It feels good to be back in Seattle, but I am more and more coming to appreciate the small-town charms and natural beauty of rural Minnesota. There are so many things that set it apart from city living. For example, you don’t see signs like this at the sporting goods store in downtown Seattle:
Seriously, though, small-town living does have its charm. It was strange to go to the mall with Shane’s mom and sister and see them run into at least 10 people that they knew. It’s very rare that Shane and I run into people we know downtown, and never do we run into anyone that we’ve known for the last 20 years. Traffic seems non-existent, people are friendly, and there is something very sustainable about filling your freezer with the fruits of your hunting and fishing expeditions (although I don’t think I’ll ever be much of a hunter, I can appreciate this form of “living off the land”). And the scenery is beautiful. The golden fields of corn and wheat are lovely in their sparseness, and it seems you can’t drive more than a mile without coming across a lake. I loved hopping in the car with Shane and going for destination-less drives, just enjoying the countryside.
I’d say my heart still belongs to the city, but this is a perfect place to get away, relax, and enjoy time with family.
brieanne says:
great photos! i like the wheat or chaff or whatever that is…as you can tell, i’m a city girl. i don’t know the name for that stuff…haha
November 30, 2008, 10:21 pmlittle black journal » Blog Archive » pretty in pink says:
[…] made me laugh. My blog post about our trip to Minnesota to visit Shane’s family was titled “City Girl in the Country”. Well, thanks to my father-in-law, I can now wear this hat and be a “Country Girl in the […]
December 10, 2008, 6:41 pm