The view from home!

@TheHorse (218889)
Walnut Creek, California
May 9, 2020 12:35pm CST
One of the nice things about living in Northern California is that there are redwood tress all around, even away from the large groves we visit periodically. I have one growing right next to my balcony. I decided to celebrate it yesterday with a photograph. My only regret is that it's not in a place where I could arrange a chair such that I could serenade it on guitar. If you've ever hiked in a redwood grove in the late afternoon, it's a truly calming experience. Everything around you is bathed in a gentle orange light. I could just sit there and watch and listen...and have on many hikes. Do you have a favorite thing to just sit and watch on your property?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 May 20
Love those big trees. Would love to walk in a grove of those. I have cedar, pine and tulip poplars to look at.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
@CarolDM New houses? Oh, those are always a bother. Where my horse used to live? Being overrun by McMansions.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Sounds lovely to me.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 May 20
@TheHorse It is nice. The new houses are not my favorite but I am getting used to it.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
9 May 20
I live in a subdivision, but I do enjoy watching the squirrels come over to me and beg for peanuts.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (68043)
• United States
9 May 20
@JohnRoberts — more weeds than grass.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Can you feed them by hand? I used to do that in Chicago.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
9 May 20
No grass to even watch grow?
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
9 May 20
That sounds calming. We have a small forest area behind our home. I like sitting and seeing birds there.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
I enjoy watchig ird too. In fact, I may put my seed on my balcony railing right now, just to see who shows up.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Can you hike there as well?
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Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
10 May 20
@TheHorse That's nice.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119633)
• United States
9 May 20
I always liked looking at my hostas
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
What are hostas?
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
9 May 20
How cool that you have a redwood tree. I remember seeing the redwoods when we traveled to northern California. We have birds that we can watch....or just look out at our "yard". We live on an acre and a quarter.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
That sounds great! I have five acres in Montana, but I'm only there for a few weeks of the year.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
@LindaOHio I'll see if I can find a picture of my cabin. I really enjoy my time up there. Here's the entrance. I fixed this fence and gate. I can't find a picture of the cabin itself right now, but I know I have one
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
9 May 20
@TheHorse Five acres in Montana sounds heavenly.
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Avik Ranjan Das
@Avikrdas (51)
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9 May 20
Here is the view from my apartment. The area belong to a National park and situated in Mumbai, India.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
It looks very green, like our hills early in the year.
Avik Ranjan Das
@Avikrdas (51)
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10 May 20
@TheHorse Yes. It is indeed.
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (46955)
• India
10 May 20
That picture reminds me of the October days when I was in college and my semester exams were finished. I used to watch trees far away from my house's roof sometimes and well relax just watching them. There were no mobiles in my life then. Life was busy but there was something that used to make one feel more positive. So the picture above made me feel nostalgic.
Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (49463)
• Mojave, California
9 May 20
Those trees are famous. How old is that one? Count the rings I only watch crows and the this other dumb bird. All it knows is one song and it drives you nuts. It does like messing with Kai though. Look you can come eat me. Sike! Kai falls for it every time. It is funny.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (49463)
• Mojave, California
9 May 20
@TheHorse Really, I did not know that. Learn something knew everyday. I thought birds were true musicians and poets, guess they one hit wonders.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
All birds know "only one song," ultimately. They're not really doing "music." It made me sad to read that.
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Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
10 May 20
We have mango trees around the neighborhood.
Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
9 May 20
I don't have huge trees like those , but some cedars and bushes and flowers to look at.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Sounds good to me.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Anything that's nature is calming to me.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 May 20
the fact that is outside your window is pretty awesome
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 May 20
@TheHorse I once lived over a golf course, so most of the time all I saw was a lovely field of green (eastern orgeon, so most places were gross scrubby brown all year)
The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 May 20
I can see it from my desk too! I'm peeking at it now. Late afternoon is the time when it gets that lovely burnt orange look.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
9 May 20
I wish i had real property to watch.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Therer is a rose that blooms in Spanish Harlem. Or something like that. There's always beauty to be found out there.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 May 20
@TheHorse Thank you for sharing that with us. I have green around me when I sit on the porch either to get some sun or on a Saturday reading and spending time with my cat.
Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
9 May 20
We don't have such scenic natural beauty around us. But our apartment complex has beautiful landscape and greenery. The balcony where I generally sit with my laptop has a beautiful scene of few palm trees, swimming pool and a well groomed garden with plenty of blooms.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218889)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 May 20
Do you have a picture?
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106323)
• Marion, Ohio
9 May 20
Prefer watching the critters. They are always entertaining.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79886)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May 20
Nope, nothing to serenade here. Why can you not just serenade it from where you are am sure it will hear and appreciate your thoughts.
Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121590)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 May 20
I have a giant meadow just beyond my back property line. I love to set up my hammock in the trees right adjacent to the meadow, and just lay there relaxing in the hammock and gazing out over the meadow. It's a great way to do absolutely nothing and enjoy every minute of it.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 20
We have such nice trees here too. I love your redwood.
Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
10 May 20
Mostly in the summer afternoon, I enjoy sitting in my balcony and watch my kids riding their bikes.