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Just around the curve is San Luis Obispo train station, looking north west. The hills are Cerro San Luis, aka, Madonna Mountain (L), and Bishop Peak (R), two of the Nine Sisters, a chain of ancient volcanic peaks, which stretch from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay. The bike is my vintage 1990 Diamondback Apex, a high-end bike at the time when front shocks were first coming out on MTB. $525 was a lot to spend back then but with 21 gears I could climb just about any hill. Grade and terrain were the only limiting factors. Grinding up a hill in lowest gear and coming down in control gets in your blood if you’re into that sort of exercise. Today’s 3 to $6000 bikes, some electric, give riders opportunities and comfort that this bike never had. This bike and I once muscled up to 11,000 feet near Mammoth Lakes. The up is hard enough but coming down on the rocky 4 x 4 Road is tough on the forearms, the eyeballs and the body because there’s no shock absorption like modern dual suspension bikes. Another memorable ride was 5,700 foot Mt. Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. These days this bike sees more mild rides around town with occasional off roading. If this bike could talk, the stories it could tell… happy trails🚵
Casa Cavassa, a refined Renaissance residence in the historic heart of Saluzzo, was transformed in the late 15th century by Marquis Michele Antonio di Saluzzo into an elegant urban palace blending medieval structure with Renaissance elegance. Today home to the Civic Museum Casa Cavassa, it preserves original frescoes, stuccoes, and period furnishings, offering a rare glimpse into the domestic life and artistic tastes of the noble elite in the Marquisate of Saluzzo. Its harmonious courtyard and richly decorated interiors reflect the cultural flourishing of this independent Piedmontese state before its absorption into the Duchy of Savoy.
The rising Full Moon of September 9, 2022, the Harvest Moon for 2022, coming up over a rolling harvested prairie field near home in southern Alberta, on a very clear evening.
This is a composite of 11 exposures blended with Lighter Color mode onto the base layer exposure of the Moon just coming up and the sky and ground. The subsequent exposures were shot at increasingly shorter shutter speeds to preserve the colour and brightness of the Moon's disk (ie. exposing for the Moon not the sky or ground). Shot at 1 minute intervals, but exposures taken every 3 minutes were selected for the composite except at the start when atmospheric refraction makes the Moon rise faster than it does later in the sequence.
All were shot with the Canon R5 and RF70-200mm lens at 200mm.
Diese schöne Hibiskusblüte fotografierte ich im Botanischen Garten in Erlangen. Dabei wählte ich wieder eine halboffene seitliche Perspektive mit Gegenlichtaufnahme. Als Hintergrund nahm ich den blauen Himmel mit Wolken, um ein harmonisches Gesamtbild zu bekommen. Viel Spaß beim betrachten.
This beautiful hibiscus flower I photographed at the Botanical Garden in Erlangen. Here I chose again a semi-lateral view with counter-light absorption. As background, I took the blue sky with clouds to create a harmonious overall picture. Enjoy the view.
这个美丽的芙蓉花拍在植物园中的根。在这里，我选择了一个半侧面与反光吸收。作为背景，我在蔚蓝的天空与云彩，以创造一个和谐的大局。欣赏。
هذه الزهور الجميلة خبازى الأول صورت في حديقة النباتات الملكية. اخترت هنا مرة أخرى شبه الأفقي مضادة بهدف امتصاص الضوء. معلومات أساسية ، وأخذت السماء الزرقاء والسحب مع متناغم لخلق صورة عامة. يتمتع الرأي.
There are many different types of figs, from dark purple to green and slightly purple.We have four fig trees, one of which is over 8 metres tall and unfortunately only bears false fruit. The smaller ones bear fruit at different times, so that we can harvest new fruit every month...Figs are very healthy
..Vitamin A (retinol) is good for the skin and mucous membranes as well as the eyesight of our eyes.
Vitamins B1, B2 and B6 regulate the metabolism and are important for the nerves.
The absorption of folic acid is a prerequisite for cell division and blood formation.
Biotin (vitamin B7) supports healthy skin, healthy hair and strong fingernails.
A high magnesium content promotes cell regeneration and energy balance.
It also contains potassium, phosphorus and iron. Potassium can help to normalize blood pressure. Iron is needed for blood formation.
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This is Virje waterfall, near Bovec, Slovenia. The waterfall itself is lovely, if not very large, but the pond is incredible! Of a deep, emerald green, absolutely transparent. One could think that the Lady of the Lake was going to appear at any moment.
I'm not sure why it is so green Possibly, the yelowish color of the rocks at the bottom, combined with the clear water and the laws of light absorption, result in those wonderful tones.
To reach it, go to Bovec and then west to Plužna. A bit pass Plužna there is a parking not 5 min from the waterfall. We tried to get there by a road that goes through "Golf Bovec", but the people at the club entrance refused to let us pass (!), or park there and walk the rest of the way. There was a van with a German family in front of us and they were, naturaly, quite pissed with the golf club people. Anyway, the way through Plužna is much more convenient.
sunrise on the welsh hillsides giving way to subtle absorption of light and colour from the surrounding landscape, taken on the clwyd hill range uk
In the 2nd Anniversary of the loss of the man I love the most,
my Papà Silvio.
"Addio Signor Maestro" video turned by Stefano Wolf mainly with some of my old archive photos, then put apart and published with added piano music "We'll Meet Again" kindly put at disposal by author composer and pianist Jeremy Blacke, on the day my Daddy sadly left : youtu.be/gND-a_3QXyQ
My Dad for his books and historical researches has also been a documentaristic photographer.
Anche i fiori stanno piangendo
Non passa mai, papà...
Do you see me
Can you hear me
Are you smiling
or are you anguished
Now that you are in the light,
can you face how miserable we are...
All the Love you left down here...
...And I'm drowning in Love for you
Watching over, please, save me
Ref.Piena fioritura 019\boccioli ok VM in-door macro in natural daylight. "Cymbidium Orchid" #AtmosphericPhotography #LightPainting #Explore
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Chicory flower with an insect, seen on the lawn in my hometown :)
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), is a bushy perennial herbaceous plant with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock. It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized. Chicory (especially the flower) was used as a treatment in Germany, and is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments. It is variously used as a tonic and as a treatment for gallstones, gastro-enteritis, sinus problems and cuts and bruises. (Howard M. 1987). Chicory contains inulin, which may help humans with weight loss, constipation, improving bowel function, and general health. In rats, it may increase calcium absorption and bone mineral density.
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Kwiat cykorii z jakąś muszką (niestety, nie wiem co to za owad), pstryknięty na trawniku :)
Cykoria podróżnik (Cichorium intybus) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny astrowatych. Znany też jako podróżnik błękitny. Rodzimy obszar jego występowania to znaczna część Europy, Azji oraz Algieria i Tunezja w Afryce Północnej, ale rozprzestrzenił się szeroko i obecnie występuje na wszystkich kontynentach z wyjątkiem Antarktydy. Jest także uprawiany w Azji, Europie, Australazji, Afryce i Ameryce Północnej. W polskiej florze jest rośliną pospolicie występującą na całym obszarze. Cykoria podróżnik to roślina lecznicza, korzeń łagodnie pobudza wytwarzanie soku żołądkowego, żółci oraz ma działanie moczopędne. Jest stosowany w wielu mieszankach ziołowych do leczenia zaburzeń trawienia i przy ogólnym osłabieniu. Młode listki cykorii można wiosną dodawać do sałatek, ze względu na zawartość witamin C, B i mikroelementów.
Dedicata alla mia cara Zia Gianna.
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I wanted to fix the moment, this Feb. 17 2022, first birthday of my Flickr profile, something I wanted to post...
Not inda mood for big celebrations, real life is being too tough for me & relatives... I'm loosing my most beloved Aunt, my biggest source of great open-minded Philosophy, of Stoic thinking and positive thoughts ...
And, evidently hospital doctors think, as she overpassed the 80 years, cures and pain releaving, even her bed in the ward can be spared for someone else...But there is always something that can be done!!!
Antalgical and alternative treatments to reduce the speed and agressiveness of a lethal disease, new therapies aimed at lengthen life, yet maintaining an acceptable quality of survival, at relief and limitation of damages. I'm persuaded that every patient, even terminal should be accompanied to the end in the best way and before the end we should try any alternative therapy, always respecting the patient. It is never the end until the end!
...And my orchids plant (Cybidium), which had unespectedly blossomed in the wrong month (November) is there, smiling at me, blooming again so many buds and offering 27 new flowers...
Ref.New flow. orchids 044 OK VM Low light macro shot in-door in natural daylight.
Either than the stem chopping and shading, no retouching of any kind was applied. It matters me too much to reach certain results in the setting preparation and especially in the gesture of photographing itself with no extra unreal artifacts applied in post-processure. NATURE IS THE best and most beautiful special effect and the photographer should be able to lend this "magic" by photographing, nothing more, nothing less.
( I though love and have much esteem for the virtuosistic aesthetic effort using softwares like Octabox, but for those who are first of all able to still life with lots of art and photograph with as much.
My current stubbornness&respect for naturality, however, prevents me from using any software to improve the image more than a normal routine editing program aimed at minimal corrections ).
Let once for all specify: I never crop out my images to obtain a dark background.The dark background is there,really&physically! And I owe this auto-discipline &professional habbit to the masters photographers with whom I have been collaborating for my job.
For my notes: il colore dei boccioli é perfetto come nella realtà. Ottenuto che la luce "accarezzi" senza colpire direttamente i soggetti e senza bruciare alcuna porzione dei petali. Buono l'assorbimento luminoso generale senza forti rifrazioni, in studio a feb., in fascia oraria 15/17 con fondale posizionato a ovest.
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The Moon on October 2, 2022
Credit: Giovanni Vincenzo Donatiello (@giovannivincenzo_donatiello)
Mak 127/1500 First Light + EOS 4000D single shot
The Moon, at the time of capture, was at its meridian transit but a little high above the horizon (about 25 deg). At this height, any object is affected by atmospheric absorption. The hue is often warmer and a very high definition is not achieved. Normally all the details are softer than in a zenith capture.
A back-to-back, basic black pair of Illinois Central 70s--austere, spartan, plain--rushing down the table-flat, ruler-straight, north-south oriented big iron nearing Humboldt, IL, speedometer pegged at a 40 per with local traffic bound for the many yards and branches stemming off the Mainline of Mid-America between Chicago and Centralia. It's a typical sight out here, as appropriate as the barren croplands and bucolic homesteads of which this region is known, a continuation of the traditions present since the Illinois Central Railroad was chartered in the 1850s and legally represented by an emerging Illinoisan by the name of Abraham Lincoln. But things aren't as rosy as they may seem. Remove the grimy, road-worn locomotives and one will uncover a picture more despondent--this is a CN train, on CN rails, run by employees earning a CN paycheck, collecting revenue for CN's bottom line. In the 21 years post merger, when the freshly privatized Canadian National just freed from the restrictions of the crown pounced on the assets and operations of the Illinois granger, the Mainline of Mid-America has become mostly devoid of its heritage during its assimilation into North America's Railroad. Train A408 and its northbound counterpart A407 preserve the flavor of the IC on the rails and through the towns which owe their existence to it, holding captive a significant percentage of locomotives from the final large equipment procurement the railroad before absorption: the 40 SD70s delivered in 1995 numbered from the millennium mark. The class unit and a subsequent example have the honors this occurrence, presenting a nearly perfect pure look at how things were prior to the Canadian invasion with their sights on the next work event at Effingham, daylight fading but the pride of the IC holding strong in their presence as they race across its namesake.
In a chapter called "A Poet's Alphabet", Mark Strand shares this in his book ""The Weather of Words" (Knopf 2000):
“D is for Dante, who has not influenced me, which is too bad. On the other hand, I am not sure what the influence of Dante might be, and I would think it quite strange to read somewhere that one of my contemporaries had been influenced by him. How very grand, I would think. But death, being so much more approachable– either here or just around the bend–has always been an influence. What I mean to say is that death is common. If you are having a good time and you conceive the possibility that the good time will end, then you are concerned with death, though in a mild and unremarkable way. But what I want to get to is something else: that death is the central concern of lyric poetry. Lyric poetry reminds us that we live in time. It tells us that we are mortal. It celebrates or recognizes moods, ideas, events only as they exist in passing. For what meaning would anything have outside of time? Even when poetry celebrates something joyful, it bears the news that the particular joy is over. It is a long memorial, a valedictory to each discrete moment on earth. But its power is at variance with what it celebrates. For it is not just that we mourn the passage of time but that we are somehow isolated from the weight of time, and when we read poems, during those brief moments of absorption, the thought of death seems painless, even beautiful.”
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Isaiah 65:17-21
Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13
John 4:43-54
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture: You may go; your child will live. (John 4:50)
Throughout Lent we have been encouraged to practice self-denial. Often we mistakenly see this only as an exercise in giving up things that give us pleasure. In truth God is calling us to do "spring cleaning," to rid our lives of worldly clutter to make room for Christ, the One sent to cleanse us of sin and create us anew in His image.
Many limit God's act of creation to His original formation of the cosmos with earth as humanity's home; but creation is ongoing, for God's Spirit constantly renews our world through its seasons and propagates life—plants, animals, and man—from seeds energized by God's life. Humans require most of His attention, since He created us to be spiritual creatures made in His likeness, able to commune with our heavenly Father and enter into a loving relationship with Him. Through this, God lifts us from our mire of sin to participate in His goodness so that we may also live at peace with one another.
Today's Gospel narrates one example of Christ's infinite power to create life anew, His healing of a dying child. In doing so, He prompted a renewal of the parents' lives and possibly that of all those to whom they would tell of God's healing mercy. This "good" was set in motion by the father's faith in Christ, his immediate obedience in going home, fully believing his child would be well; this fact was affirmed when he learned that the healing coincided perfectly with the time that Jesus had pronounced its taking place.
Blessed Lord, may this Lenten season commit us to allowing Your Spirit of love and truth to create us anew that we may share Your blessed life with others. Amen.
- Marie Bocko, OCDS | email: mlbocko@twcny.rr.com
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Pigmente für die Glaskreationen
Pigmente (lateinisch pigmentum für „Farbe“, „Schminke“) sind farbgebende Substanzen, im Gegensatz zu Farbstoffen sind sie im Anwendungsmedium unlöslich. Anwendungsmedium bezeichnet dabei den Stoff, in den das Pigment eingearbeitet wird, beispielsweise in Lack oder in Kunststoffe. Der Oberbegriff für Farbstoffe und Pigmente ist Farbmittel, diese können nach der chemischen Struktur anorganisch oder organisch und nach dem Farbeindruck bunt oder unbunt sein.[1] In der Biologie bezeichnet der Begriff Pigment alle in einem lebenden Organismus farbgebenden Substanzen. Technisch gesehen handelt es sich hierbei um Farbmittel.
Maßgeblich für die Eigenschaften der Pigmente sind neben der chemischen Struktur auch Festkörpereigenschaften wie Kristallstruktur, Kristallmodifikation, Teilchengröße und Teilchengrößenverteilung, letztere durch die spezifische Oberfläche. Der Farbreiz selbst entsteht durch Absorption und Remission (Streuung oder Reflexion) bestimmter Frequenzanteile des sichtbaren Lichts.
Minimalist Still Life with apricots shots at the sole light of some candles (macro). Obtained with preparation, display arrangement, my hands, my eyes & one of my reflex camera (Canon EOS 250D). No retouching, no filters!
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Ref.Albicocche 063 okkk VM DEF. Shot on 04.07.2022 19:25
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The vineyard is ready for pruning.
Pruning of the vine begins from leaf drop in the fall to bud break around April.
But what happens to the vine to make it weep?
The plant reawakens from its winter sleep and recommences its lifecycle. The “tears” are little droplets of sap, rising up the stalk of the vine and seeping out. This happens when the roots start working again, when the sap begins to rise up through the wood. It’s as though the vine is taking a deep breath before the birth of the new buds.
The budding phase is preceded by a typical phenomenon of the vine called “weeping”, which is actually the release of fluid from the xylem vessels where they have been pruned. This is due, on one hand, to the reactivation of the sugar metabolism – the transformation of starch into simple sugars – and the consequent reactivation of cellular respiration, and, on the other, the high level of absorption that characterises the roots, which peaks during this phase (Google Translate: :-))
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Il vigneto è pronto per la potatura.
La potatura della vite va dalla caduta delle foglie in autunno, al "pianto della vite" in aprile.
Ma che cosa accade alla vite da portarla a piangere?
La pianta si risveglia dopo il riposo invernale e ricomincia il suo ciclo vitale. Le «lacrime» sono delle piccole goccioline di linfa, che risalgono il legno della vite e fuoriescono. Avviene con la ripresa dell’attività delle radici, quando nei vasi legnosi inizia appunto a risalire la linfa. È una sorta di respiro prima della nascita dei nuovi germogli.
La fase del germogliamento è preceduta da un fenomeno tipico della vite chiamato “pianto”, ossia l’emissione di liquido dai vasi xilematici a livello dei tagli di potatura: ciò è dovuto da una parte alla riattivazione del metabolismo degli zuccheri – la trasformazione di amido in zuccheri semplici – e alla conseguente riattivazione della respirazione cellulare e dall’altra all’elevato livello di assorbimento che caratterizza le radici, che tocca il massimo proprio in questa fase»
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Le vignoble est prêt pour la taille.
La taille de la vigne commence dès la chute des feuilles à l'automne au débourrement vers avril.
Mais qu'arrive-t-il à la vigne qui la fait pleurer?
La plante se réveille après le repos hivernal et recommence son cycle de vie. Les "larmes" sont de petites gouttelettes de sève, qui remontent le bois de la vigne et en ressortent. Cela se produit avec la reprise de l'activité des racines, lorsque la lymphe commence à monter dans les vaisseaux ligneux. C'est une sorte de souffle avant la naissance des nouvelles pousses.
La phase de germination est précédée d'un phénomène typique de la vigne appelé "pleurs de la vigne", c'est-à-dire l'émission de liquide des vaisseaux du xylème au niveau des plaies de taille: cela est dû d'une part à la réactivation du métabolisme du sucre - la transformation de l'amidon dans les sucres simples - et la réactivation conséquente de la respiration cellulaire et d'autre part au niveau élevé d'absorption qui caractérise les racines, qui atteint son maximum dans cette phase.
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I am going green :D
Well I bought me a new 2011 GIO Moped in white. This is the crazy purchase I spoke about a few images ago.
This 500w electric scooter is classified as an electric bicycle since pedals can be used. I however took mine out and have them stored in the storage compartments. Since it is classified as a bicycle, you do not have to register it, you do not have to insure it and can also operate without any driver license.
My e-scooter comes with front and rear lights, mirrors, large seat for 2 riders, large trunk box, turn signals, horn, low/high beam headlights, alarm, wheel locks and plenty of storage. First off there is the rear trunk box with ample room for my camera :). There is also a glove compartment and under seat storage.
It starts with a flip of a key and when you do start it you hear nothing! Just a low buzz as you buzz off :)!
More features include dual shocks which cushions my ride when going over bumps, curbs or objects. Frotn and rear drum brakes is located in the center of the wheel and provides plenty of stopping power even when I ride at higher speeds.
Specifications:
Engine Displacement (cc) 350w/500w
Transmission Auto
Engine Type 500w, Brushless, Electric, Double speeds
Min/Max. torque 32-55 Nm
Starting System Electric Start
Chassis Max Speed 32Km/h (20mph), Double speeds
Reverse No
Suspension/Front Dual Shock
Suspension/Rear Dual Shock
Brakes/Front Drum brake
Brakes/Rear EABS (Electric Absorption Braking System)
Dimensions Vehicle Size Full Size
Tires/Front 2.5in
Tires/Rear 63 x 406.4 mm , Mag Wheels
Size Adult
L x W x H 1650 x 690 x 1010 mm
Seat Height 710 mm
Lighting Fuel Capacity Battery Capacity: 48V/12AH
Dry Weight 74Kg (168 lbs)
Head Light Yes
Tail Light Yes
Brake Light Yes
Blinkers Yes
Remote Start/Stop No
MORE TO COME :D
August 07, 2017
Macro Mondays Theme: Staying Healthy
After my kidney stone operation, orange juice and orange fruit are now part of my special diet.
"Delicious and juicy orange fruit contain an impressive list of essential nutrients, vitamins, minerals for healthy growth and development and overall well-being.
•Nutrients in oranges are plentiful and diverse. The fruit is low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, but rich in dietary fiber, pectin. Pectin, by its virtue as a bulk laxative, helps protect the mucosa of the colon by decreasing its exposure time to toxic substances as well as by binding to cancer-causing chemicals in the colon. By binding to bile acids in the colon, pectin has also been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels by decreasing its re-absorption in the colon."
All comments are highly appreciated. It will help me a lot to improve my photography skills. Big thanks to all of you for the comments, faves and views.
Happy clicking to all! HMM!
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Er ist einer der grössten Schmetterlinge und leuchtet geöffnet in einem satten, metallischen Blau – in der Schmetterlingswelt ist er durch seine Farbe einzigartig.
Gerne wird er auch 'Himmelsfalter' genannt, weil seine blaue Farbe so glanzvoll wie der blaue Himmel leuchtet. Er zeigt sein schillerndes Blau nur auf der Innenseite so intensiv, dies um Geschlechtspartner auch von weit her anzulocken.
Klappt er seine Flügel hoch, kommt seine braune Unterseite mit den rotbraunen Augen zum Vorschein. So sieht er plötzlich aus wie ein braunes Blatt.
Der Morphofalter besitzt unzählige dünne Schuppen auf seinen Flügeln, die wie Dachziegel übereinander geschichtet sind. Wenn Licht auf die Schuppen fällt, nehmen sie alle Farben des Lichts auf, was man im Fachchinesisch als „absorbieren“ bzw. „Absorption“ nennt.
Ein ganz besonders zauberhafter Flattermann - aussen und innen eine grosse Augenweide!
Geniesst alle einen wunderschönen Sonntag!
The ‘horns’ on a giraffe are more correctly known as ossicones – conical protrusions of bone that will grow throughout the life of a bull giraffe.
The giraffe is quite amazing. What kind of extra-strength apparatus does it take to pump blood up a 10-feet neck to the brain, then manage its flow below the heart, six feet to the hooves?
When a giraffe bends way down for a drink, why doesn't it faint from blood rushing to the brain? Why doesn't it stagger dizzily from a lack of blood to the brain when it stands back up?
A giraffe's super muscular heart is two feet long and weighs about 25 pounds. It pumps 16 gallons a minute. A remarkable network of veins and one-way valves prevent back-flow, keeping blood from rushing to the head. Blood vessels in the head are more elastic and may reserve some blood, which keeps the animal from fainting as it stands. Smaller red blood cells and capillaries all help make oxygen absorption quicker.
With gravity and a ton of weight sitting on four legs and hooves, why doesn't the giraffe have ballooning ankles?
NASA has studied this in developing gravity-suits for astronauts. Giraffes' legs have very strong, tight skin and tissue beneath. Rather like super compression stockings. Arteries are deep with thick, muscular walls.
A giraffe won't bleed heavily from a leg cut. It's interesting to note that while stroke and hardening of the arteries is seen in most mammals, it isn't a notable problem with the giraffe.
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Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga Province
South Africa
Tiny droplets still cling to Montbretia leaves nearly a day after condensing from a coastal fog. The plant’s waxy surface prevents absorption, allowing the water to bead and persist in the calm, humid air. It’s a small-scale version of the process that sustains lomas [1] vegetation on Peru’s desert coast, where plants rely on fog rather than rain for moisture.
This text is a collaboration with Chat GPT.
The Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 or Caldwel 4, includes an open star cluster and its associated reflection nebula, surrounded by dark absorption nebulosity. These images were taken the mornings of 2022-06-01 and 2022-06-02 from just NW of Flagstaff, Arizona. The nebula is about 3 light years in diameter and 1300 ly distant.
A total exposure of 225 minutes taken as 45 five minute exposure. Photographed with a with a William Optics RedCat 250/51mm telescope, Baader UV/IR cut filter, ZWO ASI 533 MC camera, SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5 mount, and ASI electronic auto focus and guide camera. All were controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Plus Controller.
Proess in PixInsight with *XTerminator and GHS plugins with final exposure and crop in Photoshop.
Following the blooming progress of my orchid plant which, after a premature flowering for the season (November), right now is bloming for the second time just after two months 27 new flowers. Will follow the gradual progression in blossoming with continuous new shootings and some experimentation in natural in-door / outdoor daylight.
Ref.New flow. orchids 031 OK VM DEF. Macro shot in-door in natural daylight, no retouching.
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The Grand Canyon is a very wide and deep canyon in the north of the American state of Arizona. Over millions of years, the waters of the Colorado have created this gap in the landscape. This extreme erosion was made possible by the fact that the area in which the gap is located rose further and higher. The Colorado erodes about 16 cm every 1000 years. The canyon is about 435 kilometers long and has a width that varies between 15 and 29 kilometers. According to measurements, the rock that is now exposed is approximately 2 billion years old. The geological structure is part of the Grand Staircase.
From the age of the canyon itself, very different assignments were made in various published studies. A study published in Nature came to 70 million years. A very recent study comes to 6 million years.
Despite the great width, the other side of the canyon is clearly visible from almost every point. This is due to the extremely low humidity in the desert-like area, so that the light absorption here is extremely low.
The walls of the Grand Canyon are streaked reddish due to the different compositions of the layers in succession. The Grand Canyon's red rock is prized at its most beautiful just after sunrise and just before sunset. It is therefore often recommended to visit the Canyon around these times.
Source: Wikipedia
Antioplelle (Antiopella cristata) – La Lauve – Cap d’Antibes - France
Delicate and elegant, Antiopella cristata glides among algae and hydroids like a colorful veil. Its translucent body reveals the intricate harmony of its internal organs, while its cerata — long, iridescent filaments — sway gently with the current.
Both ornamental and vital, each ceras contains a digestive diverticulum, an extension of the intestine where digestion and absorption take place. But this fragile structure also hides a clever defense strategy: nematocysts harvested from its stinging prey, mainly hydroids, are stored there, ready to deter potential predators.
Under the light, the cerata glow with a crystalline radiance, highlighting the functional beauty shaped by evolution.
This image was captured off the coast of Cap d’Antibes, at the dive site La Lauve. Using a Nikon D800E in an Aquatica housing, paired with a 105 mm macro lens, an SMC-1 (2.3x) wet lens, and a snoot mounted on a Backscatter Mini Flash 2, I isolated texture, form, and light at F/22 to reveal the graphic details of this elegant biological ingenuity.
Nikon D800E in its Aquatica housing, f/22 for depth of field and sharpness, 1/125 s, ISO 100, 105 mm macro, Backscatter Mini Flash 2 with snoot, Nauticam SMC-1 lens (2.3x).
Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, which appears to be an elliptical galaxy with a huge superimposed dust lane. It is one of the closest radio galaxies, and its active galactic nucleus has been extensively studied.
Discovery and Identity
NGC 5128 was discovered by James Dunlop on August 4, 1826. John Herschel was next to see it, from South Africa in 1834; he cataloged it as h 3501, which became GC 3525 in his General Catalogue of 1864, and NGC 5128 in J. L. E. Dreyer's New General Catalog. Herschel was first to note this galaxy's peculiarity, in 1847.
Halton Arp included NGC 5128 in his 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as one of the best examples of a "disturbed" galaxy with dust absorption.
Amateur Observation
Centaurus A appears approximately 4° north of the naked-eye globular cluster Omega Centauri. At magnitude 7.0, this galaxy is the fifth brightest in the sky, making it ideal for observation, although it is only visible from the southern hemisphere and low northern latitudes. Centaurus A has been spotted with the naked eye by expert observers under very good conditions. The bright central bulge and dark dust lane are visible in finderscopes and large binoculars, and additional structure may be seen in larger telescopes.
NGC 5128 is a "lenticular" galaxy, of intermediate type between elliptical and disk (spiral) galaxies. Its main body has all characteristics of a large elliptical, but a pronounced dust belt is superimposed over the center, forming a disk plane around this galaxy.
The only supernova discovered in Centaurus A so far is SN 1986G, a Type Ia event that reached mag 12.5 in May, 1986.
Properties and Evolution
Centaurus A is located about 11 million light-years away, at the center of one of two subgroups within the Centaurus A/M83 Group. Messier 83 (the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) is at the center of the other subgroup. These two groups are sometimes identified as one, since the galaxies around Centaurus A and the galaxies around M 83 are physically close to each other, and both subgroups appear to be stationary relative to each other. The Centaurus A/M83 Group is part of the Virgo Supercluster.
NGC 5128's strange morphology is the result of a merger between two smaller galaxies. The bulge of Centaurus A is comprised mainly of evolved red stars. Its dusty disk, however, has been the site of more recent star formation; over 100 star formation regions have been identified in the disk. As observed in other such "starburst" galaxies, a collision is responsible for the intense star formation. Scientists using the Spitzer Space Telescope have confirmed that Centaurus A is an elliptical galaxy going through a collision, devouring a spiral.
In the radio part of the spectrum, Centaurus A exhibits two vast regions of radio emission, running along the polar axis of NGC 5128's disk and extending hundreds of light years in both directions. A relativistic jet from what is believed to be a supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy is responsible for emissions in the X-ray and radio wavelengths. Radio observations of the jet indicate that the inner parts of the jet are moving at about 1/2 the speed of light. X-rays are produced farther out, as the jet collides with surrounding gases, creating highly energetic particles.
Source: skysafari
RA: 13h 25m 27;8s
DEC: -43° 01’ 04"
Size: 28.9 x 28.9 arcmin
Orientation: Up is 0.397 degrees E of N
Location: Centaurus
Distance: 10-16 Mly
Magnitude: 6.8
Acquisition April 2021
Total acquisition time of 2.5 hours.
Technical Details
Data acquisition: Telescope.Live
Processing: Nicolas ROLLAND
Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado, Chile
L 6 x 600 sec
R 3 x 600 sec
G 3 x 600 sec
B 3 x 600 sec
Optics: Planewave 24“ CDK @ F6.8
Mount: Paramount ME
CCD: FLI PL 9000
Pre Processing: CCDstack, Pixinsight & Excalibrator
Post Processing: Photoshop CC
Skin on my Skin / Missing (only music, no video, click on the link below & open Youtube on a new browser window to listen without leaving Flickr). #AcidJazz #Soul #Ambient #Music
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Album "Life, stranger than Fiction" by Incognito, released 2001
A first bud is opening, its colour is slightly turning from a deep plum to a burgundy wine and will soon get lighter & lighter until reaching the rosa shocking. The texture of its petal is amazing...
Ref.New flow. orchids 076 Skin on my Skin VM DEF. In-door studio, macro in natural deemed daylight, no retouching.
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LDN 1235 (or Lynds Catalog of Dark Nebulae n° 1235) is a dark/absorption nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is composed by interstellar dust that is so dense that it obscures the visible wavelengths of light from objects behind it, such as the Horse Head Nebula or the Cone Nebula. It also blocks light from background stars.
Lynds Catalog of Dark Nebula is an updated version of the original version of the Lynds’ Catalog of Dark Nebulae that was published in 1962.
The data was acquired by my friend Démoniak's Alexkid using his ASKAR 400 in August 2021 from Ardèche in France (bortle 4). Two CMOS were used to capture this faint object:
ASI 2600MM with Luminance filter
ASI 2600MC for RGB data
RA: 21h 58m 36.2s
DEC: +72° 47' 23.5"
Size: 3.97 x 2.75 deg
Orientation: Up is 356 degrees E of N
Location: Cepheus
Distance : 650 ly
Acquisition 2021-08
Total acquisition time of 15 hours.
Technical Details
Data acquisition: Démoniak's Alexkid
Processing: Nicolas ROLLAND
Location: Ardèche, France
L: 10 hours
RGB: 5 hours
Optics: ASKAR 400 @F/5.6
Mount: iOptron CEM70
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600MM & ASI 2600MC
Pre Processing: CCDstack, Pixinsight & Excalibrator
Post Processing: Photoshop CC
Panoramic view of the Noctulescent clouds (NLC) seen on Monday, June 22 (morning) over Normandy, France.
These clouds are made of meteorite particles that burn in the atmosphere and are mixed up with water ice. Evolving at 80 km altitude, in the mesosphere, they are subject to high winds (~ 200 km/h or more) and experience complex effects of air turbulence in the form of "gravity waves"...
Monday morning, their incredible brightness made them visible to the naked eye without any problems, from North-North-West to North-North-East. Their intense "electric" blue color is obvious, as well as a red / pink border, explained by the atmospheric absorption.
This panorama is composed of 2 photos taken with a Canon 700D + Sigma Art 18-35 mm F / 1.8.
4 seconds, F / 2.8, ISO 400
Pigmente für die Glaskreationen
Pigmente (lateinisch pigmentum für „Farbe“, „Schminke“) sind farbgebende Substanzen, im Gegensatz zu Farbstoffen sind sie im Anwendungsmedium unlöslich. Anwendungsmedium bezeichnet dabei den Stoff, in den das Pigment eingearbeitet wird, beispielsweise in Lack oder in Kunststoffe. Der Oberbegriff für Farbstoffe und Pigmente ist Farbmittel, diese können nach der chemischen Struktur anorganisch oder organisch und nach dem Farbeindruck bunt oder unbunt sein.[1] In der Biologie bezeichnet der Begriff Pigment alle in einem lebenden Organismus farbgebenden Substanzen. Technisch gesehen handelt es sich hierbei um Farbmittel.
Maßgeblich für die Eigenschaften der Pigmente sind neben der chemischen Struktur auch Festkörpereigenschaften wie Kristallstruktur, Kristallmodifikation, Teilchengröße und Teilchengrößenverteilung, letztere durch die spezifische Oberfläche. Der Farbreiz selbst entsteht durch Absorption und Remission (Streuung oder Reflexion) bestimmter Frequenzanteile des sichtbaren Lichts.
A partir de los datos en el infrarrojo del archivo del telescopio Hubble , he compuesto una imagen en color procesándola con Pixinsight y PS.
La cabeza de caballo es una nebulosa fría y oscura de absorción sita en la constelación de Orión al sur de la estrella Alnitak , en el cinturón de Orión, a unos 1300 años luz de la Tierra. Cuando se observa en fotografías realizadas en RGB o en hidrógeno alfa se ve ese color parduzco anaranjado o rojo oscuro de esas nubes frías y oscuras, las cuales vemos por contraste con la nebulosa de emisión que se encuentra detrás IC434.
Sin embargo cuando se la fotografía en infrarroja se observa transparente y de aspecto frágil, etéreo. las longitudes de onda infrarroja tienen la capacidad de atravesar esas nubes oscuras donde se ven perfectamente los pliegues dándole una riqueza extraordinaria a la imagen.
Using the infrared data from the Hubble telescope archive, I have composed a color image by processing it with Pixinsight and PS.
The horsehead is a cold and dark absorption nebula located in the constellation Orion south of the star Alnitak, in the Orion belt, about 1,300 light years from Earth. When observed in photographs taken in RGB or in hydrogen alpha, you see that brownish orange or dark red color of those cold and dark clouds, which we see in contrast to the emission nebula behind IC434.
However when infrared photography is observed transparent and fragile, ethereal in appearance. Infrared wavelengths have the ability to pass through those dark clouds where the folds are perfectly visible, giving an extraordinary richness to the image.
A giant mural from Nerone, one of the most fascinating and profilic street artists of the 21st century, has been painted on a building opposite Southampton Central train station. The piece, on front of the The Bulb, is notable in that it was created using paint which absorbs Co2.
Nerone is an artist known for his use of bright vibrant colours. He uses floral patterns in his work and often combines them with stylised portraiture. Recently he’s been going large and he’s become known for his ability to create huge works of art across all sorts of surfaces.
The piece in Southampton is particularly special, it is the largest wall Nerone has painted to date at 28 metres high. Such was the size it would take him 16 days to complete and it covers 1005 sq metres. It is claimed that the paint itself will support the absorption of 65kg of carbon dioxide a year.
Southampton isn't known for being receptive to street art but hopefully this fabulous piece is a move towards more art appearing on the city's buildings.
It continues on...
The first day absorption was not much different as the last day of MRL. Laurel-Missoula at Elton.
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This is one of my favourite microscopy images: the small section of a Madagascan Sunset Moth wing, an image created by combining 997 separate frames in the biggest focus stack I have ever completed, shot using a Mitutoyo Plan APO 20x objective. The image is currently in the running for the Visualizing Science People’s Choice contest. It’s in second place.
I would kindly ask for you to vote for this image. Voting can be done here: blog.cdnsciencepub.com/visualizingscience/
Anyone can vote, from anywhere in the world. The website is a little difficult to use on mobile platforms so you might need to use a laptop/desktop – if everyone reading this message were to give me two minutes of your time, this image would take first place easily. If I’m asking you for two minutes, I’ll give you two minutes of my own time with a fun description of what we’re seeing here:
The wings of some butterflies create colour by unconventional means. Colour is usually an absorption / reflection thing; something absorbs all light except for the wavelengths of light we associate with orange, we see that object as orange. Another way to create colour is through optical interference, wherein structures cause light waves to interact with each-other, sometimes cancelling out certain frequencies or amplifying others. We see this all the time around us, in everything from soap bubbles to oil spots; I’ve seen it in ink, coffee and even snowflakes as well. Some insects have evolved to create the same sorts of colours – including this moth.
Because the colours are partially based on the trajectory of the incoming light in relation to the surface of the scales on the wing, if the angle changes than the colour might change as well. This is why we see colour shifts along the curve of these scales, and why I opted to photograph this wing at a rather extreme angle instead of “flat” to the focal plane of the camera. A lot more work in post-processing, but it reveals some extra magic in the process.
111 Water Saving Tips
#1. There are a number of ways to save water, and they all start with you.
#2. When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
#3. Evaporative coolers require a seasonal maintenance checkup. For more efficient cooling, check your evaporative cooler annually.
#4. Check your sprinkler system frequently and adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.
#5. Run your washing machine and dishwasher only when they are full and you could save 1000 gallons a month.
#6. Avoid planting turf in areas that are hard to water such as steep inclines and isolated strips along sidewalks and driveways.
#7. Install covers on pools and spas and check for leaks around your pumps.
#8. Use the garbage disposal sparingly. Compost instead and save gallons every time.
#9. Plant during the spring or fall when the watering requirements are lower.
#10. Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap for cold drinks, so that every drop goes down you not the drain.
#11. Check your water meter and bill to track your water usage.
#12. Minimize evaporation by watering during the early morning hours, when temperatures are cooler and winds are lighter.
#13. Wash your produce in the sink or a pan that is partially filled with water instead of running water from the tap.
#14. Use a layer of organic mulch around plants to reduce evaporation and save hundreds of gallons of water a year.
#15. Use a broom instead of a hose to clean your driveway or sidewalk and save 80 gallons of water every time.
#16. If your shower can fill a one-gallon bucket in less than 20 seconds, then replace it with a water-efficient showerhead.
#17. Collect the water you use for rinsing produce and reuse it to water houseplants.
#18. Divide your watering cycle into shorter periods to reduce runoff and allow for better absorption every time you water.
#19. We're more likely to notice leaky faucets indoors, but don't forget to check outdoor faucets, pipes, and hoses for leaks.
#20. Periodically check your pool for leaks if you have an automatic refilling device.
#21. Only water your lawn when needed. You can tell this by simply walking across your lawn. If you leave footprints, it's time to water.
#22. When you shop for a new appliance, consider one offering cycle and load size adjustments. They are more water and energy-efficient than older appliances.
#23. Time your shower to keep it under 5 minutes. You'll save up to 1000 gallons a month.
#24. Install low-volume toilets.
#25. Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. Longer grass shades root systems and holds soil moisture better than a closely clipped lawn.
#26. When you clean your fish tank, use the water you've drained on your plants. The water is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus, providing you with a free and effective fertilizer.
#27. Use the sprinkler for larger areas of grass. Water small patches by hand to avoid waste.
#28. Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl, you have a leak. It's easy to fix, and you can save more than 600 gallons a month.
#29. Plug the bathtub before turning the water on, then adjust the temperature as the tub fills up.
#30. Use porous materials for walkways and patios to keep water in your yard and prevent wasteful runoff.
#31. Direct downspouts and other runoff towards shrubs and trees, or collect and use for your garden.
#32. Designate one glass for your drinking water each day. This will cut down on the number of times you run your dishwasher.
#33. Water your summer lawns once every three days and your winter lawn once every five days.
#34. Install a rain shut-off device on your automatic sprinklers to eliminate unnecessary watering.
#35. Don't use running water to thaw food.
#36. Choose a water-efficient drip irrigation system for trees, shrubs and flowers. Watering at the roots is very effective, be careful not to over water.
#37. Grab a wrench and fix that leaky faucet. It's simple, inexpensive, and can save 140 gallons a week.
#38. Reduce the amount of grass in your yard by planting shrubs, and ground cover with rock and granite mulching.
#39. When doing laundry, match the water level to the size of the load.
#40. Teach your children to turn the faucets off tightly after each use.
#41. Remember to check your sprinkler system valves periodically for leaks and keep the heads in good shape.
#42. Before you lather up, install a low-flow showerhead. They're inexpensive, easy to install, and can save your family more than 500 gallons a week.
#43. Soak your pots and pans instead of letting the water run while you scrape them clean.
#44. Don't water your lawn on windy days. After all, sidewalks and driveways don't need water.
#45. Water your plants deeply but less frequently to create healthier and stronger landscapes.
#46. Make sure you know where your master water shut-off valve is located. This could save gallons of water and damage to your home if a pipe were to burst.
#47. When watering grass on steep slopes, use a soaker hose to prevent wasteful runoff.
#48. Group plants with the same watering needs together to get the most out of your watering time.
#49. Remember to weed your lawn and garden regularly. Weeds compete with other plants for nutrients, light, and water.
#50. While fertilizers promote plant growth, they also increase water consumption. Apply the minimum amount of fertilizer needed.
#51. Avoid installing ornamental water features and fountains that spray water into the air. Trickling or cascading fountains lose less water to evaporation.
#52. Use a commercial car wash that recycles water.
#53. Don't buy recreational water toys that require a constant flow of water.
#54. Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and save 4 gallons a minute. That's 200 gallons a week for a family of four.
#55. Buy a rain gauge to track how much rain or irrigation your yard receives. Check with your local water agency to see how much rain is needed to skip an irrigation cycle.
#56. Encourage your school system and local government to help develop and promote a water conservation ethic among children and adults.
#57. Teach your family how to shut off your automatic watering systems. Turn sprinklers off if the system is malfunctioning or when a storm is approaching.
#58. Set a kitchen timer when watering your lawn or garden with a hose.
#59. Make sure your toilet flapper doesn't stick open after flushing.
#60. Make sure there are aerators on all of your faucets.
#61. Next time you add or replace a flower or shrub, choose a low water use plant for year-round landscape color and save up to 550 gallons each year.
#62. Install an instant water heater on your kitchen sink so you don't have to let the water run while it heats up. This will also reduce heating costs for your household.
#63. Use a grease pencil to mark the water level of your pool at the skimmer. Check the mark 24 hours later. Your pool should lose no more than 1/4 inch each day.
#64. Cut back on rinsing if your dishwasher is new. Newer models clean more thoroughly than older ones.
#65. Use a screwdriver as a soil probe to test soil moisture. If it goes in easily, don't water. Proper lawn watering can save thousands of gallons of water annually.
#66. Avoid overseeding your lawn with winter grass. Once established, ryegrass needs water every three to five days, whereas dormant Bermuda grass needs water only once a month.
#67. Do one thing each day that will save water. Even if savings are small, every drop counts.
#68. When the kids want to cool off, use the sprinkler in an area where your lawn needs it the most.
#69. Make sure your swimming pools, fountains, and ponds are equipped with recirculating pumps.
#70. Bathe your young children together.
#71. Landscape with Xeriscape trees, plants and groundcovers. Call your local conservation office for more information about these water thrifty plants.
#72. Winterize outdoor spigots when temps dip to 20 degrees F to prevent pipes from bursting or freezing.
#73. Insulate hot water pipes so you don't have to run as much water to get hot water to the faucet.
#74. Wash your car on the grass. This will water your lawn at the same time.
#75. Drop that tissue in the trash instead of flushing it and save gallons every time.
#76. If you have an evaporative cooler, direct the water drain to a flowerbed, tree, or your lawn.
#77. Make suggestions to your employer to save water (and dollars) at work.
#78. Support projects that use reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and other uses.
#79. Use a hose nozzle and turn off the water while you wash your car and save more than 100 gallons.
#80. Encourage your friends and neighbors to be part of a water-conscious community.
#81. If your toilet was installed prior to 1980, place a toilet dam or bottle filled with water in your toilet tank to cut down on the amount of water used for each flush. Be sure these devices do not interfere with operating parts.
#82. Install water softening systems only when necessary. Save water and salt by running the minimum number of regenerations necessary to maintain water softness.
#83. Wash clothes only when you have a full load and save up to 600 gallons each month.
#84. Leave lower branches on trees and shrubs and allow leaf litter to accumulate on top of the soil. This keeps the soil cooler and reduces evaporation.
#85. Pick-up the phone and report significant water losses from broken pipes, open hydrants and errant sprinklers to the property owner or your water management district.
#86. Bermuda grasses are dormant (brown) in the winter and will only require water once every three to four weeks or less if it rains.
#87. Start a compost pile. Using compost when you plant adds water-holding organic matter to the soil.
#88. Use sprinklers that throw big drops of water close to the ground. Smaller drops of water and mist often evaporate before they hit the ground.
#89. Listen for dripping faucets and toilets that flush themselves. Fixing a leak can save 500 gallons each month.
#90. More plants die from over-watering than from under-watering. Be sure only to water plants when necessary.
#91. Cook food in as little water as possible. This will also retain more of the nutrients.
#92. Adjust your watering schedule to the season. Water your summer lawn every third day and your winter lawn every fifth day.
#93. Turn the water off while you shampoo and condition your hair and you can save more than 50 gallons a week.
#94. Bathe your pets outdoors in an area in need of water.
#95. Choose new water-saving appliances, like washing machines that save up to 20 gallons per load.
#96. Water only as rapidly as the soil can absorb the water.
#97. Aerate your lawn. Punch holes in your lawn about six inches apart so water will reach the roots rather than run off the surface.
#98. Select the proper size pans for cooking. Large pans require more cooking water than may be necessary.
#99. Place an empty tuna can on your lawn to catch and measure the water output of your sprinklers. For lawn watering advice, contact your local conservation office.
#100. Turn off the water while you shave and you can save more than 100 gallons a week.
#101. When you give your pet fresh water, don't throw the old water down the drain. Use it to water your trees or shrubs.
#102. If you accidentally drop ice cubes when filling your glass from the freezer, don't throw them in the sink. Drop them in a house plant instead.
#103. To save water and time, consider washing your face or brushing your teeth while in the shower.
#104. While staying in a hotel or even at home, consider reusing your towels.
#105. When backwashing your pool, consider using the water on your
landscaping.
#106. For hanging baskets, planters and pots, place ice cubes under the moss or dirt to give your plants a cool drink of water and help eliminate water overflow.
#107. Throw trimmings and peelings from fruits and vegetables into your yard compost to prevent from using the garbage disposal.
#108. When you have ice left in your cup from a take-out restaurant, don't throw it in the trash, dump it on a plant.
#109. Have your plumber re-route your gray water to trees and gardens rather than letting it run into the sewer line. Check with your city codes, and if it isn't allowed in your area, start a movement to get that changed.
#110. Keep a bucket in the shower to catch water as it warms up or runs. Use this water to flush toilets or water plants.
#111. When you are washing your hands, don't let the water run while you lather.
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Hmm definition, (used typically to express thoughtful absorption, hesitation, doubt, or perplexity.)
Basel-Land, Switzerland
The hornet hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), also known as the large forest hoverfly, giant bumblebee hoverfly or belt hoverfly, is a fly from the hoverfly family (Syrphidae). This is the largest and fastest hoverfly in Central Europe. Their appearance resembles that of the domestic hornet (Vespa crabro). The flies reach a body length of 16 to 22 millimeters and are therefore relatively large for Central European hoverflies. Hornet hoverflies are found in Europe and Asia to western Siberia and North Africa. Body coloration as well as UV reflectance behavior and UV absorption closely mimic the visual appearance of hymenoptera and are reminiscent of hornets, but body coloration is variable and not a copy of a specific species. This mimicry allows them to approach their nests more easily to lay eggs, as well could protect the visual, behavioral, and acoustic mimicry from predators (birds) and competition from Hymenoptera when visiting flowers. After hatching, the larvae of the hornet hoverfly live as commensals in the nests of wasps, hornets or bumblebees. They feed on dead and dying insects and detritus. Thus, the larva performs a kind of "hygiene function" by removing carcasses from a wasp nest. The larvae are about 20 mm long. Presumably for camouflage purposes, the yellow-white coloring is covered by soil particles adhering to the larva. (This specimen is a female)
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Die Hornissenschwebfliege (Volucella zonaria), auch Große Waldschwebfliege, Riesen-Hummelschwebfliege oder Gürtelschwebfliege genannt, ist eine Fliege aus der Familie der Schwebfliegen (Syrphidae). Dabei handelt es sich um die größte und schnellste Schwebfliege Mitteleuropas. Ihr Aussehen ähnelt der heimischen Hornisse (Vespa crabro). Die Fliegen erreichen eine Körperlänge von 16 bis 22 Millimetern und sind damit für mitteleuropäische Schwebfliegen relativ groß.
Hornissenschwebfliegen kommen in Europa und Asien bis in den Westen Sibiriens sowie in Nordafrika vor. Sowohl Körperfärbung wie UV-Reflexionsverhalten und UV-Absorption imitieren in hohem Maße das optische Erscheinungsbild von Hautflüglern und erinnern an Hornissen, allerdings ist die Körperfärbung variabel und keine Kopie einer bestimmten Art. Diese Mimikry gestattet, sich leichter zur Eiablage deren Nestern zu nähern, außerdem könnte die optische, verhaltensmäßige und akustische Nachahmung vor Prädatoren (Vögel) und vor Konkurrenz durch Hautflügler beim Blütenbesuch schützen. Die Larven der Hornissenschwebfliege leben nach dem Schlupf als Kommensale in Nestern von Wespen, Hornissen oder Hummeln. Sie ernähren sich von toten und sterbenden Insekten und Detritus. Somit nimmt die Larve eine Art "Hygienefunktion" durch Kadaverbeseitigung an einem Wespennest wahr. Die Larven werden etwa 20 mm lang. Vermutlich zur Tarnung wird die gelbweiße Färbung durch Anhaften von Erdteilchen an der Larve überdeckt. (wikipedia) (Dieses Exemplar ist ein Weibchen)
About to roll on runway 8L at Miami. This aircraft was built for Alaska Airlines in 1996 but entered service with TWA in July of that year. With the absorption of TWA by American in 201 the aircraft continued in service with American until 2012, when it was retired from service with the airline. It has been with World Atlantic since 2013.
When a turkey vulture spreads its wings in the "horaltic pose," it is primarily to warm its body on cold mornings, to dry its feathers after rain or a messy meal, and to expose feathers to sunlight to help control parasites like lice. Turkey vultures lower their body temperature at night to conserve energy and need to warm up to fly again, with the spread wings maximizing solar energy absorption.
The Card Players is a series of oil paintings by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. Painted during Cézanne's final period in the early 1890s, there are five paintings in the series. The versions vary in size, the number of players, and the setting in which the game takes place. Cézanne also completed numerous drawings and studies in preparation for The Card Players series.
One version of The Card Players was sold in 2011 to the Royal Family of Qatar for a price estimated at $250 million, signifying a new mark for highest ever price for a painting, not surpassed until November 2017.
The series is considered by critics to be a cornerstone of Cézanne's art during the early-to-mid 1890s period, as well as a "prelude" to his final years, when he painted some of his most acclaimed work.
Each painting depicts Provençal peasants immersed in their pipes and playing cards. The subjects, all male, are displayed as studious within their card playing, eyes cast downward, intent on the game at hand. Cézanne adapted a motif from 17th-century Dutch and French genre painting which often depicted card games with rowdy, drunken gamblers in taverns, replacing them instead with stone-faced tradesmen in a more simplified setting. Whereas previous paintings of the genre had illustrated heightened moments of drama, Cézanne's portraits have been noted for their lack of drama, narrative, and conventional characterization. Other than an unused wine bottle in the two-player versions, there is an absence of drink and money, which were prominent fixtures of the 17th-century genre. A painting by one of the Le Nain brothers, hung in an Aix-en-Provence museum near the artist's home, depicts card players and is widely cited as an inspiration for the works by Cézanne.
The models for the paintings were local farmhands, some of whom worked on the Cézanne family estate, the Jas de Bouffan. Each scene is depicted as one of quiet, still concentration; the men look down at their cards rather than at each other, with the cards being perhaps their sole means of communication outside of work. One critic described the scenes as "human still life", while another speculated that the men's intense focus on their game mirrors that of the painter's absorption in his art.
“Witnessing the panoply of beauty in all of nature takes us out of our shell of self-absorption and makes us realize that we are merely bit players in the game of life. Witnessing the majesty of beauty confirms that the real show lies outside us to observe and appreciate and not inside us to transfix us. True beauty charms us into seeing the grandeur of goodness that surrounds us and by doing so, the pristine splendor of nature releases us from wallowing in the poverty of our self-idealization. The bewitching spell cast by the exquisiteness of nature levitates our souls and transforms our psyche. When we see, hear, taste, smell, or touch what is beautiful, we cannot suppress the urge to replicate its baffling texture by singing, dancing, painting, or writing. Opening our eye to the loveliness of a single flower is how we stay in touch with the glorious pageantry of living.”
~Kilroy J. Oldster
Royal Basin, Olympic Mountains, WA