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Matt Everglade

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Hi everybody,

as many of you are from the US, Australia and other countries around the globe, I would like to show you, how it is looking just around my house (living in Münster, Germany). Additionally I would like to see where you live. :)

That's the old city:
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SAM_0272 by Matt Everglade, on Flickr

That's the famous fun fair 'Send':
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Send by Matt Everglade, on Flickr

That's the field "behind the house":
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Old barracks HQ by Matt Everglade, on Flickr

That's the creek behind the house:
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Behind the flat... ;-) by Matt Everglade, on Flickr

Now I want to see where you live! :)

Cheers,
Matt
 
Charleston County SC - my most-often place to stay. The first image is a public park downtown next to the harbor. The second is my brother's front yard with pond, with a resident alligator. The alligators vary from about 8 to 12 feet long, and will consume any pets they can catch.

Panasonic GM1, f5.6, 1/100 handheld, ISO 200.
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Panasonic GM1, f9.0, 1/500 handheld, ISO 200.
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Talent, Oregon

The small Oregon town I live in, Talent, has a population of a little over 7,000. It has an old-fashioned rural feel, bordered by orchards, farmland, pastures and vineyards. I live just outside of town -

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Reduced Speed Ahead
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

I live on on a rural lane, just downhill from the local "irrigation district" for farmers -

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Hazardous Road
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

My house is an older Craftsman-style farmhouse built in 1902 -

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Home
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

It's heated by a wood stove -

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Fisheye Stove
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

There are flowers on one side -

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Daylily
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

And there are trees in the back -

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tree branch
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

An old garage/out-building stands just behind the house -

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Pump room door handle
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

Parts of the land are fenced with ancient fenceposts -

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Fisheye Fencepost
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

There's also a propane tank for hot water -

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Propane Tank + Teasels
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

On some mornings it's cold and foggy - as you can see from this view looking out my back door -

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Cold morning
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

And on some days, usually in mid-summer just before a thunderstorm, the sky overhead fills with clouds that are worth the price of admission -

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July sky
by La Chachalaca Fotografía, on Flickr

It's Talent, Oregon, my adopted home town.
 
First of all, Munster looks incredible. I've been to Deutschland 3 times, but not recently, and never to your city. I live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Wooded trails just west of us near Lincoln, MA:
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DSCF0299 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


Sometimes, Boston manages to have interesting art, but not for long. This one's been replaced because people thought the kid in a hoodie looked "like a terrorist.."
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DSCF6984 by gordopuggy, on Flickr

We still have some good little pubs with live music
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DSCF0005 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


We have trains, so you can hop on a bike and go somewhere really cool for most of the day, and then come home, all without needing a car
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DSCF6293 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


We get snow every year, but "real" snow is somewhat rare... usually just 3-5 inches here and there.
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DSCF7683 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


MIT is here in Cambridge...
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DSCF2972RT by gordopuggy, on Flickr


...and so is Harvard
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KBRX3384 by gordopuggy, on Flickr


And we have the Charles River splitting Cambridge from Boston
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KBRX4039 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
 
Wonderful photos everybody, thank you! In particular I am impressed by those photos from KillRamsey, well done!
I love this thread as it gives me a feeling about different locations where you live and it is really good that you add some lines of explanation, too.

:bravo-009: Thank you everybody! Keep it going... :)

@KIlRamsey: Thank you. A free guide is yours in case you are visiting Münster. ;)
 
Well I haven't has much time for photography lately, but here's a few from where I often walk the dogs.

Just a bit of backstory. When people ask where I live, up until fairly recently, the answer was Milwaukee, WI. We still more or less live in Milwaukee. If I run to my car right now, I could be in Milwaukee in under 3 minutes. But in February we moved (so photos of Milwaukee will come another day) to the village of Greendale. Greendale is a planned community that sprang forth from President Roosevelt's New Deal. It was going to be a model of a new kind of "suburban" living where people could live withing walking distance of work and the town center and be surrounded by greenspace. There's more about the history here (including some photos of the early days/ construction/ life in the new community)....... The Planned Community of Greendale, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society

Here's the original village hall....still in use today.....
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DSCF4080 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr

the original development had 3 basic styles of homes and were all built simply and inexpensively of cinder blocks. People today refer to these homes as the Greendale originals. Some have been "modernized" a bit with some awful looking siding, but many retain the simple charm and look as they were built (with a possible addition of a pink flamingo)

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DSCF4082 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr

The "downtown" area has a few restaurants, a coffee shop, the library, a post office and many small specialty stores. Here's the view down Parking St with a new shop "Hidden Charms" in the foreground.
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DSCF4079 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr

Public gardens are a BIG deal in Greendale and the entire downtown area is awash in color from spring through fall. Here's one last hardy plant hanging on.....
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DSCF4078 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr

I (over)processed this one to give it more of an autumnal feel (like the scarecrow wasn't enough)
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DSCF4076 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr

Now one would think with the origins of this town being what it is, that people would think there's enough history to give the town an identity all of it's own. Well someone thought that the place needed some statues. Now I LOVE a good statue, but it needs to make sense. I think a statue of the first Mayor would be nice. Or maybe one of President Roosevelt (or Eleanor who visited a few times in the late 30s would be appropriate). But no......some elected clown (I presume) thought the downtown area and surrounding homes reminded them of the type of town immortalized in Norman Rockwell paintings. (1) I don't like Mr. Rockwell's paintings. (2) He never lived here (3) He never painted anything here. So why on earth are the downtown shops called Rockwell Plaza and why do we have a statue of him painting? ANytime someone I know sees it, they say "Oh, I didn't know Norman Rockwell was from here". I'm left to say "He wasn't" and then deal with the confused looks. Anyways....here he is...despite having absolutely nothing to do with the place. I hope you enjoyed your brief visit.
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DSCF4084 by Luke Lavin, on Flickr
 
Just a bit of backstory. When people ask where I live, up until fairly recently, the answer was Milwaukee, WI. We still more or less live in Milwaukee. If I run to my car right now, I could be in Milwaukee in under 3 minutes. But in February we moved (so photos of Milwaukee will come another day) to the village of Greendale.

What a beautiful place, Luke!
 
I'm in a dismal mood

yesterday, today, tomorrow …… the world we live in?

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