I had a handyman visit me to see what needs doing, last Saturday; and he spent a fair while gazing out my kitchen windows. When I explained that I pay a rental of $285 a week because this is an NRAS property, he thought about that for a bit, and then sighed “I’d willingly pay $400 just for that view !”.
It is pretty wonderful. The Saturday before that one you can see (above) the hot air balloons being picturesque; and just now, when it’s been raining and windy on and off all day, there was this:
with a second frame of it being this:
which you may find interesting as well as lovely, in terms of the tops of the houses down at ground level.
This whole enormous “development” is really amazing: I doubt that there’s one single building – whether apartment block or private house – exactly the same as any other. And it works !
Have I told you ? – I LOVE living here ..
DOWNUNDER WITH BOODZ 
It certainly does look wonderful! x
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It’s so .. so INTERESTING, Patrick ! – people walking unhurriedly about on all the paths; others walking their dogs and scooping up after ’em; some on bicycles; no-one is rude or pushy and it’s a bit like a huge village.
Boodie never tires of gazing through the balcony; and on that size his view is limited by the apartment building going up across Skyline Drive. He doesn’t care:he watches the delivery guys on their scooters and the cars driving past; and he’s forgotten all about how he used to have the whole of MACS to run around in and catch tiny animals and torture them to death. DEO GRATIAS !
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You make your area sound like the town in “The Truman Show” ;-)
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So I do !! – what a yell ! :D
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So glad you are happy M-R. Well done.
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Thank-you, Sue. I can say no more ..
XO
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You sound very happy. Im happy for you.
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That’s right neighbourly of you, Chris ! :D
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May you never tire of that view, because I sure am enjoying it!
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I shall create some more with the phone camera, Maggie – there are an awful lot. :)
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I have a special request for a view of thunderstorm approaching. Please?
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Hmm .. that won’t be as wide a frame, as the weather comes from the balcony side, and there is a building going up across the road. But if I have a skerrick of luck I might be able to pan left a bit and pick it up coming in directly from the west ..
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Ominous things often seem to come from the west. ;-)
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Raised in Oklahoma, I value and very much need wide open views of the sky. Enjoy!
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Where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain, eh ?
Yes, open skies are something very special. I remember bitterly complaining that buildings going up near me would “take away my sky” – but I don’t remember where that was ..!
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I’m so glad you moved to a place that you love, rather than staying in a place you endured. I love a good view!
Currently being reminded every day that I’m not in Hawaii, thanks to Facebook memories. Maybe next year…
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That’s very well put, Michele ! – “a place I endured”. Thank-you: you have put it in a nutshell.
Some more photos from Hawaii will be very welcome – by me as well as by you !! I have a friend who lives in Brisbane (now) and who’s a great walker – which she travels the world to do – and I love the photos she sends. It’s my vicarious travelling life. :)
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Your heart is singing again. And why not?
That view would invigorate the tiredest of folks.
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You should see it at night, Amanda ..
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Have you posted a picture?
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No: I’m not sure how it will come out .. But I’ll give it a burl. :)
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And what is that intriguing Viking like grassy rectangular fortress in the foreground?
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http://www.jacksmagazine.org.au/
It’s something I shall get closer to, inter plura alia ..
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How interesting. Glad it has been refashioned.
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Ehrmm .. I think “will be eventually” more appropriate. [grin]
But yes, it’s really nice having it.
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When is that predicted to be ?
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There’s no prediction.
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I would certainly pay a lot more for that view. Especially as we currently pay about twice that, for a view of a massive hole in the ground surrounded by mesh builder’s fence. Bleh.
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How is it I can laugh at something like that ? :D
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It sounds like you have landed in the right spot for you. So happy that you’re happy.
Jude
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Lovely thing to say – thanks muchly, Jude ! :)
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I would also love that view! I am So happy for you. You have a home now that adds to your overall well-being, and that’s a treasure. :-)
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It is,my beautiful friend, it is !
I feel as if I’ve been re-born into the world (deep apologies to Dickens) .. :D
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That is a sensational view and with shops you can walk to and a proper way of life. Welcome back to the world of happy livings.
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Dear Simon, that is EXACTLY how it seems to me ! :)
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