Finding moments of peace is particularly important during busy times. Looks like you have ways of creating your own peace, and that's a beautiful thing.

In our small town of less than 10,000 we also get overrun by visitors during the summer, mostly from the nearby Seattle metro area (pop. 3 million); this pas summer was a little quieter due to Covid... but mindfulness goes right out the door, it seems. We are in a "low risk" area, and the city is a "high risk" area... but the city dwellers come here and throw all common sense out the window. Really annoying...