I belong to a real estate blogging network called Active Rain. In the past year that I’ve been on that network, I’ve come to know real estate agents all around the nation. Mostly, we discuss real estate topics. Sometimes we get a little punchy and have some fun-crazy posts as well. It’s a big online family.
We write articles about our local area and marvel at some of the beautiful photos. We seem to be most enthralled at the photos from people living in the “pretty” places – the western mountains, Florida’s beaches, Arizona’s magical terrain, and the wondrous scenery all along the West Coast.
Occasionally, Mother Nature throws a curve ball and turns those gorgeous places upside down. When that happens we stay in touch with our online friends to make sure they’re OK such as when a severe snowstorm hits Denver, or a hurricane threatens Florida or last year, Hawaii. Now we’re all 
concerned about our friends in the Los Angeles to San Diego areas as the fires cause them to evacuate their homes.
I take photos of scenery around the Columbus metro area that I think my blog readers might find interesting. But it’s hard to compete with the beauty of the mountains or the oceans.
Central Ohio is pretty flat – some hills but definitely no mountains. Our water views come either from man-made reservoirs or two moderate-sized rivers. And when the sun shines and the sky is a robin’s egg blue, we’re extremely grateful that it’s not the all too frequent shade of gray.
It’s easy to get an inferiority complex over my chosen place to live. That is until events occur such as is occurring in California this week.
We’ve got it pretty good here, you know.
We don’t have to worry about hurricanes, mud slides, earthquakes or massive brush fires. We have the occasional tornado warning, but seldom actually have them touch down in a major way. Some winters we get what we think are “big” snows but they’re mild in comparison to what Denver or Buffalo gets.
We don’t have to deal daily with bugs and critters that are poisonous or have big teeth, like alligators. We can walk barefoot in our yards without being bitten by fire ants or scorpions. We have honey bees not killer bees. And we have four seasons to enjoy the changes that Mother Nature gives us in a positive manner.
Yes, central Ohio is a pretty good place to live!
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