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Herdwick sheep are the native breed of the central and western Lake District and live on the highest of England’s mountains. They are extremely hardy and are managed in the traditional way on the Lake District fells that have been their home for generations.

The word “Herdwyck”, meaning sheep pasture, is recorded in documents going back to the 12th century. Herdwick sheep are the most hardy of all Britain’s breeds of hill sheep, grazing the central and western dales of the Lake District with fells running to over 3000 feet.

Herdwick farms have typically less than 100 acres of lower, more productive land and rely on the common grazings of the high Lake District fells. The lambs graze with their mothers on the “heaf” belonging to that farm instilling a life long knowledge of where on the fell they should be grazing. This is crucial as the central Lake District fells are inaccessible and a sheep which strays from Borrowdale to Eskdale will involve a 100 mile round trip by road for the farmer to collect it.

The Herdwick’s hardiness and ability to graze over a wide area of fell is key to the maintenance of the Lake District landscape as we know it. By purchasing Herdwick products you are giving the farmers that manage this candidate World Heritage Site a sustainable future.

IMG_1175 by Latgelo

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AUF DER SUCHE NACH MÖGLICHKEITEN,

MÖGLICHES FESTZUHALTEN (Heinz Gasper 1980)

Als gebürtiger Düsseldorfer hat es mich schon sehr früh in die Ferne gezogen. Frankfurt, München, Wien, Graz und seit 1999 wohnhaft in Jennersdorf, im wunderschönen Südburgenland.

Im ausgeübten Beruf als Werbegestalter und Grafiker (1966-1992) aber auch in der Selbständigkeit (bis 2012) ist die bildende Kunst immer allgegenwärtig gewesen.

Meine Leidenschaft sind Experimente mit verschiedenen Hilfsmitteln und Materialien wie zum Beispiel:

Kurzfilme mit und ohne Kamera - Kodak-Sofortbilder ganz ohne Kamera - Negativstreifen und Dias anders gesehen - PC-Fehler zur kreativen Weiterverarbeitung verwenden - Digitalfotografie und ihre Möglichkeiten mit einem Apple-Computer kombinieren und verfeinern - und bis heute noch vieles mehr entdecken...

IMG_1175 by Can Tunçer

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TROSCROWL choliba 1175 by Bryan J. Smith

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Tropical Screech-Owl, Corujinha-do-mato, Megascops choliba choliba, 20 cm. / 7.9 in. COMMON in a wide variety of wooded habitats from savanna and city parks to forest. Prefers more open habitats than most other screech-owls.

Santa Eliza, State of Sǎo Paulo, Brazil

©bryanjsmith.

NGC 1175 by Judy Schmidt

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A disk galaxy, I want to say lenticular, but SIMBAD notes it as a spiral? Well, sometimes it is hard to tell. The important part of this galaxy is its magnificent bowtie. The stars in this galaxy's X-shaped nucleus are not orbiting in simple ellipses, but rather in a looping, figure eight path. This is something I need to learn more about before I say much more.

This galaxy was imaged as part of the Zoo Gems project.

Gems of the Galaxy Zoos

All Channels: ACS/WFC F606W

North is 93.80° counter-clockwise from up.

Norfolk Southern 1175 by John Shine

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Just after sunrise, Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1175 hustles Eastbound through Carrollton, MO.

GOOD 1175 by John jnjj

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