pictures of the original post are however totally mine.
Thanks @Cayuga Morning This is what I call home, where I grew up. Practically every street, sidewalk, and any open area - Has some type of a pleasant memory associated for me...
Nice S-H. I call that "attachment to place" as corny as that sounds. Something very special about a place where we have lived for some time, especially as children. My family bought an old farm when i was just three years old. It was cheap, nothing to write home about, the farm house had burned down. It was vacation property for us. The soil was too poor for farming so we turned it into a tree farm. Long story short, my heart absolutely sings every year when we make our annual trek to the farm. So many memories. I know the lay of the land by heart. So yes, I understand your posting.
I swear, there was a time when I knew the names of individual people living in most houses here. As well as names of their Dogs too! It's funny, now that I look at it all in hindsight - As I know exactly which kid would always be fighting against who. Who lied about what, (and subsequently got caught later)... I also know who's mom was an out of control nymphomaniac, (like Mrs. Robinson in the classic movie, The Graduate) - And as they say, that an apple doesn't fall far from the tree... So when she was away, and her eldest son (having the whole house for himself) called over a prostitute - Which another neighbor saw, and then gossiped about endlessly!!! I now sometimes accidentally see them on social media, (now they are settled elsewhere). Pretending to be this or that, and making tall claims about themselves - While I know exactly what a big goof they all use to be at one time... Perhaps this is why we deliberately didn't stay in touch with each other after growing up - As they can't lie in front of me, as I know all their dirty little secrets, (which they wouldn't like to be reminded about now)! This is why people aren't important to me all that much. For they come and go throughout life, (their only purpose in life is to just keep me entertained for a while). But this place and the natural environment around it however, I do care about a lot...
Am amazed you still browse social media. I too used to know all the names and personalities of neighbors, now only a few. Nature is sublime. We need it but it does better without us. Social media I pretty much dropped this last year. Their algorithms kept feeding me garbage and I really didn’t want to hear the exploits of individuals I don’t regularly converse with. My sweetie still uses it and sometimes we can be talking about getting or needing something and the product will start showing up in his feed. Yes, nature maybe unpredictable but it is something even at its worst has a feeling of rightness. Social media not so much. I’m surprised I still hang out here at Gardenstew. Not many of my friends like plants and dirt but they put up with my other crazies.
