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Trees at Cheviot

Posted by Adiemus (Christchurch, New Zealand) on 9 February 2007 in Plant & Nature.

On the way to Kaikoura, is a small township called Cheviot. At Cheviot is a wonderful cricket pavilion on the grounds of an old homestead. The homestead is long gone, but the trees remain. It's a wonderfully peaceful place to visit to break up a trip that can be a little slow, especially when we're towing a boat!

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Comments (13)

M.E. from Encino, United States

solemn, peaceful!

9 Feb 2007 5:00am

@M.E.: Thank you, it's a very quiet place...

H.O from Victoria, Canada

beautiful shot, I love nature :)

9 Feb 2007 7:17am

@H.O: me too!

emarquetti from Itajai, Brazil

Ahhh pacefull! Green never sucks, I can hear the leafes in the wind.

9 Feb 2007 10:17am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

yes - peaceful scene - nice colors - well done!

9 Feb 2007 11:00am

Still from Valence, France

Superb framing for a peaceful place!

9 Feb 2007 12:34pm

Makoto from Sapporo, Japan

beautiful green and fresh air on this image. low angle is very nice idea.

9 Feb 2007 12:34pm

@Makoto: You have no idea how much the grass tickled when I got down on my knees! Shouldn't have worn shorts I think!

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Green is always restful - and looks moreso in this lovely framing of trees. The big old tree at the front makes a wonderful frame!

9 Feb 2007 12:53pm

@Anne: I did try to get the old tree into the frame, because the lines of the branches lead your eye into the middle.

Dan Meyers from Macomb, United States

This is such a peaceful and serene scene. Thanks for your comment earlier!

9 Feb 2007 1:27pm

jennifer radio from United States

I'd love to visit here one day, it seems very peaceful.

9 Feb 2007 1:40pm

@jennifer radio: It is, as its off the main highway and all you can hear are cows and sheep and the wonderful call of native birds like bellbird and grey warbler...

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Wonderful shot!

9 Feb 2007 1:56pm

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

wow what a beautiful place and you've captured it so well. I enjoy the beautiful greens the lines of the trees really suck you into the picture.

9 Feb 2007 2:10pm

@Colour blind: Thank you, I wanted to walk in closer too, but thought I'd be like Little Red Ridinghood if I did, who knows where I might end up!

Roland from Amstelveen, Netherlands

Looks very European as well! (i found your forests to be typically "kiwi" but this one looks like a dutch forest could look like)

9 Feb 2007 2:35pm

@Roland: It was planted by the early English settlers, so most of the trees are imports! Our bush is often dark (except in the beech forests), but this is wonderful in autumn when the leaves turn and then fall. More photo opps will come up later in the year!!

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

Very nice placement of the horizon so low. The trees and complexity of the scene are wonderful.

10 Feb 2007 3:47am

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