No Seasons here.....

16 years ago

I loved all the beautiful pictures of the seasonal changes some of you get to experience. I have lived in California all my life and I am sure there are parts of it that do have some changing colors, but NOT in the desert.

We have a beautiful view, but its a different type of beauty and no way does it compare to the color of the leaves and trees I saw in some of your pictures !

Do you ever think about "How you ended up where you are" ?

I know I do, my parents lived here in the desert for many years and I use to think they were NUTS.....and then I end up here....ironic sometimes how things happen, isn't it !

What do you like most about where you live ?

I would have to say its the open space and the room to have animals, no city lights and at night the stars are breathtaking. We live off the highway, and our neighbors are not too close either. Winters are mild, as is spring and fall, and I have even learned to survive the summers.

And what do you like least ?

The lack of GREEN grass and beautifully trees, snakes, and being too far away for family to visit often. And the constant DUST, we live on acres of dirt/sand and no matter how hard I try to keep up with it, its impossible !

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dex215
16 years ago
We live on the prairies in central Manitoba and it flat, flat, flat. The winters are bitter cold and the summers are infested with mosquitoes the size of elephants. I asked my parents why they ended up here. Their parents came from the British Isles in the early 1900s because of the promise of free farm land. But the land they were given was too poor to farm, so they moved to the city and the men got jobs with the railway.

I love looking at the mountains, but I think I would be claustrophic after a while. I love the open spaces and being able to see for miles. I just finished raking leaves today and it was a beautiful warm day, quite unusual for Oct. Of course, I hate the winters, but we are lucky in that my husband and I get away to Florida for 6 months. The best of both worlds. I'm also interested in how people ended up where they did.
carol_in_california
16 years ago
I have lived in California all my life, too. But as soon as I saw the beautiful central coast, I knew it was where I wanted to live forever. I have been her almost 48 years and I still love it.
Great weather, easy gardening, nice people, the beach....
And when I need to restore my soul, we drive to the mountains, usually Yosemite.
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nicole__
16 years ago
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A: My brother & sister were going to college here. My mother got a divorce, moved to be where they were. My DH is a native. So here we still are.

We love the outdoors, beautiful scenery, affordable economy and low property taxes.

The only thing I miss.....being able to scuba dive in a warm ocean and having a year round warm climate.
glenda_al
16 years ago
AL weather is neutral. But last year, we experienced a very cold winter, as AL weather goes, and this summer, unusual hot temps.

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dotmom
16 years ago
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16 years ago
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