This is the view from our front door, but I must admit that it's not always as beautiful as this.
We'd had a slight storm, and this was still the wonderful air-clarity about three days later. The colour of the foliage miles away, was exactly the same as that of nearby. There was absolutely no haziness in the air whatsoever.
The small amount of rain had already had some effect, otherwise you can still see the remains of the Summer's drought.
I am confidently assured that this view will never change. It's classified as 'Agricultural Land' and is outside any building zone. Thank goodness!
We think of it as an extension to our garden that others tend, rather than us.
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No chance of a container holiday village then!
Big skies
We said the same thing about the Nursery behind us but the Owner and the city changed the zoning behind our backs. I hope this never happens because that is truly beautiful.
The Japanese call this " borrowed landscape". A blessing!
Not in front of us; no!
I took the photo because it was so beautiful; it's not always like that.
Doc, we cross our fingers, keep a Rabbit's foot handy, and occasionally give our Mayor an evil look. As they say, promises are there to be broken; but I think in this case we'll be OK.
I have enough to look after anyway. Many of those fields are now simply abandoned, and grow brambles.
I know what you mean by a sharp clear horizon. I notice the change in ours.
The view looks wonderful in your photo. The land loves a good rainfall. Our garden perked up considerably after ours a few weeks ago. Now it's going back to brown
The rain cleans the air so well. I'm sure it even feels better to breathe after a good downpour.
A good view to have. It is a pity that much is abandoned . However nature reclaims her own, and brambles are good - shelter for some and food both others.
As you say it is beautiful but what is it usually like? A few horses perhaps.
It's a fine example of what Brussels has done to European agriculture. There are fields lying idle everywhere, no-one milks Cows any more, and farmyards are no longer filled with Hens Ducks and Geese. As for the Brambles, they are red stemmed Brambles that sadly have no fruit!
In the picture, the only crop is hay. Otherwise further over to the right there are occasionally a couple of horses.
What a wonderful view to see every morning.
I think that every single day!
We have some wonderful views here in West Wales, but often, in summer, there is a heat haze, so I know what you mean!
You are like monarchs overseeing your domain. All rise for King Cro!
Amazing how quickly everything greens up again after a little rain.
The first month of lockdown was like that here. No con-trails, nothing but blue sky and crystal clear fresh air.
That occasional total clarity is wonderful. I just wish it would happen more often.
I hope you wrote that whilst genuflecting.
It doesn't take long, does it. More rain again tomorrow, so it'll be back to normal again soon.
And very quiet too, we noticed it here also.
What a lovely scene to look at everyday. I have some pretty views also but builders are buying up lots of farmland and getting the local governments to change zoning. We are fighting back, but I fear it is futile. This is another reason I am glad I am old.
Yes, that "I'm glad I won't be around when" syndrome is over here too. It seems as if everyone in authority is doing their best to destroy our tranquility. At least the above view should be safe for a while.
Beautiful view of protected land and open space. There must be wildlife to observe as well. Nice for hiking.
Plenty of wildlife out there; some of which we see regularly, others are more shy. There is a footpath that runs behind our property, but very little used.
Lovely view Cro, hope it's safe forever. We are lucky too, we have a view of the marshes and then the sea. It's a nature reserve so unlikely ever to be built on. In the distance, in the sea, are wind turbines which come and go according to the atmosphere. Today we can't see them at all. Also various ships pass, mostly container ships so it can be quite interesting to look up their details on Vesselfinder marine tracking, find out where they're coming from/going to etc.
Lovely view and peaceful and quiet too no doubt.
I should think that apart from beurocracy, it is people not willing to pay the cost of rearing animals or growing crops, when they are buying the finished product.
The place where you live is so very, very beautiful!
A wonderful, egalitarian distribution of the land.
That sounds as if your view is safe from developers; it's always a worry. My son's old house in Hertfordshire risked having 500 houses built right behind him. He's now in Essex.
Very quite, we remark about it almost every day.
It's lovely, but we have neighbours who are hell-bent of destroying it.
In that picture there are four different landowners. It's a bit of a muddle. One square patch of land has actually been abandoned because there is no official access.
Why Brussels should have created a system that makes it far cheaper to import a leg of lamb from NZ, than to buy one from down the road; I shall never understand. Nor will my neighbours.
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