It’s been on my mind a lot lately…if you hadn’t noticed.

bucolic (bu·col·ic): / byoo KOL ik /
adjective

(1) of or pertaining to shepherds or herdsmen; pastoral
(2) of, suggesting, or pertaining to an idyllic rural life; characteristic of country life, the countryside, or country people

noun

(1) a pastoral poem; a poem about country life or the countryside
(2) a shepherd, farmer, or other person from the countryside; a rustic (archaic)

[From Latin bucolicus from Greek boukolikos meaning “rustic,” from boukolos meaning “cowhand, herdsman,” from bous (“head of cattle, ox”) + kolos (“keeper”).]

Usage: I dream of a simpler life, a bucolic existence wherein only trees reach for the sky rather than concrete monstrosities.