Ever been to a place, and it feels familiar, as if you belong like it’s home. That’s what the Okanagan feels like to us. And each time we left at the end of our vacation, I honestly felt my heart break. It was like leaving home… I cried every time I left. Don’t tell my sister.
When we still lived down on the coast, [which is just a day ago, as I write this], it felt like home, but more so when I was near the water. The Okanagan called to us, not just because family lives there. The climate is completely different, trust me. It’s arid, and hot in the summer, cold and dry in the winter. There is no similarity to the wet, rainy weather that I grew up in. The plants are different, and there is no lush undergrowth. But this land of snow, and far reaching skies has grabbed our very hearts and held on. And now we are here.
The trip through the mountains can be fraught with winter snow storms that close the Coquahalla Hi way for days….we had dry and bare pavement all the way.
Our November weather on the coast is never dry this time of year. It was a beautiful sunny, crisp day in White Rock when they loaded the truck. Yesterday as they unloaded almost everything we own in the storage locker, although it was cold, it was sunny. Blessed, that’s what we are. And we are thankful for this wonderful opportunity that has been given to us.
Today, the excitement lay far out in the fields of asparagus at my Sister’s farm. A cow, wandering loose, was ploughing it’s own path through the stubble. Something not seen to often in White Rock, if ever. It’s a new world.
It’s as if it’s all falling into place, and it feels like a home coming of sorts….
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
I'm so happy for you, Jen. Your dream is coming true.
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Claudia
Sounds like the perfect place. That is how my husband and I felt when we built our cabin. I can't tell the whole story in this little area, but it was meant to be.
ReplyDeleteI love the Okanagan too - especially Kalamalka Lake -went there every summmer as a kid to visit family - my best memories. I'm lucky to have both brothers still living there! happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you Jen. Glad everything got moved okay without a problem. I bet you are relieved too. Enjoy home.
ReplyDeleteWell you are there! Onto house hunting! Think front porch and gardens..and perhaps room for a dog to run! Say Hi to your sister..perhaps she should blog about your stay! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds just about perfect. Best wishes in your new home.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty you capture with your lens is absolutely amazing. That last photo just captivates me - and I'm not a barren/snow/northwoods kind of gal normally. That is just gorgeous. Welcome Home Jen. Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, so very, very beautiful. No wonder you feel at home.
ReplyDeleteBlessed not to be rained on when you move out, and in. If it is dry in summer and winter, how will you farm?
ReplyDeleteHow is Bootsie? Feeling at home?
Yes, that was how I felt when If first visited the PNW from Massachusetts. Like this was the place where I should have lived my entire life. Now I do live here, after 50+ years in New England.
ReplyDeletehappy thoughts for you Jen. there is a place where it feels like home for me. I don't live there though. I am so glad you've followed the calling to your true home. everything will flow. the countryside, through it's harshness looks stunning. Jane x
ReplyDeleteawwwww, you sound content and happy, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt all looks and sounds so dreamy. I'm glad your move went well, and it sounds like you've settled in to your familiar place already. You'll probably have lots of garden planning time this winter, and a lot of new garden projects in the spring!
ReplyDeleteSo what does the Boo think of cows? I'll bet you're exhausted. Welcome to your new home.
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ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to what you're saying. I feel like I can get a full lungful of air here. And, that ache in my heart that I've endured for years - it's gone.
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So happy for you!!!
Carolynn
What beautiful pictures. Stunning scenery. You are going to be so happy there.
ReplyDeleteIt’s wonderful we are not all pulled to the same places on this planet. I can see the attraction and the draw of the Okanagan so clearly through your eyes. What great adventures and hard work (no doubt) ahead and what a joy to be exactly where you want to be. :)
ReplyDeleteJen it seems that the pathway has opened up for you and all is falling into place...I wish you all the best as you take your first steps onto this wonderful path...keep pinching yourself..it is real and I am so happy for you!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward with much delight to all the great imagery your lens will find to share with us. So very pleased for you and your new home.
ReplyDeleteI am so touched by your sense of coming home that it almost makes me cry. I am so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteHow utterly gorgeous! Welcome to your new life.
ReplyDeleteI have not been to your blog in quite some time, and now I come to visit and you have moved to the Okanogan!! So exciting! I have been rooting for your dream of moving to the east side ever since I started reading your blog. I have been in love with the Okanogan Valley for years now. I live in the US end of the Okanogan Valley, and I adore it. Like you said, there is just something about this area that naturally feels like home. I am totally at peace when ever I come back to this area. And even though I am not always here, as we spend time off on our adventures, I am so happy and at peace when we come back. So Welcome Home! Enjoy all the beauty that winter in the Okanogan offers! The blue skies are SO wonderful after living on the west side (I come from Bellingham, so I know exactly what it is like in White Rock).
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