How much do you love the town you live in?

[Little lunch]

I'm living in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
It's not a bad city, up on a mountain, nice greenery, easy to get around, not too crowded.
There are two problems.
There's nothing here to do for kids. It's quite boring.
It's too fucking cold.
I've been here for almost fifteen years.
When my kid grows up I'm moving back to Mackay, twelve hours drive north.
It is the best city on the planet.
Friendly, laid back people, tropical, ten beaches within ten minutes of the city heart, rainforest in everyone's backyards, flat but surrounded by mountains, sits in the middle of QLD so you can visit anywhere in a half day or less.
I know everyone seems to love their hometown.
I really miss mine. :-)

[vorlon13]

I lurv Australia, even the wacky town names that sound like Joe Smith made them up for use in another volume of steaming Mormon horse shit.

[Whateverist]

Nashville, TN, United States

I do not have any strong feelings about Tennessee. Nashville as a city has very little character. It is the country music center of the Universe, has the Grand Ole Opry here, but very little else. Especially as I cannot stand country music. It's not especially beautiful, there isn't a special character to speak of.

If I had to continue living in Tennessee, I would choose Chattanooga.

For me, I want to live in a city, preferably west coast, preferably Silicon Valley/Bay Area or Pacific NW. I have always lived in the South or around majority southern Christians, except for my stint in the Navy in San Diego. That was like a special kind of freedom. I couldn't afford to live there after leaving the Navy, so I came to Middle Tennessee. The cost of living here is fucking amazing, which is why I stay until I get my second bachelors. After that, I go where the job market takes me.

Rooting for you to land that job in/near silicon valley.  We'll be neighbors more or less.  A lot of techies who work down there have moved into San Francisco.  I can show you around some, though I don't get into the San Jose area all that often.  Look forward to helping you eat some of that great food you cook, as well as subjecting you to some of my faves.

[SteelCurtain]

Thanks, W'ist!

Tanner and Heidi would be the perfect pupple.

[energizer bunny]

Not sure if its a wise idea to post this here. But it gives you a real glimpse of the city. Not the "Hollywood"  version of it. Or the part that only tourist see. 

Took this a while back on my way to the train station. Not the wisest idea to roam through here with a camera. Even though it was a small cheap camera. 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I live in Spicewood, Texas, about 30 miles outside Austin.

[...]

I live a ways out in the countryside, which is beautiful, rolling hills sheathed in various types of oak, juniper ash, mesquite, and along the waterways, towering bald cypress which are simply majestic. Our wildlife sees many species of birds, being under a migratory route. Mammals run from cougars as apex predators and coyotes to deer, possum, jackrabbits, and raccoons, as well as the omnipresent armadillo. And buzzards -- lots of buzzards. Living out in the hills, it's not uncommon for me to pull into my driveway and scare off a whitetail deer or three ... and once I had a bald eagle perching on my mesquite tree. Roadrunners keep the plentiful snakes in check.

Just to give a glimpse:

From March to May, bluebonnets line the road to my home, lush lavender carpets. Wildflower season dowm here is, even for this old coot, a sight to behold:





The bald cypress I was writing about above -- water-loving trees and their canopies often are the roof for canyon biomes entirely different from the sun-parched ground only a hundred feet above:



Local fauna:





A roadrunner:



A blue heron:



A water moccasin:



Sunset from my porch:

[Whateverist]

I live in Spicewood, Texas, about 30 miles outside Austin.

[...]

I live a ways out in the countryside, which is beautiful, rolling hills sheathed in various types of oak, juniper ash, mesquite, and along the waterways, towering bald cypress which are simply majestic. Our wildlife sees many species of birds, being under a migratory route. Mammals run from cougars as apex predators and coyotes to deer, possum, jackrabbits, and raccoons, as well as the omnipresent armadillo. And buzzards -- lots of buzzards. Living out in the hills, it's not uncommon for me to pull into my driveway and scare off a whitetail deer or three ... and once I had a bald eagle perching on my mesquite tree. Roadrunners keep the plentiful snakes in check.

Just to give a glimpse:

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From March to May, bluebonnets line the road to my home, lush lavender carpets. Wildflower season dowm here is, even for this old coot, a sight to behold:





The bald cypress I was writing about above -- water-loving trees and their canopies often are the roof for canyon biomes entirely different from the sun-parched ground only a hundred feet above:



Local fauna:





A roadrunner:



A blue heron:



A water moccasin:



Sunset from my porch:

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[thesummerqueen]

MURRICA

(I love this photog - he does the best Charlotte photos)



Oh yeah, this too

[SteelCurtain]

Good ol' Middle Tennessee...

[SteelCurtain]

Although the view down my street is nice. Takin' a muggy ass walk with the Bananers.