Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Few Of My Favorite Things…in The P.A.

We have just returned from one of the prettiest places, in my opinion, in the Continental U.S.

Yup, Pennsylvania.  “The P.A.”, as I call it.  Like as in the letters, pronounced individually.

It does warrant a nickname of its own.  I think it’s beautiful.  Green.  Rife with wildlife, trees, and great people.  I LOVE visiting this state.  I LOVE visiting our friends there, and making new friends there.

The only thing about it I hate?  Having to leave.

How has this state crept so firmly into my heart?

I don’t really know.

It could be random sights like this.
Cornbread.  Covered w/ Berries and IceCream.  Yum.
Or this:


Okay, I love street names like this.  And yeah. We got lost.

Or this.


A beautiful creek, off the Sewicky River.


Or this:
I know there's a turtle in them there hills somewhere.  
Or this - I LOVE this!!


A rooster mailbox.  TOO CUTE!

Or, this, from the restaurant B R G R.

Spiked Handcrafted Shakes.  And…yes.

Or these beautiful, winding roads.

The temperature.

Houses.  With. Finished. Freaking. Basements.  So awesome.

The cool, when it rains, even in hot summer.

Energy.  I love looking at drilling locations/completion locations/producing locations, sandwiched into fields of corn. Wheat. Pumpkins.  

Or next to an old, delapidated barn. With that cool red vine growing up itand over it.

I see something new every time I go to The PA.  I learn something new every time I go to The PA.  And I come away with a new love for this part of our wonderful country…Every. Single. Time.

Go!  Explore!  Love!  You’ll be glad you did.  



10 comments:

  1. oh, you're making me homesick for up north. :) i wish we had basements here.

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  2. Oh, The P.A. is lovely. Also, I want to drive there just for the delicious looking strawberry shortcake and milkshakes. Salted caramel? YUM.

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    1. It is gorgeous. And that shortcake was actually cornbread. Crazy, huh?

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  3. Well, that was exciting. Hope that either your PA experience stays with you for a long time, or that you get to return frequently.


    Seems almost as exciting as Canada.

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    1. I go there at least annually….I love it.

      And Canada - sometime soon!

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  4. Ahem. Did you come to The PA and NOT CALL ME?


    I am SO going to kick your ask.


    :-)

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  5. I've only driven through PA on my way to elsewhere but what I saw sure looked lovely. Even lovelier are your fine photos of treasures found.. especially those spiked shakes.. now that's genius!

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