I live right in the valley bottom, surrounded by buildings and trees. It's fine but every now and then I realise how much I need and miss 'big skies'. The first time I ever visited Norfolk, with its flat fens and coast, it was the huge skies that excited me and made me feel suddenly so free. There, the sky goes 180° from your feet up over your head and back to your feet. In the valleys, you have to look up to see the sky. That's perhaps why I love the view from part way up the hillside near my home, looking down the valley through Shipley towards Leeds. So much more sky! On a day when there are some interesting clouds, it's even better.
A splendid view!
ReplyDeleteThat is how Florida strikes me...a lot of sky.
ReplyDeleteThis pic sure shows a big sky, Jenny!
ReplyDeleteThe coal-burning homes and industry of sixty years ago have all gone for ever, thank goodness. I still have to pinch myself to believe: it really is all so clean now. Wow!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo. The clouds' vanishing point makes the sky feel even bigger.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I now live in a house with many tall trees around...well, tall for Texas. And once long ago I lived in a beautiful little town in NY, but it was so cosy. Lovely, but cosy.Had to drive a mile to see more than a mile. I was relieved when I moved back to TX, short trees and big skies. (Though I still live here, but in town where the trees are tall...they are lovely though. Well, you can't have everything!! Sigh.)
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