I was actually thinking more about the architecture as well. Modern buildings just have none of the character of ones built even half a century ago.

I recently moved into a suite built into the top of a barn over a 4-bay auto shop on the western edge of my hometown.
Here are some pictures of the place and the surrounding area.

http://i.imgur.com/bPo0Yia.png?1

http://i.imgur.com/8TmqCUE.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/EF69CjF.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/VXaIWNH.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/eJKen0N.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/RVdSkHD.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/58fblKK.jpg?1

^ The sky in that first shot, beautiful, looks almost molten.

It's funny the night before that was my sort of house warming party, a bunch of friends crashed on my floor totally wasted, we all woke up to that at 7:30 AM and sat there on the balcony with our jaws dropped, instant hangover cure.

Yeah, I bet. That really is one pretty sky.

Nobody's ever been anyplace.

@DwnWthVwls : I loved the pics of your college; particularly the ones of the Arboretum with the college buildings visible through the trees.
@EPOCH6 : congrats on your new residence. That sky! and the landscape are undeniably beautiful, though I have to say I would not care to live in such an area myself. But then, if I'm not within sight of a bus stop or subway station, I start feeling like I'm lost in an uncaring wilderness.That's because I've spent my life nestled in the security and conveniences of an urban environment. First in streets like these:

http://i2.getreading.co.uk/incoming/...JS30863231.jpg

...and now in streets like these:

http://www.mayan-yucatan-traveler.co...REET_2_GDE.jpg

^^^

Still a beautiful city!

Thanks, Tristan ! I guess I've been lucky. I've always been surrounded by old architecture - cities built to the scale of the pedestrian, not the car.

I agree with Batlord and DwnWthVwls; modern buildings don't have the same appeal as the old stuff. To me they're so shallow and characterless. Even if they're well designed, they are missing a complete dimension, and that dimension is time.

I absolutely love the second picture, something about the yellow building really stands out, maybe that's because it's yellow, I don't know. Either way great shot!