In the hills of Madison County-New York

I always have a little trouble when I join a forum, or mention in a post that we are from New York. We are from New York, but not "New York" and I wouldn't want people to get the wrong idea. There is another part a New York, a beautiful, rural New York. A peaceful, pastural New York. And that is where we are from---the hills of Madison County-New York.
It is not a New York where you can get lost in a big city. It IS a New York where you can lose a child in the hay field.

It IS a New York where the horizon stretches on and on in rolling hills.

It IS a beautiful sky and a lot of open space.

It is the countryside--where we raise our "country" children.

We garden and grow our food--with the help of a wonderful aunt.

It IS fresh air and sunshine.

It IS where summers are short, so you play outside whenever you can.

God has decorated the countryside in many beautiful colors.

Country children can be entertained in a gravel pit for hours at a time.

We are from THIS New York-a different New York-a beautiful New York.