Field and Forest

God gives all men all earth to love,

But, since man's heart is small,

Ordains for each one spot shall prove

Beloved over all.

Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936

Graffiti in the olive grove, Portugal

Olive Grove in the Algarve, Portugal

Man's influence on the landscape can be beautiful in its own right. The general theme of this gallery is agriculture, with one or two images of trees and forest for balance.

Borneo Rainforest

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Borneo Rainforest

Kinabatangan River

Myrtle Beech Tree

Kinabatangan River

Myrtle Beech Tree

eroded hillside pastures in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Temperate Rainforest

Farmland, Bay of Islands

bent trees at the edge of a Northumberland field

Sunflowers

Row of bent trees, Northumberland

Walking by the stream in autumn

Wildflowers beside a field

Walking beside the stream

Wildflowers beside a field

tree, bent from the wind in a famine field, County Mayo, Ireland

Walking the dogs in autumn

Corraun, County Mayo

Walking the dogs in autumn

Jatiluwih terraced rice fields in Bali

aerial view of rolling pastures in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Rice Fields in Bali

famine fields in County Mayo, Ireland

the deer house at Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Famine Fields in Ireland

Dunham Massey deer house

a tower amid vineyards and woodland, Mosel, Germany

a row of wooden grain sheds on a farm in Southern Alberta

Vineyards and Woodland

cows grazing in a field above Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

red farm buildings surrounded by yellow canola fields, Southern Alberta

Cows at Freshwater Bay

dirt lane with live oaks, Cumberland Island, Georgia

Red Outbuildings

Steptoe Butte in the Palouse, Washington State

Cumberland Island lane

avenue of trees along the towpath on the Kennett and Avon Canal

farm buildings surrounded by snow covered trees on a winter day

Avenue of Trees

round bales of hay in a field in Prince Edward Island

The farm in winter

ancient milepost in Derbyshire

Picked Hill, Vale of Pewsey

London, 164 miles

detail of the terracing and irrigation of rice fields in Bali

Picked Hill, Vale of Pewsey

rocks and trees reflected in a still mountain lake in Idaho

Irrigated Rice Paddies

field patterns in the gentle hills of the Cotswolds

rows of cut hay drying in a field in Prince Edward Island

Cotswold Landscape

a basket of red, yellow, orange, and green peppers

bare trees in winter woodlands and snow covered fields

A Basket of Peppers

narrowboats tied up on the canal at sunset

Winter landscape

a single grain bin under a threatening sky in springtime

Sunset on the Canal

red dirt road in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

orb spider at the center of a web

fields of lupins in New Zealand

Tea Plnatation, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Woodborough Hill in the Vale of Pewsey

Boh Tea, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Woodborough Hill, Vale of Pewsey