swallow my mental image of a previously lush and verdant landscape????

[Lzhd1028]

The picture relentlessly swallowed my mental image of a previously lush and verdant landscape.

I am not sure whether the underlined verb "swallowed" is appropriate or not in the context...

Please help! Thanks! :P

another question:

Bathed in the gleam of sunset, the decayed tree stumps appeared as if engulfed by flames.

Still, the underlined part needs a little bit work...

and...

I asked the sunburned farm supervisor what had happened to the trees.

Is the adjective "sunburned" used correctly in this sentence?

and...

I couldn’t help but feel concerned about these mushroom farmers from the remote mountainous area, who were trapped in an unfavorable position in the fierce market competition.

I know the underlined part does not go well with the word "who", but how can I improve the sentence?

finally...
They can achieve a balance between cutting and replanting trees.

[Mister Micawber]

The picture relentlessly swallowed my mental image of a previously lush and verdant landscape. I am not sure whether the underlined verb "swallowed" is appropriate or not in the context. -- You have not really provided any context; the word is obviously odd here unless you have some literary styling in mind.

Bathed in the gleam of sunset, the decayed tree stumps appeared as if engulfed by flames. Still, the underlined part needs a little bit work...-- Let us know when you have finished, then.

I asked the sunburned farm supervisor what had happened to the trees. Is the adjective "sunburned" used correctly in this sentence?-- I don't know. What does the farmer look like? Is he red all over and in pain? The adjective usually takes the other form, however: 'sunburnt'.

I couldn’t help but feel concerned about these mushroom farmers from the remote mountainous area, who were trapped in an unfavorable position in the fierce market competition. I know the underlined part does not go well with the word "who", but how can I improve the sentence?-- There is no problem with 'who'. You can improve the sentence by shortening and simplifying it:

I was concerned about these mountain mushroom farmers trapped in the fierce market competition.

They can achieve a balance between cutting and replanting trees.-- OK.
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