| ThirdOfFive |
02-11-2023 08:07 AM |
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Originally Posted by Smalley
(Post 2185633)
The beautiful annual plantings all over the Villages are such a pleasure. At the red light at Rt 466 yesterday, I was admiring the flower bed adjacent to the large pond there.
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Amen!
The immediacy of how attractive this place is sort of wears off after awhile, but when we first moved here we were entranced with just how beautiful everything is. Flowers--yes. TV does a great job with that: I was especially impressed with how fast the flowers were replaced after the couple of hard freezes this past winter, though in fairness it was probably about time to replace them anyway. But how many other places do you know where they mow and water the ditches? A previous poster had it right. This place is a showcase. My sister-in-law visits for a week every April to play golf, and her comment was "this place is like living in a resort!"
But it is more than just flowers and ditches. Pride of ownership here is a biggie. Of course there are exceptions but overall the homeowners here seem to take their responsibilities regarding the upkeep of their property seriously. The ones that don't, stand out, because the vast majority do.
Another thing I'm impressed with is the wildlife; not just how plentiful it is but how they seem to accept people. They're not threatened here and it shows. Going eyeball to eyeball with an egret or a sandhill crane from three feet away is fascinating. On the not-so-bright side there is a rabbit hanging around that enjoys munching on stuff on my patio. Went out there the other day and more or less caught him in the act. He looked up, saw me and went right back to eating. I'm thinking of live-trapping him and relocating him somewhere else, but he only bothers a couple of plants. Besides my cat and the rabbit enjoy staring at each other through the patio doors. |
