Growing up in the desert, I never really learned to appreciate it's beauty. I always longed for snow, flowers, trees with REAL leaves and no thorns, and grass that didn't hurt my feet when I walked in it barefoot. I didn't really miss it much when I went away to college in Utah. I couldn't get enough of sitting in the grass and enjoying all the flowers and greenery. Then, after a few years there, I moved to the Midwest and spent six years there. It was then that I came to learn that even Utah was a desert. The beauty of Ohio and Indiana were unparalleled in comparison to what I had previously known. We had to cut the lawn twice a week to even keep up with it, and the flowers and vegetables grew without ever having to be watered by anyone other than Mother Nature. The trees were beautiful, especially in the Spring and Fall. The beauty did come at a price, however. It RAINED and RAINED for weeks on end. There were days when I wondered when I would ever see the sun again. It was then that I realized that I was solar powered and gained more from the sun than I had previously thought. It just made me happy.
I didn't think that I would ever end up in the heart of the desert again, after having been away for so long. But, here we are. It did seem pretty drab, and let's face it - UGLY at first. I missed the trees, the grass, and the flowers more than I thought I would. I missed the changing of the seasons with the fall leaves and spring blossoms. (I did NOT, however, miss the snow.) But, one thing that I noticed right away was how beautiful the sky was here. It seemed to stretch on FOREVER, and it was always BLUE. And, the sunsets - AMAZING!! I still can't get enough of them.
We just moved into a new home, and this is the view from my back porch:
As much as I may prefer the look of trees, grass, and flowers, I can't get enough of the view from my windows. It really is BEAUTIFUL with the saguaros and desert foliage on the mountain. Even the coyotes howling outside my bedroom window add to the beauty of the whole picture. (The scorpions, not so much. . . ) I guess I am just realizing that there really IS beauty all around. It may be in the eye of the beholder, but it is there. The desert has its own kind of beauty that I am coming to appreciate more and more as time goes by. I still do miss the fall leaves, especially right now when the mercury is still over 90 degrees on most days. But, I guess it is a trade-off. In a couple of months I will be so happy that I am on my back porch enjoying the view in the sunshine instead of shoveling snow in sub-zero temperatures. Oh, I love the desert!
I didn't think that I would ever end up in the heart of the desert again, after having been away for so long. But, here we are. It did seem pretty drab, and let's face it - UGLY at first. I missed the trees, the grass, and the flowers more than I thought I would. I missed the changing of the seasons with the fall leaves and spring blossoms. (I did NOT, however, miss the snow.) But, one thing that I noticed right away was how beautiful the sky was here. It seemed to stretch on FOREVER, and it was always BLUE. And, the sunsets - AMAZING!! I still can't get enough of them.
We just moved into a new home, and this is the view from my back porch:
As much as I may prefer the look of trees, grass, and flowers, I can't get enough of the view from my windows. It really is BEAUTIFUL with the saguaros and desert foliage on the mountain. Even the coyotes howling outside my bedroom window add to the beauty of the whole picture. (The scorpions, not so much. . . ) I guess I am just realizing that there really IS beauty all around. It may be in the eye of the beholder, but it is there. The desert has its own kind of beauty that I am coming to appreciate more and more as time goes by. I still do miss the fall leaves, especially right now when the mercury is still over 90 degrees on most days. But, I guess it is a trade-off. In a couple of months I will be so happy that I am on my back porch enjoying the view in the sunshine instead of shoveling snow in sub-zero temperatures. Oh, I love the desert!
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