This morning in mid-July, barely 10a.m., the sky is high overcast but bright, and the temps are not yet into the 70s.

All my doors and windows are open; the AC is off, the refrigerator is quiet, there is silence in the cottage.

But outside the birds are singing their songs, the crows are cawing, a few crickets are chirping, a distant cow lowing for her baby.

I'm sitting on the porch with the laptop in my lap, listening, in awe, only my breathing and the click of the keys occasionally......

What a lovely, peaceful, restorative morning. Praises!

Jan in VA

I can smell that fresh outdoor smell, while reading your beautiful description :D:D:D

What a wonderful day. Reminds me of a favorite Hymn..."Priase God from whom all blessings flow..."

Jan, you are in one of the most beautiful areas of the country, IMHO. Enjoy your day!

"Sounds" like Heaven to me.....

sounds wonderful!!

Life is good!! :)

Life is good!! :)

I agree, life is beautiful and peaceful like that here in VT as well, but if I had to move it would be to your area.

and the lawn mowers are going.... :mrgreen:

That sounds wonderful.

Sounds like the beginning of a good book. Your little hide-a-way sounds like heaven. Enjoy your day!

Wish I was there ! :D

You are in a nice area of the country. Wish I was there. It's 105 here.

I can smell the country air.

That sounds heavenly to me. So glad you can enjoy it. :)

Sounds great!

You are in a wonderful part of our great country. It was a great morning to be out and about.

On the other side we have 58-60 pouring rain. Having stew for dinner (winter comfort food). Usually too hot&dry (read forest fires) at this time to go camping. This year too wet.LOL.

We have mornings like this, too. I absolutely LOVE it. We have very tall Lodgepole Pine and Ponderosa Pines around our property. I love to stop and listen to the breeze/wind blowing through them.........aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh Life is good! :mrgreen:

The sun is shining, the temp is not yet 70, the windows are open and the fans are off. The birds and crows are singing. No cars are passing by the house to bring people to work at the lab down the street. The air smells fresh and sweet and the cool light breeze is from the ocean over the hill. Dogs and husband are still asleep. This is a heavenly time of day. I am looking through today's QB as I look out on the sunshine and flower garden here in MAINE.

Oh how I love living in the country. It's awesome when I'm hanging laundry and the only sounds are the birds and the bark of a neighbor's dog. What a life! I'm sooo blessed!

I forgot....the occasional clip clop of a horse and buggy going by.

You are so right, It is exactly the same over here in the Valley outside of Lexington.

Over here in WV, I know just what you mean. I haven't had the AC on for 3 days now, there has been enough breeze coming through that the only sounds here are the birds, my daughters cow and calf and the newest herd-mates, 11 sheep. They are quite noisy at times however. The horses are down the ridge now and they are pretty quiet all the time and the goats are so intimidated by the cow and the sheep that they have shut up pretty much. Ah, the peace. PS, how could I forget, the noise gets to quite a high level when the Guinies are startled, however. I have never heard such noise-makers.

Wish I were there - woke up to 75* and windows steamed over from a/c on and so humid outside - a yucky day in store for here! Lucky lady you are - I envy you!

I love to turn off the A/C and open the windows! Even though we have a filter system on the unit, I still think the house smells stale.

Funniest thing to me was last week my 4 year old GD was sitting in the bathroom doing her thing, window open, and she says "listen Grams. Hear that bird? It must be a blue jay or a hawk." Wow, you must have been talking to your Granpa!

Wait, I can't smell the fresh coffee :lol:

93 already here, but we did finally got some showers yesterday. Been a long time coming..

I love days like that.

I would like to be there on the porch with you. It sounds lovely. However, it's not bad here in Oregon. We have had rain all week-end but I don't mind at all because the yard and flowers get watered and the birds can take a bath.

I celebrate the beauty God created!

I remember those days while living in way Northen Virginia. I called it the top of the world.

Thank you for sharing Jan. Your thoughts bring up memories of my childhood when I would lay in deep grass on a summers afternoon watching the big puffy white clouds float by trying to make images in the clouds. Only the sounds of crickets calling to one another and the cows calling to be let into the barn for their evening milking.As I lay day dreaming the afternoon away.

Wish we had that kind of weather. The last month here has been so hot and no rain for sometime. About a week ago it started raining everyday and that has brought the temperature down some. Our A/C runs all the time.

What a wonderful way to start your morning.

Sounds wonderful! Don't you just love mornings like that?!! You have a beautiful state to live in.

I sat with my coffee and the newspaper with my dog Rosie at my side, we watch he birds, the squirrels and a ground hog all eating sunflower seeds from the feeder, all in peace eating together.

I love Maine!!!! We are going there next week.
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don't you just love those moments - it's as if time stands still and you just are outside yourself taking it in. Those are the moments you carry with you thru life right to the end. sharet

you just made me homesick. my sister lived 10 min. from the blue ridge parkway by asheville i love the blue ridge it is so beautiful. i sure miss the mts.