I love rural MI more than any other place in the world.
The purple hues on the flowers and green tree leaves each summer paint a beautiful backdrop in the summertime.
The landscape that stretches in every direction in the fall with all those reds, oranges and browns is pretty too. I love going to the lake and taking a dip or casting out when I have days off. Although my daughters are still too young to fish with me, I still take them out to the water so they can play in the lake. Although the winters are harsh and cold, there is a gentler side of MI that is revealed when life starts fresh each year following the Spring thaw. Since I live so far out of the city, I am blessed to be secluded from all of our closest neighbors. I have a sense of peace and solitude that few ever notice in life, regardless of whatever country or city they live in. Even with all of these plus sides, I still had to take my little girl to the emergency room a few days ago aftering getting bitten by my next door neighbor’s dog. My girls and I were all out in the front yard just an hour before dinner one night when I heard barking and the sound of a dog running at a breakneck speed in my daughter’s direction. The dog lunged for my girl and I had to injure it with a tennis racket to save my daughter’s life. My husband caught the entire event on camera, however the next door woman still insists she can press charges for her dog’s minor injuries. Even after showing her my daughter’s injuries and indicating that I had a video, she wouldn’t relent. I need to find a personal injury lawyer for dog bites now. There are none in this part of MI however!