Post a picture of your hometown

[buzzj]

Before moving to Cape Town, I grew up in the small Eastern Cape city of East London

I had the feeling we'd be seeing you in this thread! Thanks, as always, for the fantastic photographs!!

 

[wit_afrika]

^ Thanks buzzj...here's another...

Table Mountain, 1086 m (3566 ft) high and 3km from side to side.

 

[wit_afrika]

^ Thanks buzzj...here's another...

Table Mountain, 1086 m (3566 ft) high and 3km from side to side.

 

[buzzj]

Born & Raised In ALBANY, NY

Its been 25 years since I've been in Albany! Looks like there have been a lot of changes for the better!

 

[snapcat]

Here's a pic of the pink and white Dogwoods here in Lexington. They always bloom so pretty in the springtime!

(note: I didn't take the photo)

 

[snapcat]

Photo of historic homes near Downtown Lexington. Some homes such as the one above are well over 100 years old.

 

[snapcat]

Here's a photo of Mary Todd Lincoln's home which is preserved in Downtown Lexington. She lived here until she married Abraham Lincoln.

 

[snapcat]

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[snapcat]

And here's our statue of Breckinridge in Downtown Lexington.

 

[buzzj]

snapcat, thanks for the great photos. I love the old houses in post #89. I noticed the fancy woodwork along the eaves... I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like that before.

 

[snapcat]

Although the Snapcat has lived in Kentucky for 15 years now, I grew up as a mere Snapkitten in Greenville, Mississippi. Located in the Delta Region of Mississippi, Greenville sits on the Mississippi River. The Greenville - Lake Village bridge over the Mississippi River to Arkansas is 2.2 miles in length. The Delta was home to the cotton industry for many years, and is now considered the "Catfish Capital of the World." Odds are, if you eat catfish, it was grown somewhere in the Mississippi Delta.

Here's a view of the Mississippi River.

 

[snapcat]

snapcat, thanks for the great photos. I love the old houses in post #89. I noticed the fancy woodwork along the eaves... I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like that before.

When a friend visited from Oregon, he was taken aback because most of the homes here are brick. While much of the area was indeed settled by Daniel Boone, much of the architechture in the region was influenced by Simon Kenton who settled the area along the Ohio River. The Pennsylvania Dutch settlers influenced much of our early architechture.

 

[ozguy]

A few more pics of Albany, Western Australia (from the Mt Melville lookout) and our gorgeous coastline ......

 

[snapcat]

Here is a cotton field in the Mississippi Delta. It is quite normal to drive down the highways and see cotton fields alongside the road. In fact, crops grow right up to the highways in most places.

I thought that crops grew up to the roads everywhere when I was a child, until I later learned that this was a characteristic of the Mississsippi Delta.

When the cotton is in full bloom and ready for harvest, it looks like a blanket of snow!

 

[snapcat]

A few more pics of Albany, Western Australia (from the Mt Melville lookout) and our gorgeous coastline ......

Oz, those pics are absolutely breathtaking! Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[Elwood]

Little Italy in Montreal after they win the World Cup

 

[wit_afrika]

The old, but colourful Cape Malay Quarter next to the city centre of Cape Town. It is known as the "Bo-Kaap" (up/above Cape).

 

[Elwood]

My street during a winter storm in December 2005 45 cm of snow

 

[buzzj]

Here is a cotton field in the Mississippi Delta. It is quite normal to drive down the highways and see cotton fields alongside the road. In fact, crops grow right up to the highways in most places.

I thought that crops grew up to the roads everywhere when I was a child, until I later learned that this was a characteristic of the Mississsippi Delta.

When the cotton is in full bloom and ready for harvest, it looks like a blanket of snow!

I lived in Mississippi for a number of years--- and business used to take me to Greenville and Clarksburg monthly. The Mississippi Delta is one of my favorite places on earth--- unique!

 

[ozguy]

The wind farm near where I live. The Albany Wind Farm consists of 12 huge turbines. Each turbine has three 35m (115 ft) long blades sitting on a 65 metre (214 ft) tower and produce up to 1.84 MW of electricity. Collectively, the turbines produce up to 22MW of electricity, making the Albany wind Farm the largest wind power system in Australia.

The Wind Farm has the ability to provide the equivalent of approximately 15,000 Albany homes with electricity, generating up to 75% of the City's electrical requirements.