Hannah's hometown

My hometown is named Tioga, which means "peaceful valley" in a Native American language. Because my hometown is extremely small (only ~1200 people), I don't miss it too much. I mostly just miss my family. However, Tioga does have several incredibly beautiful features that Seattle lacks. The first one relates to the horizon. Since the land in North Dakota is so flat, the sunsets and sunrises are incredible. You can watch the sun go down for a long time. When it does slip beneath the horizon, the sky is black, not dark blue. The expanse of the sky as it is sprinkled with stars is humbling and awespiring. The other beautiful feature is the land during harvest season. At this time, the land looks like a patchwork quilt with different colored squares that are various kinds of crops that farmers have been growing. The contrast of pale golden wheat with the azure of the sky and the motion of the wheat with the wind are pictures of my hometown that I hold in my mind when I miss my family.

I'm curious what you all find beautiful about your home places.