It seems alot of members here live in the burbs or city so I was wondering who else besides me lives on acreage or rural areas?
I live on eight acres at the base of the Cascade foothills. A half mile away the power lines stop and the old logging roads start. At 1000' elevation we get a litlte more snow and cooler temps then the lowlands. Our closest neighbor is 800' away and that is close enough for me even though they are great people.
When the weather is clear we have great view of Mt Rainier and the Bald hills which are topped with snow most of the winter. Everyday we see assortment of wildlife right outside the window. My daughter and I today are picking and juicing some of the wild apples that grow around here. Even though my wife and I both drive thirty plus miles to work I would not want to live any where else. My commute takes me past neighborhoods where the houses are only 10-12 feet apart and I can't imagine being that close to a neighbor. I do not want to see someones window when I look out of mine. And to know they paid $300-400,000 for a house with a postage stamp yard makes my head spin.
We have a couple pygmy goats and a dozen chickens for eggs along with dogs and cats. Next spring we may get an alpaca if it gets along with the pygmies OK. The community here is a very safe and healthy place to raise my daughter and she absolutely loves seeing all the wild animals.