My little corner of the world...
Here's an aerial shot of the Canterbury Plains and our house. As you see, we pretty much have it to ourselves ! We look out to the foothills and the Alps. We are surrounded by dairy farms, which is why it is so green. The irrigaters go for most months of the year.
Of recent years we have thought about downsizing but we love it here and would miss the peace of the countryside and the possibility of close neighbours doesn't excite us any. Also we would miss the views of the mountains, especially in the winter when they look so spectacular against the blue skies. I think we will be here for awhile yet. Lucky us.
Today I heard that 1300 families in the nearby rural town will be told tomorrow, that their homes will be demolished. 600 of these were damaged in the Sept quake the rest a month ago, during the Christchurch quake. It is hoped that the earth can be stabilized and that it will be safe to rebuild in some areas. I could be up to five years before everyone has a new home. Temporary houses will be put up before the winter.
The situation in Japan breaks my heart. There the people can't even find the bodies of their loves ones and the devastation of their communities is complete. We live in challenging times.
Marion (who should have been in bed hours ago but can't sleep..)
posted by Marion in NZ. @ 5:30 AM
2 Comments:
Wow! Beautiful!
I agree with Sandi, Beautiful! Great that you can stay longer too. :-) We all need to think about the days when we can't manage our homes but.... What a nice respite for your friends to visit from Christchurch as they work to get their lives back together.
Hugz,
Mary in Oregon
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