Why I love the mid-Atlantic area
It's that time of the season....
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As my sub-head notes, and probably should be further clarified, loving the mid-Atlantic area is easy. It's not just that time of the season, it's the fact that there are seasons at all.
If I happened to live in a place like say Texas, I'd have a choice between two seasons - Hot and Hotter (at least for most of the state that is true). I've worked in the Dallas area in the past, spending several months there, in the middle of the traditional summer time, and then into the fall. Yes, it was part of a season of drought, but it was generally hot (sure it was a dry heat there, but it was still hot) and stayed that way well into the fall.
I could live in a place like say Florida. In the lightning capital of the world. Rain and showers virtually every afternoon in the summer, what fun.
I could live around L.A., and hate life in traffic that never moves.
I could live around Boston or New York and deal with hustle and bustle that never stops. People that are (to my tastes) too rude and too impatient.
Or I could try the upper Northwest. Say Seattle, Washington. Yes, it's a nice area, but again it rains a lot there (actually not that much actual rain, but enough rainy days to seem like a lot of rain falls there) and again there is more than enough traffic there to keep folks pretty worn out just from the commutes.
Which leads me back to the Mid-Atlantic. My home area. Where I get beautiful sights on my drive like the image that follows. Just a sample, but not far from what I get to enjoy as we enter the fall season here.
Again, not exactly what I see, but darn close to it, as I ride to the expressway to zip my way into work. Beautiful foliage on the sides of the road that go from a nice leafy green to just about every color in the fall rainbow. Rich oranges and brown hues that let one know that fall has arrived and soon snow may be on the ground. Not a ton of snow, and not that many days with it. Just enough to offer a change of pace from cool breezy days, or even cool dry days that pass for the winter here.
Then eventually spring comes and waters the grounds for us, getting the cycle started again, where eventually I'll be looking at more beautiful foliage and enjoying the sights of the area. Say something like the samples below.
(first picture of cherry blossom's removed due to large size)
or
or even:
It's enough to keep my spirits up for quite some time. Time when I can hopefully enjoy the world and nature around me.
If I happened to live in a place like say Texas, I'd have a choice between two seasons - Hot and Hotter (at least for most of the state that is true). I've worked in the Dallas area in the past, spending several months there, in the middle of the traditional summer time, and then into the fall. Yes, it was part of a season of drought, but it was generally hot (sure it was a dry heat there, but it was still hot) and stayed that way well into the fall.
I could live in a place like say Florida. In the lightning capital of the world. Rain and showers virtually every afternoon in the summer, what fun.
I could live around L.A., and hate life in traffic that never moves.
I could live around Boston or New York and deal with hustle and bustle that never stops. People that are (to my tastes) too rude and too impatient.
Or I could try the upper Northwest. Say Seattle, Washington. Yes, it's a nice area, but again it rains a lot there (actually not that much actual rain, but enough rainy days to seem like a lot of rain falls there) and again there is more than enough traffic there to keep folks pretty worn out just from the commutes.
Which leads me back to the Mid-Atlantic. My home area. Where I get beautiful sights on my drive like the image that follows. Just a sample, but not far from what I get to enjoy as we enter the fall season here.
Again, not exactly what I see, but darn close to it, as I ride to the expressway to zip my way into work. Beautiful foliage on the sides of the road that go from a nice leafy green to just about every color in the fall rainbow. Rich oranges and brown hues that let one know that fall has arrived and soon snow may be on the ground. Not a ton of snow, and not that many days with it. Just enough to offer a change of pace from cool breezy days, or even cool dry days that pass for the winter here.
Then eventually spring comes and waters the grounds for us, getting the cycle started again, where eventually I'll be looking at more beautiful foliage and enjoying the sights of the area. Say something like the samples below.
(first picture of cherry blossom's removed due to large size)
or
or even:
It's enough to keep my spirits up for quite some time. Time when I can hopefully enjoy the world and nature around me.
