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We can’t see wind, only the things it moves. Likewise, we can’t hear wind unless it’s flowing past something that makes it vibrate; this causes it to adopt various sonic guises depending on what it interacts with. Trees provide some of the most common and admired ways for wind to make itself heard. This sound has been termed psithurism (sith-err-iz-um).
The naturalist author and founding member of the RSPB, W.H. Hudson, suggests in Birds and Man (1901), that psithurism is salubrious. He describes the sound of wind in the trees as “very restorative” – a mysterious voice which the forest speaks to us, and that to lie or sit thus for an hour at a time listening to the wind is an experience worth going far to seek.
The sonic qualities of psithurism seem to smudge the border between music and noise. The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) described the sound in “A Day of Sunshine”:
“I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
In the meadow, cattle graze,
Wind gently passing, a peaceful daze,
Tall grasses sway, wildflowers bloom,
Nature's symphony, a perfect tune.
The cattle roam, with carefree might,
Their presence felt, in morning light,
A scene of beauty, a pastoral dream,
The meadow, a tranquil stream.
The wind picks up, the grasses dance,
The cattle graze, with a rhythmic prance,
In the meadow, time stands still,
Nature's magic, a soothing thrill.
Oh, meadow, you are a haven of peace,
A place of calm, where worries cease,
May you thrive, for all to see,
A precious gift, for you and me.
Pristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.
Pristine natPristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.ure
Pristine nature refers to natural environments that are in their original, undisturbed state, free from human influence and development. These environments may include untouched forests, unspoiled beaches, clear waterways, and other natural habitats that have not been impacted by human activity.
Pristine nature is important because it supports biodiversity and provides critical ecosystem services, such as clean air, water, and soil. These natural environments also have significant cultural and aesthetic value, providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, and scientific research.
Unfortunately, pristine nature is becoming increasingly rare due to human activity, including habitat destruction, pollution, and climate change. It is important that we take steps to protect and conserve these environments for future generations to enjoy and benefit from. This may involve creating protected areas, reducing our carbon footprint, and supporting sustainable practices that minimize harm to the natural world.
We can’t see wind, only the things it moves. Likewise, we can’t hear wind unless it’s flowing past something that makes it vibrate; this causes it to adopt various sonic guises depending on what it interacts with. Trees provide some of the most common and admired ways for wind to make itself heard. This sound has been termed psithurism (sith-err-iz-um).
The naturalist author and founding member of the RSPB, W.H. Hudson, suggests in Birds and Man (1901), that psithurism is salubrious. He describes the sound of wind in the trees as “very restorative” – a mysterious voice which the forest speaks to us, and that to lie or sit thus for an hour at a time listening to the wind is an experience worth going far to seek.
The sonic qualities of psithurism seem to smudge the border between music and noise. The American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) described the sound in “A Day of Sunshine”:
“I hear the wind among the trees
Playing celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument.
As you walk toward the water,
Sand coats the bottom of your feet.
The smell of the sea salt drawing you closer,.
The view is so beautiful, oh so sweet.
As the waves come crashing in,
Time seems to be standing still.
The sun is shining down on you
As you walk the beach at your will
Running Eagle Falls is located on Two Medicine River in Glacier National Park. We found this to be one of the most beautiful falls we have ever seen. There are several vantage points as you get nearer to the falls but this one of the clear waters in the river as you approach is not to be missed.
The waterfall itself has two portions, the top half and 1/3 of the way up on the right side of the falls, you will see a blast of water that is subterranean (at lower water levels this is the only one visible).
While the literature says the falls drops 40 feet, it seems much higher.
“One problem with the rise in landscape photography in recent years has been over-tourism. In 2018, you might remember that the Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board actually asked visitors to stop geotagging remote forests and lakes. In one spot, Delta Lake, the number of daily visitors increased that year from one or two to more than a hundred. As a result of incidents of this sort, some leading landscape and nature photographers, including Marco Grassi, will not geotag the exact location of pristine, untouched places that aren’t widely known. It’s a simple way to keep them wild.” - 500px blog (I have wondered why so many photographers do not identify photo locations. It seems that if there was only one place for photographers to visit, it would be swarmed so that adding a second place would relieve some of that pressure. If there were only 100 places to visit, adding another 100 would releive more pressure . . . IMHO)
Big Sur is a rugged and mountainous section of the Central Coast of California between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. It is frequently praised for its dramatic scenery. Big Sur has been called the "longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the contiguous United States," a sublime "national treasure that demands extraordinary procedures to protect it from development" and "one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the world, an isolated stretch of road, mythic in reputation." The stunning views, redwood forests, hiking, beaches, and other recreational opportunities have made Big Sur a popular destination for about 7 million people who live within a day's drive and visitors from across the world. It is among the top 35 tourist destinations world-wide. The region receives about the same number of visitors as Yosemite National Park, but offers only limited bus service, few restrooms, and a narrow two-lane highway along the coast. North-bound traffic during the peak summer season and holiday weekends is often backed up for about 20 miles (32 km) from Big Sur Village to Carmel.
Hawaiian sunset peeping from the sea
Smiles and says Aloha to his sweetheart Hawaii
The drowsy islands slumber one by one
Close their sleepy eyelids say goodnight to the sun
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations project.
Eco Watch
'This Will Be the Biggest Loss of Clean Water Protection the Country Has Ever Seen': Trump Finalizes Clean Water Rule Replacement
www.ecowatch.com/trump-clean-water-protection-2644896051....
An unbelievable situation, but we have to educate our children with real knowledge!
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Nimbus cloud always fascinates me. It pours the rain so in focus and specifically, as if there is a thought determined to irrigate some place. It is also a visualization of cycle of water. I hope there will be nimbus cloud on the top of wherever clean water is needed.
Went back to the Flowerpot Island.
"Accessible only by boat, just 6.5 kilometers off the coast of Tobermory lies Flowerpot Island, one of Canada’s most fascinating natural attractions."
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Big Sur is a rugged stretch of California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and the west by the Pacific Ocean, it’s traversed by narrow, 2-lane State Route 1, known for winding turns, seaside cliffs and views of the often-misty coastline. The sparsely populated region has numerous state parks for hiking, camping and beachcombing.
One of the headwater creeks flowing into Scioto Brush Creek at Chalet Navile Nature Preserve surprised everyone with its perfect water quality. Another hidden gem at this preserve owned by the Arc of Appalachia near Peebles, Ohio.
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Merry Christmas everyone, hope you have a great one and best wishes to you all, your friends and families for 2026!
An American Bald Eagle was having a bath when suddenly it looked down to see what was tickling it`s foot.
Scenic landscape of the Bow River flowing through a valley in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada.
Urgency !!!
We got a Contamination here in little world ! CSI Team did their job already but has left without cleaning the crime scene. Therefore we do have this special operations team. We all know this will be a hards job...but someone has to do it !
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IN EXPLORE No. 2 On 10/25/21: Fall Leaves At The Base Of Crockett Falls At David Crockett State Park Lawrenceburg Tennessee.
Twenty-Five Mile Bay on Harrison Lake is a natural wonder. Harrison Lake is cold, yet this bay is warm and great for swimming. There are campsites as well. Harrison Lake is the largest southern coastal lake in British Columbia. It can become windy and the water route to this location can be tricky with wind and waves. On this day, the weather was calm, the bay was empty of people, the sun was warm, and it was a perfect opportunity to relax and swim in the turquois water.
The falls appear as a mist spraying some 600m into the valley below. It's actual name is "Pissing Mare Falls" located in Western Brook Pond in Gros Morne National Park.
A family of Mute Swans on a pond at University Park in the South Main Street Area of Worcester, Massachusetts near Clark University. Portrit of a male mute swan, also known as a "Cob". The large bulb like part above the beak is known as a "knob" and it grows larger in mating season in order to attract a female mate.
Perfectly clear, clean, sandy lakes, called "perch lakes", unique in the world, are found on Fraser Island, the world’s largest sand island located in Queens Land, on the east coast of Australia, a day’s outing from Brisbane. A perch lake is physically perched or located at the top of a sand dune above the water table. Fraser Island is recognized as a United Nations World Heritage site. Swimming in this perch lake is a privilege, an experience, unlike any other. There are no plants, no fish, and nothing but the cleanest sand and water to enjoy. For an explanation of the unique features of Fraser Island and its lakes, check out the site: www.fraserisland.net/images/brochures/FFLakes.pdf
For a sustainable development and preservation of our clean waters!
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The Banded Demoiselle lives along the edges of slow flowing rivers, still ponds, lakes and canals also among damp vegetation, the male Banded Demoiselles are very territorial and they perform fluttering display flights to attract females. You can see them from May to August each year, they are clever because they catch small insects when they are flying by grabbing them with their feet, also they are tremendous consumers of mosquitoes. The male Banded Demoiselle are metallic blue with dark blue patches on each wing and the females are metallic green with pale greenish wings. The female Banded Demoiselle lays her eggs which can be up to 10 eggs per minute for 45 minutes at a time by injecting them into the stems of plants which are under the surface of the water, the eggs hatch in about two weeks and the larvae take two years to develop and they over winter in the mud at the bottom of the water, they are very sensitive to pollution therefore they are a good indicator of clean water.
The Little Pic River dumps a lot of brown silt into the clear blue water of Lake Superior near Neys Provincial Park in Ontario, creating a greenish aqua tint in the bay near to this beautiful beach. This region is along the northern TransCanada route.
A Common Loon in its winter colours fishing on the Harrison River near Harrison Hotsprings, British Columbia, Canada.
For a while I was seeing trucks from Clear Water services a lot but they must have gotten the sewer problems taken care of because I haven't seen them around lately... Happy Truck Thursday, Everybody!!!
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Lord -Slim Williams composer piano
Dutch Robinson - vocals
Eric Khayat - saxophone
Looking out my bedroom window
Stukely Sud
Slim is a friend
Hope you enjoy the music
The sermon was Slim's dad recorded ( a preacher )
A family of Mute Swans on a pond at University Park in the South Main Street Area of Worcester, Massachusetts near Clark University. Mother female swan, and two cygnet baby swans swim in the local pond.
That's essential to life. Today, 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water contaminated with faeces, putting them at risk of contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio. www.worldwaterday.org/
We must do whatever we can to preserve the few sources of clean water we still have. For Earth, for all species, including us.
Happy World Water Day!
Black Skimmer at Marco Island, Florida.
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