The Land in the Book and the Land out my window

I got up early this morning, and spent some time reading Scripture. I was reading in Deuteronomy where it says,

But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven. It is a land the LORD your God cares for; the eyes of the LORD your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.

I was struck by the blessing of being able to read those words while sitting in the very land I was reading about. I looked up from my Bible and saw some of the very mountains this verse was talking about (in that they are in the land referred to). There is no rain, and there won't be while I am here, but it is an incredible experience to be here.

Here is a picture of the view from my balcony: