#ReasonsRuralRocks Top Ten Aug 22-26

I'm very please to announce that, after a bit of a dry spell last week, the #ReasonsRuralRocks are coming in faster than ever! There were so many good ones this week that I couldn't narrow it down to only ten. That's right lucky readers, today you get 2 bonus reasons for the price of ten!

Honourable mentions:

You can drive your truck in the yard and no one cares @CircleBalpacas
Being able to park right outside the bank, drugstore, museum, etc. @midgelambert

10. Woodpeckers (5-6) on my lawn; a hummingbird hovers over the planter with bush and garden in the background. @celticperegrini
9. On Wednesdays in our town you can get a heaping plate of German food for cheaper than fast food. @WishekND
8. Seeing a game of road hockey in the streets and not feeling frightened that the children are in danger. @ACSRC
7. The first jars of pickled carrots. Grew the dill and carrots myself. @centralABBeth
6. Rural rocks because your neighbor will cut your lawn if need be. @Tojosan

and of course

5. If you really live rural they'll harvest your entire yearly crop for you! @CraigGMoore
4. You can live and work in a rural area for 4 months, yet have experiences and memories that will last a life time! @KendraKerrigan
3. It's easier to connect (and be connected) with the right people to get things done & make an impact. @creativebug
2. Your hometown is not where you are from, it is who you are. @royprevost

And, chosen by popular response, the Number One Reason Rural Rocks....

You can leave a bottle of wine on a doorstep, and be sure it will reach the right person. @BecyMcCray

A big thank you to all who shared #ReasonsRuralRocks this week. It was great to hear some new voices and to continue the conversation with old friends. @BeckyMcCray's response was clearly the most popular this week, showing up in multiple retweets. Maybe we were all feeling a bit thirsty?

Here's hoping that the weekend finds you enjoying rural, whether that be with a bottle of wine and good friends; out in the field; or simply gazing at a breathtaking view and thinking, "This is exactly where I'm meant to be."