1.   The hills were covered with a blanket of snow.

2.   A thick tangle of tamarind, royal poinciana, logwood, locust, seagrapes and mahogany trees covers the hills.

3.   If La Nina strikes next winter, it could prolong the local fire season at a time when area hills are covered with fuel.

4.   It used to be that most of the vineyards were on the flatlands and pastures covered the hills.

5.   Opportunistic cedar trees only came along after early pioneers overgrazed and overplowed the waist-high grasses that once covered the hills of the Edwards Plateau.

6.   Out in the country, vineyards cover the hills.

7.   The Blue Mountains are so named because the eucalyptus trees that cover the hills release their oils when the air is warm, sending up a bluish mist.

8.   The burnt oranges and golds covering the hills around Happy Valley provided a pleasant distraction from the mismatch.

9.   The island at this time of year was sunbaked dry, its parched hills covered with golden grass.

10.   The nearby hills are covered with subdivisions of ranch homes, tri-levels and displaced Cape Cods.