Lol, no Laura their not all hillbillies!
Some are of course, but I've that type everywhere I've been.
I know some people here already and most of them are very nice.
Surprisingly,quite a few people who are my neighbors in this area are not from here originally, but moved here from PA, LA, etc and there's even one guy from Panama.
I'm not exactly "new" here either.
When I first left Idaho I stayed with my sister in Middleburg Florida for a couple of years. My Aunt lived here in Keystone Heights for 20 years and I came down a few times to visit her, in fact the place I'm at now was her house, and when she died a few years back none of her kids wanted to move down here, so they sold it dirt cheap.
That's the only reason I was able to come down here now.
My Mom has lived here, through the winters, for the past 16 years and I've been here with her quite often as well. My Mom has orange and Grapefruit trees in her yard, 3 houses up from me and my Aunt grew an Orange tree here in the back yard here that's about 10 feet tall, so it's been there awhile.
我肌萎缩性侧索硬化症o did some research and discovered that both Anna and Dorsell Golden apples do well here, as do peach, Nectarine, Tangerines, Moringa and several other kinds of fruit trees. I am hesitant to buy already growing trees, but I don't mind buying the seeds for much cheaper.. and giving it a try.
Most of the Oak in the general area are fairly small, there are only a few areas where they are this huge. Maybe they have been logged or harvested in the past, I don't know.
But I do appreciate the ones I have here, they are very beautiful trees, and there are two out front that are almost exactly like the Ponderosa pine we had in Idaho.
I know that there is no ideal place, but I'll do the best I can with what I have..and if I fail.. I'll try something else.
And I like the southern accent some of these people have!
I don't know if I'll ever talk like they do, but I wouldn't mind it.