living by the seasons

I too love living in rural areas where life is just so calm and natural.Recently i have been shifted to city area, before i use to live on hills, my home is built on hillstation which is really very pleasant and feels like in natures heart. Well city life is ofcourse too hectic and crowded feels like its so much rush and people dont have time to stop and greet as well.

I live in a suburb near the city and the greatest effect the change of seasons has for us is the fact that we can swim on our pool, so out come all the pool toys etc! That’s about it and it’s a shame because we miss the beauty of country living and the appreciation of nature itself along with its seasonal changes. I envy your life in your ranch although I’m sure it is a lot of hard work…

I'm so glad you brought this up. I've been thinking about it, too. I live in town now, but there are still seasons to enjoy and deal with. I still do a lot of gardening, and dehydrate and can things for the winter. In the winter, I busy myself knitting and making things snug, cooking warming food and so on. I miss carrying wood and having to keep the fire going. That helped keep me in shape. I think that too often, people who live in town have lost touch with the seasons, and I think that's a pity. I believe that the human soul responds to the rhythm of the changing seasons in a unique way.

Ah, I remember those days. If I didn't go to school as a kid, I never would have cared about months or weeks. I grew up as a dairy farm kid, so it was all about a 3 part day: the first milking, the seasonal planting/havesting/storing, and finally the second milking. The only free time you had was before or after milking, but thatwas usually spent catching up on the stuff you didn't get done from the middle part of the day! There was no need for clocks or calendars unless you were checking to see which cow was due to give birth next!