Nature Is My Home

Nature is My Home

The world in which we live in has a very unique and special form of resources, people, and land. People with many different backgrounds have to learn how to survive and maintain a social and economic status. People have numerous experiences, morals, and ideas that all contribute to the wellness, safety, and allocation of land and resources. How many families in the United States alone have a poor understanding of the environment they live in and on? The answer is simple: very few people have knowledge of the land they may live on, some none at all. How do people and where do people feel most at home? I believe that having a balance between rural and suburban life is beneficial so that an individual can undergo a variety of experiences.

Rebecca Solnit writes about her personal experiences that occur at her friend’s summer house in rural New Mexico. She compares and contrasts the events of living both there and her home back in the city. She challenges us to think about what “nature” is and how that tie into our lives as humans and the environment we live in. Solnit enjoyed both the animals and wilderness in rural New Mexico, though she also enjoyed the walking to and from the libraries and produce markets in the city of New York as well. She identifies herself with the city life and unpractical ways of the country. Her car is her main form of transportation in the suburban country area because it is so far from most necessities and other places of interest. Solnit defines her perception of what nature is and gets people to realize the impracticalness of certain places. Having a balance of city and country and feeling at home is the main goal she wants individuals to strive for.

In order for people to clearly understand what home is and how their presence is affected by the environment I will examine an article by Rebecca Solnit. I support Solnit’s claim that the right balance between city and country is vital in a person’s life. The environment is a massive area of living creatures, animal life, wilderness and land. Although the environment is land based, it is also based on where a person feels at home. I live in Prior Lake, Minnesota where the rural and suburban life is several miles apart from one another. Though I live respectably close to town and the city life, I am also minutes away from the country atmosphere. My favorite, most comforting place is on my lake-lot association, which is one house away from my home. I understand that I have to balance my time both in the city and the country areas of Prior Lake. To better explain the points I am stating, I will examine a short description of the article by Solnit. All of her points are clear and I enjoy relating them to my views of nature and environment.

The place that I feel most at home is the lake-lot association that I am part of. It is located near my home in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Twenty-four homeowners own a piece of land and lake access that is ran and maintained by the members and for the members. The beautiful beach, pavilion, docks and big field of grass are what I find to be the most natural place. I enjoy the peaceful state of mind that I experience when I am on the land: the green, full grass, the warm, tingly sand, or even the cool, fresh and relaxing water. Also, I enjoy lying in the sun on the platform of my pontoon boat, reading books on the fishing docks and listening to birds sing, watching fish swim and smelling the fresh air. All of these feelings are amazing and beneficial to the land I enjoy and to the events I experience. Many times I am caught daydreaming because I’m so in awe of the amazing land I’m on.

One afternoon it was about eighty-five degrees and very sunny; the sand was really hot, the water warm