Though occasional neighbours – admittedly separated by a good stretch of trees and the old hydropathic hotel – we didn't know each other.
When Mr. Ridgway and his wife, Judith, moved into the area about four years ago, they immediately angered the neighbors by chopping down a beautiful stretch of trees at the back of their one-acre property.
The event opened on Friday afternoon with a free outdoor party in the freshly constructed garden of paradise a long stretch of tree-lined grass that encompasses the two outdoor stages.
There's a wombat in our tent!", but on a particular stretch of tea tree-lined dirt road, it also meant the sweet, sweet sounds of Mike Rudd's harmonica serenaded the campers: Spectrum's I'll Be Gone.
The land New York State is protecting at the cost of millions of dollars is some of the most magnificent landscape in the Adirondacks, a striking blend of wild rivers, hidden lakes and vast stretches of trees -- spruce and fir in the northern sections; birch, oak and other hardwoods in the south.
He took her to a park in the middle of Brooklyn, Prospect Park, a vast stretch of land, trees, and trails.
— In this South Texas stretch of mesquite trees and cactus, where the land is sometimes too dry to grow crops, the local aquifer is being strained in the search for oil.
If you want an easy escape into hiking, the Mission Trails Regional Park (www.mtrp.org) is 5,800 acres of recreation just 10 miles from downtown, but more interesting perhaps would be the Torrey Pines State Reserve (www.torreypine.org), a stretch of twisted trees that is so wild it's surprising it's in the city limits.
The jewel of the Whitsundays is definitely Whitehaven Beach, a long stretch of palm trees, clear blue water, and some of the softest, whitest, and cleanest sand on the planet.
After getting my fill of Napier's Art Deco treasures, I strolled along the Marine Parade, a pedestrian promenade that runs along Hawke's Bay and weaves through town, providing a long stretch of palm tree-lined streets filled with shops, coffee bars, sidewalk cafes and art galleries featuring the work of New Zealand artists and craftspersons.
Nets were stretched between trees.
