Midwest Landscapes

It seemed to me that people here were more open and more outgoing. The waitress in a roadside stand said good morning before I had a chance to, discussed breakfast as though she liked the idea, spoke with enthusiasm about the weather, sometimes even offered some information about herself without my delving. Strangers talked freely to one another without caution. I had forgotten how rich and beautiful is the countryside - the deep topsoil, the wealth of great trees. It seemed to me that the earth was generous and outgoing here in the heartland, and perhaps the people took a cue from it.