Old Buzzard
I live in what I consider to be a small town. It's only a small town to me because I grew up in a bigger one. One that had 2 high schools and 75k+ people. And it was one of the smaller ones around.
So, it was a bit of a change of pace for me to move to this town, but I love every minute of it. It's truly the best of both worlds. We have the small town mentality where you can leave your doors open and your car running and your bike outside and no one messes with anything. But we still have all the conveniences of city living; Target, Wal-Mart, 3 grocery stores, Home Depot, etc. And what we don't have here, I can get to in 20 minutes. Except Trader Joes, who really need to put a location here and complete my life. Hear me, TJ? I need better access to cheap wine and good food! Chop Chop!!
For the most part, it's easy to forget there are only 25k people here, and that the high school serves all the surrounding cities (it's utterly huge... 6,000 students, even a lacrosse team. Who has a lacrosse team? This is Ohio.). I get reminded from time to time when I notice a rabbit in my front yard, or geese in the backyard, but for the most part, it feels like home with a bigger house.
Then, there is Hinckley. Hinckley is the town adjacent to mine. About a 5 minute drive from my house, right on the other side of the entrance to I-71. Within 3 minutes of leaving my house, you're in a wooded area with a few smatterings of house here and there, but very wilderness-y for the most part. Which is one of the things I love about this place! Then you pass 71 and find Hinckley. You'll know you are there when you see the cows. Not to be confused with the sheep, who are actually on my way to the grocery store. Continuing on, there's a house with a swimming pool in the front yard. I don't know why they have a swimming pool in their front yard. It's not a small one, either. One of those big round ones. Also, they never use it. It was covered all last summer. Very odd indeed.
Continue into the town of Hinckley and you'll see all the action. They have a corner store. More like an old country store, and I don't mean that in the quaint and well-kept Cracker Barrel way, either. Oh, and a bank. I guess so you can get money before you go to the store.
They do, however, have something worth seeing. A great bunch of parks! Beaches, lakes, etc. There is one park the kids like going to that has a little lake with beaches on both sides. When I say little, don't take it as an exaggeration. The kids can walk all the way across it, and still hear my voice. And, yes, I said WALK across it. It's only about 3 feet deep at the deepest part. It's perfect for us as I only have 2 eyes and 5 kids.
Yesterday, I learned something about Hinckley that I found fascinating. In that train wreck kind of twisted way.
The Buzzards Return
Every year on March 15 since 1957, the city of Hinckley Ohio has eagerly awaited the return of the buzzards at "Buzzards' Roost" at the Hinckley Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks.
So, it was a bit of a change of pace for me to move to this town, but I love every minute of it. It's truly the best of both worlds. We have the small town mentality where you can leave your doors open and your car running and your bike outside and no one messes with anything. But we still have all the conveniences of city living; Target, Wal-Mart, 3 grocery stores, Home Depot, etc. And what we don't have here, I can get to in 20 minutes. Except Trader Joes, who really need to put a location here and complete my life. Hear me, TJ? I need better access to cheap wine and good food! Chop Chop!!
For the most part, it's easy to forget there are only 25k people here, and that the high school serves all the surrounding cities (it's utterly huge... 6,000 students, even a lacrosse team. Who has a lacrosse team? This is Ohio.). I get reminded from time to time when I notice a rabbit in my front yard, or geese in the backyard, but for the most part, it feels like home with a bigger house.
Then, there is Hinckley. Hinckley is the town adjacent to mine. About a 5 minute drive from my house, right on the other side of the entrance to I-71. Within 3 minutes of leaving my house, you're in a wooded area with a few smatterings of house here and there, but very wilderness-y for the most part. Which is one of the things I love about this place! Then you pass 71 and find Hinckley. You'll know you are there when you see the cows. Not to be confused with the sheep, who are actually on my way to the grocery store. Continuing on, there's a house with a swimming pool in the front yard. I don't know why they have a swimming pool in their front yard. It's not a small one, either. One of those big round ones. Also, they never use it. It was covered all last summer. Very odd indeed.
Continue into the town of Hinckley and you'll see all the action. They have a corner store. More like an old country store, and I don't mean that in the quaint and well-kept Cracker Barrel way, either. Oh, and a bank. I guess so you can get money before you go to the store.
They do, however, have something worth seeing. A great bunch of parks! Beaches, lakes, etc. There is one park the kids like going to that has a little lake with beaches on both sides. When I say little, don't take it as an exaggeration. The kids can walk all the way across it, and still hear my voice. And, yes, I said WALK across it. It's only about 3 feet deep at the deepest part. It's perfect for us as I only have 2 eyes and 5 kids.
Yesterday, I learned something about Hinckley that I found fascinating. In that train wreck kind of twisted way.
The Buzzards Return
Every year on March 15 since 1957, the city of Hinckley Ohio has eagerly awaited the return of the buzzards at "Buzzards' Roost" at the Hinckley Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks.
Apparently, they always some back to the same place ON THE SAME DAY. How do they know??? And why are they so ugly?
posted by Angie at 7:37 AM
1 Comments:
OH my!! Return of the Buzzards.... seems like a cheap film gone wrong. HA HA!!
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