How's this for a view from your front porch?

[Jeff7]

Damn, how far to the nearest anything? What's the drive to work like?

 

[n7]

Too much dryness.

I like greenery.

But a nice view (albeit acquired taste indeed)...

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Damn, how far to the nearest anything? What's the drive to work like?

That's about 8kms from Merredin (nothing in between except paddocks).

Merredin is almost three hours from Perth (~280km).

Not my place, mate's folk's place (they work in Merredin, so a very short drive to work, and you'd be unlikely to see another car on that drive ).

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

That's cool as hell! Do you work on a cruise ship?

Yes

 

[skulkingghost]

http://www.danielhellerman.com/stormy.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/sunny.jpg

Taken from the front porch of my apt in Williamsport, PA.

 

[ProfJohn]

From my 3rd floor porch on the west side of Orlando.

Live on a lake and across the lake is a city park, very nice views.
Plus free fireworks every night of the summer
Dusk
Fire works
Part of the lake I live on

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: lokiju
My contribution.

Not off my porch but it's an hour drive north of where I live.

I love going up to the area and hiking to waterfalls.

excellent picture! I love the step waterfall!

 

[Raiden256]

I'm still trying to figure out how you get ISO160...

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Raiden256
I'm still trying to figure out how you get ISO160...

metric

 

[Raduque]

Taken directly looking out the front door
Taken from the left looking out over the road

This was where I lived in West Virginia. Now, just picture a boring neighborhood with houses, cars, etc.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: dug777
Not a great pic, and the clouds rolled over, but you get the idea

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/MerredinRock.JPG

..I gona move. I'll set my house trailer there some where.

 

[Martin]

Yeah, that's a pretty terrible view. Sorry OP, virtually any decent mountainous region will offer views a million times better than that.

 

[xanis]

I'm with dug on this one, I love that kind of scenery. When I went out to Arizona and Nevada last year I just loved it and I really want to move there some day.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Martin
Yeah, that's a pretty terrible view. Sorry OP, virtually any decent mountainous region will offer views a million times better than that.

It's a completely different kind of landscape

YOU may prefer a mountainous view (and I'm not saying I don't), but that doesn't automatically mean that ANY other type of landscape is 'terrible', and that you can't have an appreciation for it

You may prefer the Stirlings:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/StirlingRanges1.JPG

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/StirlingRanges4.JPG

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: bababooey
Looks pretty depressing to me.

How so?

Rolling golden paddocks on a beautiful sunny day (and indeed landscape of any kind) don't make me want to curl up in a ball and cry like a little girl, so I find that attitude hard to understand

It looks barren- like there's a whole group of kids waiting off camera for the Red Cross to show up with bags of rice.

Here's the view out the front door of a cabin we go to a lot. See the difference?

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Just be careful not to let the Dingos steal your baby in the middle of the night.

Watch out for these guys too!

 

[ProfJohn]

Originally posted by: Auric

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Just be careful not to let the Dingos steal your baby in the middle of the night.

Watch out for these guys too!

Nah he has Mel Gibson to protect him.

What you don't know is that under that face mask is a yamika, which is why Mel hates those guys so much.

 

[440sixpack]

Makes me want to hop into the Interceptor and hunt down the Lord Humongous.

Edit: Wow, I hadn't even read the two posts above mine!

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: Martin
Yeah, that's a pretty terrible view. Sorry OP, virtually any decent mountainous region will offer views a million times better than that.

It's a completely different kind of landscape

YOU may prefer a mountainous view (and I'm not saying I don't), but that doesn't automatically mean that ANY other type of landscape is 'terrible', and that you can't have an appreciation for it

You may prefer the Stirlings:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/StirlingRanges1.JPG

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/dug777/StirlingRanges4.JPG

Very nice.

 

[TheNewbie]

Originally posted by: Raduque
Taken directly looking out the front door
Taken from the left looking out over the road

This was where I lived in West Virginia. Now, just picture a boring neighborhood with houses, cars, etc.

Yes... its called civilization, welcome to the world.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: TheNewbie

Originally posted by: Raduque
Taken directly looking out the front door
Taken from the left looking out over the road

This was where I lived in West Virginia. Now, just picture a boring neighborhood with houses, cars, etc.

Yes... its called civilization, welcome to the world.

So he's supposed to enjoy his luxurious view of suburbia?

Not all of us have anxiety attacks when we can't see something that reassures us that a shopping mall can't be far away

 

[TheNewbie]

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: TheNewbie

Originally posted by: Raduque
Taken directly looking out the front door
Taken from the left looking out over the road

This was where I lived in West Virginia. Now, just picture a boring neighborhood with houses, cars, etc.

Yes... its called civilization, welcome to the world.

So he's supposed to enjoy his luxurious view of suburbia?

Not all of us have anxiety attacks when we can't see something that reassures us that a shopping mall can't be far away

LOL!

Yes, I've become an urban slut in recent years, maybe I'm just compensating for my childhood & youth at a farm in no man's land.

Edit: and you should mind the fact that we did not have the internets or cable TV back than. Sex with neighbours daughters was the only form of entertainment.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: TheNewbie

Originally posted by: dug777

Originally posted by: TheNewbie

Originally posted by: Raduque
Taken directly looking out the front door
Taken from the left looking out over the road

This was where I lived in West Virginia. Now, just picture a boring neighborhood with houses, cars, etc.

Yes... its called civilization, welcome to the world.

So he's supposed to enjoy his luxurious view of suburbia?

Not all of us have anxiety attacks when we can't see something that reassures us that a shopping mall can't be far away

LOL!

Yes, I've become an urban slut in recent years, maybe I'm just compensating for my childhood & youth at a farm in no man's land.

Edit: and you should mind the fact that we did not have the internets or cable TV back than. Sex with neighbours daughters was the only form of entertainment.

I grew up in the country and spent my uni holidays working on the farm, live in the city now, but I escape when I can

 

[WildHorse]

``

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: PrinceofWands

Uncomfortable

Is it just me, or do cactus always look like they're flipping you off?