pancakes
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Post by pancakes on Nov 23, 2020 20:22:23 GMT
I have a silly question.
Do you wake up every morning and still think your surroundings are gorgeous/breathtaking? Or have you gotten used to it? ...and if you don't live in a beautiful place, do you think you'd feel the same way as you did Day 1 if you did?
I live in Chicago, so sometimes I forget how "cool" it can be if you're not from a densely populated/urban environment to even drive up along the lake and see the skyline come at you from the horizon. Occasionally if I've been on vacation and come home, I remember that feeling again. But otherwise, it's just same place day in and day out. Not that Chicago is positively breathtaking (although some might feel that way!)...
But like what if you lived next to a breathtaking mountain. Or in the south of France in a quaint village. Or in a tropical paradise. Or in pastoral rolling green hills.
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on Nov 23, 2020 20:32:26 GMT
I live in Niagara, Ontario. Home to many estate wineries, Niagara Falls and beautiful parks. People pay a lot of money to see the things that I can see and do on a regular basis.
*** And with this post, I am now a Drama Llama
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Post by Zee on Nov 23, 2020 20:33:49 GMT
Well I have a beautiful wall of trees behind my deck and the kitchen is at treetop level due to the slant the house is built on, so it's a little like living in a tree house and I love that. I'll never get tired of that. But the actual area itself is nothing special since it's just about building and growth, unless you count the Lake of Death I live by which is definitely a haunted deathtrap . The good part is that about an hour away are the mountains and forests and I can go there pretty much any time I want to. I like living here a lot but I will say that even though I didn't enjoy living in PA, Bucks Co is absolutely beautiful and I miss our motorcycle rides along the Delaware. PA is just really beautiful. I think the most naturally beautiful place I've ever personally visited was Sedona AZ.
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Post by katlady on Nov 23, 2020 20:36:08 GMT
I like where I live. It is not “gorgeous”. It is a suburb, but I can occasionally see a piece of the ocean while driving around town. And it is close enough that we can drive down there and watch the sunset. We have lots of hills, hiking trails and little lakes. Off to the east, we can see mountains. We have wildlife too. Coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, skunks, possum, hawks, snakes, etc. It is not a picture book gorgeous place, but I think it has a lot of beauty.
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Post by tenacious on Nov 23, 2020 20:37:38 GMT
I live at the base of a breathtaking mountain range..one of the prettiest in the state, and, yes, I wake up everyday and am just amazed and grateful.
My parents instilled in me a great appreciation of my surroundings—not necessarily the house I live in, but, the setting. That is by far the most valuable thing to me, and the thing that affects my well being more than almost anything else. I often think about the fact that I could be happy in a shack if it had a great view! 😅
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Post by melodyesch on Nov 23, 2020 20:37:42 GMT
I live in St. Louis so no. Somehow I’ve been getting posts on Facebook from some group called Quaint English Villages or something like that and I think how amazing it would be to live there. But then I think of Midsomer Murders so maybe not...
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Post by Delta Dawn on Nov 23, 2020 20:40:14 GMT
Yes I live in Victoria. It’s pretty nice here!
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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 23, 2020 20:43:47 GMT
I'm in Colorado and yes the mountains are beautiful and all that, but actually NOT living in the mountains, it's really not all that (to me.) the view of the mountains are awesome, but you have to have a clear day and that doesn't happen a lot. It is like a desert as well, so there isn't a lot of green. It takes a lot of water to keep up with your lawn.
If you want to see the pretty snowy mountains, you have to fight traffic every single weekend during ski season, so who wants that? It can take hours. Or you go during the week. So yeah, Colorado is great, but I think there are much prettier areas in the US.. Like in southern Missouri, in the Ozarks, or the Smokey Mountains.. Idaho or Montana... But that is just me...
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craftykitten
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Post by craftykitten on Nov 23, 2020 20:44:06 GMT
I live in a beautiful part of the UK where lots of other people come to visit. We have beautiful beaches, great walks and lots of lovely wildlife. My problem is that my actual *house* is tiny, in a terraced street with a road right outside, and has no views whatsoever. I do wish I could see nicer things out of my windows but it's a very beautiful part of the world generally.
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sueg
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Post by sueg on Nov 23, 2020 20:44:41 GMT
I live in Munich, which is a beautiful old city. There are days when I have to go into the city centre and I come up from the underground onto the main plaza and can't believe how lucky I am to live here. We go to Mass in a church that was built in 1850 and has amazing paintings behind the altar. On a good day, I can look out from our apartment balcony and see the Austrian Alps in the distance. Yes, I live in a beautiful place, with an amazing history, and I feel very privileged that we are able to spend this part of our lives here.
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Belle
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Post by Belle on Nov 23, 2020 20:45:34 GMT
Yes, I think I live in a beautiful place. We have huge evergreen trees, lots of beautiful deciduous trees, mountains in all directions and lots of lakes as well as Puget Sound. We also have wild life to watch (deer, bobcats, raccoons, coyote and bears) as well as wildlife to hear (a variety of different birds including owls). Lots to admire in the Seattle area.
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Post by Merge on Nov 23, 2020 20:47:57 GMT
There are some beautiful things and places in Houston, but overall, no. One doesn’t live here for the weather or the scenery. It’s the culture and the food.
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Post by Mary_K on Nov 23, 2020 20:48:12 GMT
I live in the PNW on the peninsula.
Almost anywhere I drive and where I work I see water - the beautiful Puget Sound.
On clear days I see the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier.
Very beautiful!
Mary K
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 23, 2020 20:49:24 GMT
Absolutely. I live in San Diego right near Balboa Park. I love the diversity of our neighborhood and the views from the park that’s just a short walk away. I do not take it for granted and especially not after this year after being home day after day.
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 23, 2020 20:52:24 GMT
Not beautiful. It’s very nice, and has great parks. But beautiful, no.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Nov 23, 2020 20:58:20 GMT
Yes, I do. There are times I take it for granted but then even during a simple commute home, or day running errands, something will catch my eye and I am in awe at the natural beauty we have in the PNW. I consider myself very lucky to live here.
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rickmer
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Post by rickmer on Nov 23, 2020 21:09:26 GMT
i love coming into the city at night and seeing the toronto skyline - all sparkly. my office is in a heritage building right downtown, by union station. the big window right behind me frames the CN Tower perfectly (for now) and i always position myself so it shows on Zoom calls.
it reminds me not to take it for granted... and especially young people living in rural spots in canada or newcomers that arrive in our country, they would be pretty impressed with "my backyard" (figuratively speaking as my actual backyard is 10x12 fenced area with black square patio tiles - but i have parking behind that so i am not complaining!!)
i am desperate to be on a lake though - not like lake ontario - you need to see the other side for it to be interesting (to me). that is my dream. and i would never, ever take it for granted!!
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Nov 23, 2020 21:10:20 GMT
I am chuckling a bit to myself, as I just had this thought the other day. I was born and raised on Long Island, in suburbia, and my family are all still on the East Coast. Yes, NY has a lot of pretty places, but my day to day life growing up was “citified.” I live in Arkansas and have for 36 years. I live in a small, semi-rural town, and we have 110 acres where we raise cattle and hay. I work at the local grade school as a lunch lady. I was running some trash out to the dumpster, and was thinking how fortunate I was to have a hay field right at the edge of the school property, and to live on a dirt road. Breathtaking? Maybe not. But still rural, with cows and green fields and a way to get away from town, in spite of the fact that things are growing in this neck of the woods.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 23, 2020 21:11:41 GMT
No, I don't currently. And it definitely takes a toll on ya.
But I have lived in a few really gorgeous places in my life, and just stepping out the door could refresh me and bring me peace.
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Post by KiwiJo on Nov 23, 2020 21:12:23 GMT
Have you guys seen the window Swap website? People from around the world upload a video of what they see from their window (and preferably include part of the window so you know it’s from their home). it’s surpringly fascinating - some people have a most glorious views, others post pics of their neighbour’s shed that their window looks onto, and everything in between. One person can see the Egyptian pyramids, another has a hummingbird feeder outside, another shows a busy New York intersection, another the rolling hills of farmland, there’s one that just shows a water tank that collects rain water, another has a hard that desperately needs weeding..... We can see the park across the road from our house (well, more of the park’s carpark, not quite so much of the park itself) and I want to send in a video of the kids arriving at teh park for soccer.
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Post by scrappersue on Nov 23, 2020 21:13:34 GMT
Yes! I live on the other side of Washington state from Seattle, so we get hot summers and snowy winters and 300 days of sunshine a year (or so they say). I live in the apple capital of the worlds, so there are lots of orchards and we have the Columbia River that runs through our valley. I go down to an awesome river trail system and walk my dog every week and every single time I am in awe of how lucky I am to have this beautiful nature all around. Washington state is such a beautiful diverse state - beautiful coast, Olympic national forest, the Puget sound, our Cascade mountain range, so may lakes and rivers and the farmlands on the Eastside. We have a ski resort 20 minutes from my house. The Seattle side of the state is rainy (that is where I was born), but with the rain comes luscious green.
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Post by katiekaty on Nov 23, 2020 21:24:43 GMT
No, I can’t say that I do. But, there are some really lovely places within short driving distances. I lives in the west side of Houston. We moved from an area of Louisiana where it was gor but very humid, frequently rainy and some flooding. It’s home but so is Texas. Houston is different but they beauty is the big city culture, food, events and shopping at your fingertips. You can do anything, shop for anything and go to so many different areas it’s almost like little microcosmic country/cities in one. I love both places very much and thankful for being a part of both.
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DEX
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Post by DEX on Nov 23, 2020 21:34:27 GMT
Yes I do. I live in a suburb. I used to live on a huge lake but moved after my husband died to be near family. I thought it would be a hard adjustment. I have a wonderful view of a small pond with woods outside my living room window. In the summertime I hear Loons occasionally. I posted on Facebook today how grateful I am to live independently in such beautiful surroundings.
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Post by mnmloveli on Nov 23, 2020 21:43:42 GMT
Yes I do ! But I feel as great as it is to live in a beautiful area, your home Itself is equally important. I love my home. It’s cozy, warm, and my heart feels full each day I wake-up and begin my day.
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 23, 2020 21:44:43 GMT
I don’t wake up and think my street itself is so great but yes every day when I go out I am awestruck how beautiful this area. Fog in the valley on my morning run: Sunset on evening walk:
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 23, 2020 21:47:56 GMT
I live in a plain suburb in a plain house, but I love that there are several lovely parks and four small lakes / wetlands a couple of hundred metres from my house. I walk around the lakes every day and it makes me feel really happy. The next suburb up is semi rural and where I would choose to live on a few acres if I had a lazy 2-3 million+ lying around. I love the bushland, hills, native animals such as kangaroos and echidnas, and the river that runs through that suburb. The areas described in this thread by the rest of you sound amazingly beautiful. This is one of the lakes, where I walk the dog most days:
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Post by gar on Nov 23, 2020 21:54:26 GMT
Have you guys seen the window Swap website? People from around the world upload a video of what they see from their window (and preferably include part of the window so you know it’s from their home). it’s surpringly fascinating - some people have a most glorious views, others post pics of their neighbour’s shed that their window looks onto, and everything in between. One person can see the Egyptian pyramids, another has a hummingbird feeder outside, another shows a busy New York intersection, another the rolling hills of farmland, there’s one that just shows a water tank that collects rain water, another has a hard that desperately needs weeding..... We can see the park across the road from our house (well, more of the park’s carpark, not quite so much of the park itself) and I want to send in a video of the kids arriving at teh park for soccer. That looks really cool from a quick glance! Do you see the same people/windows repeatedly? How long are the videos? I just swiped and swiped and swiped without staying on any of them more than a few seconds 😄
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Post by huskermom98 on Nov 23, 2020 21:54:55 GMT
Most of the year...no, not really. But for a couple of days each fall our neighborhood can be just gorgeous when the leaves change color and the sun is shining (it's an old neighborhood with big old trees).
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Post by workingclassdog on Nov 23, 2020 21:56:22 GMT
I live in a plain suburb in a plain house, but I love that there are several lovely parks and four small lakes / wetlands a couple of hundred metres from my house. I walk around the lakes every day and it makes me feel really happy. The next suburb up is semi rural and where I would choose to live on a few acres if I had a lazy 2-3 million+ lying around. I love the bushland, hills, native animals such as kangaroos and echidnas, and the river that runs through that suburb. The areas described in this thread by the rest of you sound amazingly beautiful. This is one of the lakes, where I walk the dog most days: okay I have to ask, do kangaroo's roam around?? lol.. probably sounds really funny.. but yeah... I'm asking.
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mimima
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Post by mimima on Nov 23, 2020 21:58:12 GMT
On my way to the office, I come around a corner and have a view of the bay and mountain behind it. It's one of those things that I often remind myself to savor!
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