This afternoon I went for a drive to Partridge Run. To say the least, it was very nice up there. It's away from the hustle and bustle, crime and corruption of cities and suburbs.

There is something nice about the buetiful November sunsets, the farms, and the way people live their lives there. The smoke from the woodstoves, and burning barrels somehow represents their indepence, and seperation from the evils of a society controlled by big business and big government.

People are always neat to watch, as they good about their daily routine from the windows of your car, as you wonder what they must thing and do.

Somehow cities are different. People live so close together. Pollution is a constant problem. An occasional car, a burn barrel or a woodstove's pollution is so minor, compared to what one must breathe in everyday in the city. City people live their lives in restraint, without freedom.

While even in the country you have to live under a system of law and order, the order is far less harsh, and the laws are less.

While people may drive around large pickups, that are not fuel efficent, and burn garbage, it's effect is minor compared to having an SUV in a suburb where everyone is close together.

And, no I'm not advocating everybody run from the cities. I think well designed cities are the future for the majority of people... If we crowd the countryside with too many people, it will spoil the land, the farms and the way of life.