Ten Things...Let's get out of this town

In general, my flight instinct is a lot stronger than my fight instinct. As soon as things get hard, I want out. Life gets stressful and I start dreaming about being anywhere else. This is only compounded by the fact that I really do love to travel. Consequently, I spend a good amount of time thinking about being other places. I daydream about what my life would be like if I lived somewhere else. This longing for other places often finds its way onto the blog. Here's ten posts that reflect a yearning to just get out of this town (and, yes, that is a reference to the Carrie Underwood song):

1. Wanderlust
2. I love the places I ain't ever been to
3. Sometimes I feel I've got to run away
4. Daydreams of Paris
5. The Siren Song of the City
6. The Power of Suggestion
7. Sunset on the Harbour
8. Getaway Car
9. When words fail
10. Fields

The Siren Song of the City

I've been feeling very "city" lately. I am not sure if that means anything to any of you, although I am sure a couple of you can relate. There is just an ambiance in big cities that I love. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the countryside, but at heart I am a city girl.The picture I have in my head of my future self definitely involves living in some city or other. That's probably why I've been feeling the city vibe lately. I've been thinking a lot about who I want to be and where I want to go and so this picture is slowly coming into focus in my brain and the city factor looms pretty large. Also, I've been down to Whyte Ave twice this week and that is one of the few places in Edmonton that I really feel city-ish.

I took this picture in Toronto last February and then fiddled around with it a bit to give it a grainy, black and white qulaity. I went to visit a good friend and absolutely fell in love with the city. I am determined to live there at some point.