… commonly called Mountain Drive above Grahamstown. We first look down on the N2 as it passes through fossil-rich shale cuttings as it bypasses the town on its way to East London in one direction and Port Elizabeth in the other:
A little further on we can look down on the back end of the 1820 Settlers Monument (simply known as The Monument) and its beautiful surrounds with Grahamstown stretching out below:
Now we can zoom into one of the older suburbs:
When we look over the hill on the other side, we can see the Southwell valley stretching out before us – an area of private game reserves, dairy farms, pineapple farms and mixed farming:
I like how your photos show both the panoramic view (“the big picture”), as in this post, and the close-up views (as many of your flower and bird photos do).
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Thank you very much, Dennis. I have to remind myself to show more of the ‘big picture’ for I tend to home in on the small things 🙂
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Those are fine expansive views. It is good to get the bigger picture.
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Thank you. I will endeavour to provide more over time 🙂
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A beautiful mix of town and country!
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Yes, we are about ten minutes from both 🙂 🙂
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Fantastic views – wonderful sense of place in your pictures.
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Thank you very much!
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The last picture is a breathtaking view.
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I am glad you like it: those hills stretch out and diminish until they reach the sea a few kilometers away.
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I imagine you never get tired of those views. It looks lovely!
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I don’t for they too change according to the seasons and the time of day 🙂
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I would love living there!
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We are close to mountains, the sea, and have two national parks within easy driving distance 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I can imagine these hills being used to keep a watchful eye over the town during times of war and peace since it was founded, much as you still do, Anne.
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It all looks so benign now … easy to conjure up the past though as the Battle of Grahamstown, for example, was very contained.
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Good to see your locations from above
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I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing more of where I live, Derrick.
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Lovely area that you traveled through, Anne!
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It is my home town 🙂 🙂 🙂
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That’s great!
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What a beautiful spread of land! Very different from where I live on the edge of the woods in Maine.
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Yes, very different indeed – yet each has a beauty of its own 🙂
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Absolutely!
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I do appreciate seeing these wide views of your Big Country!
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Thank you very much.
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