picturesque
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A few days later, they were both in the aerie, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking the picturesque lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The area is renowned for being one of the most picturesque in Los Angeles, boasting a beautiful reservoir with a large walking loop around the outside, as well as multiple boutique stores and restaurants.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
In the 1930s and ’40s, three friends—all artists, one almost a generation older than the others—spent their summers here, sketching and painting the picturesque environs of America’s oldest continuously operating seaport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hoerz agreed that Vienna's picturesque winemaking suburbs have become victims of their own success, with their popularity pushing up land prices.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Greenleaf Hut is one of ten picturesque and, in this case, wonderfully handy stone lodges built and maintained in the White Mountains by the venerable Appalachian Mountain Club.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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