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I live about two hours away from the CBD now, and although my area is relatively filled with nature, it's still a contrast to the place I grew up in. Whilst my house now is filled with houses that all look alike, and matching synthetic grass strips all over, my childhood consisted of greenery as far as I could look to. The connection and belonging I felt whilst living in Beechworth, my hometown, won't return whilst I live here, in this hustle bustle of the city. Not to say it doesn't have its own unique beauty.
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Very bad photo of the outside of my house. I live about an hour from the city in the suburbs and am surrounded by mostly houses and some really cute parks! 

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The view from the shed overlooking the paddocks and the hills. Mount Buller is somewhere in the distance. This is Taungurung land and it's equal parts beautiful and terrifying. We share this land with tiger snakes, wildfire, and storms so mighty they shake the foundations of the land. It's not far from the epicentre of last year's earthquake. But we get snow every winter and there is always something medicinal or nutritious to forage everywhere plants can be found. If you can learn to live alongside the wild and surrender to the impermanence of anything you might create here, it's an extremely special place to live.

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I spent last year cramped into a tiny king single studio, with a window that faced a wall and only cracked open an inch. Here I can open up the door, sit in my pyjamas on the balcony and feel that feeling that so many songs gave me; when I was about to move from the comfort of Tasmania to Melbourne at eighteen. Sunsets down there aren't rare, but this one feels like a sunset that has no guarantees or promises, which I think is somehow more exciting to see.

Tanna :))

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she woke up!

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A high top view from a cliff that i took a while ago that looks nice. Looks even better in person.

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A high top view from a cliff that i took a while ago that looks nice. Looks even better in person.

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This is the view from my front door - outer suburbia with a few rolling hills. If I walk up the hill a bit I can usually see Mt Dandenong on a clear day.
- Nicole

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sitting in my sisters room keeping an eye on her dog Pepper, who's sleeping on the floor next to the bed. This is the view outside her window to a little walk way down the side of her house. It looks all the way down to the back of our yard that is quite large. lots of trees and ferns, not sure of the names but we get lots of birds.

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This is a picture from my bedroom window looking outside to a sunset. I've lived here my whole life, and its familiar. Though, I always feel like I could be more comfortable in another house that I can call my own and raise with my partner. This picture reminds me of the people around me and how we aren't alone in the world - Quinton

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View from my front door/windows. I live right across from a small creek that separates the suburbs of Essendon and Keilor East. It's a really nice walk along the creek and it's very quiet here. We can always hear the frogs by the water!
- Erin K

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I've spent a lot of time in this East Freo house, with views of the Swan River and Perth city in the distance. It's not actually mine haha.
Alanna

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My name is He Wang. I am in hainan, in the south of China. It's almost nine o 'clock in the morning. It's cloudy today, a little rainy and humid There is a coconut forest outside my window and I can see the sea. There are a few buildings opposite. I can hear birds occasionally. It's not where I grew up, it's where I settled for a while, and I love it.
I really like sitting on the balcony in the sun, reading, listening to music, doing sports, surrounded by the sound of leaves and birds, it makes me comfortable

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My apartment view is quite urban but showcases beautiful Melbourne skies. I also have a pigeon couple as neighbours - Mollie 

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This is the trainline near my house. It starts to leave my suburban neighborhood, and heads out towards rural Melbourne. Calder Park Raceway is in the background.
- Isabella

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View from my study space, i'm relatively detached from the space due to lack of an emotional connection. In terms of environment, the city is incredibly different from the lush farming land where I grew up.

- Meg

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The view in my area around 6pm ('sunset time') It's nice to walk around the neighbourhood around sunset and sunrise time and just walk around with my thoughts in my head.
- Shane

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a terrible photos of a little nook on the top floor of the library with a bunch of left over drinks here but at the least quiet apart from the people walking up the stairs every so often. you can see the rest of the campus and city from the window where it's blue enough though not enough to match the humidness
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I live very close to the CBD, so nature isn't foreign, but something you have to go out and find for yourself, which can be quite rewarding when you allow yourself to purposely get lost and discover.

Here are some pictures I have occurred of my surroundings:

This one was an unexpected wonder, discovering an urban overgrown house with a wilting rosebush overflowing above the brick fence. The sheer wonder of it caught me on my commute home, reminding me of the fact that nature can thrive and exists in almost any place.

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View from my apartment that conveys a mix of urban and natural environments with cars and trains and the looming city buildings framing the greenery . Even the green areas are curtailed by human intervention to line roads or serve as an oval but in the forefront of the city is a more organic setting of parkland with trees spreading sporadically. - Doug

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I'm Amelia!
This is from walking distance from my home, although i've lived here for 5 years i don't really feel a connection to the space.