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Icewine is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop. The grapes' must is then pressed from the frozen grapes, resulting in a smaller amount of more concentrated, very sweet juice. With icewines, the freezing happens before the fermentation, not afterwards. Unlike the grapes from which other dessert wines are made. Icewine grapes should not be affected by Botrytis cinerea or noble rot, at least not to any great degree. Only healthy grapes keep in good shape until the opportunity arises for an icewine harvest, which in extreme cases can occur after the New Year, on a northern hemisphere calendar. This gives icewine its characteristic refreshing sweetness balanced by high acidity. When the grapes are free of Botrytis, they are said to come in "clean". This results in a very complex and sweet wine. Much icewine is made from the grapes Riesling, Vidal, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, but there is also icewine made from Shiraz, Merlot, Sangiovese and others.
Icewine production is risky (the frost may not come at all before the grapes rot or are otherwise lost) and requires the availability of a large enough labour force to pick the whole crop within a few hours, at a moment's notice, on the first morning that is cold enough. The grapes for icewine must only be harvested when they are frozen naturally and the temperature must be -8 C or below when they are picked. This results in relatively small amounts of ice wine being made worldwide, making icewines generally expensive.
Icewine production is limited to that minority of the world's wine-growing regions where the necessary cold temperatures can be expected to be reached with some regularity. Canada is the world's largest producer of icewine, producing a greater volume of icewine than all other countries combined, with Ontario producing over 90% of Canada's icewine.
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The name Hydrangea is taken from the Greek language, meaning ‘water vessel’, in reference to the shape of its seed capsules. This is the first time in four years that this plant has flowered, usually (along with three others) it’s been a wonderful display of green leaves. The last time they did bloom the flowers were blue, they’ve all been repotted and now the flowers are pink. I think I have this the right way round, the higher the acidity of the soil the flowers will be blue, the higher the alkaline content of the soil, the flowers produced will be pink. I was hoping for blue, but I’ve obviously got the wrong compost.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.
Posidonia oceanica è una pianta marina endemica del Mediterraneo, della famiglia delle angiosperma, importantissima per la conservazione degli ecosistemi del Mediterraneo.
Questo ecosistema è in grado di catturare CO2 dall’atmosfera, cambiando l’acidità dell’acqua e svolgendo un ruolo fondamentale nella regolazione dell’equilibrio ecologico del mare.
Cresce nei fondali marini a 2 – 40 m di profondità, anche lontano dalle coste. Forma delle praterie sottomarine che hanno una notevole importanza ecologica, costituendo la comunità climax del mar Mediterraneo, proteggendo la linea di costa dall’erosione e ospitando molti organismi animali e vegetali.
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Posidonia oceanica is a marine plant endemic of the Mediterranean, of the angiosperm family, very important for the conservation of Mediterranean ecosystems.
This ecosystem is able to capture CO2 from the atmosphere, changing the acidity of the water and playing a fundamental role in regulating the ecological balance of the sea.
It grows in the seabed at 2 – 40 m depth, even far from the coasts. It forms underwater meadows that have considerable ecological importance, constituting the climax community of the Mediterranean Sea, protecting the coastline from erosion and hosting many animal and plant organisms.
Two from our garden, colour transition in flowers.
Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.
In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.
For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.
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At the end of the summer, there are quite a few varieties of apple on offer. There are reds, pinks, golds, starking, reinettes...
As far as I'm concerned, I find most of them too sweet, too acidic... Only the 'Canadian Grey' is my favourite. It's a sweet tasting apple, with just the right amount of acidity.
It's quite popular, and is regularly on sale.
Here at the shared orchard, it's the only tree of this delicious variety.
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This moth is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Israel and Lebanon. It is a day-flying moth. Its bright colors are a warning for its predators that the moths are distasteful - it contain hydrogen cyanide (HCN). If it is eaten, then the high acidity of the predators stomach activates enzymes that produces the hydrogen cyanide gas causing the predator to vomit and to think twice before it makes a similar decision in the future :)
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Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.
In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.
For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.
I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, likes and faves.
Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
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The Otra River, originating in the Setesdalsheiene mountains, stretches approximately 245 km southwards through Agder before emptying into the Skagerrak in Kristiansand.
It is the longest river in the Sørlandet region and ranks as Norway’s eighth-longest river.
Along its course are several large lakes, including Åraksfjorden, Byglandsfjorden, Hartevatnet, and Kilefjorden.
The river hosts 12 hydroelectric power plants, which supply a significant portion of southern Norway’s electricity.
Otra supports a healthy salmon population, thanks to the buffering effect of calcareous rocks that help neutralize acidity in the water.
El río ácido Tintillo (no confundir con el río Tinto) es un ejemplo excepcional del impacto ambiental de la minería metálica históricamente intensiva sobre la calidad del agua de una cuenca hidrológica.
Este río está formado exclusivamente por lixiviados de aguas ácidas (pH 2,4-4,0) procedentes de escombreras, balsas de lodos y galerías mineras de los alrededores de Corta Atalaya (minas de Río Tinto, Huelva, España). La enorme acumulación de estos residuos mineros que tuvo lugar durante los siglos XIX y XX se llevó a cabo sin ningún tipo de perspectiva medioambiental. Los montones de escombros y las pilas de desechos no tienen sistemas de cobertura o revestimiento, canales de drenaje periféricos o sitios revegetados. Además, todos estos desechos se ubicaron originalmente en la cabecera de los valles adyacentes a las operaciones de la mina, por lo que en realidad constituyen las áreas de nacimiento de varios manantiales que forman el río Tintillo.
Así, las aguas de este río presentan, desde los mismos puntos de descarga, condiciones físicas y químicas extremas que impiden la presencia de la mayoría de las formas de vida acuática. Sin embargo, este río ofrece una oportunidad única para estudiar las características geoquímicas, mineralógicas y microbiológicas de los típicos sistemas acuosos de sulfato ácido relacionados con el drenaje de minas, incluida la adaptación de los microorganismos extremófilos (eucariotas y procariotas) a estas condiciones ambientales extremas. La comunidad de algas y bacterias existente muestra una gran capacidad no solo para determinar la evolución geoquímica aguas abajo de las aguas ácidas (p. ej., oxidando el hierro disuelto, reduciendo las cargas de sulfato y metal mediante la precipitación de ocre), sino también para formar bioconstrucciones únicas (estromatolitos) que sólo se puede observar en estos ambientes ácidos.
Luego de emerger en la zona minera, el río Tintillo desciende durante 10 km y finalmente desemboca en el río Odiel. En esta confluencia tienen lugar varios procesos tras los cuales el río Odiel se vuelve severamente contaminado con grandes cantidades de acidez y metales disueltos transferidos por el río Tintillo. El pH de las aguas del Odiel cae bruscamente desde circumneutral hasta alrededor de 3.
The Tintillo acid river represents an exceptional example of environmental impact of historically intensive metal mining on the water quality of an hydrological basin. This river is exclusively formed by leachates of acidic water (pH 2.4-4.0) emerging from the base of huge waste-rock piles and tailings ponds situated in the surroundings of the Corta Atalaya open pit (Rio Tinto mines, Huelva, Spain). The enormous accumulation of these pyrite-bearing mine wastes which took place during the 19th and 20th centuries was conducted without any kind of environmental perspective. The spoil heaps and waste piles do not have any cover or liner systems, peripheral drainage channels or revegetated sites. Moreover, all these wastes were originally situated at the head of the valleys adjacent to the mine operations, so that they actually constitute the source areas of several springs which form the Tintillo river. Thus, the waters of this river present, from the same discharge points, extreme physical and chemical conditions which preclude the presence of most forms of aquatic life. However, this river offers a unique opportunity to study the geochemical, mineralogical and microbiological features of typical acid-sulphate aqueous systems related to mine drainage, including the adaptation of extremophile microorganisms (eukaryotic and prokaryotic) to these extreme environmental conditions. The existing algal and bacterial community shows a strong capacity not only to determine the downstream geochemical evolution of the acidic waters (e.g., oxidizing the dissolved iron, reducing the sulphate and metal loads by ochre precipitation), but also to form unique bioconstructions (Festromatolites) which can only be observed in these acidic environments. After emerging in the mining area, the Tintillo river flows downstream during 10 km and is finally discharged into the Odiel river. At this confluence, several geochemical and mineralogical processes typical of acid mine watercircumneutral water interaction take place. After this interaction, the Odiel river becomes severely polluted with large amounts of acidity and dissolved metals transfered by the Tintillo river. The pH of the Odiel waters drops sharply from circumneutral to around 3.
Información de: www.researchgate.net/publication/235355068_The_Tintillo_a...
www.flickr.com/photos/banco_imagenes_geologicas/477338286...
Aunque ya tenía situado en el mapa el curso del río gracias a la información del geólogo Nacho Benbenuty Cabral, la dificultad de acceder a él por caminos adecuados se ha convertido en una larga espera para visitarlo. Agradezco la amabilidad de los compañeros fotógrafos de la zona: José Mari D. Barba y José Manuel Fernández PiPo que nos mostraron el camino.
Ha merecido la pena, solo decir que no hay ningún exceso en la coloración y formas fotográficas de algas, sedimentos y aguas de este río.
Iced coffee and cold brew are mostly popular in the sunnier climates but have found a place in the coffee shops of the UK.
What’s the difference between iced coffee and cold brew?
With iced coffee, the coffee is usually prepared with hot water first and then cooled. When you make coffee using hot water, it oxidises and degrades much more and does it faster.
Cold Brew uses cold or room-temperature water to brew the coffee, which gives a different quality to the flavour because it’s less soluble than brewing it in hot water. This means it's a slower process than iced coffee but by increasing the time at which you're ‘extracting’ or ‘brewing’, you maximise the solubility of the coffee grounds. So a proper ‘cold brew’ coffee can take a little longer to prepare.
Using a cold brew method, you’ll often find the acidity and bitterness of the coffee is lower.
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... fresh Physalis in their husks. Both to eat and to photograph!
Physalis is characterised by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx.
The berry also goes by the names Golden Strawberry,Chinese Lantern and Cape gooseberry.
Not all Physalis species bear edible fruit. Select species are cultivated for their edible fruit, however; the typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like strawberries or pineapple in flavour, with a mild acidity.
Physalis fruit is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, calcium and trace amounts of B vitamins.
These fruits contain 18 kinds of amino acids.
These berries are also abundant in polysaccharides, compounds that may help fortify the immune system.
Thank you for your time and comments, greatly appreciated, M, (*_*)
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Hibiscus: Una bella y gran flor gigantesca que vi por vez primera en el balneario de Caldelas de Tui Pontevedra.
Es una planta digestiva, perfecta para tratar el estreñimiento.
Es una planta estomacal y combate la acidez. ...
Ayuda a mantener a raya los niveles de colesterol.
Es una flor renal, con efectos diuréticos y desinfectantes de las vías urinarias. ...
Ayuda a prevenir catarros, gripes…
Hibiscus: A beautiful and big gigantic flower that I saw for the first time in the spa of Caldelas de Tui Pontevedra.
It is a digestive plant, perfect for treating constipation.
It is a stomach plant and fights acidity. ...
It helps to keep cholesterol levels at bay.
It is a renal flower, with diuretic and disinfectant effects of the urinary tract. ...
It helps to prevent colds, flus...
The flowers of many hydrangeas act as natural pH indicators, producing blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink ones when the soil is alkaline.
Hydrangea root and rhizome are indicated for the treatment of conditions of the urinary tract in the Physicians' Desk Reference for Herbal Medicine and may have diuretic properties. Hydrangeas are moderately toxic if eaten, with all parts of the plant containing cyanogenic glycosides. Hydrangea paniculata is reportedly sometimes smoked as an intoxicant, despite the danger of illness and/or death due to the cyanide.
The flowers on a hydrangea shrub can change from blue to pink or from pink to blue from one season to the next depending on the acidity level of the soil. Adding organic materials such as coffee grounds and citrus peel will increase acidity and turn hydrangea flowers blue. A popular pink hydrangea called Vanilla Strawberry has been named "Top Plant" by the American Nursery and Landscape Association.
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Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, recolonised by birch and eventually beech and oak after the withdrawal of the ice sheets starting around 12,000 years ago. Some areas were cleared for cultivation from the Bronze Age onwards; the poor quality of the soil in the New Forest meant that the cleared areas turned into heathland "waste", which may have been used even then as grazing land for horses.
There was still a significant amount of woodland in this part of Britain, but this was gradually reduced, particularly towards the end of the Middle Iron Age around 250–100 BC, and most importantly the 12th and 13th centuries, and of this essentially all that remains today is the New Forest.
There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt culture burial in Britain; however, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives.
Following Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain, according to Florence of Worcester (d. 1118), the area became the site of the Jutish kingdom of Ytene; this name was the genitive plural of Yt meaning "Jute", i.e. "of the Jutes". The Jutes were one of the early Anglo-Saxon tribal groups who colonised this area of southern Hampshire. The word ytene (or ettin) is also found locally as a synonym for giant, and features heavily in local folklore.
Following the Norman Conquest, the New Forest was proclaimed a royal forest, in about 1079, by William the Conqueror. It was used for royal hunts, mainly of deer. It was created at the expense of more than 20 small hamlets and isolated farmsteads; hence it was then 'new' as a single compact area.
The New Forest was first recorded as Nova Foresta in Domesday Book in 1086, where a section devoted to it is interpolated between lands of the king's thegns and the town of Southampton; it is the only forest that the book describes in detail. Twelfth-century chroniclers alleged that William had created the forest by evicting the inhabitants of 36 parishes, reducing a flourishing district to a wasteland; however, this account is thought dubious by most historians, as the poor soil in much of the area is believed to have been incapable of supporting large-scale agriculture, and significant areas appear to have always been uninhabited.
Two of William's sons died in the forest: Prince Richard sometime between 1069 and 1075, and King William II (William Rufus) in 1100. Local folklore asserted that this was punishment for the crimes committed by William when he created his New Forest; 17th-century writer Richard Blome provides exquisite detail:
In this County [Hantshire] is New-Forest, formerly called Ytene, being about 30 miles in compass; in which said tract William the Conqueror (for the making of the said Forest a harbour for Wild-beasts for his Game) caused 36 Parish Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to be pulled down, and the poor Inhabitants left succourless of house or home. But this wicked act did not long go unpunished, for his Sons felt the smart thereof; Richard being blasted with a pestilent Air; Rufus shot through with an Arrow; and Henry his Grand-child, by Robert his eldest son, as he pursued his Game, was hanged among the boughs, and so dyed. This Forest at present affordeth great variety of Game, where his Majesty oft-times withdraws himself for his divertisement.
The reputed spot of Rufus's death is marked with a stone known as the Rufus Stone. John White, Bishop of Winchester, said of the forest:
From God and Saint King Rufus did Churches take, From Citizens town-court, and mercate place, From Farmer lands: New Forrest for to make, In Beaulew tract, where whiles the King in chase Pursues the hart, just vengeance comes apace, And King pursues. Tirrell him seing not, Unwares him flew with dint of arrow shot.
The common rights were confirmed by statute in 1698. The New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy, and plantations were created in the 18th century for this purpose. In the Great Storm of 1703, about 4000 oak trees were lost.
The naval plantations encroached on the rights of the Commoners, but the Forest gained new protection under the New Forest Act 1877, which confirmed the historic rights of the Commoners and entrenched that the total of enclosures was henceforth not to exceed 65 km2 (25 sq mi) at any time. It also reconstituted the Court of Verderers as representatives of the Commoners (rather than the Crown).
As of 2005, roughly 90% of the New Forest is still owned by the Crown. The Crown lands have been managed by the Forestry Commission since 1923 and most of the Crown lands now fall inside the new National Park.
Felling of broadleaved trees, and their replacement by conifers, began during the First World War to meet the wartime demand for wood. Further encroachments were made during the Second World War. This process is today being reversed in places, with some plantations being returned to heathland or broadleaved woodland. Rhododendron remains a problem.
During the Second World War, an area of the forest, Ashley Range, was used as a bombing range. During 1941-1945, the Beaulieu, Hampshire Estate of Lord Montagu in the New Forest was the site of group B finishing schools for agents[18] operated by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) between 1941 and 1945. (One of the trainers was Kim Philby who was later found to be part of a spy ring passing information to the Soviets.) In 2005, a special exhibition was mounted at the Estate, with a video showing photographs from that era as well as voice recordings of former SOE trainers and agents.
Further New Forest Acts followed in 1949, 1964 and 1970. The New Forest became a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971, and was granted special status as the New Forest Heritage Area in 1985, with additional planning controls added in 1992. The New Forest was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 1999, and it became a National Park in 2005.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Forest and www.thenewforest.co.uk/
Première photo d'un nouvel album consacré à cette merveilleuse vallée de la Sûre.
La Sûre (Sauer en luxembourgeois1 et en allemand) est une rivière belgo-germano-luxembourgeoise et un affluent en rive gauche de la Moselle. Elle fait donc partie du bassin versant du Rhin.
La rivière tire son nom de l'acidité de son eau.
Son cours est de 206 km et son bassin versant couvre 4 240 km2. Ses affluents principaux sont la Wiltz, l'Alzette, l'Ernz Blanche, l'Ernz Noire, l'Our et la Prüm.
Le belvédère « Houfëls » (Haut-Rocher) près de Boulaide offre une vue imprenable sur la vallée de la Sûre et la Haute-Sûre.
A 457 mètres d'altitude se trouve un pavillon qui a été construit en 1934 par la famille Hames. Même si le pavillon ne peut être admiré que de l'extérieur, les lieux invitent toujours à s'y attarder pour un pique-nique avec vue panoramique.
Le point de vue est situé sur plusieurs sentiers de randonnée, dont l'Éislek Pad Boulaide, l'Autopédestre Boulaide et le Natur Pur ?. Il est également acecssible en voiture.
Pour les amateurs d'histoire, l'aire de repos derrière le pavillon abrite deux pièces d'artillerie historiques de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : un PAK (canon antichar) allemand de 8,8 cm et un canon américain de 155 mm.
First photo of a new album dedicated to this wonderful valley of the Sûre.
The Sûre (Sauer in Luxembourgish1 and German) is a Belgian-German-Luxembourgish river and a tributary on the left bank of the Moselle. It is therefore part of the Rhine watershed.
The river takes its name from the acidity of its water.
Its course is 206 km and its watershed covers 4,240 km2. Its main tributaries are the Wiltz, the Alzette, the Ernz Blanche, the Ernz Noire, the Our and the Prüm.
The "Houfëls" (High Rock) lookout point near Boulaide offers a breathtaking view of the Sûre valley and the Haute-Sûre.
At an altitude of 457 meters is a pavilion that was built in 1934 by the Hames family. Even though the pavilion can only be admired from the outside, the place still invites you to linger for a picnic with a panoramic view.
The viewpoint is located on several hiking trails, including the Éislek Pad Boulaide, the Autopédestre Boulaide and the Natur Pur ?. It is also accessible by car.
For history buffs, the rest area behind the pavilion houses two historic artillery pieces from the Second World War: a German 8.8 cm PAK (anti-tank gun) and an American 155 mm gun.
very unusual species of moss which grows only along acid waterside. the water is a volcanic warm spring with high acidity(PH)
В Киеве морозно. День Святого Николая. Можно выпить бокал вина.
Nero d’Avola - сорт чорного винограду, в перекладі з італьянського - «чорний з Авола», де Авола - місто на Сицилії.
На фото пляшка (1,5 л) червоного сухого столового вина. (Ali.13% vol. ) Як з’ясувалося пізніше ( 😇 ) це добре збалансоване за смаком, помірної кислотності і з легкими шовковистими танінами вино. Смакує дуже добре, п‘ється легко і хочеться ще.😂
The main colors: vinous , claret, maroon, burgundy, carmine.
Mer Bleue Bog, Greenbelt, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Due to the peat acidity and lack of minerals, most plants cannot survive in the bog, Sphagnum acts as an insulation against the sun and shortens the growing season by retaining the cold long after the snow melts. All these conditions make this area ideal for plants that are accustomed to the rigours of the North, and the peat bog has become the kingdom to plants of the Tundra. The Labrador Tea, Leatherleaf and Laurel: three of the main shrubs that carpet the northern tundra along with trees like the Larch (or Tamarack) and Black Spruce. Source: National Capital Commission
La tourbière de la Mer Bleue,
Ceinture de verdure, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
En raison de l'acidité de la tourbe et du manque de minéraux, la plupart des plantes ne peuvent pas survivre dans la tourbière, la sphaigne agit comme un isolant contre le soleil et raccourcit la saison de croissance en retenant le froid longtemps après la fonte des neiges. Toutes ces conditions rendent cette zone idéale pour les plantes habituées aux rigueurs du Nord, et la tourbière est devenue le royaume des plantes de la toundra. Le thé du Labrador, la feuille de cuir et le laurier : trois des principaux arbustes qui tapissent la toundra du nord ainsi que des arbres comme le mélèze laricin et l'épinette noire. Source : Commission de la capitale nationale
... fresh Physalis in their husks. Both to eat and to photograph!
Physalis is characterised by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx.
The berry also goes by the names Golden Strawberry,Chinese Lantern and Cape gooseberry.
Not all Physalis species bear edible fruit. Select species are cultivated for their edible fruit, however; the typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like strawberries or pineapple in flavour, with a mild acidity.
Physalis fruit is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, calcium and trace amounts of B vitamins.
These fruits contain 18 kinds of amino acids.
These berries are also abundant in polysaccharides, compounds that may help fortify the immune system.
Thank you for your time and comments, greatly appreciated, M, (*_*)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, recolonised by birch and eventually beech and oak after the withdrawal of the ice sheets starting around 12,000 years ago. Some areas were cleared for cultivation from the Bronze Age onwards; the poor quality of the soil in the New Forest meant that the cleared areas turned into heathland "waste", which may have been used even then as grazing land for horses.
There was still a significant amount of woodland in this part of Britain, but this was gradually reduced, particularly towards the end of the Middle Iron Age around 250–100 BC, and most importantly the 12th and 13th centuries, and of this essentially all that remains today is the New Forest.
There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt culture burial in Britain; however, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives.
Following Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain, according to Florence of Worcester (d. 1118), the area became the site of the Jutish kingdom of Ytene; this name was the genitive plural of Yt meaning "Jute", i.e. "of the Jutes". The Jutes were one of the early Anglo-Saxon tribal groups who colonised this area of southern Hampshire. The word ytene (or ettin) is also found locally as a synonym for giant, and features heavily in local folklore.
Following the Norman Conquest, the New Forest was proclaimed a royal forest, in about 1079, by William the Conqueror. It was used for royal hunts, mainly of deer. It was created at the expense of more than 20 small hamlets and isolated farmsteads; hence it was then 'new' as a single compact area.
The New Forest was first recorded as Nova Foresta in Domesday Book in 1086, where a section devoted to it is interpolated between lands of the king's thegns and the town of Southampton; it is the only forest that the book describes in detail. Twelfth-century chroniclers alleged that William had created the forest by evicting the inhabitants of 36 parishes, reducing a flourishing district to a wasteland; however, this account is thought dubious by most historians, as the poor soil in much of the area is believed to have been incapable of supporting large-scale agriculture, and significant areas appear to have always been uninhabited.
Two of William's sons died in the forest: Prince Richard sometime between 1069 and 1075, and King William II (William Rufus) in 1100. Local folklore asserted that this was punishment for the crimes committed by William when he created his New Forest; 17th-century writer Richard Blome provides exquisite detail:
In this County [Hantshire] is New-Forest, formerly called Ytene, being about 30 miles in compass; in which said tract William the Conqueror (for the making of the said Forest a harbour for Wild-beasts for his Game) caused 36 Parish Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to be pulled down, and the poor Inhabitants left succourless of house or home. But this wicked act did not long go unpunished, for his Sons felt the smart thereof; Richard being blasted with a pestilent Air; Rufus shot through with an Arrow; and Henry his Grand-child, by Robert his eldest son, as he pursued his Game, was hanged among the boughs, and so dyed. This Forest at present affordeth great variety of Game, where his Majesty oft-times withdraws himself for his divertisement.
The reputed spot of Rufus's death is marked with a stone known as the Rufus Stone. John White, Bishop of Winchester, said of the forest:
From God and Saint King Rufus did Churches take, From Citizens town-court, and mercate place, From Farmer lands: New Forrest for to make, In Beaulew tract, where whiles the King in chase Pursues the hart, just vengeance comes apace, And King pursues. Tirrell him seing not, Unwares him flew with dint of arrow shot.
The common rights were confirmed by statute in 1698. The New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy, and plantations were created in the 18th century for this purpose. In the Great Storm of 1703, about 4000 oak trees were lost.
The naval plantations encroached on the rights of the Commoners, but the Forest gained new protection under the New Forest Act 1877, which confirmed the historic rights of the Commoners and entrenched that the total of enclosures was henceforth not to exceed 65 km2 (25 sq mi) at any time. It also reconstituted the Court of Verderers as representatives of the Commoners (rather than the Crown).
As of 2005, roughly 90% of the New Forest is still owned by the Crown. The Crown lands have been managed by the Forestry Commission since 1923 and most of the Crown lands now fall inside the new National Park.
Felling of broadleaved trees, and their replacement by conifers, began during the First World War to meet the wartime demand for wood. Further encroachments were made during the Second World War. This process is today being reversed in places, with some plantations being returned to heathland or broadleaved woodland. Rhododendron remains a problem.
During the Second World War, an area of the forest, Ashley Range, was used as a bombing range. During 1941-1945, the Beaulieu, Hampshire Estate of Lord Montagu in the New Forest was the site of group B finishing schools for agents[18] operated by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) between 1941 and 1945. (One of the trainers was Kim Philby who was later found to be part of a spy ring passing information to the Soviets.) In 2005, a special exhibition was mounted at the Estate, with a video showing photographs from that era as well as voice recordings of former SOE trainers and agents.
Further New Forest Acts followed in 1949, 1964 and 1970. The New Forest became a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971, and was granted special status as the New Forest Heritage Area in 1985, with additional planning controls added in 1992. The New Forest was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 1999, and it became a National Park in 2005.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Forest and www.thenewforest.co.uk/
Paneer is a type of fresh, soft cheese and you can make it and eat it right away — no aging or culturing required. Common on the Indian subcontinent it is also one of the easiest cheeses to make at home. All you need is milk, lemon juice or vinegar, and a bit of salt to season. When you mix the milk and lemon juice, the acidity in the lemon juice will cause the milk to curdle and separate into curds and whey. Remove the whey, the liquid part by straining it and then press the curds, and you have a simple, basic soft cheese.
This soft cheese won’t melt or get gooey the way mozzarella or cheddar will, but with paneer, this is an advantage and as it won’t melt, we can stir chunks into a soup or curry, crumble it over a flatbreads, or even skewer cubes onto kebabs and the cheese will keep its shape and soft, chewy texture.
You can buy it in many places like large supermarkets as well as the Asian stores and will come in small blocks or in chunks or cubes. We cooked paneer yesterday, making this delicious chilli paneer that we had with a vegetable curry and chapattis. We eat a lot more vegetarian nowadays and eat little meat and then only chicken and sometimes fish - no red meat at all! Any vegetarians who eat cheese and milk will find that paneer is an excellent source of protein for their diet.
Hverir è una delle zone geotermali più attive di tutta l'islanda. Conosciuta anche come Hverarönd, la regione è famosa per il colore ocra dei suoi paesaggi e, principalmente, per le numerose fumarole e le pozze di fango bollente che si distribuiscono lungo tutta la sua superficie.
La vegetazione è inesistente: il calore della terra, l’acidità nel suolo e i fumi velenosi rendono pressoché impossibile la vita.
Hverir is one of the most active geothermal areas in all of Iceland. Also known as Hverarönd, the region is famous for the ocher color of its landscapes and, mainly, for the numerous fumaroles and boiling mud pools that are distributed throughout its surface.
Vegetation is non-existent: the heat of the earth, the acidity in the soil and the poisonous fumes make life almost impossible.
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This ink brush painting of Canada Geese has been in my family since my great grandparents' time. It's a beautiful example of his brushstrokes and ability to lay out a watery landscape with such elegant ease. The paper is fading ove time, as it was laid onto a piece of illustration board (that no doubt wasn't archival since they didn't think about acidity in those days) but it's still a beauty!
La Sûre (Sauer en luxembourgeois et en allemand) est une rivière belgo-germano-luxembourgeoise et un affluent en rive gauche de la Moselle. Elle fait donc partie du bassin versant du Rhin.
La rivière tire son nom de l'acidité de son eau.
Son cours est de 206 km et son bassin versant couvre 4 240 km2. Ses affluents principaux sont la Wiltz, l'Alzette, l'Ernz Blanche, l'Ernz Noire, l'Our et la Prüm.
Le belvédère « Houfëls » (Haut-Rocher) près de Boulaide offre une vue imprenable sur la vallée de la Sûre et la Haute-Sûre.
A 457 mètres d'altitude se trouve un pavillon qui a été construit en 1934 par la famille Hames. Même si le pavillon ne peut être admiré que de l'extérieur, les lieux invitent toujours à s'y attarder pour un pique-nique avec vue panoramique.
Le point de vue est situé sur plusieurs sentiers de randonnée, dont l'Éislek Pad Boulaide, l'Autopédestre Boulaide et le Natur Pur ?. Il est également acecssible en voiture.
Pour les amateurs d'histoire, l'aire de repos derrière le pavillon abrite deux pièces d'artillerie historiques de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : un PAK (canon antichar) allemand de 8,8 cm et un canon américain de 155 mm.
The Sûre (Sauer in Luxembourgish1 and German) is a Belgian-German-Luxembourgish river and a left-bank tributary of the Moselle. It is therefore part of the Rhine watershed.
The river takes its name from the acidity of its water.
Its course is 206 km and its watershed covers 4,240 km2. Its main tributaries are the Wiltz, the Alzette, the Ernz Blanche, the Ernz Noire, the Our and the Prüm.
The "Houfëls" (High Rock) lookout point near Boulaide offers a breathtaking view of the Sûre valley and the Haute-Sûre.
At an altitude of 457 metres there is a pavilion that was built in 1934 by the Hames family. Even though the pavilion can only be admired from the outside, the place still invites you to linger for a picnic with a panoramic view.
The viewpoint is located on several hiking trails, including the Éislek Pad Boulaide, the Autopédestre Boulaide and the Natur Pur ?. It is also accessible by car.
For history buffs, the rest area behind the pavilion houses two historic artillery pieces from the Second World War: a German 8.8 cm PAK (anti-tank gun) and an American 155 mm gun.
Zinfandel by Robert Mondavi winery, Woodbridge, 13,5%
This Zinfandel by Robert Mondavi winery is absolutely gorgeous! At a temperature of 20 degrees, the wine is “drinkable”, with very soft tannins, a slight flavor of currants and other dark berries. The acidity is minimal, the wine is light and goes well with boiled meat. For its almost budget price of 500 hryvnia, the wine is beyond praise. I regret that I only bought two bottles at the time.
The color is red with a ruby tint. The aroma has tones of red fruits and spices. Cherry and spices are felt in the taste. The aftertaste is long and velvety, with a pleasant tartness of ripe bird cherry berries.
It is dry with very small acidity, medium body, medium alcohol, it is well-balanced and had a moderate length finish.
Nowadays, Napa Valley has become a US wine legend. Clay soils and an excellent drainage system allow for the creation of some of the most interesting and profound wines in the world. It was the wines from Napa Valley that once glorified the Mondavi company and Robert Mondavi himself.
Цей Zinfandel від Robert Mondavi winery просто чудовий! При температурі 20 градусів вино "питне", з дуже м'якими танінами, легким присмаком смородини та інших темних ягід. Кислотність мінімальна, вино легке та відмінно поєднується з відвареним м'ясом. За свою, майже бюджетну ціну в 500 гривень, вино вище за всілякі похвали. Шкода, що свого часу купив тільки дві пляшки.
Колір червоний із рубіновим відтінком. Аромат має тони червоних фруктів і спецій. У смаку відчувається смородина, вишня та прянощі. Післясмак тривалий і бархатистий, приємна терпкість стиглих ягід черемхи.
Нині Napa Valley перетворилася на виноробну легенду США. Глинисті ґрунти та чудова дренажна система дозволяють створювати тут одні з найцікавіших та найглибших вин світу. Саме вина з Napa Valley уславили свого часу компанію Mondavi та самого Роберта Мондаві.
Like much of England, the site of the New Forest was once deciduous woodland, recolonised by birch and eventually beech and oak after the withdrawal of the ice sheets starting around 12,000 years ago. Some areas were cleared for cultivation from the Bronze Age onwards; the poor quality of the soil in the New Forest meant that the cleared areas turned into heathland "waste", which may have been used even then as grazing land for horses.
There was still a significant amount of woodland in this part of Britain, but this was gradually reduced, particularly towards the end of the Middle Iron Age around 250–100 BC, and most importantly the 12th and 13th centuries, and of this essentially all that remains today is the New Forest.
There are around 250 round barrows within its boundaries, and scattered boiling mounds, and it also includes about 150 scheduled ancient monuments. One such barrow in particular may represent the only known inhumation burial of the Early Iron Age and the only known Hallstatt culture burial in Britain; however, the acidity of the soil means that bone very rarely survives.
Following Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain, according to Florence of Worcester (d. 1118), the area became the site of the Jutish kingdom of Ytene; this name was the genitive plural of Yt meaning "Jute", i.e. "of the Jutes". The Jutes were one of the early Anglo-Saxon tribal groups who colonised this area of southern Hampshire. The word ytene (or ettin) is also found locally as a synonym for giant, and features heavily in local folklore.
Following the Norman Conquest, the New Forest was proclaimed a royal forest, in about 1079, by William the Conqueror. It was used for royal hunts, mainly of deer. It was created at the expense of more than 20 small hamlets and isolated farmsteads; hence it was then 'new' as a single compact area.
The New Forest was first recorded as Nova Foresta in Domesday Book in 1086, where a section devoted to it is interpolated between lands of the king's thegns and the town of Southampton; it is the only forest that the book describes in detail. Twelfth-century chroniclers alleged that William had created the forest by evicting the inhabitants of 36 parishes, reducing a flourishing district to a wasteland; however, this account is thought dubious by most historians, as the poor soil in much of the area is believed to have been incapable of supporting large-scale agriculture, and significant areas appear to have always been uninhabited.
Two of William's sons died in the forest: Prince Richard sometime between 1069 and 1075, and King William II (William Rufus) in 1100. Local folklore asserted that this was punishment for the crimes committed by William when he created his New Forest; 17th-century writer Richard Blome provides exquisite detail:
In this County [Hantshire] is New-Forest, formerly called Ytene, being about 30 miles in compass; in which said tract William the Conqueror (for the making of the said Forest a harbour for Wild-beasts for his Game) caused 36 Parish Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to be pulled down, and the poor Inhabitants left succourless of house or home. But this wicked act did not long go unpunished, for his Sons felt the smart thereof; Richard being blasted with a pestilent Air; Rufus shot through with an Arrow; and Henry his Grand-child, by Robert his eldest son, as he pursued his Game, was hanged among the boughs, and so dyed. This Forest at present affordeth great variety of Game, where his Majesty oft-times withdraws himself for his divertisement.
The reputed spot of Rufus's death is marked with a stone known as the Rufus Stone. John White, Bishop of Winchester, said of the forest:
From God and Saint King Rufus did Churches take, From Citizens town-court, and mercate place, From Farmer lands: New Forrest for to make, In Beaulew tract, where whiles the King in chase Pursues the hart, just vengeance comes apace, And King pursues. Tirrell him seing not, Unwares him flew with dint of arrow shot.
The common rights were confirmed by statute in 1698. The New Forest became a source of timber for the Royal Navy, and plantations were created in the 18th century for this purpose. In the Great Storm of 1703, about 4000 oak trees were lost.
The naval plantations encroached on the rights of the Commoners, but the Forest gained new protection under the New Forest Act 1877, which confirmed the historic rights of the Commoners and entrenched that the total of enclosures was henceforth not to exceed 65 km2 (25 sq mi) at any time. It also reconstituted the Court of Verderers as representatives of the Commoners (rather than the Crown).
As of 2005, roughly 90% of the New Forest is still owned by the Crown. The Crown lands have been managed by the Forestry Commission since 1923 and most of the Crown lands now fall inside the new National Park.
Felling of broadleaved trees, and their replacement by conifers, began during the First World War to meet the wartime demand for wood. Further encroachments were made during the Second World War. This process is today being reversed in places, with some plantations being returned to heathland or broadleaved woodland. Rhododendron remains a problem.
During the Second World War, an area of the forest, Ashley Range, was used as a bombing range. During 1941-1945, the Beaulieu, Hampshire Estate of Lord Montagu in the New Forest was the site of group B finishing schools for agents[18] operated by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) between 1941 and 1945. (One of the trainers was Kim Philby who was later found to be part of a spy ring passing information to the Soviets.) In 2005, a special exhibition was mounted at the Estate, with a video showing photographs from that era as well as voice recordings of former SOE trainers and agents.
Further New Forest Acts followed in 1949, 1964 and 1970. The New Forest became a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971, and was granted special status as the New Forest Heritage Area in 1985, with additional planning controls added in 1992. The New Forest was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 1999, and it became a National Park in 2005.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Forest and www.thenewforest.co.uk/
Hydrangea, common names hydrangea or hortensia, is a genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m (100 ft) by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.
Hydrangea is derived from Greek and means ‘water vessel’ (from ὕδωρ water + ἄγγος or αγγεῖον vessel), in reference to the shape of its seed capsules. The earlier name, Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, honoring French astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute. This claim is disputed in page 88 on citation 10 at Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute page, which says: "Larousse considers this an injustice, and remarks that it has led many persons to the erroneous notion that "Hortensia" was one of her names; it was probably only the Latin adjective from "hortus."
In most species, the flowers are white, but in others (notably H. macrophylla), they can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these species, floral colour change occurs due to the presence of aluminum ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil pH. For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminum ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminum ions and result in pink or red flowers. This is caused by a color change of the flower pigments in the presence of aluminum ions which can be taken up into hyperaccumulating plants.[ Lowering the pH of potting soils or mixes usually does not change the flower colour to blue, because these soils have no aluminum ions. The ability to blue or pink a hydrangea is also influenced by the cultivar. Some plants are selected for their ability to be blued, while others are bred and selected to be red, pink, or white. The flower colour of most other Hydrangea species is not affected by aluminum and cannot be changed or shifted. Hydrangeas are also nicknamed 'Change Rose'.
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Hydrangea in New Zealand gardens
They belong to the same genus Hydrangea but the difference in colours is dependent on the acidity of soil. Isn't that amazing? Nature is wonderful!
The top two photos are commonly named Annabelle (Hydrangea arborescens).
Shots taken in Auckland and Tauranga.
very unusual species of moss which grows only along acid waterside. the water is a volcanic warm spring with high acidity(PH)
the access was very difficult before, but now it is open to the public and the path is well made (but not paved of course).
In the 18th and 19th centuries lime was a very important commodity as spreading it on fields was the main way for farmers to reduce the acidity of the soil and thereby improve crop yields. Unfortunately, most of the natural rock in Devon and Cornwall is either granite or various slates, and there is no natural chalk or limestone. Limestone therefore had to be imported from other parts of the country and brought by barge up rivers such as the Tamar - which forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon - and offloaded at quays. Here there would be lime kilns which would turn the limestone into quicklime by heating it with coal, which itself would have been imported from South Wales. In the Tamar Valley the earliest lime kilns were in use from the 1660s.
This shot was taken from Cotehele Quay on the River Tamar, where there are several ancient lime kilns. Two of these can be seen in the centre of the picture just beyond the reed bed, at the base of the woods.
(Isotria verticillata)
The wonderfully weird whorled pogonia is one of our most unique native orchids. To me it resembles some kind of mythical beast, with a gaping maw (petals and labellum [lip]), blunt tongue (column), and three formidable horns (sepals). They are rare in Texas, though individuals are admittedly very difficult to spot, even when in full bloom, and some populations may be evading detection.
I. verticillata is quite picky about its habitat, at least in Texas. It's kind of like the Goldilocks of the orchid world. The forested seep, with its permanently saturated ground and extreme acidity is too hot. The rich beech slope, with its fertile loam and deep duff is too cold. But the very narrow strip where one community transitions to the other is just right.
“Marques de Carano” Gran Reserva 2010.🍷
The taste may even seem old-fashioned and familiar for a long time, but it doesn’t allow you to remember. Ruby red color, slightly fruity. Unobtrusive acidity, but the aftertaste is short.
If we mean not the wine, but the quality of the photograph, then we need to say the following. This photo was taken with a Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II. The album contains a similar photo taken the same hour with an iPad mini II tablet. One can debate which is better with such a short distance to the subject, but I liked both images. Each of them has something different that is difficult to convey in words. And it is also almost elusive, like reflections of light in a glass of wine. Very subjective, but I like both images, and the subject itself is not bad.
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Star anise is a star-shaped, dark brown pod that contains a pea-size seed in each of its eight segments.
Native to China and Vietnam, star anise comes from a small evergreen tree.
Its flavour is slightly more bitter than that of regular anise seed.
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods.
Cinnamon has been known from remote antiquity. It was imported to Egypt as early as 2000 BC.
Cinnamon was so highly prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as a gift fit for monarchs and even for a god: a fine inscription records the gift of cinnamon and cassia to the temple of Apollo at Miletus.
Though its source was kept mysterious in the Mediterranean world for centuries by the middlemen, who handled the spice trade, to protect their monopoly as suppliers, cinnamon is native to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Malabar Coast of India, and Burma.
Physalis is characterised by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx. The berry also goes by the names Golden Strawberry,Chinese Lantern and Cape gooseberry.
Not all Physalis species bear edible fruit. Select species are cultivated for their edible fruit, however; the typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like strawberries or pineapple in flavour, with a mild acidity.
Physalis fruit is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, calcium and trace amounts of B vitamins. These fruits contain 18 kinds of amino acids .
These berries are also abundant in polysaccharides, compounds that may help fortify the immune system.
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SN/NC: Eugenia Pyriformis, Myrataceae Family
A hidden gem of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, the Uvaia is a vibrant, golden-yellow fruit from the Myrtaceae family. It is immediately recognizable by its distinctive pear-like shape and thin, delicate skin that encases an incredibly aromatic, juicy pulp. The flavor is a captivating blend of sharp, refreshing acidity with subtle tropical notes, often described as a more perfumed version of a lemon. While too acidic to be widely eaten fresh, it is transformed into exquisite jellies, tangy sauces, and revitalizing juices. This sun-kissed fruit not only offers a unique taste of South American biodiversity but also paints a beautiful picture of nature's simple elegance.
Uma joia rara da Mata Atlântica brasileira, a Uvaia é um fruto vibrante, amarelo-dourado, da família Myrtaceae. É reconhecível instantaneamente por seu formato distintivo de pêra e pele fina e delicada, que envolve uma polpa incrivelmente aromática e suculenta. O sabor é uma combinação cativante de acidez intensa e refrescante com sutis notas tropicais, frequentemente descrito como uma versão mais perfumada do limão. Embora seja muito ácida para ser amplamente consumida ao natural, é transformada em geleias requintadas, molhos picantes e sucos revigorantes. Esta fruta banhada pelo sol não só oferece um sabor único da biodiversidade sul-americana, como também pinta um belo retrato da simples elegância da natureza.
Una joya oculta del Bosque Atlántico brasileño, la Uvaia es una fruta vibrante, de color amarillo dorado, perteneciente a la familia Myrtaceae. Es reconocible al instante por su distintiva forma de pera y su piel fina y delicada que recubre una pulpa increíblemente aromática y jugosa. Su sabor es una cautivadora mezcla de acidez aguda y refrescante con sutiles notas tropicales, a menudo descrita como una versión más perfumada del limón. Aunque es demasiado ácida para consumirse fresca de manera generalizada, se transforma en exquisitas jaleas, salsas ácidas y jugos revitalizantes. Esta fruta bañada por el sol no solo ofrece un sabor único de la biodiversidad sudamericana, sino que también pinta una bella imagen de la sencilla elegancia de la naturaleza.
Un gioiello nascosto della Foresta Atlantica brasiliana, l'Uvaia è un frutto vibrante, giallo-dorato, della famiglia delle Myrtaceae. È riconoscibile immediatamente per la sua forma distintiva a pera e la buccia sottile e delicata che racchiude una polpa incredibilmente aromatica e succosa. Il sapore è un'affascinante miscela di acidità intensa e rinfrescante con sottili note tropicali, spesso descritto come una versione più profumata del limone. Sebbene sia troppo acida per essere consumata ampiamente fresca, viene trasformata in squisite gelatine, salse piccanti e succhi rivitalizzanti. Questo frutto baciato dal sole non solo offre un gusto unico della biodiversità sudamericana, ma dipinge anche un bellissimo quadro della semplice eleganza della natura.
Un joyau caché de la forêt atlantique brésilienne, l'Uvaia est un fruit vibrant, jaune doré, de la famille des Myrtacées. Il est immédiatement reconnaissable à sa forme distinctive de poire et à sa peau fine et délicate qui renferme une pulpe incroyablement aromatique et juteuse. Sa saveur est un mélange captivant d'acidité vive et rafraîchissante avec de subtiles notes tropicales, souvent décrite comme une version plus parfumée du citron. Bien que trop acide pour être largement consommé frais, il est transformé en de exquises gelées, sauces tangibles et jus revigorants. Ce fruit baigné de soleil offre non seulement un goût unique de la biodiversité sud-américaine, mais il peint aussi un beau tableau de la simplicité élégante de la nature.
Een verborgen juweel van het Braziliaanse Atlantische Woud, de Uvaia is een levendige, goudgele vrucht uit de Myrtaceae-familie. Hij is direct herkenbaar aan zijn onderscheidende peervorm en dunne, delicate schil die een ongelooflijk aromatisch, sappig vruchtvlees omhult. De smaak is een boeiende mix van scherpe, verfrissende zuurgraad met subtiele tropische tonen, vaak omschreven als een meer geparfumeerde versie van een citroen. Hoewel hij te zuur is om veel vers gegeten te worden, wordt hij omgetoverd tot verfijnde gelei, tangy sauzen en verfrissende sappen. Deze door de zon gekuste vrucht biedt niet alleen een unieke smaak van de Zuid-Amerikaanse biodiversiteit, maar schildert ook een mooi beeld van de eenvoudige elegantie van de natuur.
Ein verstecktes Juwel des brasilianischen Atlantischen Regenwaldes, die Uvaia, ist eine lebhafte, goldgelbe Frucht aus der Familie der Myrtaceae. Sie ist sofort an ihrer unverwechselbaren birnenähnlichen Form und der dünnen, zarten Schale zu erkennen, die ein unglaublich aromatisches, saftiges Fruchtfleisch umhüllt. Der Geschmack ist eine fesselnde Mischung aus scharfer, erfrischender Säure mit subtilen tropischen Noten, oft beschrieben als eine duftigere Version einer Zitrone. Obwohl sie zu sauer ist, um häufig frisch verzehrt zu werden, wird sie zu exquisiten Gelees, würzigen Saucen und belebenden Säften verarbeitet. Diese von der Sonne verwöhnte Frucht bietet nicht nur einen einzigartigen Geschmack der südamerikanischen Artenvielfalt, sondern malt auch ein schönes Bild von der schlichten Eleganz der Natur.
ウヴァイアは、ブラジルの大西洋岸森林に眠る隠れた宝石であり、ミルトス科に属する鮮やかな黄金色の果物です。特徴的な洋ナシ形と、驚くほど芳香豊かでジューシーな果肉を包む薄く繊細な皮ですぐにそれとわかります。その風味は、さわやかな鋭い酸味と微妙なトロピカルなニュアンスが見事に調和しており、しばしば「より香り高いレモン」と表現されます。生食には酸味が強すぎるため、高級なゼリー、ピリッとしたソース、活力を与えるジュースへと姿を変えます。太陽の恵みを受けたこの果実は、南アメリカの生物多様性のユニークな味を提供するだけでなく、自然のシンプルな優雅さの美しい絵を描き出します。
ثمرة اليوفايا جوهرة خفية من غابة الأطلسي البرازيلية، هي فاكهة نابضة بالحياة، صفراء ذهبية، تنتمي إلى عائلة الآسيات. ويمكن التعرف عليها فوراً بشكلها المميز الشبيه بالكمثرى وقشرتها الرقيقة والناعمة التي تغلف لُباً عطرياً للغاية وغضناً. يمتزج طعمها بشكل آسر بين حموضة منعشة حادة ونغمات استوائية خفية، وغالباً ما يوصف بأنه نسخة أكثر عطراً من الليمون. على الرغم من أنها حامضة جداً لتؤكل طازجة على نطاق واسع، إلا أنها تتحول إلى مربيات رفيعة، وصوص حامض، وعصائر منعشة. هذه الفاكهة المُقَبَّلة بأشعة الشمس لا تقدم فقط مذاقاً فريداً للتنوع البيولوجي في أمريكا الجنوبية، بل ترسم أيضاً صورة جميلة لأناقة الطبيعة البسيطة.
乌瓦亚果是巴西大西洋森林的一颗隐秘珍宝，这种生机勃勃的金黄色果实来自桃金娘科。它独具特色的梨形外观和薄嫩表皮令人过目不忘，包裹着香气浓郁、多汁的果肉。其风味迷人，融合了清新锐利的酸度与微妙的热带气息，常被形容为"更具香氛感的柠檬"。虽然因过于酸涩而鲜少直接鲜食，但它常被制成精致的果冻、开胃的酱汁和提神的果汁。这枚沐浴阳光的果实，不仅让人们尝到南美生物多样性的独特滋味，也勾勒出一幅自然简约之美的生动画面。
“On the nose it is clean with moderate- intense aromas of lemon pith, lemon grass, green melon, green apple, canned pineapple juice, fresh kiwi, subtle notes of passion fruit, hints of almonds and salty sea breeze minerality. It is dry with very high acidity, medium body, medium alcohol (13.5), it is well-balanced and had a moderate length finish.”
Erik Wait, Wine Education, Castro Valley, California.
I am not a big fan of white wine, in fact, preferring red wine, my previous experience with white is quite poor.
In my opinion, the impression of wine is such a subjective process that it is unlikely that someone else, having tasted the same wine, will fully agree with me regarding the range of aromas and taste sensations.
I focus on the most important impression of a wine: body, tannins, acidity, sweetness, ripeness – so I can neither refute nor confirm the long list of flavors cited by Erik Wait, but this 2021 Vietti Roero Arneis is admirable.
Of course, quality wine can be loved and appreciated even if you did not like it from the first sip. To do this, you need to repeatedly try it in different situations. But it happens that you fall in love from the first sip and then no characteristics and ratings are needed. Something “clicks” and you understand that it is yours and you want more.
«Букет вина чистий з помірно-інтенсивними ароматами лимонної серцевини, лимонної цедри, зеленої дині, зеленого яблука, консервованого ананасового соку, свіжого ківі, з тонкими нотами маракуйї, відтінками мигдалю та солоного морського бризу. На смак сухе з дуже високою кислотністю, середнім тілом, середнім вмістом алкоголю (14,0), добре збалансоване і має помірну тривалість післясмаку».
Erik Wait, Wine Education, Castro Valley, California.
Я не великий шанувальник білого вина, більше того, віддаючи перевагу червоному, мій попередній досвід щодо білого дуже мізерний.
На мою думку, враження від вина – настільки суб'єктивний процес, що навряд чи хтось інший, спробувавши таке ж вино, цілком погодиться зі мною щодо гами ароматів та смакових відчуттів.
Я концентруюся на найбільш важливому враженні від вина: тілі, танінності, кислотності, солодощі, зрілості, плюс особисте відчуття, яке доволі важко передати словами– а тому не можу ні спростувати, ні підтвердити довгий перелік смакових характеристик Еріка Уайта /Erik Wait/, але 2021 Vietti Roero Arneis гідне захоплення.
Безумовно, якісне вино можна полюбити та оцінити навіть якщо з першого ковтка воно вам не сподобалося. Для цього потрібно багаторазово спробувати його у різних ситуаціях. Але буває так, що закохуєшся з першого ковтка і тоді не потрібні жодні характеристики та оцінки. Щось "клацає" і ти розумієш, що це твоє і тобі хочеться ще. 2021 Vietti Roero Arneis саме таке вино.
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From: Virendra Singh
The wonder of a Banana
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain.
Read on:
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anaemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anaemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure, so much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fibre, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates
your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away
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Not all from my garden, most from my travels.
All the plants had a name tag... except this one!
Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.
In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.
For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.
I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, likes and faves.
Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
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Все хороше швидко закінчується - залишаються спогади та склотара.
The 2021 Vietti Roero Arneis is a clear white wine, lemon in color with a tint of green and medium-viscosity.
This is better than any other white wine I have ever tasted
“On the nose it is clean with moderate- intense aromas of lemon pith, lemon grass, green melon, green apple, canned pineapple juice, fresh kiwi, subtle notes of passion fruit, hints of almonds and salty sea breeze minerality. It is dry with very high acidity, medium body, medium alcohol (13.5), it is well-balanced and had a moderate length finish.”
Erik Wait, Wine Education, Castro Valley, California.
Casillero del Diablo. Cabernet Sauvignon. Concha y Toro.
(Ali.13,5% vol. )
Deep ruby color, with a characteristic multi-layered and structured taste and aroma, well-defined tannins in the aftertaste. Thick and slightly tart, a wide bouquet of dark berries. A perfectly balanced wine.
I will always be grateful to the sweet KLM stewardess who convinced me to try this winery's cabernet sauvignon in 2006 over the Atlantic. An excellent inexpensive wine that has never ruined my mood.
Завжди буду вдячний милій стюардесі KLM, яка переконала мене в 2006 над Атлантикою спробувати cabernet sauvignon цієї винарні. Відмінне недороге вино, яке ще жодного разу не зіпсувало мені настрій.
moss river is with a very unusual moss which grows only along acid waterside. the water is a hot spring with high acidity(PH). this water fall is also with very high PH as well.
El río Tinto es una seña de identidad de la provincia de Huelva y de la comarca del Condado. Declarado “Paisaje Protegido”, tiene unas características que lo hacen único tanto desde el punto de vista paisajístico como medioambiental, debido a la acidez de sus aguas, con alto contenido en sales ferruginosas que le confieren una gama de colores rojizos que le dan su peculiar aspecto.
Además, esa acidez hace que no exista la clásica vegetación de ribera en sus bordes y que sus orillas tengan unos colores ocres que le dan un aspecto de otro mundo. Sus características únicas han llevado a la NASA a investigar sus aguas debido a su importante parecido con el planeta Marte.
Uno de los elementos característicos de este río son los molinos harineros, construidos durante varios siglos debido a la riqueza cerealista de la provincia, que se encuentran a lo largo de todo su curso. Estos molinos de agua forman parte del patrimonio histórico-industrial de la comarca del Condado de Huelva, donde se pueden encontrar hasta 23 repartidos por los términos municipales de Paterna del Campo, La Palma del Condado, Villarrasa, Niebla, Moguer y Palos de la Frontera.
The Tinto River is a hallmark of the province of Huelva and the Condado region. Declared a “Protected Landscape”, it has characteristics that make it unique both from a landscape and environmental point of view, due to the acidity of its waters, with a high content of ferruginous salts that give it a range of reddish colors that give it its peculiar aspect.
Furthermore, this acidity means that the classic riverside vegetation does not exist on its edges and that its banks have ocher colors that give it an otherworldly appearance. Its unique characteristics have led NASA to investigate its waters due to its significant resemblance to the planet Mars.
One of the characteristic elements of this river are the flour mills, built over several centuries due to the cereal wealth of the province, which are found along its entire course. These water mills are part of the historical-industrial heritage of the Condado de Huelva region, where up to 23 can be found spread throughout the municipalities of Paterna del Campo, La Palma del Condado, Villarrasa, Niebla, Moguer and Palos de la Frontera .
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I love Physalis. Both to eat and to photograph!
Physalis is characterised by the small orange fruit similar in size, shape and structure to a small tomato, but partly or fully enclosed in a large papery husk derived from the calyx.
The berry also goes by the names Golden Strawberry,Chinese Lantern and Cape gooseberry.
Not all Physalis species bear edible fruit. Select species are cultivated for their edible fruit, however; the typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like strawberries or pineapple in flavour, with a mild acidity.
Physalis fruit is a good source of vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, calcium and trace amounts of B vitamins.
These fruits contain 18 kinds of amino acids .
These berries are also abundant in polysaccharides, compounds that may help fortify the immune system.
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Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue, -purple or black berries. Species in the section Cyanococcus are the most common fruits sold as "blueberries" and are mainly native to North America[1]. They are usually erect but sometimes prostrate shrubs varying in size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall. In commercial blueberry production, smaller species are known as "lowbush blueberries" (synonymous with "wild"), and the larger species as "highbush blueberries". The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and from 1–8 cm long and 0.5–3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish.
The fruit is a false berry 5–16 mm diameter with a flared crown at the end; they are pale greenish at first, then reddish-purple, and finally blue on ripening. They have a sweet taste when mature, with variable acidity. Blueberry bushes typically bear fruit from May through June though fruiting times are affected by local conditions such as altitude and latitude.
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O mirtilo, também conhecido como arando ou uva-do-monte, ou até blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) é um arbusto que pertence à família Ericaceae (família da azálea). As plantas são arbustos de pequeno porte que crescem em sub-bosques de florestas temperadas na Europa. Vive em regiões nas quais o inverno é bastante rigoroso, daí a dificuldade em cultivá-lo no Brasil.
Em Portugal vive em regiões nas quais o inverno é rigoroso, porque necessita em média de 500 horas anuais de temperatura entre os 10º e os 12º celsius. É na zona do médio Vouga, no vale do Rio Vouga que se encontra o local ideal para a produção deste fruto, nos concelhos de Oliveira de Frades, Sever do Vouga, Águeda e Albergaria-a-Velha, sendo Sever do Vouga o que reúne as melhores condições.
The wine powerhouse, located in the Yonne department of northern Burgundy is famous for its unoaked Chardonnay wines. The liveliness, minerality and firm acidity of the cool-climate whites of Chablis stand in sharp contrast with the rich, oaky style New World Chardonnays, whether they be from California, Australia, Chile, etc. – they just don’t appeal as much to me as the traditional French Chablis. On display is the Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard – Préhy, Yonne, Burgundy, France.
Yellowstone Park, Montana. Some of the hot springs and pools are clear and gorgeous. If they weren't steaming and you didn't know the temperature and acidity would probably kill you, you might be tempted to take a dip!
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Ijen Crater is a nature reserve Ijen Park is located between Banyuwangi and Bondowoso District, East Java, Indonesia. This crater exactly located at the top of Mount Ijen which is one of a series of volcanoes in East Java such as Bromo, Semeru and Merapi. Another uniqueness of this crater has a level of acidity is very high with almost close to zero and the temperature of the water is 20° Celsius. In addition to elevation 2,799 m (9,183 ft) Posis crater is located in the middle of the largest caldera on the island of Java. The caldera size about 20 miles. The crater size is about 960 meters x 600 meters with a depth of 200 meters. This crater is located at a depth of more than 300 meters below the caldera wall.
This crater is a large lake with a bluish-green mist and smoke of the sulfur that is stunning. In addition, cold air with temperatures 10° Celsius, the temperature might reach 2° Celsius will increase the sensation of its own experience. Various plants that exist only in the highlands can also be found here, such as Edelweis Flowers and Pine.
From my recent trip to Bromo and Ijen Volcano, East Java.
The best time to start hiking is in the early morning, around 3 or 4 AM. You will be just on time to watch beautiful sunrise peeping through the mountain tops. At 2 PM, the access to the crater is closed due to heavy white sulfuric smoke that makes hiking impossible.
I wish to comeback again to Ijen very soon. This place is incredible! I LOVE Ijen :)
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Canon EOS 50D + EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EXIF: 0.125 sec • f/14• 12 mm • ISO 100
Exposure Mode + White Balance: Manual
Filters: Lee soft 1stops+3stops
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HYDRANGEA from THE GARDEN...
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Not all from my garden, most from my travels.
Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.
A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.
In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.
In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.
For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.
I wish you all the very best and thank you for all your kind words, time, comments, likes and faves.
Very much appreciated. M, (*_*)
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Ruby red, closer to dark, color. Pleasant, barely noticeable aroma of cherry or plum. The taste is soft, balanced, with a silky texture, very pleasant tannins in a long aftertaste, with moderate acidity, easy to perceive.
According to the annotation: “Dry red wine Vietti, Dolcetto d'Alba “Tre Vigne” is made from Dolcetto grapes collected from three vineyards located in the Langhe hills. Picked from 40-year-old vines, the berries are pressed and fermented for 12 days in steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged partly in steel tanks and partly in Slavonian oak barrels. Wine storage potential is up to 5 years.”
Червоно-рубіновий, ближчий до темного, колір. Приємний, ледь відчутний аромат вишні чи сливи. Смак м'який, збалансований, з шовковистою текстурою, дуже приємними танінами в довгому смаку.
Згідно з анотацією: «Червоне сухе вино Vietti, Dolcetto d'Alba "Tre Vigne", виробляється з винограду сорту Дольчетто, зібраного з трьох виноградників, розташованих на пагорбах Ланзі. Зняті з 40-річних лоз, ягоди піддаються пресуванню та 12-денній ферментації у сталевих ємностях з подальшим яблучно-молочним бродінням. Витримка вина проходить частково у сталевих цистернах, а частково – у бочках зі славонського дуба. Потенціал зберігання вина становить до 5 років.»
“Кто пьет вино без чувств и размышлений, тот тратит время зря и разуму вредит.»
The best part of being a nature photographer is that it gets me to places that lie beyond my imagination. Standing on top of Mt.Ijen was mesmerized by the colors of the Caldera below. The color of the water is a result of extreme acidity. It is the world’s largest highly acidic lake with a measured pH as low as 0.5. The acidity is caused by inflow of hydrothermal waters charged with gases from the magma chamber below. And along its margins flammable sulfurous gases rise from an active solfatara. I was not lucky enough to witness the electric blue flame of molten sulfur that night but the colors at sunrise were spectacular
Manfaat buah kedondong manis kultivar unggul dimakan dalam keadaan segar,tetapi sebagian buah matang diolah menjadi selai, jeli, dan sari buah. Buah yang direbus dan dikeringkan dapat disimpan untuk beberapa bulan. Buah mentahnya banyak digunakan dalam rujak dan sayur, serta untuk dibuat acar (sambalkedondong). Dikenal di berbagai pelosok dunia berbagai manfaat obat dari buah, daun, dan kulitbatangnya, dan dari beberapa negara dilaporkan adanya pengobatan borok, kulitperih, dan luka bakar. Tiap 100 gram bagian buah yang dapat dimakan mengandung60-85 gram air, 0,5-0,8 gram protein, 0,3-1,8 gram lemak, 8-10,5 gram sukrosa, 0,85-3,60 gram serat. Daging buahnya merupakan sumber vitamin C
Amberella, Java plum, Great hog plum, Otaheite apple, marapa, acaiba, mopé, kedondong, kook hvan, hevi, ma-kok-farang, caja-manga, jobo de Indio (Trái Cóc) - Spondias dulcis, Spondias cytherea - Zone 9
A relative of Mango, this exotic fruit is hard to find. Dwarf variety bears fruit easily in containers. Green fruits have crisp flesh and aromatic juice, a favorite in pickles. Ripe yellow fruits tastes more like mango, but more intense in acidity. Young leaves are eaten fresh in Southeast Asia.
These abandoned and derelict lime kilns near Millers Dale station were once used to burn limestone to create quicklime. Quicklime has many uses from building construction to agriculture where it was used to reduce the acidity of the soil.
Since being a kid I have always wanted to explore the full length of the Monsal Trail in the Peak District, which follows a 9 mile stretch of old railway line from Bakewell to Blackwell Mill. At the time none of the tunnels were open so large detours had to be made following the Derwent River (that was over 30 years ago, mind!), but with the tunnels now opened it was a great trip to take the bike out on.