I would say we are both quite blessed in where we are, and what we look out on-- although your climate is a little friendlier. I, too, can walk out on the back deck and see something like the photo below.

My wife and I are both introverts and we've found a balance of being "alone together" that works, with our separate work spaces at opposite ends of the house. Where we live is fairly sparsely populated, so on a walk on the beach I seldom see more than maybe 1-2 other people... often none. And I like it that way. Steemit (and other social media) is about as "social" as I get.