tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post929784715696370910..comments2023-04-10T05:18:36.315-07:00Comments on amo vitam: FlatAMOffenwangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429398915780302831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-83630115528904129422012-08-17T11:52:33.836-07:002012-08-17T11:52:33.836-07:00And BC even has its own astonishing vastness compa...And BC even has its own astonishing vastness compared to, say, the Alps. You want closeness, try a Bavarian mountain village.<br />I love how varied North America is. So many places to fall in love with...AMOffenwangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429398915780302831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-21259090017756318372012-08-17T11:32:55.181-07:002012-08-17T11:32:55.181-07:00I've lived my whole life on the prairies – chi...I've lived my whole life on the prairies – childhood in southern and central Alberta, and summers visiting family in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Some of them still farm, but family farms are so hard to hold onto, these days. Anyway, I didn't see BC until my honeymoon, and I remain enchanted by the closeness of it. The mountains, trees and lakes are so near, and even the ocean seems a secret until you're away from the coast and out in its vastness.... Yes, beauty does come in many forms. How wonderful that you got to enjoy it :-)Desihttp://thevalentine4.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2271063888121299568.post-47443633193032531892012-08-17T05:10:03.348-07:002012-08-17T05:10:03.348-07:00My uncle grew up among trees and foothills, and wh...My uncle grew up among trees and foothills, and when he moved to Kansas as an adult, he said he couldn't get over the flat bareness of it all. People literally gave directions by the single trees in the landscape, because they were so rare. I try to imagine it, but it's just about impossible to wrap my mind around. I have friends in Saskatoon, and I hope to visit them sometime and learn for myself what it's really like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com