Colours of Québec in Autumn - Couleurs d'Automne au Québec
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Few things stir the heart better than a visit to the Colorado Rockies during the peak fall color days.
American Queen Steamboat Company purchased American Empress (formerly Majestic America Line's Empress of the North) in 2013 and completely refurbished the vessel, officially launching it in spring 2014. The paddle-wheel boat is the largest sailing the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. The refurbishment was a dramatic overhaul; public spaces and cabins got new carpet, paint, wallpaper, lighting and general updating. décor, decidedly Victorian with ornate furniture, floral carpeting, brass, frosted glass lampshades, lace curtains and elegant wallpaper, feels rich and elegant.
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Bluebells are probably one of the best known wildflowers found in the British Isles, sometimes carpeting entire floors in early spring with brightly colored flowers, appearing April-May.
Bit of a special evening yesterday! Popped up to one of my favourite local places after work, Healey Dell nature reserve near Rochdale, a little hidden gem of a place right near the town, kinda hidden away.
It's the kinda place that if it was in the Lake District it would be swamped by visitors and you'd have to pay £10 to park, but as it is, there's virtually never anybody around, even locals don't know what they have there :)
This is the 2nd of a series of 5 or 6 big waterfalls that run through the place.
But when I got there my eyes nearly popped out at how beautiful it had become with the golden leaves carpeting the rocks.
One of those special moments that makes you feel good to be alive :)
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Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
The first snow of the season at the lower mountain elevations arrived this weekend. (Along with a lot of rain in the lowlands.) I drove up to the Snoqualmie Pass area for a hike on Sunday, and there was a brief period of time where the clouds and fog lifted just enough to show off the mountains with their fresh coat of snow. I was driving down a forest road to the trailhead when that happened and didn't want to block the road by getting out of my vehicle, so I rolled down my window and took this shot from the car. Later I was glad I did because that ended up being the only time all day that the mountains were visible!
My hike started out in the rain but as I gained elevation, the rain changed over to snow and soon I was hiking through a winter wonderland. There is a magic to the forest when it snows, blanketing the evergreens and carpeting the path in a layer of soft white, as it dampens all the sounds into stillness. And as I stood amidst the silent woods, surrounded by a swirl of falling snowflakes, everything else seemed to fade away and I felt as though I was in a world all my own.
Buried deep, lay secrets of forgotten places
The forest sleeps, never forgetting the faces of past
Trails of stories untold, tales of glory unfold
Fantasy Faire is in full bloom and to many of us it supports a cause near and dear. Elicio Ember worked his magic on The Shimmering Fen bringing a story and a swamp to life with his beautiful work. I encourage you all to visit his and all the other regions that have been worked tirelessly on.
The mossy ground cover with its twinkling lights is his new item brought to life for the fair. The lush carpeting comes in 10 colors and 10 twinkle colors along with glow on and off features. The unique shapes and sizes presented make for a seamless and organic groundcover and wall cover. They paired beautifully with his recently made Mangrove Parasol Mushrooms which are also presently for sale at the Faire.
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Wildflowers near Tipsoo Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Earth Day 2022
Beyond the obvious major feature of this park, which I have posted many photos of, and those of us who live here refer to simply as "The Mountain", one of the biggest draws for visitors to the park is the wildflowers. Hundreds of species of alpine and subalpine wildflowers bloom in the summer, carpeting the meadows and hillsides with extravagant displays of color. And at the height of the lupine bloom season, it sometimes seems as though the air in the entire park is perfumed with their fragrance.
Last summer however, the Pacific Northwest was hit with an unprecedented heat wave in June, with temperatures reaching previously unfathomable highs of 110-115 degrees F (43-46 C) for multiple days in a row. This caused rapid melting of the snowpack at Mount Rainier and damaged plants that were just emerging from the ground. So the wildflower display last year was much more sparse than usual, and the lupine that normally fills the hillsides and lake basins in August was especially noticeable for its absence. It was another reminder of the consequences of climate change and the impact it has on our planet and these beautiful places. I very much hope that last year was an aberration, but I also very much worry that it was not.
This panorama consists of 4 horizontal format images, panned horizontally and stitched together in Photoshop.
Something to welcome spring. This was taken last year but yesterday on my bike ride I saw my first bluebells, not plentiful yet, but give them a week or two and they will be carpeting the woodlands in my area.
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Sunbeams mix with morning mist at "The Bosque" grasslands along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. After returning from Alaska, I had the chance to visit this area with my lifelong friend JB_Atlanta. I'll be sharing more photos, gradually, from our tour around New Mexico.
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As I was taking pictures of these trees, the petals were slowing falling on me... like little pink snowflakes, carpeting the earth in their sweet scented beauty.
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One of my very favourite flowers - the elegant wood anemone. it's wonderful to see them carpeting the forest floors at the moment, and a sure sign that bluebell season is almost here 💛💚
The introduced Spanish variety has lower fertility and is unlikely to wipe out the native plant, according to genetic tests.
The Spanish bluebell's escape into the wild has raised concerns that the two plants could mix, leading to the loss of one of the spectacles of spring.
The violet-blue flowers appear in April and May, carpeting the woodland floor.
It turns out that the British bluebell has a genetic advantage.
"The greater fertility of the native British bluebell coupled with the huge numbers of individuals that exist in the wild means that it's got considerable resilience against any threat from these introduced plants," said Prof Pete Hollingsworth, director of science at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).
The British bluebell is one of the nation's best-loved plants, with 50% of the world's population found in the UK.
The native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, also goes by the name common bluebell, wood bell, fairy flower and wild hyacinth.
Spanish bluebells (Hyacinthoides hispanica) and hybrids
Upright stems
No scent
Conical bell-shaped flowers with open tips
Blue pollen
These tiny little flowers (Heath Bedstraw) are carpeting the hills at the moment. They are only 3 to 5mm across.
Optical illusion. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Maison de la Paix. Geneva (Switzerland).
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This morning, as I worked from my home office, I chanced to look out across my rear garden when something colourful caught my eye: a cascade of pink petals carpeting the ground beneath my camellia hedge, highlighted by a long ray of autumnal sunshine.
I rushed out with my camera before the light was obscured by cloud, or shifted from its perfect position, and as I looked at the numerous petals tumbled upon the ground, I noticed that they were decorated with glittering drops of dew, like sparkling jewels.
Even as they fall to earth, the ephemeral petals of the camellia still provide such beauty, if only we open our eyes and see it.
Vigorous and fast growing, Camellia Sasanqua “Plantation Pink” is an upright evergreen shrub with masses of large sweetly scented single to semi-double, soft pink flowers and a wonderful centre of golden yellow stamens. The blooms occur over quite a long period between March and June in the Southern Hemisphere which makes them very popular. They are often used for hedges or to cover walls.
This yellow-rumped warbler was catching small flies that were crawling around on the dead leaves carpeting the forest floor.
The bluebells in Tholt-Y-Will Glen put on quite a stunning show this year with a sea of blue carpeting the steep hills sides. This gnarly twisted Hawthorn Tree coming into bloom made for a nice subject for a portrait composition capturing the beautiful expanse of flowers 🌳
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Barely the size of a thumb nail, these flowers are native to northwestern Africa, but have naturalized in Central and Northern California's coastal forests. These were photographed in the Santa Cruz Mountains where I found them carpeting an area where sunlight briefly pierced the dark forest canopy along a hiking trail.
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The Senate chamber is housed in the east wing, the oldest section of the Capitol. It serves 40 senators who are elected every four years. The entire legislature meets annually from the second Monday in January to approximately the end of April for 90 calendar days.
Brass columns in Senate ChamberThe massive columns are polished to reveal their bright copper color. The columns were hand-cast in Italy and originally provided air circulation. On the sides of the bases are ornate circular grills, which were designed as air vents. They could be opened to allow hot air to rise to the attic.
In 2005 the Senate chamber underwent extensive renovation. The desks, made from native Kansas wild cherrywood, were returned to their placement in a semicircle that was original to the 1885 period. Marble walkways between the bronze and copper columns and the windows were restored. The Senate chamber also received new carpeting stylistic of the period. New chandeliers replicate the gas fixtures of the 1880s
Yellow archangel
Scientific name: Lamium galeobdolon
As the Bluebells fade, Yellow archangel takes its turn to impress, with golden-yellow flowers carpeting our ancient woodlands. Although it is a from the dead-nettle family, it does not sting.
Seen on our morning woodland walk
Few weeks when I visited Central Park, Autumn had began settling itself, the wonderful fall foliage carpeting the paths and some green grass with its warm colors.
Those three leaves were tightly hugging each other at the fence as saying, " please, we like it here!! we don't wanna go!!"
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While our woods are a pleasure to visit all year round, the jewel in the crown has got to be spring. Flowers bloom, bringing bursts of colour, and wildlife reawakens, turning the woodland into a hive of activity- One of the most stunning spring highlights has got to be the bluebells that peep out from the ground, carpeting it in a magnificent sea of violet.
The delightfully named Tuetoes is an area within Laughton Woods, Lincolnshire. It's not far from my front door and I spend a lot of time walking its extensive network of paths, always finding something new. I clapped my eyes on this scene very early autumn, two silver birches 'dancing' amongst the Scot Pines. Scot Pines, I find, tend to be more open than other plantations, so you get a bit more light, a carpeting of bracken , and nice clean trunks, which make for a less chaotic scene. I returned to the scene several times, preying for peak colour on the birches and some mist. A few days before storms arrived and stripped the leaves I got what I was hoping for.
I found these pretty pink flowers carpeting an area of woodland in Dunlop.
Curious to learn what they were, I was fascinated to find on Wikipedia that one common name is Siberian Spring Beauty, a plant native to Siberia and western North America that was introduced by the 18th century and is now widespread in the UK.
Even more interestingly, from Wikipedia: `An example of the variation found in Claytonia sibirica is the subspecies known as the Stewarton Flower, so named due to its local abundance in that part of North Ayrshire, Scotland', because I live just outside Stewarton, and also found these flowers just outside Stewarton (in Dunlop).
Other common names include: Siberian Miner's Lettuce, Candy Flower or Pink Purslane.
Happy to be corrected if I have the ID wrong.
A view of the north side of the 200 block of E. State St. in the East Rockford Historic District. All of the buildings in this block were constructed between 1889 and 1916, and all except the Rockford Printing Building (second from left) are contributing properties in the East Rockford Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The dominant building in this view and, arguably the historic district, is the East Side Centre Building, a Richardsonian Romanesque style structure that has seen multiple uses over the years. Located at the corner of State and Madison streets, this landmark building was the first YMCA in Rockford. In 1906, the YMCA Building was remodeled and renamed the Merlin Block Office Building. Then, In 1909-11, the structure was converted into a 61-room hotel known as the East Side Inn. It remained known by this name until the hotel closed in 1968.
Vacant and in disrepair, the building was saved when it earned landmark status in 1980 as a contributing property in the East Rockford Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Renewed interest in the building led to a $1.8 million renovation in 1988, after which the building became home to a law firm for the next ten years.
The building became vacant once more after the law firm moved out in 1998. This lasted until 2007 when the building came under new ownership. The new owners conducted an extensive renovation of the property including a new roof, skylights, carpeting, etc. Then, in 2019, ownership changed hands again with the building selling for $960,000. The East Side Centre is now fully leased and among its tenants are the administrative offices of …. you guessed it … the YMCA!
Located in northern Illinois, Rockford is the seat of Winnebago County and is the largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Rockford had an estimated population of 145,609 as of 2019, with the Rockford Metropolitan Area population standing at 344,623.
Constructed during 1889-90, Rockford's East Side Centre is a historic, Richardsonian Romanesque style building that has seen multiple uses over the years. Located at the corner of State and Madison streets in the city's East Rockford Historic District, this landmark structure was the first YMCA in Rockford. Look closely at the building's Madison St. entrance (right) and you'll find the letters "Y M C A" etched in stone above the arched doorway.
In 1906, the YMCA Building was remodeled and renamed the Merlin Block Office Building. Then, In 1909-11, the structure was converted into a 61-room hotel known as the East Side Inn. It remained known by this name until the hotel closed in 1968.
Vacant and in disrepair, the building was saved when it earned landmark status in 1980 as a contributing property in the East Rockford Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Renewed interest in the building led to a $1.8 million renovation in 1988, after which the building became home to a law firm for the next ten years.
The building became vacant once more after the law firm moved out in 1998. This lasted until 2007 when the building came under new ownership. The new owners conducted an extensive renovation of the property including a new roof, skylights, carpeting, etc. Then, in 2019, ownership changed hands again with the building selling for $960,000. The East Side Centre is now fully leased and among its tenants are the administrative offices of …. you guessed it … the YMCA!
Located in northern Illinois, Rockford is the seat of Winnebago County and is the largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Rockford had an estimated population of 145,609 as of 2019, with the Rockford Metropolitan Area population standing at 344,623.
Hoyt Arboretum, a.k.a. Museum of Living Trees, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, USA
Lamahatta is surrounded on all sides by pine forests and tea gardens with panoramic views of Mt. Kanchenjungha. Lamahatta is an ideal holiday destination for tourists who wish to get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life and enjoy natural solitude, with its rare and beautiful species of flowers carpeting the landscape and surrounding gardens. Lamahatta is well-connected to all major tourist hubs like Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Siliguri, etc.
Gaillardia pulchella (firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, or sundance), is a North American species of short-lived perennial or annual flowering plants in the sunflower family. The branching stem of Gaillardia pulchella is hairy and upright, growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are alternate, mostly basal, 4–8 cm long, with edges smooth to coarsely toothed or lobed. It has a hairy stem, simple or branched near the base, where the leaves are essentially located towards the bottom of the plant. The pinwheel, daisy-like inflorescences are 4–6 cm in diameter, vividly colored with red, orange and yellow and is surrounded by 10 to 20 fleurons ligulate three lobes. Gaillardia pulchella is a hardy plant, not picky about soil, though sandy and well-drained are best. It has a high drought tolerance and does best with a dry, hot climate in full sun. Its vibrantly colored flowers can be seen carpeting fields and the sides of highways for miles in the summer to late fall. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas) and the southern and central United States from Arizona east to Florida and the Carolinas and north as far as Nebraska. 28598
Kalurghat Bridge, Chittagong
Kalurghat Bridge is the first bridge in Karnaphuli River. Kalurghat Bridge an old bridge, once the only link between the southern region of chittagong division on the bank of the river karnafuli with the rest of the country. This 239m long bridge was installed as a simple rail bridge of steel structure between Janalihut and Gomdandi railway stations in 1930. The bridge was commissioned for operation of trains in Chittagong-Dohazari section in the year 1931. Thirty-one years after its inauguration, considering the suffering of the people it was modified with decking and carpeting and turned into a rail and road-bridge in 1962.
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