VERY true! Sheltering in place is not painful at all as I love it here! I live on a 3 acre wooded lot in a humble house that is a perfect size for the animals and I. I have assorted herbs growing outside for cooking and teas, along with a butterfly patch that I am trying to get going. I maintain 16 assorted bird feeders and two corn feeders to (hopefully) keep the squirrels busy.

Walks in any direction are scenic as everything is bursting with new leaves and blooms. The town of Athens is less than a four mile drive away.

I feel safe, cozy, and loved. I dislike the politics and religiosity of the area, but pay little to live as I choose, which is worth a lot.

True. But it is only the propertied classes that have that luxury. For the homeless, and the slumdweller, and those in refugee camps, that can only be a pipe dream.

I love where I live. I can see the water from every room in my house except one. I am truly thankful that I can see nature during this yucky quarantine. Today is cold and windy but it's still better than a street.

That is for sure!
It makes a world of difference being surrounded by what you love and feel good.

Absolutely. Every time i stopped loving where i live, the city or my bliss station, i moved on. Life's too precious and short to do anything else.

I love where I live simply because of my cheap mortgage . What i have does not work for everybody but it works for me.

I can attest to that. I spent a number of years in the suburban Detroit area, and hated life. I currently live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Loving it!

Wondrous and beautiful!

There are still so many places on this planet earth that still makes you realize just how small we are, yet still gets you within awe of life!!!

That view is a stunner and I have no doubt it lifts your mood each time you look at it. Personally I always go for a water view because it calms me when life is stressful. This was the view we had from our little stone cottage in Bermuda when we lived there for 8 years, stressful work but the view made it worth it.

Will have to take your word for it! I have never loved where I lived or felt totally safe where I lived. :/

I wish I could find a place I love, where I fit in.

That is beautiful.

I used to love Wisconsin until the 2008 crash when the motorheads from the flatland took advantage of the underwater real estae market & grabbed a $750K poperty for $300K. Low lifes now have a race track with boys & boys friends with BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZ bikes, My West Slope calls to me. Rocky Mountain high. Sell the kids & pack up the house!

Totally agree ! I feel so fortunate - especially now, that I'm surrounded by accessible woods, and animals, and beauty. The weather has also been spectacular lately, making this social isolation thing a bit easier to tolerate. Just being out , anywhere on my modest half-acre is uplifting.
I feel for those in tiny apartments with no easy way to be outside.
Or people cooped up with others they don't particularly want around ... wow.

Yes agreed. And also true of the work you do. Cheers.

This is so true. I miss the warm, serene, island lifestyle of the Keys, especially in the Winter. Love the other seasons here with trails and beautiful places to hike. And would really miss seeing bears, deer, skunks, coyote, beavers, and even thr great blue herons I lived in the Keys.
What a beautiful view you have.

I love where I live as well. And yes, my walks by the beach are much like therapy.

beautiful I like where I live also

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What can I say ...I love Alaska

Wow

I do, just they closed the beach because tourists congregated and wouldn't behave

No shit, Sherlock!

Is that McGillicuddy’s Reeks? I see you live in beautiful Co.Kerry.