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[~LowfatEnvelope~]

Well we have a post a tour of your room and house thread, so why not a tour of your domain thread!
By domain i mean the area(s) around your home that aren't in it (such as a yard or field, woods, etc). Anyway here's mine (note that it's 4 parts and over 30 minutes long, so you may not want to watch it [or at least all of it]):

In the following you can expect danger, excitement, many plants, and general randomness. Keep an eye out for foreshadowing! Also i did it on my ipod so the walking segments are a bit bumpy. (It only lets me imbed two videos so that's why parts three and four don't show up):

Part one:


Part two:


(Sorry for double post, but it only lets me do two media files a post and i couldn't figure out how to not make it embed the video):

Part three (This one is still processing at the time of this typing and may not be HD yet):


Part four:

[GameBeaver]

i will go for my room

[I_wesley125]

Not really much for me, I live in a condo (moving soon, it sucks hear) and I have almost no yard.

[Stalkin'guu]

Now I know the layout of your EVERYTHING, I can plan for

Thatsssssss a nice plot of land ya got there.

Edited by Lobstaarr, 29 May 2012 - 12:27 PM.

[NewCalamity]

Near the end of video 2 you ask about a flower.

That's called Queen Anne's Lace.

I'm in awe of how much natural scenery you own and can walk through completely alone with nobody around. Absolute silence, those videos were great!

I'm going to have to find an opportunity perhaps early in the weekend morning to film my set of videos, for there is a ton of people where I am and are usually making noise and mowing their lawns, etc.

[~LowfatEnvelope~]

That's called Queen Anne's Lace.

I'm in awe of how much natural scenery you own and can walk through completely alone with nopony around. Absolute silence, those videos were great!

I'm going to have to find an opportunity perhaps early in the weekend morning to film my set of videos, for there is a ton of ponies where I am and are usually making noise and mowing their lawns, etc.

Ah right! The vague thoughts in my mind were far from what it was called lol. And thanks for the compliments It is really nice to just be able to walk around back there.

[Detective Butler]

No literally  this is my backyard. I took a few pictures. I wanted to share what I look at with the bronies here. Perhaps you can take a few pictures of your backyards and post them here as well.

 

The structure you see was once a barn. I would sit up all night working on engines with my dad. Once, on Christmas, he kept my brother and I out all night, building little log cabins out of scrap wood, he swiped from his cabinet making job. He would not let us go to sleep, so Santa wouldn't come. I ended up falling asleep beside the wood burning oven.

 

When my brother and I were much younger, we wanted a treehouse, but both of us were to scared to climb a tree to build it. So we stole our dad's lumber and built a 'stumphouse'. We actually built it on a stump! It has been moved and is falling to time. However, it is a very close piece of my childhood. The door was re-enforced with a crossbeam, so, you know, werewolfs wouldn't get in.

 

Edited by Detective Butler, 05 May 2013 - 10:17 PM.

[PinkiePieStyle16]

Sweet Celestia.... that is amazing man. It looks so beautiful and relaxing. I would love to have a backyard like that, but I have a crappy small backyard that is nothing special. The only special thing is the view. It's right next to a lake and there are swans swimming around all the time. Sometimes they will come up to you and wait for you to feed them. 

[TheIronHugo]

That's a very nice outdoor vista. You're not a transcendentalist writer by chance, are you, as those places look perfect for writing poetry. At least it's a nice place to read poetry even if you don't write it. Sometime you should go out to your stumphouse and read some Walt Whitman or Ralph Waldo Emerson out loud.

 

As for my backyard, there isn't much grass, and it's not too large, but we have some tall trees and a stone walkway, stairs, and chimney along with a little house that my dad and I along with our mason built. It's next to a pine tree that I got in elementary school for arbor day along with all the other kids. I planted it when I got home that day, and it's been growing ever since. My dad even took special concern to keep it safe from workmen when they were building the new deck onto our house. There's also a little stone pond we also built that has some coy swimming around. I'll take some pictures tomorrow.

Edited by TheIronHugo, 05 May 2013 - 10:22 PM.

[Detective Butler]

Sweet Celestia.... that is amazing man. It looks so beautiful and relaxing. I would love to have a backyard like that, but I have a crappy small backyard that is nothing special. The only special thing is the view. It's right next to a lake and there are swans swimming around all the time. Sometimes they will come up to you and wait for you to feed them. 

I would love to see a picture of it sometime. That is just three acres of backwoods, boon-land we cleared to put a trailer on when I was a kid. I just wanted to relive some of it, by telling you all about that chunk of dirt. Thanks for looking.

That's a very nice outdoor vista. You're not a transcendentalist writer by chance, are you, as those places look perfect for writing poetry. At least it's a nice place to read poetry even if you don't write it. Sometime you should go out to your stumphouse and read some Walt Whitman or Ralph Waldo Emerson out loud.

Funny you mention that. I spent many-a-day sitting in those woods doodling and writing, before I was old enough to even know that was a career option. I also raised a fair bit of hell.

[TheIronHugo]

I would love to see a picture of it sometime. That is just three acres of backwoods, boon-land we cleared to put a trailer on when I was a kid. I just wanted to relive some of it, by telling you all about that chunk of dirt. Thanks for looking.

Funny you mention that. I spent many-a-day sitting in those woods doodling and writing, before I was old enough to even know that was a career option. I also raised a fair bit of hell.

 

If I had better handwriting, I'd do the same. It's also been raining for the past three days. Someday I'm going to lay down on the stone walk and just let the sky rain down on me. It seems like it would be nice and relaxing.

[Detective Butler]

If I had better handwriting, I'd do the same. It's also been raining for the past three days. Someday I'm going to lay down on the stone walk and just let the sky rain down on me. It seems like it would be nice and relaxing.

Someday is never mate. Just go do it. We take our time for granted, something I am sorely reminded of looking at these pictures. Just my two cents.

Edited by Detective Butler, 05 May 2013 - 10:28 PM.

[Akoura]

No, my friend. I don't believe you are correct in thinking that is your backyard. It is quite obviously the woods, and your house is just on a clearing in the land.
I am also now convinced that there is the same terrain spanning out 360' for several miles, and that you are in fact lost.

[Detective Butler]

No, my friend. I don't believe you are correct in thinking that is your backyard. It is quite obviously the woods, and your house is just on a clearing in the land.
I am also now convinced that there is the same terrain spanning out 360' for several miles, and that you are in fact lost.

You would be right, my house literally sits in a clearing in the woods. We did not have a lot of money when i was a child. So we bought a trailer and moved on to a cheap piece of land. It was nothing but forest and a dirt road at the time. We cleared it off with a bulldozer and convinced the electric company to run the wire over the hill.

 

However, the land does not span 360 degrees. You are seeing the far angle. if I back up the hill a bit... Soup is on.

 

Edited by Detective Butler, 05 May 2013 - 10:50 PM.

[Akoura]

Stuff.

 

I was just joking around a little. In all seriousness, this place looks wicked.
I wouldn't mind a place like that, as it seems like a very beautiful and serene place to live. There must be quite a few travel issues, though.

[Detective Butler]

I was just joking around a little. In all seriousness, this place looks wicked.
I wouldn't mind a place like that, as it seems like a very beautiful and serene place to live. There must be quite a few travel issues, though.

I could not have put it better myself. Yes, yes and yes. Winter is hell. You will notice the truck. Well, that is not mine. This is. (This is a different house, I was mowing at the time when i took this picture.)

 

We all have 4WD. Every single one of us that lives on that ridge.

 

[Akoura]

I could not have put it better myself. Yes, yes and yes. Winter is hell. You will notice the truck. Well, that is not mine. This is. (This is a different house, I was mowing at the time when i took this picture.)

 

We all have 4WD. Every single one of us that lives on that ridge.

 

 

Ah, fairy 'nuff. Judging by your comment, it must snow quite a bit during the winter. No snow here, sadly.
I don't really know anything about cars, but looks like this one is rather nice.

[Detective Butler]

Ah, fairy 'nuff. Judging by your comment, it must snow quite a bit during the winter. No snow here, sadly.
I don't really know anything about cars, but looks like this one is rather nice.

Just a decked out Ford F150. Sometimes it snows like beat hell, other times, sky is clear as a whistle. When it does come down though, it is worth every penny for the truck.

[Akoura]

Just a decked out Ford F150. Sometimes it snows like beat hell, other times, sky is clear as a whistle. When it does come down though, it is worth every penny for the truck.

 

I see, nice. Yeah, it would be a lifesaver in many situations, and it would be an advantage when living so far out, away from the city.

[GreyMatterAUS]

Well here's mine. Not much to look at.

 

 

BUT THEN!!! You reach the top of the yard, turn around.
And ....

 

 

I love Canberra. The Bush Capital, The Greatest Small City.