If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, you might have figured out that I live in the coastal mountains of northwest Oregon, in a rainforest of giant trees and moss. Our quaint town is 10 miles down the road and the big city is an hour or two away (depending on elk, ice, fog, snow, logging trucks, and the intended destination). Cell phone service is non-existent, and our entertainment comes by satellite including the internet which is s…l…o…w… and I mean s………l………o………w
Yet, I love living out here.
To give you a better idea of this place, I’ve created one of those fun “Where I live” graphics. There is no exaggeration in this post AT ALL.
Myths of the Mirror 
Love this! The contracting ideas of what is true and what people imagine is so true and you cleverly showcased that idea.
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Thanks, Bernadette. Little bits of truth in each one with a whole lot of exaggeration! 😀
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Ah…we writers never quite live in the world others think we do, no matter where we live, ha ha, and things are never quite what they seem! Made me laugh, Diana! I needed it with the political barrage, so thank you! Jo
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Thanks for reading, Jo. It’s all perception isn’t it, and there is a bit of truth in each. I enjoyed the bit of silliness putting it together. 🙂
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Haha loved this! 👏🏻
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Thanks. A bit of silliness 🙂 And all true in a way. 🙂
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Very nice. Well done. Enjoyed that.
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LOL. Great.
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And all true!
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I’ll type this really sloooooowly (that’s normal for me anyway). I love the thoughts of your family and friends. Loved this post 😀 ❤
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Thaaaaank yooooou Raaaaalph. Ha ha.
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Love those. I can see all of them through other’s eyes.
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Thanks Jacqui. I was trying to think which one most accurately represents a true perspective and had to laugh – they all do. Thanks for stopping by.
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Reblogged this on Musings on Life & Experience and commented:
Where D. Wallace Peach lives. I love her writing.
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That was great, Diana. You don’t have to live way out in a rural setting to have slow internet. I live right in the city here and it’s s…..l……o…..w. I know what you mean. Growing up, we lived 15 miles from the city and people thought we I lived on a farm. I could look out the high school window and see cows grazing nearby. 😀
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I wonder if the internet will ever be as fast as our brains, Suzanne. Probably not.
One thing I thought about as I wrote this was the vast differences in the places people live. What seems “isolated” to me may be “close by” to someone else. My slow internet would probably be a luxury to many in this world. Perspective is unique – another reason why reading is so wonderful.
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It is beautiful. I love forest, though I may have trouble surviving the 8 months worth of rain. And I have now grown used to living with people around me. I’m not sure how long I could go without going mad with no one around. But thank you for this post, it was fun 🙂
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This year the rain wasn’t so bad. Now we have to worry about summer drought. I actually like the rain – its a great excuse for staying inside and writing. The distance is a factor. We rarely go out. It’s just too far to drive.
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Yes, I always try to remind myself of just how important it is that we get rain and snow. Without it, nature just wouldn’t exist and that would be so sad! 🙂
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Oh how lovely! You live in such a fascinating place, one that I have always (as a child of the desert) dreamed of living in. 🙂 Also I am inclined to agree with Nicholas, less internet equals wayyy less distraction and more time to contemplate the wondrous outdoors on your doorstep and focus on writing 😀
Do you take many pictures?
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I do take pictures. Mostly of moss. I can’t get enough moss. It’s amazing how much variety there is. See…I’m a moss fanatic.
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I took a beautiful picture of moss while on a field trip with one of my children. And to think I used to know the name of every single moss in the area I used to live in 😉
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A kindred spirit. I love getting close to it. Like tiny alien worlds.
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I love taking pictures and I love to get up close and personal with nature, whether mosses or flowers or leaves or… 🙂
It is true that different worlds are revealed when we look closely.
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Stunning! And think of the positive side of the slow Internet: fewer distractions, so that you can focus on your writing! 😀
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Yeesh. There is no good side to slow internet! Imagine having to wait 3 seconds every time you click the mouse. It’s maddening. Someday we’ll catch up with modern technology.
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I would answer, but that would mean you have to waste another 3″ until my reply shows up. Oh, wait… :b
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Ha ha. It’s a good thing I love you all!
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Donna, what a clever way of telling us your where abouts in the world. I love your graphics, and the NW. My 2 sons & their families live in WA. Some day I may move up there! Enjoy those beautiful mountains. Christine
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Welcome to the Northwest. My brother lives in WA. It’s beautiful country if you don’t mind the rain. Take lots of vitamin D!
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Where you actually live looks beautiful! I long for the woods and green nature. Thank you for sharing!
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It is beautiful – when its not raining for 8 months straight:)
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Such a great post, Diana. Love your graphic ! Creative. ☺ Van
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Thanks. I struggle with coming up with ideas for posts and this was easy and fun.
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Really great post. It is always good to put a place upon a face. I have reblogged this.
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Thanks so much for the reblog. It was fun to put together and all perspectives are utterly genuine!
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With four daughters and living in the sticks myself, I have no doubt of that! Probably why I enjoyed it so much.
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My daughter is a city girl. She thinks I’m at the end of the world.
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Reblogged this on philipparees and commented:
Tell you a lot about fiction, this post, and why fiction works. It also shows how much of ‘fiction’ relies on the eye of the beholder!
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