It seems strange to me that a hillside covered in a grass monoculture, lacking its natural vegetation cover should be considered suitable for such a prominent i

It seems strange to me that a hillside covered in a grass monoculture, lacking its natural vegetation cover should be considered suitable for such a prominent image. A lot of the hillsides around the bay area are like that - low diversity weedy short vegetation with a few scattered tree lupins. That sort of vegetation cover makes me sad rather than appreciative.