Name something you love about where you live . . .

[Bullwinkle925]

for me - the cool breezes that come in from the Pacific Ocean at night. i usually throw open the bedroom windows and curl up underneath my quilt for some very restful sleep.

[taterguy]

1. Being able to hop on my bike and get to this spot in 20 minutes

A pleasant little oasis where I can go and soak up natural beauty

[Bullwinkle925]

4. how serene . . .

lucky you!!

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. Nobody got murdered last night...

or at least it hasn't been reported yet... :hi:

[Bullwinkle925]

3. aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh . . .

unfortunately - it happens here as well - a 'downside' to living the (sub)urban life, i suppose.

[wildhorses]

5. to see this in my back yard

[NewWaveChick1981]

6. What I love is that it's not Utah.

:rofl: :hi:

[yellowdogintexas]

7. everything is 20 minutes or less, barring a traffic accident of course

also;
excellent Mexican food
mild, mild winters
long spring and autumn
wonderful museums and cultural entities (with another equally impressive group of same 30 miles away in Dallas)
First United Methodist Church and the Good Neighbors Sunday School Class
Wildflowers in the spring
Central Market
Jim Wright
Hip Pocket Theater
KERA

[hippywife]

8. I don't live in a city and

I have a wonderful husband who is responsible for it all to share it with. It's our refuge from the world.

[EstimatedProphet]

9. It's close to St. Louis, Indy, and Chicago.

[yellowdogintexas]

26. Evansville? nt

[styersc]

10. I love the swamp that abuts up against my backyard fence.

A wetland is the spillway of Lake Katherine Lake in Columbia SC. I have hawks and owls, deer and raccoons and turtles regularly visiting. The hummingbirds alone are worth it as are the migrating water fowl who rest here in the winter.

Also, Columbia,SC was recently cited as having excellent tap water (for drinking). Love to drink out of the tap rather then a palstic bottle.

[Deep13]

11. The lack of regulation.

Back in MA, I could park on the street, go snorkling at the lake without needing a life guard, hike in the woods without tresspassing, build a shed without a zoning variance, bring my Swiss Army knife to school witout being arrested, use chalk at the gym and a bunch of other stuff. Ohio seems like a police state even out in the sticks by comparison.

Also in MA, even in the sticks, I could go my whole life without ever stepping foot in a McDonalds or an Olive Garden. The local places are too good and too numerous to bother with them.

[skygazer]

12. Walking out my front door and seeing a cathedral of Redwoods

soaring up in front of me. Close enough to touch. Deer drinking out of my birdbath. Baby skunks following their mother in the springtime. Coyotes singing at night. The scent of the air in the morning.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

13. Surely you jest

To quote Eisenhower about Nixon: "If you give me a week I might think of one."

[Blue_In_AK]

14. Wilderness within minutes

Cool summers, winters not too bad (here), not too many people, no hurricanes, tornadoes or floods.

[no name no slogan]

15. the weather?

:hide:

[Squatch]

16. Too many to list

- Sunrise misty jogs around Arlington Cemetery
- Old Town Alexandria strolls
- The George Washington Bike Path from Mt Vernon to DC
- Skyline Drive in October

DC is really one of my favorite cities.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

17. Is that why you were up at 4:42 a.m.?

JK - I know how it is.

[mike_c]

18. beautiful weather, north coast beaches, the coast range mtns....

It just gets better and better. Rural northern California is a great place to live!

[femmocrat]

19. Western PA: great place for families.

Not over-built, reasonably low cost of living, beautiful scenery, strong community spirit, plenty to do, moderate weather.

[TheProphetess]

20. The local farmer's market and the people who support it

The local cow share where we get our raw milk from grass fed cows (plus our organic eggs).

Delicious Indian restaurant, great Indian grocer, and a very good Asian Market.

The local Unitarian Universalist congregation - it's full of the best people I've ever met.

These things make me happy.

:hi:

[chaska]

21. That these people don't follow me into my house...

...And thunderstorms.

Columbia, SC

[Karenina]

22. Roman ruins and rainbows.

[fizzgig]

23. the sunset over the mountains

and easy access to those mountains

[YDogg]

24. no snow

[applegrove]

25. I love the breezes too.

[trof]

27. Fresh shrimp. Cheap!

yum

[gizmo1979]

28. It's home.NT

[billyskank]

29. It's beautiful.

It's full of trees and has a lovely canal flowing through it.

[Gormy Cuss]

30. Cool breezes at night.

What a coincidence. I think the fact that no matter how hot it gets here during the day the temperature drops 30 to 40 degrees at night in the summer and it's comfortable sleeping weather by 10 PM or so. We have central A/C but only used it overnight once, during the miserable heatwave in the SF Bay area this time last year.

[Bullwinkle925]

52. isn't it lovely? . . .

we haven't turned our air on much, either. the oxygen machine that my husband is on for continuous O2 gets very hot and puts out a lot of heat - i have it in my hubby's bathroom and close the door (with the window wide open) - but still the front part of the house is much warmer than the back part. the ceiling fan is on 24/7 in the living room - if it starts getting too warm - the air will go on. thankfully, at night i can trust i'll be able to turn it off.

[Omphaloskepsis]

31. I can be snowboarding in 60 minutes.

In two hours I can be surfing. In one minute I can be skateboarding. In three hours I can be camping in the high desert.

[mainegreen]

32. Our enourmous drawbridge. Very big and impressive.

[cobalt1999]

33. One thing? How to choose...the beaches, the water, the swamps,...

the sailing, the weather, the small town atmosphere, or the pine forests.

I'll go with kayaking through the wetlands with the gators, birds, snakes, and fish

[buddhamama]

34. wow.

that's gorgeous.

[cobalt1999]

37. Yes, it's very peaceful and beautiful

I don't understand the mentality of people who want fill in and drain wetlands in order to build a subdivisions or condos.

Thanks for appreciating it. :hi:

[Bryn]

71. Ah, my stomping ground when I was growing up

My great grandfather was a tower ranger there, died right there.

[cobalt1999]

72. then I'm sure our families knew each other.

My family has been in the big bend area of Florida since well before the civil war.

[Writer]

35. If I head directly west for ten minutes, I'm in the Rocky Mountain foothills.

:thumbsup:

[Demeter]

36. Ann Arbor--Big City Treats Without the Tricks; real country 10 miles in any direction

and surrounded by the Great Lakes, dotted by the little lakes, and 7.2% unemployment.

Arizona's governor says she won't take our water (although they expect population to double--no talk of limiting development, either). I think that's only because she won't be in office when they try.

There's lots of cheap housing now, and water, and the weather is 4 seasons, none of them unbearably long. There are roads, schools, theatres, nature and civilization. We average 1 murder a year in this city of 100,000+

[SoxFan]

38. Viva Manch Vegas!

Good, cheap Greek food
The best month of October anywhere
Plenty of snowy days in the winter
Good minor league hockey and baseball teams
An airport with lots of inexpensive Southwest flights
Boston is less than an hour away
A remarkable art museum
http://collections.currier.org/

[bicentennial_baby]

39. Gays and Lesbians can get married here!

:woohoo:

[Xipe Totec]

40. Being 10 minutes away from the symbol of Massachusetts

Massachusetts takes its name from the Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston. The Indian term supposedly means "at or about the Great Hill," an apparent reference to the tallest of the Blue Hills, a recreation area south of the town of Milton.

[lutefisk]

41. It's relatively safe from violent crime and there aren't really any traffic jams

Those aren't really things I love, but that's as close as I can come. Once I figure out a way to bust out of this place, I ain't never coming back!

(and no, I'm not in prison - at least not a real one with bars and guards)

[Wapsie B]

42. It'll look nice in the rearview mirror as I move away.

[lutefisk]

43. That's how I feel

When I leave, it can't follow me...

[Wapsie B]

45. That's right it can't.

A new life awaits in parts yet to be decided.

[BooScout]

44. Seeing sheep on the hillsides every day.....

I live in the hills of SE Wales, UK and when I drive anywhere I see beautiful hills with sheep or horses grazing in the mountain pastures. The scenery here is beautiful adn I get to see it every day. I must say it's a lot more peaceful driving hedre than my native Atlanta.:-)

[Lisa]

46. being able to live quite comfortably without a car

Most of the goods and services I need are within a mile of me (banks, library, grocery stores, hardware places, health clinic and pharmacy, etc.) -- can even walk to both of my workplaces if I want. Or at least walk home from them. Bus service is pretty good -- between 6 AM and midnight, I can be downtown in 15 minutes without having to wait more than half an hour between buses.

[GCP]

47. The sound of trains in the night

I just love train horns, I find it very restful listening to a train p[assing through our town. However, if I lived near the crossings down town I'd like it a lot less.

[Sequoia]

83. I miss that.

Trains in the rain at night with crickets on the side when there's no rain.

[barb162]

48. Shutup ,you're making me totally jealous.

[Bullwinkle925]

50. No - YOU shutup . . .

LOL - you made me think of one of my favorite commercials (for some reason) with that line . . .


The Slowsky's . . The turtle commercials for Comcast . . .

when the husband turtle is moving the laptop around in the yard and the wife turtle yells at him to move it to the left and he yells back - "you come move it - you move it real good". i crack up every time i see it.

[barb162]

51. mutter, mutter, mutter..........

snarl.

I wish I was near a Pacific ocean breeze right now.

[Bullwinkle925]

53. i'm sorry - i wish you were too. . .

as i'm originally from kansas - i certainly do appreciate the benefits of living in the Bay Area.

is there anything you can tell us that you love/like about your area?

[barb162]

55. I like the four seasons and there are well-defined seasons here

Spring and Fall are the best. Plus I like really big cities and all they have to offer.

[The Straight Story]

49. Here is an interactive map of things that are...well interesting..about where I live

I like the warm weather year round here in Bakersfield, the culture, the food, and...well that is about it.

[leftofthedial]

54. the floor

it keeps my socks from getting dirty so fast

[YellowRubberDuckie]

56. Well, the view doesn't suck...

And we're pretty close to a lot of stuff.
It's too hot, and I wish I lived up north most of the time, but hey, you might as well make the best of what you got, huh?
Duckie

[Esra Star]

64. If that's the view you're talking about. It does suck.

I'll show you an example of a non-sucky view.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

66. That is lovely...

And more lovely than my view...but it doesn't mean mine sucks. It's just lovely in a different way.
Duckie

[BarenakedLady]

57. Nature

Deer, birds, rabbits, turkeys, raccoons, groundhogs, chipmunks, snakes, mice, foxes, wild blackberries and strawberries, my apple trees and new garden, the lush green trees, and especially the quiet.

View from my window at desk of part of the front yard.



Alas, I also get this...

[billyskank]

58. I can tell you what I love about it.

You live there. :hug:

[BarenakedLady]

59. Awwww

You are so sweet.

:hug:

[Seashell Eyes]

60. It's cheap to live here

and neither coast is farther away than the other. :shrug:

[Debi]

61. First in the Nation Caucuses

:P

C'mon, it's IOWA :rofl:

[Seashell Eyes]

62. They grow corn.

:)

[Debi]

63. Yeah..corn...

Malakai :scared:

[judaspriestess]

65. All u can eat sushi bars

woohooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Richard Steele]

67. I'll mention the Farmers Market since Lex has pics of it here in the Lounge right now...

But that's just one of many, many things I love
about this town.

[Mutley]

68. There is no lack of things to do when one feels like going out.

That's about it.

[havocmom]

69. It's not Southern California.

[WinkyDink]

70. It's the Christmas City!

[Inchworm]

73. Its beauty

That is about all that is here. But man does it have a lot of beauty to make up for it.

Rivers, mountains, meadows, rivers, woods, hollers, dirtroads..etc.

No book store though, or a Burger King :)

:hi:

[MrScorpio]

74. It Features Oxygen

And clean drinking water is plentiful

[Burma Jones]

75. There are many things to love about Montgomery County MD.

The County set aside a third of our land for Agriculture. I live on its edge. We have nearly a million people here, and if I leave my neighborhood and turn left, I have an abundance of services within a couple of miles. If I turn right, I'm in the middle of corn fields within a mile and have no clue that I'm 20 miles outside of DC (except for the Aircraft waiting to land at Dulles or National).


http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/TopTenBenifits.htm

Our Public School System was rated as #5 in the USA by Forbes for delivering the best bang for the buck, high test scores and graduation rates, and with a school population that is majority minority.

In this highly populated jurisdiction (more people than 6 states), there is not a single Republican holding elected office - not in the School Board, not in the County Council, not even the Clerk of Court. Hence, we have numerous Parks, excellent Roads, outstanding Schools and excellent public transportation.

There are, as evidenced by the lack of Republicans, more folks here with Graduate and Professional Degrees than in any other county in the US.

The Taxes here are higher than most places further south, but certainly nowhere near as high as I had to pay in New York or my friends pay in New Jersey.

[raccoon]

76. Mild winters. The sweet smell of honeysuckle. Mockingbirds singing.

Katydids singing.

The purple grapelike-smelling blooms of kudzu in the late summer.

Our beaches.

Oh, lots of things.

[Thirtieschild]

77. Cool summers, low humidity, a view that stretches 70 miles to Mexico

[Deep13]

78. My Sweetie also lives there. nt

[reyd reid reed]

79. It's pretty around here

and I like the way, most days, even when it's really hot, in the afternoons the clouds come in and cool things off before sunset. And the lightning. Love to watch the lightning.

Most days.

:hi:

[Dragonbreathp9d]

80. nothing

Denton sucks

[hedgehog]

81. I just went out in the yard and picked a bowl of blueberries to

go with the juicy local peaches I bought yesterday. We'll have sweet corn for dinner tonight that's sitting on the stalk right now.

[RushIsRot]

82. My creek!

I live in a nature photographer's dream world!