Sentences with phrase «with bucolic»

Nod to the 18th century aristocratic penchant for covering every surface with bucolic scenes by enveloping a corner in layers of toiles.

I noted that overarching arguments about national or state energy and regulatory policy can't compete against the political intensity that comes from those resisting an industrial - style activity in a populous region with a bucolic setting:

A similar rejection can be found in Virginia Overton's 2016 piece Untitled (Waterfall), a found steamer trunk — papered with a bucolic waterfall scene — filled with a sound machine that references Robert Morris» 1961 wooden cube, Box with the Sound of Its Own Making.

With a bucolic, playful surface, and layers of historical complexity and meaning, Vignette is a triumph.

With its bucolic Old Colonial architecture, scenic outdoors and a casual Caribbean vibe offer a timeless appeal.

Perched on a serene, rural hillside, the villa's beautiful stone wall and wooden pool deck meld seamlessly with the bucolic surroundings, while the minimalist elegance of the villa's design is at once utterly contemporary and evocative of a timeless Mediterranean spirit.

In his latest novel, his first since 2000's Anil's Ghost, Ondaatje weaves a mesmerizing saga of closely - knit characters who suddenly and dramatically disperse, and are forced to reinvent themselves years and continents apart.The novel opens with a bucolic scene a...

With its bucolic landscape of rolling hills and country farmhouses, it better fits Ferruccio Lamborghini's original business as a builder of tractors.

Schumacher has the audacity to finish it off with a bucolic barbecue at which Jake drawls, «Well, I thought our girls should play together!»

Cone lays down each scene of this calming coming - of - age story like he's building a matchstick house, instilling Miranda's Chicago intelligentsia existence with bucolic calmness, and making Cyd's journey — which entangles her with barista name Katie — a bold, photographic statement that's simply a pleasure to witness.

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You can think of such a place, kind of bucolic, filled with norms about what to do and what not to do, and pleasantly bereft of lawyers.

But with few exceptions it has been tamed nature — the pastoral and bucolic that humans have fenced and framed.

Nestled on a 500 - acre estate in New Jersey's bucolic equestrian country — just one hour from New York City and 90 minutes from Philadelphia — the resort's award - winning Ninety Acres restaurant and Cooking School will wrap up the year with a bit of holiday magic and a full calendar of culinary celebrations.

Is there a part of us that fantasizes about spending hours sitting on a porch somewhere bucolic, breaking open fresh, farmers» market pea pods and watching a bowl (very) slowly fill with sweet, grassy goodness?

The bucolic foothill town with a rich Gold Rush history can certainly be one where everybody knows your name.

They are Akitas, and in their willingness to stand up for themselves they have established, within the bucolic confines of Holyfield's farm, a world so completely lawless and Darwinian that their owner seems to have no choice but to comply with their wishes.

Trimmed, landscaped, bucolic and imbued with a sense of leisure which most of those who play on it often wish they could themselves actually possess, as they drive, swing and putt their way around, it is an almost perfect backdrop for any kind of contemplation — particularly girl watching.

The setting was the neighborhood's bucolic Long Island Rail Road station, which is hemmed in with flowers and surrounded by Tudor - style apartment houses.

The idea that upstate New York is a «vast» bucolic region of rural space and «some towns» didn't sit well with upstate - based political reporters and elected officials, who (including yours truly) snarked in almost disbelief response that a former U.S. senator from New York could be so tone deaf about the region that yes, does include «vast, rural» areas, but also cities and suburban communities.

The comment sparked an uproar with some upstate Democrats who have long been sensitive to condescension from New York City - bred candidates that upstate is solely bucolic countryside meant as a playground for vacationers.

The clip forgoes mentioning his most effective work with Freedom to Marry, his supportive husband, and his connections to the New York political elite (Andrew Cuomo, Chuck Schumer), instead stressing the local stuff while shots of bucolic farm - life play.

Connected by a series of bucolic parkways and broad avenues lined with elegant homes, Buffalo's parks system remains an extraordinary urban amenity.

The 150 - mile Pennsylvania leg is a bucolic, car - free option for all experience levels (and all bike types), with an average 1.4 % grade and a smooth, packed gravel surface.

The show is best when it busies itself with messy bucolic details — the milking of goats, the shearing of llamas, the wallowing of pigs — instead of wallowing in the dysfunctional mud and frantic entrepreneurism that render Josh and Brent blind to the beauty and love around them.

Even after he settles into a kind of domestic accord with a surrogate family, operating a service station on a bucolic stretch of mountain road with a waitress (Wright Penn, virtually unrecognizable) and her eight - year - old daughter (Pauline Roberts), Jerry becomes increasingly obsessed.

Curmudgeonly and vicious, it's a lighter - than - air farce with a black heart that feels suspiciously like the mad rantings of an old soldier describing his vision of a bucolic Valhalla to which he one day hopes to return.

With Brendan Gleeson as patriarch Colby and Michael Fassbender as the troubled heir to his travellers» caravan throne, the tone is country miles from David Jason's bucolic idyll, which the Cutlers affront at every turn.

«What makes Davyeon feel so different is that writer - director Amman Abbasi transplants hood movie tropes to the Deep South, infusing the bucolic settings with some of the same junkyard lyricism we saw in executive producer David Gordon Green's George Washington.

The couple lives a bucolic farm life, with only the occasional slaughtering of wild boars with knives and their bare hands, and taking in rescue dogs and, in the case of Ricky, a rescue child.

Hepburn, who also wrote the screenplay, shows a fondness for neo-realism, with a wealth of handheld shots, often uncomfortable closeups, elements of kitchen sink melodrama ---- great secondary performances from the likes of Nicholas Campbell and Mary Galloway make any soap opera elements utterly convincing ---- and sequences where the bucolic backgrounds and wintry landscapes seem to obsess and overwhelm the characters.

As the two cagily approach their first time as man and wife together, director Dominic Cooke cuts between the past and present, to show how the bucolic autodidact and blues fan Edward came to meet the sophisticated Florence, a middle - class violinist with a classical string quartet.

The real story begins with the pair in bucolic Hobbiton, a city full of residing hobbits, or «little people» as they are also referred to.

His gorgeous, bucolic Idaho is perfectly crafted, with golden wheat and decrepit wooden outbuildings representing both the wholesomeness and decay that will meld in this tale.

What the film lacks in narrative coherence and momentum, rookie director Jerome Reybaud compensates with a layered character study about sexuality and fulfillment, an incisive glimpse into its bucolic setting, and a sometimes playful examination of technology's influence on relationships.

Lime Rock, to this novice at least, seems like a bucolic dreamscape, a circa 1957 old - school racetrack, with not too much in the way of hills or bends to remember but plenty to engage the mind.

While the romantic narrator imagines a bucolic future in an old country house with children running through the dappled sunlight, her new husband plots to organize a revolution and fight a guerrilla war in the Catskills.

Villains appear, the bucolic background fades, and weddings are replaced with tumult.

With the lepidopterist we encounter butterfly - filled meadows in bucolic Normandy and Berkshire, and yet another character introduces us to exotic Simla and Varanasi in India.

The Training Center is a bucolic country home to our dogs throughout this journey and home to our students who come to learn how to work with their new dog.

The bucolic island of Skeppsholmen is home to the Moderna Museet museum, the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, and the tree - shrouded Hotel Skeppsholmen — offering a slowed - down insular getaway with excellent dining options.

The more rural region of Moravia comprises the eastern third of the Czech Republic and provides a more tranquil and bucolic experience when compared with the colourful and bustling towns of Bohemia.

A pleasant detour off Highway 128, LCV's narrow, dirt road overgrown with rambling bushes and ferns, towering redwoods and oak trees, opens onto a bucolic setting complete with a new winery building and tasting room, rustic barn, cottages and a menagerie of animals, gardens, fruit trees and vineyards — all welcoming visitors to this truly magical place.

The cultural scene is alive and well with crafts and artists galleries, community theater groups, and visitors love our local weekly newspaper which gives a glimpse into the bucolic life in the small town of Cambria.

With only 20 cottages set across 300 acres of bucolic Vermont countryside, each one feels wonderfully secluded.

An ideal base from which to explore the Cotswolds, this boutique hotel offers an alluring blend of contemporary bucolic style with nods to its history in the form of authentic facades and brickwork, period wooden beams, as well as an original Roman mosaic.

The highlands are riddled with more than 15,000 lakes, snow - capped peaks soaring over 6,000 meters, the world's deepest canyons, bucolic valleys and picturesque villages.

Other tours start early and drive a bit further, but reward with nature at its most startling - be it the surreal sights of «The Pinnacles» or «Wave Rock», or the more bucolic beauty of Margaret River, with its gorgeous surf beaches, award - winning wineries and giant hardwood forests.

Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa is a five - star stunner that finds unique ways to immerse guests in nature, with plenty of greenery throughout the property and rooms that offer expansive views of the bucolic countryside.Located on National Road 6, it is approximately nine km from Angkor Wat, making it easy to visit; other nearby points of interest include a golf course, just three km away, plus Cambodian Cultural Village is 220m from the hotel.What makes Angkor Miracle Resort & Spa such a haven of rest and relaxation is the fact that it is fitted out with a comprehensive array of facilities, ranging from a sprawling outdoor swimming pool ringed with plenty of greenery and a poolside bar, tennis courts, a gym with cardio equipment and more, a saltwater Jacuzzi, sauna room, spa, cafe, two restaurants and a bar.

Great for families with children or just a group of friends, Amy at Dea offers bucolic surroundings while remaining in proximity to many of Bali's prized attractions.

Located in Sept - Saulx, about 24 km / 15 miles south - east of Rheims, in the heart of the Champagne - growing region, the 4 - star Hotel - Restaurant Du Cheval Blanc offers cosy accommodation and excellent cuisine in a bucolic setting, yet with easy access to Rheims, its cathedral and historic center.