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As I was driving home through the forest recently, ahead of me I saw an old pickup truck pull over onto the shoulder and put its hazard lights on. A young woman wearing handmade clothing jumped out of the truck and ran 200 feet back up the road. As I passed, I saw her scoop up a newt she'd seen crossing the road, and carry it into the forest, before running back to her truck.

This made me smile, but the redneck behind me was outraged. "Damn hippies! Bleeding heart liberal treehuggers... only on Chauncy's Island... Friggin' oughta be a law... stoppin' for a damn lizard. What about the other cars?"

I looked him in the eyes and said, quietly but firmly, "You're new around here, aren't you?"

"I been here seven whole years, so, no, I'm not new," the redneck said. "What's it to you, anyway?"

I've been here 30 years, but I didn't mention that. I just said to him, "Seven whole years you've been here, and you still act like you're brand new. That's a shame."

And everyone else laughed and clapped as the redneck drove away without saying anything more.

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Advent romance. I live in a very old (founded 1230) and small ( ca 6600 residents) town ( securitized city rights). We have a castle and several very old houses. There is a railway station and a highway. In December the houses in the old town have little lights at there roofs. This house always looks nice and cozy with the lightened showroom and windows in the dark. Walking along I always have to think of the poem „Christmas“ form Joseph von Eichendorff... #procreate #digital #digitalart #digitaldrawing #digitalillustration #derwentbrush #adventromance #advent #adventsromantik #oldtown #altstadt #winterhaus #winterhouse #abendspaziergang #eveningwalk #lightedhouse #windowlighting #Fensterlicht #lichtfenster #Abendbeleuchung Abendpaziergang #smalltown #kleinstadt #landleben #dezember #winter #december #badenwurttemberg #badenwürttemberg #badenwuerttemberg https://www.instagram.com/p/CIh8UHhBls6/?igshid=10022v1ijvh58