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dr3adlock t1_jdqbzi7 wrote

This is a great representation of the English countryside. We have compleatly devastated our wildlife and ecosystem's through blanket farming.

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Sho_Nuff_1021 t1_jdqg0ng wrote

And there you will find a rock that has no earthly business being in a Maine hayfield

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Stittie t1_jdqi7yd wrote

Used to live there, albeit in Leeds so I didn’t see the country all the time. But I always loved it whenever I did.

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Gilshem t1_jdql4rj wrote

Eleventy-first birthday party coming up!

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coolcarcare t1_jdqmrjv wrote

Look dark and cloudy but beautiful photo.

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Peazo t1_jdqsd66 wrote

Never go there, it's where the children live. There was a movie made, Children of the Wheat.

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gomjbbar t1_jdqwo0s wrote

Beautiful picture. Where in W Yorks is that, if you don't mind? Grew up in Wakefield so don't recall much looking like that.

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Dommlid t1_jdqww90 wrote

By ‘eck, that’s a cracking picture

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xSARGEx117x t1_jdqxxlx wrote

I could go for a spot of tea right about now...

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VironicHero t1_jdqz342 wrote

I always feel like lonely trees in the middle of fields have a secret history.

Planted by someone on purpose?

A haven for uncounted wayward travelers?

Secret rendezvous of friends and lovers?

A favorite childhood play place?

Scene of past crimes?

Such stories it could tell.

Coincidentally here is a link to a lonely tree.

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pronto_tonto t1_jdr0u7d wrote

Replying to dr3adlock (#2,367,679)

... because the supermarkets and therefore presumably the public refuse to pay a reasonable price which would permit farmer's to maintain smaller field sizes, otherwise they can't compete with the prairie farmers of Canada or Australia. British food prices are amongst the lowest in the developed world but if you want to maintain a thriving ecosystem you have to be willing to pay more for your food.

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A_J_H t1_jdr2m1b wrote

I love this. Makes me think of the end of 1917.

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FnB8kd t1_jdr4b95 wrote

Shadow of the erdtree vibes.

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ghostmark2005 t1_jdr5te3 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,370,742)

I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight, and the Sisters let him be. I wish I could tell you that - but prison is no fairy-tale world. He never said who did it, but we all knew.

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elliotm96 t1_jdraicn wrote

Saxton? Very close to where I live

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IcaruSam t1_jdrikeu wrote

Got True Detective Season 1 vibe. Great shot, love it.

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Yawndice t1_jdrje4f wrote

I feel like this picture has a beauty to it but also a very ugly truth: the nature is almost gone. All that's left is this tree. This field is likely devoid of most natural life via pesticides. We gotta eat of course but it's sad to witness.

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BarrySh1tpeas t1_jdrmpx1 wrote

Replying to pronto_tonto (#2,371,042)

Yeah! The English poors needs to pay their damn way in a capitalist society designed to keep them poor! How dare they not spend most of their poverty wage on sustenance?

Oh no wait no hang we already are…

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Papertache t1_jdrnvlb wrote

I love it! Such a melancholic picture. Really draws you in.

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gomjbbar t1_jdro2s8 wrote

Guess I just remember the shit parts then.

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dookyspoon t1_jdrogvs wrote

Is this a tea field where they harvest the Yorkshire tea?

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Elelith t1_jdrqep9 wrote

That's where my tea is from. I think.

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rf97a t1_jdrr5wk wrote

Pretty. I miss England when I see photos like this

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allhumanstogether t1_jdrs234 wrote

Love the capture here. The tracks rolling down the hill, the faded color of the wheat. Nice work!

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SoIJustBuyANewOne t1_jdrsxdn wrote

Who the fuck upvoted this?

It's a fucking field with a tree in it lmao

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IceEngine21 t1_jdrur3w wrote

Am I the only one getting Gladiator vibes?

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Sinker008 t1_jdrwz74 wrote

God's county. I miss the amazing tap water

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SnowConePeople t1_jdrxy9c wrote

I'm saving this for when people ask me how I'm feeling.

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g0tkilt t1_jds6wai wrote

This looks like "Heaven" from that Russel Crow movie Gladiator

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Trumpswells t1_jdsaptk wrote

Shades of True Detective Season 1: Far from Any Road.

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McPorkums t1_jdsfx9x wrote

Wint dawn t'pit t'other day 'n Brian dropped 'ot metal on me foot- t'were fookin' murder.

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paltala t1_jdsguwt wrote

Replying to dr3adlock (#2,367,679)

You've clearly never been out to the lake or peak districts or into the middle of Wales, or even the middle of Scotland.

Also, where the fuck else are we going to get our food?

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MattPollitt t1_jdsib76 wrote

Replying to paltala (#2,377,240)

All of the places you mentioned are heavily human-altered landscapes through farming, deforestation, and the degradation of valuable habitat, and although some may find them aesthetically pleasing to look at, they are devoid of any true natural wilderness.

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itago t1_jdsj734 wrote

Looks like an AI generated image

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MissJunie t1_jdssse8 wrote

Beautiful! Love the crisp close-up detail of the wheat, against the long view and dramatic sky.

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purpleslug t1_jdt2b83 wrote

Replying to paltala (#2,377,240)

All of the landscapes you've mentioned have been intensively managed and are biodiversity deplete. The UK, including Wales and Scotland, is in the bottom 10% of countries for biodiversity intactness.

Meanwhile, other more densely populated countries - such as the Netherlands - have much more efficient farming sectors, so much so that they are significant exporters in Europe. They are also less biodiversity deplete.

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D-o-n-t_a-s-k t1_jdt2zji wrote

Looks like a movie cover. I really enjoy the mood it gives

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kjloveless t1_jdt74kq wrote

From the dusty Mesa a looking Shadow grows, hidden in the branches of the poison creosote...

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Jizzicaaaa t1_jdtowql wrote

Beautiful. What kind of camera do you use?

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hrnwolf t1_jdtra4j wrote

Reminds me of six feet under's intro

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DawnyBrat t1_jdtrtz4 wrote

It’s a truly beautiful photo. I just don’t know how I’m feeling about it. Peaceful, but sad, lonely…

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lilchad6 t1_jdtvwqg wrote

Reminds me of that famous slipknot album cover

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t3eee t1_jdu4n1s wrote

A beautiful dream. Screams "Fields of Gold"

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edenelisabeth t1_jdu78tz wrote

Head for the burrow!

Looks like something out of Harry Potter. 😭

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Mclarenrob2 t1_jdudd9i wrote

Replying to dr3adlock (#2,367,679)

What a load of bollocks. There's millions of miles of hedgerows in the UK and hay/wildflower meadows. A lot of farmers now leave a 3 metre margin untouched around the edges of fields.

Don't you want to eat ?

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ecuinir t1_jdurrl3 wrote

Replying to BarrySh1tpeas (#2,373,639)

The cost of food is not the issue - it’s just that food is bought after most other things. Food in the UK has long been cheap relative to almost all of Europe - even most of those countries that produce enough to be self-sufficient.

The cost of housing is absurd (whether rent/mortgage) and is the only real driver of poverty in the UK. Even ‘fuel poverty’ at the moment is a bit of a nonsense - people are only struggling with the cost of fuel (directly or indirectly) because their rent/mortgage is too high a proportion of their income.

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Eagle_Foxtrot t1_jdvatl8 wrote

  • horse gallop sound *
  • mountain banjo starts playing* "You're alright boah"
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Paperr_Towell t1_jdvjob9 wrote

Of all the trees that grow so fair Ol’ England to adorn

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