Mazz Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 The other day Ron posted some pics of the area he lives in. Thought that was sort of neat. Here are some from the area of Iowa, where I live. Mississippi River boat landing near Buffalo, Iowa. Rural road in Farm Country, south of Blue Grass, Iowa. Walcott, Iowa Tractor Restorer Business Farm field between Walcott and Blue Grass, Iowa. Beautiful Downtown Blue Grass, Iowa. Entrance Road to the subdivision where we live. Zoya's House!!! Zoya's back yard (garden). One more of Zoya's back yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boshka Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 OMG what lovely pics, can we come to stay lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Oh wow Dave!!! It's STUNNING where you live!! BUT........... that car's on the wrong side of the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffmonster Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 OMG what lovely pics, can we come to stay lol Yes, all of us please. There's enough room in your garden for several dogs and tents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 oh yes - they'd all help to landscape your garden for free as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Tao&Sky Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Great Pics Dave, Thank's for posting them.:g_cool: ......Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 wow, Dave, do you know what struck me first (beside also noticing your cars are on the wrong side of the road ) - how clean everywhere is! In the UK, if we take pics like that, it's usually strewn with litter too! What a gorgeous part of the world xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proximity Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 wow, Dave, do you know what struck me first (beside also noticing your cars are on the wrong side of the road ) - how clean everywhere is! In the UK, if we take pics like that, it's usually strewn with litter too! What a gorgeous part of the world xx That's definately something I noticed. I never used to buy into this whole "clean 100% pure new zealand lord of the rings shenanigans" tosh that's advertised and longed to move to the uk where my family is from. However after seeing so many pics of every-day UK, i realise I've been taking what I hav for granted. It's nice to be able to drive 30 minutes in any direction and be ale to choose between soft beaches, hiking through mountains or rural farmland, and not have it tarnished by the trappings of overpopulation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Lovely yard! Like the hill and the trees! (Much of the rest looks rather familiar!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Fantastic Dave, lovely place, looks so clean and serene. We live in the mountains, so I'll take some photos - like Charlie in New Zealand we are a half hour away from either the sea, mountains, farmland or the beautiful city of Cape Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Dave your a very lucky man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 wow! can we come visit? your garden is massive! no wonder Zoya is so happy all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 wow erm well what can i say, erm ok not posting pic's of my area lol thats a lovely place you live Dave fab pic's xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 wkd pics dave looks sooooooooo lovely where u live wish i lived somewhere so nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 You are sooooooo lucky. We live half an hour from lots more crappy houses. and some farm land. Also half an hour away from one of the worlds greatest University cities. Oxford Which is full of Students, foreign visitors and all the trash and street crowding they bring with them. Most people think of Oxford as Dreaming Spires, students swanning around having deep intellectual conversations in quaint pubs. Nope, crowded, filthy, traffic clogged, and expensive. I look at YOUR pics and think that is like Heaven. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yesterday, when I was out taking photos, I drove by places that I've driven by a hundred times, some a thousand times. It is so normal looking to me. So I had a hard time trying to decide on where to stop and what to shoot. I guess you don't realize sometimes, how furtunate you are. We all seem to have a tendency to look at those things that are our misfortune, and not those things that are our blessings. Thanks for pointing out some of the blessings that I am so fortunate to have as my surroundings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabresmum Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 What great pics and what a great place to live!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnetser Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Haha, I have never heard of Iowa being called "stunning", although it is a nice place to live. Nice pics Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proximity Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Cambridge was nice when I visited, but it was when uni students were on holiday, so make from that what you will ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Great shots Dave....I love Iowa and believe we ARE truly blessed. Personally, I think Zoya's yard is quite big enough for an Iowa husky meet! HINT, HINT! Sutsibe (Gigi) lives just a couple miles from me. She has a huge yard as well and I'm trying to convince her of the same. (I live on a highway, so it's not the best place for a pack of huskies to visit, but I do have a spare bedroom for any one of my husky-owner friends who come this way to visit) Perhaps we can put something together before the snow flies. How fun it would be to post a few pics of the U.S. huskies gathered together..... Since we've no dog parks nearby, I think private property is our best bet, though there's a really nice park here in town (at the edge of town) that I know, without a doubt we could meet up at and camp. AND perhaps Gigi could be convinced to give everyone a tour of her kennels (just a thought as I sit here supposedly working! LOL Anyone interested? If so, I'll do some checking and see what kind of prices we could get for a group of us ---- could give us some front page coverage in my newspaper as well if we meet here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 awesome pics dave man if my job wasn't such crap i'd make my boyfriend make a trip to iowa for a meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Of course we can meet at my place - my guys would love the company! (Me, too!) Not as picturesque as Dave's back yard, and we'll all need lots of mosquito spray, but the more the merrier! (Just watch out for the yard cats - they aren't very cautious of the dogs, silly critters!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I want to go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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