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RAF/BAe Systems test aircraft, Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ938 (IPA6) landing at Warton Aerodrome post weapons (inert) test flight over the Irish Sea.
From a morning wander at Gwynne Vaughan Park in Chilliwack. The small patch of fallen leaves gives a clue about the diversity of trees planted there.
Just a small area up at 6600 feet elevation. I was impressed by the diversity of small plants in such a small area.
Conifers, deciduous trees, shrubs, grasses. No mono culture but diversity makes wood attractive and sustainable.
In a row of yellow tulips there was this pink one at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon.
*Working Towards a Better World
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion. - Max de Pree
It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. - Maya Angelou
Society is unity in diversity. -George Herbert Mad
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity. - Muhammad Iqbal
Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together. - Jacqueline Woodson
Parents and schools should place great emphasis on the idea that it is all right to be different. Racism and all the other 'isms' grow from primitive tribalism, the instinctive hostility against those of another tribe, race, religion, nationality, class or whatever. You are a lucky child if your parents taught you to accept diversity. - Roger Ebert
Prompt: A vibrant illustration featuring people from diverse groups around the world, including but not limited to different cultures, nationalities, and ethnicities, all gathered together in a harmonious and festive atmosphere. ((photorealism)), ((realistic faces)), the artwork showcases a range of traditional clothing, food, music, and dance styles, with each group represented by their particular customs and traditions.
Habitat diversity is made up of several components. Perhaps the most easily recognized component of habitat diversity is vegetative diversity. Vegetative diversity refers to the number of different species of vegetation present. The greater the number of species, the greater the vegetative diversity. Diverse plant communities increase the likelihood that some of the plants that serve as required food and cover species for a particular wildlife species are present. Within the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unit, we have documented over 500 species of plants on just under 3,000 acres. I consider this to be a good example of an area with a very diverse plant community. Potentials for vegetative diversity throughout our service area may vary somewhat, but the point is, if your vegetative diversity approaches this magnitude, you have a lot of plant diversity — and as Martha Stewart says, "that's a good thing."
The diversity of habitat types is also an important component. A habitat type refers to vegetative characteristics of an area as they are influenced by soil, other environmental factors and land use practices. Descriptions of habitat types can be as fine or coarse as necessary. A major consideration for delineating or breaking out habitat types usually centers around whether a specific type is in the uplands or bottomlands (riparian areas). Within each of these broad categories, numerous other habitat types can be delineated–each having its own unique characteristics and contributing to, or detracting from, overall habitat quality in its own way. For example, there are wooded bottomlands, wooded uplands, open bottomlands and open uplands. Within the wooded category, there are mature wooded areas and areas that are young single-aged stands of regrowth timber. In both of these wooded types, there may be areas with an abundant understory and areas with very little understory present. Open area classifications include native herbaceous vegetation, introduced warm-season grass monocultures, cropland, old fields, etc. Land use practices such as grazing management, prescribed burning and mowing also affect habitat type. In general, having a variety of habitat types is desirable for many wildlife species.
In addition to vegetative diversity and habitat type diversity, the distribution of habitat types is also important. Numerous habitat types creating a landscape mosaic are usually desirable. Such a mosaic generally creates more usable habitat than a few large, blocky habitat types coming together with well defined boundaries.
If you are interested in wildlife, habitat diversity is an important concept. Knowledge of plants, the land and land use practices, as well as some good aerial photographs, aid in assessing diversity on any given piece of property. An abundance of well-distributed habitat types with a lot of vegetative diversity improves the chances that all of the habitat requirements for a particular species are met. The old adage, "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket," certainly applies to wildlife habitat.
By Ken Gee
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. In the British Isles, they are commonly called lime trees, or lime bushes, although they are not closely related to the tree that produces the lime fruit. Other names include linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. The genus occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but the greatest species diversity is found in Asia.
Here's a view of the Charles River looking towards MIT. It was a cold night and the wind was howling. I was shooting from a wood dock on the BU side of the Charles.
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.
Taken at: Anncey, France
2008
Here in Zuid-Holland it's the period of the flower fields. This hyacinths field was scattered with red tulips from a close field...really beautiful to shoot. The sky that day was dull and grey so I focused mostly on the details in the flowers.
Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm @ 135mm, f/5.6, 1/500s, ISO 100
I was out last night as is the norm on a Wednesday and as usual I took a selection of dresses with me three in total. I of course wore one leaving the other two yellow numbers in my car hanging on a hook in the rear.
I drove to work this morning went in did a few jobs then had to look at one in the yard. on the way back I passed my car and spied my dresses through the window and yearned so much to be wearing one. When I got back into the office I said to jo what had happened and she said you should do. Of course I could because I didn't have my slap with me.
Oh well life went on and I got over the need by going into town and having a look around.
Just before I was leaving work tonight Our company diversity guy mailed me to see how things were going. Like that helped lol . I wrote back saying how well I have been accepted but at the moment due to a home situation I cant dress for work. It was nice for him to stay in touch though.
Yeah another possible work outfit for when it happens.
Shortly after getting to Guilderland Center, we see a EB Intermodal with an CSX SD70MAC and CW46AC 699, one of the few locomotives CSX has a "Diversity In Motion" herald along the side of the carbody.
We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
Author: Roy Ledda
Touched-up by: S3eed & Genial
Covering 3000 sq km, the Zambezi Delta in Mozambique is one of the most diverse and productive river delta systems in the world. This unique wetland, which is protected under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, features a broad alluvial plain with vast mosaics of grassland, woods, deep swamps and extensive mangroves. Recognised as a global biodiversity conservation hotspot, this remarkable delta is home to a myriad of wildlife, from big mammals such as buffaloes, lions and elephants to water birds such as fish eagles and flamingos, to marine species such as dolphins and freshwater fish. As well as this rich biodiversity, this extraordinary delta not only provides a source of food for Mozambique, but also protects the coast from flooding.
While the Zambezi River Delta is an example of a healthy ecosystem, biological diversity is declining around the world. It is estimated that between 100 and 150 species disappear every day. The International Day for Biological Diversity is held every 22 May to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues such as this. Ratified by 196 nations, the Convention on Biological Diversity is the international legal instrument for the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components.
Satellites observing Earth have an important role to play as images can be used to assess the health of important ecosystems and show how they may be changing. This image was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite on 28 September 2016.
Credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2016), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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