You Know You Live in the Boonies When….

To my friends and acquaintances who literally camp in the desert or other remote places, trying to recover from chronic illness:   I know it is a VERY hard life, and I do not at all mean to make light of your struggles.  In fact, I almost didn’t post this simply because of not wanting to hurt you.  Please skip if needed. 

 

You know You Live in the Boonies When….

  • Three cars meeting at an intersection is a “traffic jam.”
  • You sit outside and literally the only thing you can hear is the tapping of a woodpecker.
  • You hear a gunshot and know it’s not a matter for the police, but local deer might want to watch out!
  • You have satellite internet.
  • Your neighbors are fantastic!
  • You see more turkey tracks and bunny tracks in the snow than people tracks.
  • You can take a picture of the sunset with almost nothing man-made in the picture.
  • You miss being able to walk to the Post Office.
  • The UPS guy can’t find you.  (Actually, our UPS guy is really great.  :))
  • The county that you live in is different from the county of your mailing address and is different still from the county of the closest library to you!  (Yep, that was true one place we lived!)
  • The closest town to you is in a different state.
  • Other nearby towns have signs that read something like:   Population 7.
  • Your house number has five digits.
  • You miss being able to order pizza delivery.
  • When you consider the awesome view out your window, you remember you like homemade pizza almost as well.  LOL
  • You see sheep (or cows or horses) grazing, across the road.
  • The deer eat your mulch pile before it can turn to mulch.
  • You start naming the wild animals that come by often.   (“Scraps” is the deer that came to eat our mulch pile most often.  :))
  • You see more pick-up trucks around than mini-vans or cars.
  • The only thing you can smell outside is grass and plants.

 

Christa Upton   Black Hills Picture Books    PO Box 293   Custer, SD 57730

About Christa Upton

I am a wife and mother of three children ages 11, 14, and 18. I used to be a stay-at-home mom (teaching piano & dance, volunteering, etc). From 2007 to 2010, I suffered accidental Toxic Injury (also called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or MCS). MCS has had major impact on our family, but the forced time in bed has given me time to write. So far, I have published 4 children's books (2 in e-book format on Kindle, one in Print-on-Demand at CreateSpace, and one printed by a local printer). Sometimes I miss my old life, but I love writing for children!
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6 Responses to You Know You Live in the Boonies When….

  1. WE HAVE LIVED IN THE BOONIES MORE THEN WE HAVE NOT!!!!!! 🙂 WE NOW LIVE ON A RESORT IN A TOWN THAT OVER 8 MILLION PEOPLE VISIT EACH YEAR– BUT WHERE WE LIVE ON THE RESORT & ON THE LAKE IS REALLY QUITE PRIVATE– SO WE STILL KIND OF LIVE IN THE BOONIES!!!!! 🙂

    • Christa Upton says:

      That is WONDERFUL!!! Sounds like you have the best of both worlds–lots of people and good town, but some privacy and the same “feel” of being in the boonies!!! 🙂

  2. MCS Gal says:

    We name our wildlife – Chanel the skunk, Woody the groundhog, Geico Squirrels, etc.

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  4. Colleen says:

    Thanks for the laugh. What always amazes me is when I wake up and look out to see deer tracks inches from my house and I never heard a thing. 😀

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