cottage country

[aurillia]

Just a quick post before I take my weary self off to bed. Had a nice weekend in Muskoka, though the weather was almost as cold - definitely as wet and miserable - as the last time we went a fortnight ago. Still, it's was wonderful to get out of the city, just the two of us, and getting away from the cats too

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[kat_nic]

I could almost be jealous, except that I've always prefered beach houses to cottages in the woods. And ha ha! I just happen to be moving to the beach for college. :) I went today as a matter of fact...was just going to post about it. I can say now that I am definately going to the Gulf Shores Culinary Institute! (And not just because of the beach!)

[aurillia]

Yay! Wonderful news!

Oh I've always been a beach shack person too - hell, I'm Australian, we all live along the coast and even when we live close to the water we still have a beach shack in another place by the water! (We still call them beach shacks but these days they're more like small-scale mansions of weird architectural design - a far cry from the scary 70s cement-and-tin things we used to stay in when we were kids!)

Mostly, it's weird for me not to live near the ocean - even though I grew up on a farm in the middle of northern Tasmania, a good two hours from the nearest beach, I've lived coastal a lot too and I get this awful hemmed in feeling, almost like claustrophobia, if that makes any sense. The Muskoka thing is something I've actually had to accustom myself to, cause despite the beautiful scenery and peacefulness of it all, it took me a while to really appreciate it :)

[kat_nic]

Hhhm, I guess maybe my preference for ocean views came about because to me, the whole cabin by the lake thing is just so...commonplace. I mean, we rented in a cabin every summer (and you're right, "cabin" just really doesn't do those structures justice...). And I live smack dab in the middle of the freakin' woods, and there's a lake at the bottom of the hill to boot. Okay, it's very small, but still scenic. So I just sort of take that kind of setting for granted.

[aurillia]

Funnily enough I've never grown tired of ocean views - I don't think anyone does. But I know what you mean. My main problem is the spookiness factor. The beach/ocean is never spooky, even when stormy - it's emotional, and turbulent, and spectacular etc. etc., but never spooky. The whole "cabin in the woods" thing, even if it is by a beautiful lake, can be downright spooky, especailly when it's not sunny.

[hani]

Beautiful pictures!

[aurillia]

They're a bit dark, I'll try better next time :)

[betsybookwyrm]

Stunning :)