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Pattern: Alpine Knit Scarf with Double Rose Leaf Center Pattern and Diamond Border
By Jane Sowerby, in Victorian Lace Today
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Laci
Colorway: Korppi (raven family)
Needle: US 2 (2.75 mm)
Dates knit: September 8 - mid-December, 2008
Knit for: Mom (60th birthday!)
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Global Endurance Legends demonstration run action on Circuit Spa-Francorchamps during Spa-Classic 2018
Alpine Meadows now offers tubing in Tubeville! Fun for the entire family, Tubeville is located at the bottom of Subway chair. To learn more, check out Tubeville at www.skialpine.com
Slovenian architects Ofis Arhitekti have completed a holiday hut in Slovenia’s Triglav national park. Visit www.ofis-a.si
The Alpine Chough (Scientific name: Pyrrhocorax graculus) also known as Yellow billed Chough is a hardy bird that calls the highly uninhabitable peaks of the Alps, its home. The bird literally thrives at the Top Of Europe. This particular specimen was photographed at Jungfrau, Switzerland, the highest mountain peak (4,158m) in Europe.
The conditions can get very harsh in winter. When I had been there earlier this month, the temperatures was as low as -20°C with wind speeds of up to 32km/h. That makes the wind chill factor a bone biting -39°C! This can worsen with strong and frequent blizzards that can easily sweep away a precarious person.
Astonishingly, the bird can tackle even these conditions. It can hover, duck, dive, cruise and check out the visitors venturing out of the Sphinx Observation Terrace at Jungfrau. Supposedly, the bird eats anything from garbage, spiders, insects to smaller mammals, birds and fruits. But having seen the kind of conditions up there, it becomes an intriguing question, considering the kind of flora and fauna that can barely survive let alone sustain a food chain.
This picture was shot in a mostly white environment. Thus, I had to spend very little time getting rid of the residual non-white portions. Please view it Large On White to appreciate the details. This is by far the coldest temperature I have subjected my camera and lens to. And, I think I just love Ornithology.
References:
1. The Swiss Ornithological Institute
2. Wikipedia
Copyright © 2009 Adarsh Ramamurthy
Using my works without my consent is illegal
Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
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Alpine Skiing at the 32nd Annual The Hartford Ski Spectacular, which took place December 9-15, 2019 in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Alpine Meadows now offers tubing in Tubeville! Fun for the entire family, Tubeville is located at the bottom of Subway chair. To learn more, check out Tubeville at www.skialpine.com
Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
Alpine VolksFair Website Alpine VolksFair
Instagram: @eurotripper or our page @eurotripper
Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
Alpine VolksFair Website Alpine VolksFair
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Helen, Georgia
May 18-22, 2022
Alpine VolksFair Website Alpine VolksFair
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