You might think this photo was taken in a nice and quiet place but it is not the case. Yes, the scenery was beautiful but this shelter was near to a highway and so many cars were passing all the time.
After all, silence is more a state of mind, you can be at peace even if you are growing animals in a remote place, even if you are alone, even if you work so hard, even if you have little belongings. And the opposite, even if you have many things and lots of friends but you have no rest, no peace, what credit is that to you?
What is silence for you and where you can find it?
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It certainly looks peaceful enough to be a balm to the soul.
These do look like peaceful scenes, very well done, and with your explanation of the traffic nearby, they prove that you can find such scenes everywhere.