Fuddland

On one of the clearer days I’d experienced since arriving, I walked up to one of the local hill-top parks to get my first real view of the city I now call home. It was quite an eye-opener.

Although I knew this was an industrial town, and that the factories were not far off, to see their vast, sprawling pipelines and chimneys in such close proximity to where I live and work was still a surprise; but having said that, I’m also surprised it’s not as terrible to live here day-to-day as you might expect from these photos.

To clarify: it’s not mist. It’s all smog. In the second, wider, panorama, on the far right you can see my apartment complex. I’d say about twenty percent of the people wear surgical masks when out and about, but I’ve not felt the need to join them — yet.

The following is an entry which follows on from the above:

1. Photos from my walkabout [Fuddland]. Excerpt: Aside from the worrying vistas, I took some more pleasing [at least, to my eye] shots on my recent walkabout. [More of a walk-up-and-down actually, since it mostly involved climbing lots of stairs.] This is the long stretch of steep...

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Daisy | 2006 / 03 / 15 – 23:40

Great pictures David, both would make excellent banners should you be thinking of a redesign.

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