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Trees in winter
With the arrival of winter, and often at the end of autumn, a new problem arises with trees. This specific "winter" problem is associated with the accumulation of wet snow and the formation of frost on the branches and trunks of trees. "Freezing rains" - phenomena occur under certain combinations of weather conditions: sleet, wind, fog, sudden changes in temperature with a "transition through 0 degrees". Such a significant load on the branches and trunks of trees can lead to emergency situations:
1. Breaking off and collapse of large branches. Typical for poplar, aspen, willow, linden, oak. To a lesser extent for pines and elms.
2. Breaking the forks of co-dominant trunks. Most often found in the above tree species with V-shaped forks. Less typical for U-shaped forks of birch and spruce.
3. Bending under the weight of snow and ice, with possible breaking of the trunks of inclined trees.
I found the trees without obvious problems :)
The Long-eared Owl is associated with coniferous woodland and tall scrubby habitats during the breeding season, favouring sites where dense nesting cover is located close to open areas that are used for hunting. Although widely distributed across Britain and Ireland, the Long-eared Owl remains a scarce breeding species and one that is easy to overlook. The species appears to be more abundant in Ireland than it is within Britain, perhaps because of reduced competition Tawny Owl, which is absent from Ireland.
This is a medium-sized owl, slightly smaller and slimmer in appearance than a Tawny Owl. The main confusion species is Short-eared Owl and BTO has produced a useful video on how to identify the two species – this is available here.
When perched, or when the Long-eared Owl’s ear tufts are visible, the species can be readily separated from Short-eared Owl. At other times, eye colour is useful: those of Long-eared Owl are yellow-orange, while in Short-eared Owl they are yellow. The general appearance of the upperside of the wing in Short-eared Owl is of sharp contrast between the dark wing tip and the extensive pale panel that sits between this and the darker ‘carpel’ patch. In Long-eared this panel is more richly-coloured and less obvious.
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Godafoss (The Waterfall Of The Gods) is Iceland’s most impressive and beautiful waterfall.
Its name is associated with the country’s history. Having been settled on the 9th and 10th centuries, the Norse pagan religion was dominant. With the growth of Christianity throughout Europe, the pressure to abandon Norse increased to the point that Iceland feared an invasion. In 1000 AD it adopted Christianity as the official religion and the decision maker made the symbolic gesture of throwing the pagan idols into the waterfall. Hence its name since then: The Waterfall Of the Gods.
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Iceland
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Dún Aonghasa (Unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff.
A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is an important archaeological site.
History
It is not known exactly when Dún Aonghasa was built, though it is now thought that most of the structures date from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. T. F. O'Rahilly surmised in what is known as O'Rahilly's historical model that it was built in the 2nd century BC by the Builg following the Laginian conquest of Connacht.Excavations at the site indicate that the first construction goes back to 1100 BC, when rubble was piled against large upright stones to form the first enclosure. Around 500 BC, the triple wall defenses were probably constructed along the fort's western side.
The 19th-century artist George Petrie called "Dún Aonghasa" "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe". Its name, meaning "Fort of Aonghas", may refer to the pre-Christian god of the same name described in Irish mythology, or the mythical king, Aonghus mac Úmhór. It has thus traditionally been associated with the Fir Bolg.
Form and function
The fort consists of a series of four concentric walls of dry stone construction, built on a high cliff some one hundred metres above the sea. At the time of its construction sea levels were considerably lower and a recent Radio Telefis Eireann documentary estimates that originally it was 1000 metres from the sea. Surviving stonework is four metres wide at some points. The original shape was presumably oval or D-shaped but parts of the cliff and fort have since collapsed into the sea. Outside the third ring of walls lies a defensive system of stone slabs, known as a cheval de frise, planted in an upright position in the ground and still largely well-preserved. These ruins also feature a huge rectangular stone slab, the function of which is unknown. Impressively large among prehistoric ruins, the outermost wall of Dún Aonghasa encloses an area of approximately 6 hectares (14 acres).
Today
The walls of Dún Aonghasa have been rebuilt to a height of 6m and have wall walks, chambers, and flights of stairs. The restoration is easily distinguished from the original construction by the use of mortar.[citation needed]
There is a small museum illustrating the history of the fort and its possible functions. Also in the vicinity is a Neolithic tomb and a small heritage park featuring examples of a traditional thatched cottage and an illegal poteen distillery.
A tiny leaf beetle with very punctate elytra which can appear metallic green or maroon depending on the light. It will jump readily when disturbed. There are several similar species which makes potential identification difficult.
Habitat - Associated with willows.
Peak time is summer.
Fairly frequent in southern England, with fewer records coming from Scotland and Wales.
Marmolada Glacier (Ghiacciaio della Marmolada) is the only glacier in the Italian Dolomites. We took the ‘Funivia Fedaia Marmolada’ up Mount Marmolada to the toe of the glacier. This was part of the front during World War I. There is a lot of history in the area available in small local museums. Although I did not attempt it, associated with the war is the oldest, highest and longest via ferrata in the Dolomites.
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I associate Goldenrod with the brilliant colour it has to attract pollinators, and with the year round contribution it makes to living creatures in the ecosystem. I used to think it was a source of seasonal allergies, but in fact its pollen is not wind borne - only bees, butterflies and birds can move it around.
I liked the clean look I got at the Honey Bee’s ‘mouth parts’, and the front legs that have dedicated bristles for cleaning the proboscis. The prominent mandibles, used for chewing and eating things, are displaced by the mandible but visible at its base, on either side of the proboscis. The front of the face is a bit dusty, but the compound eyes are unobstructed.
After what feels like days and days of overcast skies, I thought some bright summery colours and activity might be a tonic.
ASSOCIATED typically with heathland sites, a small short-tailed lark, with a wonderful yodeling song. This was part of the support act for Colin the Cuckoo.
Seen at Thursley Common, and have not seen one since.
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It is a lot like life.... full of contrast... full of symmetry, patterns that we easily recognize and (sometimes) associate with beauty (sorry Picasso :-))…
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, In Holland Hogeschool, Facade
Back & side façades of the InHolland University for higher professional education building complex. Designed by Erik van Egeraat associated architects (1997). In the BG are the buildings of the Internal revenue service and the regional court.
Shot at the parklet flanking a RET metro viaduct, trying out the Canon 5D Mk III,
The soundtrack: El Picador - Calexico - it's on one of our home-burned Xmas CDs - yes, from the time before the Spotify playlists ;-)
This is 1328 of Minimalism & explicit Graphism.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films, and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its 13 square kilometers have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West." Between 1945 and 1967, the southern extent of the Monument Upwarp was mined for uranium, which occurs in scattered areas of the Shinarump Conglomerate; vanadium and copper are associated with uranium in some deposits.
1980's uk road transport ASSOCIATED DELIVERIES LTD © All rights reserved Ian C Brightman Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
Bristol MW6G / ECW, registration 56 GUO.
Sixty years old almost to the day, having entered service with Western National in June 1961 as 2267.
Seen on one of the round trips to Maypole during Wythall's May Bank Holiday Special Event.
A concert where all the regular musicians associated with the venue performed for free in support. Fortunately, the audience also showed their support by showing up in large numbers, in fact it was impossible to get a seat for the first hour. Great music and a warm atmosphere.
Line up:
Jesper Løvdal
Mads Mathias
Anders Gaardmand
Kjeld Lauritsen
Janus Templeton
Jan Harbeck
Alice Carreri
Mads Mathias
Sinne Eeg
Elias Kallvik
Ida Hvid
Rolf Thofte
Regin Fuhlendorff
Frands Rifbjerg
Claus Waidtløv
Kira Martini
Jacob Christoffersen
Simon Eskildsen
Andreas Fryland
...and many others.
La Fontaine Jazz Club, Copenhagen.
While people associate spring with flowers the variety of greens on the landscape are a joy to behold. In the foreground is Cow Parsley
Cow parsley was used in traditional medicines and is said to help treat various ailments, such as stomach and kidney problems, breathing difficulties and colds.
This is near Allerton Mauleverer, North Yorkshire, England
Año Nuevo Chino 2026, Fort Pienc, Barcelona.
La celebración del año nuevo chino se celebra desde hace ya diez años y ha arraigado con fuerza en la ciudad, donde viven más de 20.200 personas de origen chino. La china, es de hecho la cuarta nacionalidad más grande residente en la ciudad de Barcelona. El dinamismo de su tejido asociativo y el componente intercultural de la celebración del año nuevo, que comparten numerosas entidades de los barrios de la ciudad, lo ha convertido en una cita muy señalada en el calendario festivo barcelonés.
The celebration of the Chinese New Year has been celebrated for ten years and has become firmly established in the city, where more than 20,200 people of Chinese origin live. Chinese is in fact the fourth largest nationality residing in the city of Barcelona. The dynamism of its associative fabric and the intercultural component of the New Year celebration, which is shared by numerous entities in the city's neighborhoods, has made it a very important event in the Barcelona festive calendar.
The constellation of Cassiopeia, the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy sink westward into the upper Tamar lake. The Milky way is usually associated with the summer night sky but although fainter it is still beautiful during the winter. My first attempt at this kind of shot. Canon 40D. Sigma 8-16mm lens. Small, home made tracking equatorial mount.
Geisel Library
William L. Pereira and Associates - 1970
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA
The music room at St.Fagan's Castle,Cardiff, built in the 19th Century. The image shows the harp, the traditional instrument associated with Wales.
Associated in legend with the 'lady' of Sgwd Gwladus, the 'fall of crooked Einion' is one of the most spectacular though least accessible of the falls of the area. The river drops 70 ft (21 m) into a plunge pool encircled by dark moss- and liverwort-covered cliffs. The falls have been created where the Pyrddin drops off the faulted edge of the Farewell Rock, a hard sandstone marking the base of the Carboniferous Coal Measures. The falls are difficult of access with only a rough path reaching them from the vicinity of Sgwd Gwladus downstream and requiring several tricky crossings of the river.
"I associate my careless boyhood with all that lies on the banks of the Stour. Those scenes made me a painter ."
John Constable ( 1776-1837 )
Constable Country Scenes and Romanticism :
Walking in the footsteps of a great artist and musing by the River Stour and the Dedham Vale.Mesmerised by the outstanding Natural beauty of the English lowland scapes.The area has a rich history and has been the inspiration to many writers and artists.
I had seen the beauty of the area immortalised by John Constable only in Galleries,now,it was spreading real in front of my very eyes ... Summer Memories 2014
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Formerly named the Milwaukee Center. Renamed Associated Bank River Center in 2019. At 426 feet and 28 stories, it was the second tallest building in Milwaukee when it was built in 1988, it now ranks as 5th tallest.
The autumn colors were past their prime with the reds of the oaks and maples gone. The aspen in lower elevations were hanging on. This image is taken along the Gros Ventre River in Grand Teton NP., Wyoming. The river is beyond the pond. The soft light is attributed to smoke filled skies associated with a forest fire further up the Gros Ventre drainage.
Photo is a scan of an Ektachrome transparency. It's of Maira-ira Beach (aka, The Blue Lagoon) on the north coast of Luzon, Philippines. When I was there it was isolated and pristine. There was only one house in the area. The area now has several beach resorts and associated development.
The flower of Echeveria agavoides is always associated with hens and chicks. The plants are highly variable with flower stalks ranging for six inches to six feet, and both horizontal and vertical.I had difficulty in isolating just the flower, and when I did, I had to darken the background to bring out these beautiful and very small blossoms.
Echeveria laui is a slow-growing perennial succulent plant native to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Until you understand the variations in this pink/lavender plant, it's easy to confuse laui with Echeveria cante which I uploaded yesterday. Some of these plants have flowers that droop; others have blossoms that are erect. This one is ... in between. The laui also is more compact, has more flowers, and is less rangy. The flowers are longer as well. But the colors of stems and flowers are the same.
I put a lot of the information about all these plants because quite a few people like to grow succulents at home, and others are going to "dry gardens" during this drought. I am not one of these people: when it comes to plants - any plants - the average life span of plants on my back patio is a month. On the front patio, it's less than that. Note: not all of these can be found in nurseries.
Found at Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, northern California.
this is one of two photos on my stream that have false viewing stats, accumulated rapidlly between october and december 2022. other flickr users have experienced similar stats inflation in this period, for reasons known only to flickr. i reckon under normal circumstances this photo would have accumulated between 6-7000 views by january 2023. the other one with false stats is here
going round the swan house roundabout (again). i am deeply attracted to that rose pink paint. for more images in the vrbs series, click here
This American Red Squirrel was chasing black squirrels twice his/her size. The 'prize' was access to this Black Walnut tree and its associated bounty.
ERF 'LV' model 66GX six-wheeler flatbed lorry NBB609L seen in Slinfold, Sussex at a Boxing Day vehicle gathering.
Inspired by world renowned architect Ludwig Mires van der Rochr. Michigan Avenue and Lake Street.
Architects: Fujikawa Johnson & Associates.
Most people associate San Francisco’s summer as its foggy season. For photographers, however, the winter is when “fog season” starts. With the cooler temperates the fog drops in elevation and on those perfect mornings it sits right at the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge. Those of us hoping to photograph the bridge wake up early on particular mornings to check.
A new webcam, EarthCam, was installed in SF on the approach to the GGB — in this photo just below Sutro Tower, the big antenna thing near the back of the bridge (in reality that tower, and the webcam are miles away, but just for reference, below it). On this particular morning Willie and I woke up, saw fog on the webcam, and jumped in the car and drove to the city.
Getting to the bridge was a bit of a disappointment — we new immediately that there would be no morning fog. It was mostly clear. A small patch of fog sat where the webcam was but no where else. We walked out to Battery Spencer and enjoyed the sunrise for a bit before hopping back in the car and heading to work. At least it was a beautiful way to start the day!
Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8:
27mm, f/13, 30 sec, ISO 160
Viewed best nice and large
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CityPlace South Tower is a 21 story luxury condo building directly across from CityPlace with condos for sale and for rent. CityPlace South Tower Condos For Sale start around $250k for 1 bedrooms and go up to $900k for 3 bedrooms with views of the ocean, intracoastal, and palm beach. The Condos For Rent in CityPlace South Tower start around $1600 and go up to $6000 per month, and include all the amenities of the building as well. CityPlace South Tower is easily known as one of the nicest luxury buildings in Downtown West Palm Beach.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/217290/cityplace-south-tower-we...
The National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Its objective is to honour the fallen, recognise service and sacrifice, and foster pride in His Majesty's Armed Forces and the associated civilian community.
Our good white wine from Alsace is the result of a great wine experience associated with a land rich in fragrance.
The Edge is located on the west side of downtown West Palm Beach near the Tri-Rail Station. The building features a heated salt-water swimming pool & spa with views of Clear Lake and downtown, common area WiFi, cyber cafe, clubhouse with billiards table and kitchen/bar, large fitness center, secure fob system, and a 24-hour manned lobby with security cameras throughout. The condos feature a loft-style with exposed concrete ceilings, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances. The building's location allows for a quick route to get on I-95 or Okeechobee Blvd. Property owners can have up to 2 pets with no weight limit. Tenants can have pets based on landlord preference. The Edge has a Walk Score of 42.
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www.emporis.com/buildings/223320/the-edge-west-tower-west...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasmere_(lake)
Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It gives its name to the village of Grasmere, famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, which lies immediately to the north of the lake.[1]
The lake is 1680yd (1540m) long and 700yd (640m) wide, covering an area of 0.24 mi² (0.62 km²). It has a maximum depth of 70 ft (21m) and an elevation above sea level of 208 ft (62m). The lake is both fed and drained by the River Rothay, which flows through the village before entering the lake, and then exits downstream into nearby Rydal Water, beyond which it continues into Windermere.[1][2]
The waters of the lake are leased by the Lowther Estate to the National Trust. The waters are navigable, with private boats allowed and rowing boats for hire, but powered boats are prohibited. The lake contains a single island, known as The Island.[1]
Since 2012 the lake's north-easterly inlet has been home to the Daffodil Hotel, which is overseen by the Harwood and Brady families.
Etymology
" 'The lake flanked by grass'; 'gres', 'mere'. Early spellings in 'Grys-', 'Gris(s)-' might suggest ON 'griss' 'young pig' as 1st el.[ement], but the weight of the evidence points to OE/ON 'gres' 'grass', with the modern form influenced by Standard English....The medial '-s(s)e-' may, as suggested by Ekwall in DEPN,[4] point to ON 'gres-saer' 'grass-lake' as the original name...".[5] Plus the element "'mere' OE, ModE 'lake, 'pool'".[6](OE is Old English up to c1100 A.D.; ON is Old Norse).