Ar·ca·di·a [ aar káydee ə ] (plural Ar·ca·di·as)
noun Ar·ca·di·a (plural Ar·ca·di·as) or ar·ca·di·a (plural ar·ca·di·as)
Definition:
imagined place of rural bliss: a place in which people are imagined or believed to enjoy a perfect life of rustic simplicity
[Late 19th century. Via Latin< Greek Arkadia, mountainous district in Peloponnesus]
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I really do live in Arcadia…Oh yes I do!
Oliag, I had never read the definition before...thank you for that perfect description...I have to agree wholeheartedly!
ReplyDeleteYour picture looks like an old postcard. Very pretty. I immediately thought of Longfellow's poem Evangeline in association with Arcadia.
ReplyDeleteoh how i love the image you used ...the boxy houses...bare limbed trees in a row...magical oliag
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture...it looks like it get pretty cold there in the winter...does it?
ReplyDeletei really like the definition. maybe because i a word geek. i like the picture too. magical.
ReplyDeleteI should have mentioned in my post that this is an old postcard...maybe dated from the early 1900's...The village looks a little less barren now...
ReplyDeleteIt gets cold here in southern New England but not unbearable...
Beautiful postcard and I love the definition of it being simple, rustic bliss.
ReplyDeletebeautiful postcard you've found there and like stevie, i always think of evangeline when i think of arcadia. and then i think of louisana because cajuns is a derivative of arcadians. and i love cajun food.
ReplyDeletejust beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely. Your village must have a lot of history. I'm wondering if those buildings are still there?
ReplyDeleteSo nice to meet you Oliag.
Oh what a wonderful image!!!
ReplyDeletelove it!!
ReplyDeleteThe buildings are not only still there...but I live in one of them too!
ReplyDeleteGreat pairing with defintion and the antique postcard. Rather nice that the photographer lives in one of the original buildings as well.
ReplyDeletebeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI am envious.
ReplyDeleteSwoon~
ReplyDeleteI'm in love.
love this definition of where you live - rustic simplicity - and paired with this old postcard it is perfect - i can imagine it completely - bliss
ReplyDeletei love old towns and yours looks like a wonderful place to live and visit! thanks for letting me visit for a few!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great name for a town! We could all do with a bit of rustic simplicity in our lives I think!
ReplyDeletethere is a house near where i live that is called that name. i've always loved the name, but didnt know what it meant.
ReplyDeleteWell, I thought Louisiana, too -- but obviously this is not THERE! :-D What a great photo -- looks like a wonderful place to live. Now to go dig out that map...
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