Foo - Pictures from "home"

I was inspired to start this thread after seeing someone post pictures from my neck of the woods in the "go for a ride and take a picture" thread. Even though I haven't lived here in many, many years, I still consider it to be "home."

Looking south, towards the regrowth fields and the hedgerow
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1309/1033949068_4df9e92a80.jpg

That's my Dad out there :) When I was little, the coolest thing EVER was getting to ride with him.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/1033949142_140d3ce8b8.jpg

Locust forest in front of house. I used to sleep in that hammock after 12 hour shifts at the fish fry I worked at.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1033949232_706b3ca12e.jpg

I can't believe how green it is back home. It is even more bright in person.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1033949318_fbee236d53.jpg

I got soaked seconds after I took this...that "mist" in the distance is actually a sheet of incoming rain.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/1034035836_ecc436161d.jpg

Thanks for indulging me. I have a huge case of homesickness. Does anyone else have pictures from wherever they consider "home"?

Great pictures, looks lovely. :)

Home, for the moment.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/Taerom/P5091205.jpg

The pic is taken from my home borough.
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v111/70/2/620475659/n620475659_319192_6408.jpg

Hey, I think I know where that is :) Niiice.

The view from my front porch
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/Farm%20Fog/Farm-Fog-Pano-II.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/Farm%20Fog/Farm-Fog-Pano-I.jpg

What's sometimes in the back yard
http://homepage.mac.com/awcg/.Pictures/Farm%20Fog/Duck.jpg

ohh...cool, guys! How pretty! I'll play too, just gotta get my pics in order...hang on...

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/konakoffee/austindecember2003-2045.jpg

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living on a boat has it's shortcomings, but the view isn't one of them.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/pedalforce/sunset2.jpg

I'm a Downriver girl. :)
http://wintercenter.homestead.com/TrentonMI01302007-2.jpg
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/0/07/DSCN4732_grosseilewaterfront_e.jpg
http://www.miriameaglemon.com/Trip%20Photos/Michigan/MI-Pt%201.jpg

Me:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/hobo.jpg

Home:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/home.jpg

Where I grew up

Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, Indiana

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Lake%20Wawasee/Wawaseewknd019.jpg
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http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Lake%20Wawasee/Wawaseewknd002.jpg

Me:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/hobo.jpg

Home:

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r162/jsharr/home.jpg



You win! :) :beer:

why show an inboard when there is a scow in the foreground?

why show an inboard when there is a scow in the foreground?

Because the Scow isn't rigged and it's up on the lift. I wanted to get some better light as well.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Lake%20Wawasee/UncleJohnBirthday090.jpg
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I was inspired to start this thread after seeing someone post pictures from my neck of the woods in the "go for a ride and take a picture" thread. Even though I haven't lived here in many, many years, I still consider it to be "home."

Looking south, towards the regrowth fields and the hedgerow
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That's my Dad out there :) When I was little, the coolest thing EVER was getting to ride with him.
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Locust forest in front of house. I used to sleep in that hammock after 12 hour shifts at the fish fry I worked at.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1033949232_706b3ca12e.jpg

I can't believe how green it is back home. It is even more bright in person.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1033949318_fbee236d53.jpg

I got soaked seconds after I took this...that "mist" in the distance is actually a sheet of incoming rain.
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Thanks for indulging me. I have a huge case of homesickness. Does anyone else have pictures from wherever they consider "home"?

Wow. Quite nearly idyllic.

Great Pics Eboo.

Some pics from Inverness.

http://www.worldwidewanderings.com/Dcp01054.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Inverness_Ness&Castle_15751.JPG/800px-Inverness_Ness&Castle_15751.JPG

http://www.visitorscotland.com/discover/scotland/inverness-scotland.jpg

http://www.huentelman.com/user/Inverness%20Overlook.JPG

My Paradise:
I was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA :)

The Gold Coast is an incredible city which has World Heritage Listed Rainforests and has one of the worlds greatest surfing beaches. Our sandy coastline stretches 42 km's and includes my favourite beach; Burleigh Heads Beach. (approx 1.5 km's from my house)
Our city also has the worlds tallest residential tower (Q1) and the unique area was created by the worlds biggest Volcanic Caldera.

We have first class hotels including the only Versace Hotel (http://www.palazzoversace.com.au/)in the World.


First of all:
Our World Heritage Hinterland:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/GOLD%20COAST%2005%2006%20Holiday%20Pics/Springbrook%20Area/Picturethirdaustralia079.jpg
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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/GOLD%20COAST%2005%2006%20Holiday%20Pics/Springbrook%20Area/springbrooknationalpark.jpg

Home for the past 2 weeks and the next 2.

4th floor
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v103/98/76/1551420030/n1551420030_30058692_8489.jpg

Outside the window/on top of the roof
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v103/98/76/1551420030/n1551420030_30058309_2241.jpg

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Home is also New Zealand but mostly Plano/Dallas.

My Paradise (part two)

The coastal area:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/GOLD%20COAST%2005%2006%20Holiday%20Pics/Gold%20Coast%20-%20City%20Area/GCbeachdsouth.jpg
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hey giantcfr1, what falls are ^^^^^ those? It looks like Lamington Nat Park area but I don't recognise the falls themselves. Nice shot of the crimson rosella too.

I was always a sunny coast boy though... Gotta love noosa

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/225976863_3f6e1218a3_b.jpg
Not my photo though :( If I had somewhere to put photos online I'd put up some of my regular ride around the Brisbane river.... a job for tomorrow.


Disregard... I didn't see the Springbrook sign below. Figured it out now :)

I now live in a very different paradise. I now live in Kyoto in JAPAN.
Kyoto was the capital of Japan before Kyoto.
We have over 3000 temples and shrines in this city, and is a visual cultural delight.
Kyoto has the only Maiko and Geiko in Japan, and I have been lucky enought to be invited to dine with a Maiko.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/giantcfr1/JAPAN%20Trains/Shinkansen/17Aug06Hiroshima049.jpg
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hey giantcfr1, what falls are ^^^^^ those? It looks like Lamington Nat Park area but I don't recognise the falls themselves. Nice shot of the crimson rosella too.

I was always a sunny coast boy though... Gotta love noosa
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Disregard... I didn't see the Springbrook sign below. Figured it out now :)

No no, the sign is misleading. The falls are Purlingbrook Falls. The rosella was actually at Springbrook.
I do love Noosa, as it's another special place to escape.

BTW, a little cooler there in Brisbane now?? How's the drought going?

We just got a new trampoline yesterday--a really good one--so I took this shot while I was jumping on it. I live straight down.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/landsat_salt_lake_city.jpg

Yeah its been a cold winter by Brisbane standards, a couple of days of frost and maximums in the low teens. We're back in a warmer spell at the moment which suits me. The drought is still going, we've got 17% in the dams and level 6 water restrictions will kick in sometime in September if we don't get some significant rain soon (which we won't of course, its the wrong time of year). It doesn't look THAT dry at the moment as we had some OK rains at the beginning of winter, though its only a matter of time before its all brown once again :(

Cya

Beautiful pictures Eboo! I especially like the lucusts!

Beautiful pictures Eboo! I especially like the lucusts!

Thanks :) Here is one more...the locusts in bloom!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1136/1034035794_391b994197.jpg

I'll have to look at that when I get home (little red x syndrome).

This is the house I grew up in, up in northern Maine.

51305

Cool, Ritehsedad! Looks like that house might have some history associated with it....

I grew up there. (red arrow) That is pretty much the whole town.

http://xs218.xs.to/xs218/07323/PortisElevator--McPhersonConcretePic.jpg

I was inspired to start this thread after seeing someone post pictures from my neck of the woods in the "go for a ride and take a picture" thread. Even though I haven't lived here in many, many years, I still consider it to be "home."

Looking south, towards the regrowth fields and the hedgerow
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1309/1033949068_4df9e92a80.jpg

That's my Dad out there :) When I was little, the coolest thing EVER was getting to ride with him.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1412/1033949142_140d3ce8b8.jpg

Locust forest in front of house. I used to sleep in that hammock after 12 hour shifts at the fish fry I worked at.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/1033949232_706b3ca12e.jpg

I can't believe how green it is back home. It is even more bright in person.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1033949318_fbee236d53.jpg

I got soaked seconds after I took this...that "mist" in the distance is actually a sheet of incoming rain.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/1034035836_ecc436161d.jpg

Thanks for indulging me. I have a huge case of homesickness. Does anyone else have pictures from wherever they consider "home"?

Outstanding. A blessed, special, homestead. To be forever preserved, in actuality and the mind's eye.

Cool, Ritehsedad! Looks like that house might have some history associated with it....

The only historical significance (as far as I'm concerned) is that my Dad was born there in 1931 and died there in 1996. :(