Just got back from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy...
Lookin' out my back door...
skyppere
Just got back from Illinois, locked the front door, oh boy...
Lookin' out my back door...
skyppere
auto winder (May 21st, 2013), drgoretex (May 19th, 2013), ethernautrix (May 20th, 2013), jar (May 19th, 2013), jay.is.here (March 26th, 2014), Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Mesu (December 4th, 2013), Sketchy (May 18th, 2013), tandaina (May 18th, 2013), Tracy Lee (May 19th, 2013)
What does it look like around YOUR neighborhood? This is from Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Post a pic!
skyppere
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Beautiful day in Chicago. If you look closely, the Willis (formerly Sears) Tower antennae are in the background.
Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Mags (August 22nd, 2013)
My house started as a cabin over a hundred years ago. It's grown slightly and oddly, I'm not sure which side would be considered the front or back.
So, here's looking east,
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and west,
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West is cheating a little as I'm not standing exactly at my door.
Fred
Hawk (December 30th, 2014), Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Tracy Lee (May 19th, 2013)
Two more. This is one of my pastures being used by the SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, for their Beltane Festival a couple of weeks ago. 400 people reenacting the middle ages kept the llama, Llarry, quite amused by the spectacle of it all.
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and one looking up,
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Fred
LunaAzurina (March 29th, 2014), Tracy Lee (May 19th, 2013)
Great thread. Here is a sunrise photo from my patio looking probably Southeast, and then a photo snapped just now, with a light rain falling around 8 a.m., looking south and slightly west.
jay.is.here (March 26th, 2014), Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Mags (August 22nd, 2013), Sketchy (May 19th, 2013)
Out of my kitchen door
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Wow!
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Wow, these views are just amazing! What great places for pen parties - even picnicking under a tree devouring a tree! :-)
Lol not so pretty around the corner ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369009897.570235.jpg the roofers left the trash when they redid the roof
I put my thumb across the bottom and it is just as lovely!!! :-)
Great photos everyone!
I posted this in another thread so pardon the repost.
Living in the desert southwestern US (El Paso, Texas) far removed from major hub cities can have its drawbacks but we get the largest equestrian statue in the world. That counts for something, right?
Equestrian Statue by IvanRomero, on Flickr
My dad in the shot for a size reference.
Equestrian Statue by IvanRomero, on Flickr
El Paso is divided right down the middle by the southern most edge of the Rocky Mountains.
El Paso, Texas by IvanRomero, on Flickr
The desert means dust and dust means you can count on an awesome sunset almost every evening.
Sunset in Far West Texas by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Basking in the clouds by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Sun Rays by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Travel north for 45 minutes or so and you run into Las Cruces, New Mexico. I get lost just looking at the Organ Mountains.
Windmill in the mountains by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Rock Formation by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Organ Mountains by IvanRomero, on Flickr
On the way to Las Cruces, if you are willing to take it slow, you can drive through the Pecan groves. This past season was not too good to the growers though. The summer rains never really came.
Driving through the pecan groves. by IvanRomero, on Flickr
There is not much surface water around here even with the Rio Grande, which is not so Grand this far north, running through the city.
Lonely Tree by
IvanRomero, on Flickr
When it does rain, you can find taco stands at the end of Rainbows.
What's at the end of a rainbow? by IvanRomero, on Flickr
We are also on the border with Mexico but I do not go there as often as I used to.
Flags by IvanRomero, on Flickr
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Hawk (December 30th, 2014), Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014)
When we want to get away from the summer heat, we go to Ruidoso, New Mexico where you can rent a cabin in the middle of the pine forests for a weekend.
Cabin by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Spring is when we get the sand storms. Really, it's the only bad time of year.
Sandstorm by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Winter is very mild. You can grill almost through the whole year but sometimes we do get snow.
The Road Less Travelled by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Ocotillo in snow by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Heading west on Transmountain Road by IvanRomero, on Flickr
Thanks for looking.
Fountain Pen Sith Lord | Daakusaido | Everything in one spot
Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Mags (August 22nd, 2013), Tracy Lee (May 20th, 2013)
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Not exactly my back door...but not terribly far away!
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Happy Writing!
Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Mags (August 22nd, 2013), Tracy Lee (May 20th, 2013)
Lovely
This is the view some 150 yards from my backdoor ...
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Aleks (May 11th, 2014), jay.is.here (March 26th, 2014), Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Sketchy (May 23rd, 2013), Tracy Lee (May 20th, 2013), woosang (May 21st, 2013)
This thread makes me dream of leaving city life...
Lady Onogaro (March 29th, 2014), Polyhistor (June 1st, 2014), Sketchy (May 23rd, 2013), Tracy Lee (May 21st, 2013), woosang (May 21st, 2013)
I love chicago! My brother used to live there and I went to visit once. Road around on the L, explored the LOOP, did marshall fields, walked along the lake... I liked it a lot!
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