Writing Assignment – Day 2
Writing Assignment - Day 2
A Room with a View ( or just a view.) – June 3, 2014
It wasn’t always like this. In fact in 1973 when we purchased that piece of property, the real estate agent said that it was not considered to have the potential to be a view lot and with the number of trees between the available lot and the lake which was somewhere hidden behind all of those trees, it did appear that the realtor was correct. No view ……………. just a piece of property in the middle of the forest!
Years passed and surrounding lots were sold. People cleared out trees to make spaces to build their summer homes. Little by little, the trees thinned and soon there was a little glimpse of that lake peeking through the trees. How lucky we were!
Then quite recently, the Department of Forestry lopped off the tops of many of the tall coniferous trees to ensure that the power lines would remain untouched by the natural environment. Then suddenly the property next door changed ownership. The new owner, from the bald prairies, cleared off several trees which had stood tall for many years. Wow, suddenly there it was ……………… the magnificent breathtaking view of the lake in all of its splendor.
The lake which is many miles long and so very deep that in places the bottom has never been reached, is nestled in among the surrounding low Monashee mountains. This pristine body of water is fed by mountain streams, too numerous to count. In looking to the southwest, the sky at dusk reflects constantly changing colors as the sun settles slowly behind those tree covered mountains. It is from that southwest direction, the summer storms come, darkening and threatening clouds appear. Each day tells its own story as each day differs from the previous. Each season brings new and varied pictures.
In living in an environment, day in and day out, when seasons come and go, the years pass and what one has becomes the usual, the ordinary, the mundane. It is what you have come to expect and somewhere in the routines of daily living, the beauty becomes common place and the ‘wow’ factor is gone. It is not until someone visits and admires the panoramic picture that you realize that in reality, it truly is anything but ordinary. So often, the wonders of nature are lost and the appreciation for that beauty is overlooked.
The view of which I speak, is the banner picture of this website. It is what I see every day from the deck of my home and I need to pause each day to see, acknowledge and appreciate.
