It will soon be apparent that even though we gather together and look in the same direction at the same instant, we will not--we cannot--see the same landscape. We may certainly agree that we will see many of the same elements--houses, roads, trees, hills--in such denominations as number, form, dimension, and color but such facts take on meaning only through association:they must be fitted together according to some coherent body of ideas. Thus we confront the central problem: any landscape is comprised not only of what lies before our eyes but what lies inside our heads.
~D. W. Meinig
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Hmm, I guess my comment didn't go through last night. I think this is a great quote. We can see the same things, but our experiences and perceptions can all make it different.
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