Space and distance

Space

I didn't know there still was so much empty space in the Netherlands.
These are the lands of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Assel. The brothers of this religious order have grown old and they don't work the land anymore. They lease the land to local farmers:

• "And the farmer planted maize and we had no view the whole summer."

Distance mind game

If you're bored in the outdoors - for example while waiting for the bus to arrive - try this simple mind game:

• "What is the most distant object that I can see from here? How far away is it?"
• Then go home and check on the map. Often you will be surprised. 

I tend to overestimate the distance, just like in this case. Standing in the empty fields the horizon looks extremely distant. The same effect occurs in the panorama pictures. But in reality the horizon is only 1.5 kilometer away. And the trees in the foreground are only 300 meters away. Even so the view is much deeper and wider than in the city.

Sources:
Assel - Google maps