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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-07-30, Page 12I'utju '1A 1Isiiu� Adv(), (Itu, July 30, 19t36 • The greatest thrill about living in the country is the closeness to nature. You can live in a city or even a large town and never know that winter is going on out there in the country. When the roads are just a lit- tle heavy with snow in town, the white -outs in the country are enough to deter even the bravest - or most foolhardy - drivers. Spring can be bursting out all over in the country but city dwellers see only a few green leaves, some dirty snowbanks and full gutters. Even the tall months in the city can be reduc- ed to a few dirty brown leaves clogg- ing the eavestroughs. We moved to the country more than 20 years ago. 1 was born in rural Or- taniobut lived in cities and towns rot too many years before coming back to my rural roots. The wonderful scenes we have seen here have convinced me that I could never again be happy living in a city. I say that knowing that millions of people in Canada do not know what I ant talking about. They are so far removed from the wonders of nature that they would not recognize God's handiwork if they tripped over a robin's nest on their back porch. Or didn't hold their head high when the smell of new -mown hay assaulted their olfactory glands. Regular readers know 1 walk three miles a day since having a bypass operation to my left leg more than a year ago. In these glorious summer months, 1 try to gauge my walking time with the setting of the sun. Last night, 1 left the house about 8:45 just as the sun disappeared. Want quilts for showing Show your quilt! The Huron Coun- ty Pioneer Museum would like to in- clude your quilt in its second annual Quilt Show. The deadline for submis- sion is August 18. The show opens August 23 and continues through to September 14. For more information call the museum at 524-2686. Last year over 100 quilts were displayed. More than 600 visitors en- joyed the three day show. This year the show will run for three weeks. A specific area has been set aside for the display with special lighting arranged for the quilts. The sky was glorious. Great bursts of pine, red and light blue sprawled across the sky from the western horizon to the eastern horizon. Magenta hues cries -crossed from north to south. It lasted less than 10 minutes. Sud- denly, it was black. I walked north and turned around. As I continued my walk, the color returned. In exploding pink and red, the setting sun hit another layer of clouds and the whole panoramic view repeated itself. It was just as though the Lord had decided he was not ready to end a beautiful day. In another 10 minutes, the scene had changed to darkness again. But it was not over. Still another layer of clouds caught the glorious rays of the sun and the entire sky was again ablaze with God's grand colors. 1 have been watching sunsets for more than half a century. I have seen the sun set in a dozen countries but I have never watched the sun re -set three times in one evening. It was ineffable. t Look that word up in your Funk & it tib X41 Wagnall or your Merriam -Webster, friends). I finished my walk and the sky stayed light pink for more than half an hour. I wondered if the Lord had put on a great show just for me. I could not help but hope that every person in the area had seen the display. And, of course, I spoiled my little reverie by telling myself that most people were sitting in front of an idiot box (read: TV set ), imprisoned in a viewing room and unable to see the sky. I tried to explain the phenomenon to a few friends and relatives who had not seen the glorious scene. My three daughters understood. They nodded knowingly because they were brought up in the country. But it was left to my youngest granddaughter to explain it properly. I had said that the final scene looked like a huge pink angel wing spread all across the sky. 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