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When describing the interior of the Siena Cathedral, in Tuscany, Italy, the word "ornate" is a bit of an understatement. No flash photography allowed, so it was a bit of a challenge.
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Described by Sir David Attenborough as ‘one of the 12 wildlife wonders of the world’, the Bass Rock is a sanctuary for gannets, hosting over 150,000 of them during peak breeding season. Not only is it the closest bird sanctuary to the mainland, but it also saw the first ornithologists, who gave the gannet the scientific term Sula Bassana or Morus Bassanus.
My daughter described this photo as a chef's kiss. I had to look it up.
NOUN
" a gesture in which a person kisses the tips of their pinched-together fingers and thumb and then waves the hand with the fingers splayed, in order to indicate that something is excellent"
Taken in Humber Bay Park West, Toronto, while I was on a walk with 3 of my friends. Thanks for visiting, much appreciated.
Described by Winston Churchill as one of the most beautiful places he knew, Castle Tioram, pronounced 'Cheerum' is located on a rocky tidal island, Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart in the Western Highlands on the west coast of Scotland. Tioram is the Gaelic word for dry and the island is only accessible at low tide across a sandy spit. It stands where the waters of Loch Moidart and the river Shiel meet.
Tioram Castle was the seat of power of the medieval Lord of the Isles and is the ancestral home and former seat of the Macdonalds of Clanranald. It was strategically located guarding the movement between the southern Hebrides and Skye or the outer isles. It also monitored the inland route past Loch Shiel. The castle was the main fortification protecting Moidart, Rum, Eigg, Canna, the Uists and Barra.
Tioram Castle was burnt on the orders of the last chief of the direct line when he set off to join the ill-fated Jacobite uprising of 1715. The idea was to keep it out of the hands of the Hanoverian forces. The castle was never restored and has been unoccupied since then. It is regarded as the most significant symbol of the rise and fall of the Lordship of the Isles, still visible today. Undoubtedly it is the most beautiful.
The curtain wall of the castle is believed to be from the 13th century. The tower and other interior buildings are from the 14th to 16th century. A five-sided structure whose high walls have rounded corners, its shape is in keeping with the natural outline of the island. There is no access to the buildings because of the risk of falling masonry.
Mark Twain described the Heidelberg Castle in his 1880 travel book A Tramp Abroad…
“A ruin must be rightly situated, to be effective. This one could not have been better placed. It stands upon a commanding elevation, it is buried in green woods, there is no level ground about it, but, on the contrary, there are wooded terraces upon terraces, and one looks down through shining leaves into profound chasms and abysses where twilight reigns and the sun cannot intrude. Nature knows how to garnish a ruin to get the best effect."
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located 80 metres (260 ft) up the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside, and thereby dominates the view of the old downtown.
The earliest castle structure was built before 1214 and later expanded into two castles circa 1294; however, in 1537, a lightning bolt destroyed the upper castle. The present structures had been expanded by 1650, before damage by later wars and fires. In 1764, another lightning bolt caused a fire which destroyed some rebuilt sections.
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Mark Twain beschrieb 1878 in seinem Buch Bummel durch Europa das Heidelberger Schloss folgendermaßen:
„Um gut zu wirken, muss eine Ruine den richtigen Standort haben. Diese hier hätte nicht günstiger gelegen sein können. Sie steht auf einer die Umgebung beherrschenden Höhe, sie ist in grünen Wäldern verborgen, um sie herum gibt es keinen ebenen Grund, sondern im Gegenteil bewaldete Terrassen, man blickt durch glänzende Blätter in tiefe Klüfte und Abgründe hinab, wo Dämmer herrscht und die Sonne nicht eindringen kann. Die Natur versteht es, eine Ruine zu schmücken, um die beste Wirkung zu erzielen.“
Das Heidelberger Schloss ist eine der berühmtesten Ruinen Deutschlands und das Wahrzeichen der Stadt Heidelberg. Bis zu seiner Zerstörung im Pfälzischen Erbfolgekrieg war es die Residenz der Kurfürsten von der Pfalz. Seit den Zerstörungen durch die Soldaten Ludwigs XIV. 1689 und der Sprengung durch französische Pioniere am 6. September 1693 wurde das Heidelberger Schloss nur teilweise restauriert. Nachdem am 24. Juni 1764 Blitze die teilweise renovierte Anlage in Brand gesetzt hatten, wurde die Wiederherstellung aufgegeben. Die Schlossruine aus rotem Neckartäler Sandstein erhebt sich 80 Meter über dem Talgrund am Nordhang des Königstuhls und dominiert von dort das Bild der Altstadt. Der Ottheinrichsbau, einer der Palastbauten des Schlosses, zählt zu den bedeutendsten deutschen Bauwerken der Renaissance.
Stingless bees (SB), sometimes called stingless honey bees or simply meliponines, are a large group of bees (from about 462 to 552 described species), comprising the tribe Meliponin (or subtribe Meliponina according to other authors).
They belong in the family Apidae (subfamily Apinae), and are closely related to common honey bees (HB, tribe Apini), orchid bees (tribe Euglossini), and bumblebees (tribe Bombini). These four bee tribes belong to the corbiculate bees monophyletic group. Meliponines have stingers, but they are highly reduced and cannot be used for defense, though these bees exhibit other defensive behaviors and mechanisms.
Meliponines are not the only type of bee incapable of stinging: all male bees and many female bees of several other families, such as Andrenidae and Megachilidae (tribe Dioxyini), also cannot sting.
The main honey producing bees of this group generally belong to the genera Scaptotrigona, Tetragonisca, Melipona and Austroplebeia, although there are other genera containing species that produce some usable honey. They are farmed in meliponiculture in the same way that European honey bees (genus Apis) are cultivated in apiculture.
The majority of native eusocial bees of Central and South America are SB, although only a few of them produce honey on a scale such that they are farmed by humans. The Neotropics, with approximately 426 species, boast the highest abundance and species richness, ranging from Cuba and Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south.
How to describe this tree? Grumpy? Something hurt it long time ago and now it must grow misshaped. But it grows, it grows. Having a handicap is not the end of life...
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Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
music:
Medieval Byzantine Nativity chant (Kathismata of Christmas).
Title: "Μυστήριο ξένον" (Wondrous Mystery)
Service: Matins of Nativity
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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photo:
inner narthex dome with Genealogy of Christ
from the Cycle of Christ's Infancy and Ministry
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
'Ornament of Greece' was how Theodoros Georgios Orphanides (1817-1886) described his new-found Snowdrop at the International Botanical Congress of 1874 at Florence, Italy. It hails from the Taygetus Mountain Range (Laconia), the middle finger of the Peloponese pointing southward. He gave it the name of much-beloved Olga Constantinova of Russia (1851-1926), Queen Consort of King Georgios I of Greece.
Many snowdrops grow in late Winter or at least after snow has fallen. This one can already flower in October, as here in our Hortus.
Described by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology website as a “pint-sized predator of birds, small mammals, and insects,” northern shrikes are unique among the song birds for their dietary preferences. Their hooked bills, resembling those of raptors, enhance their ability to kill and shred the flesh of their vertebrate prey. They are capable of capturing more prey than they can eat at a given time, and will impale animals on thorns or short branches for later consumption. They will also kill relatively large prey using this same technique, lowering the time and energy it takes to dispatch them.
I cannot quite describe which is more special, seeing the sun first rise and light up the orange canyon walls or having an entire National Monument to yourself. Either way, it made for one very beautiful and special morning. Colorado National Monument is one of the lesser known beautiful places in Colorado as it is farther away from all of the big mountains and ski resorts that Colorado is known for. However, it is still definitely worth stopping to see if you are out in the Western part of the state. I am very thankful I got to make this side detour over here and witness such an incredibly beautiful and special morning that the Lord had made!
Cornell describes the Virginia rail as a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae. They remain fairly common despite continuing loss of habitat, but are secretive by nature and more often heard than seen. This one was heard, then barely seen at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina.
Observers repeatedly described Hopkins as stooping down to study wet sand or blades of grass or little blue flowers.
… It was not unusual for nineteenth-century poets to associate nature with heightened emotional states, or even to bind it to the notion that God himself may have written nature like a book. This book could reveal the divine to those who had eyes to read. Keats had coined the phrase “egotistical sublime” to describe Wordsworth’s enhanced self-consciousness in the presence of nature. Hopkins, on the other hand, instressed the sublime to enhance his other-consciousness…
… Ultimately readers would find in Hopkins’s words a refreshing, liberating way of receiving and holding the body of God.
-The Gospel in Gerard Manley Hopkins Selections from His Poems, Letters, Journals, and Spiritual Writings Edited by Margaret R. Ellsberg Foreword by Dana Gioia
These four adjectives aptly describe one of my favorite birds, the Steller's Jay. The Steller's Jay in this image is the Rocky Mountain form with a white streak above the eye and a partial white eyering.
Photographed at about 8,200 ft. near Powderhorn Ski Resort, Grand Mesa, Colorado.
Limodorum abortivum (Orchidaceae) 116 25
Limodorum abortivum was first described by Swartz from Fontainebleu (France) in 1753 and its name refers to the the small size of the leaves and the manner in which they sheath the stem. Abortivum literally means aborted leaves.
This is a curious orchid that still requires study in order to determine its precise biology. Although widely regarded as a wholly saprophytic plant, there are indications that it may (at least in part) be parasitic. Two factors in particular serve to confuse the issue and these are firstly the fact that the stem has been shown to contain measurable levels of chlorophyll and secondly that the plant depends throughout its existence on mycorrhizal fungus. Limodorum abortivum needs little description as it is highly distinctive and impossible to confuse with any other type of orchid.
This is a widespread species with a distribution from Belgium in the north, North Africa in the south and at least as far as Russia in the east. It does not occur in Britain and reaches the height of it's abundance in the southern Mediterranean where it is predominantly found on calcareous soils and usually associated with pine forest. This close proximity to living pine trees is another link with possible parasitism but as already mentioned, the physiology is not yet fully understood.
Source: John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe
Hydrangea sp. Frecuentemente encontrada en jardines mexicanos. Se describen aproximadamente cuarenta y tres especies en el género Hydrangea, la mayoría del este y sur de Asia.
Hydrangea sp. Extensively cultivated in Mexican gardens. Approximately forty-three species are described in the genus Hydrangea, mostly from East and South Asia.
As already earlier described I am not really a peoples photographer. I always feel a little bit embarrassed when doing it, but in Central Asia there were so many situations with lovely people, heartbreaking situations, or people that show the vulnarability of life, that it was difficult to shut my eyes.
This shot is somewhat funny, but also it shows that life in these areas can be tough. People make long days to earn a little bit of money, so sometimes the body is just too tired to keep going.
For me the remembrance of the wonderful people in CA is something I will never forget in my life, and it has changed my opinion of these countries (and people in general) in a definitive way. This shot is to honor them.
20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
Described by Alexander Wilson in 1810: "This delicate little species is now, for the first time, introduced to public notice .... On the borders of streams and marshes, among the branches of the poplar, it is sometimes found....the front and upper part of the head is of a fine verditer blue...". Seen at Abbotsford Rd. Port Huron SGA.
Steinbeck describes this spot in his novel Cannery Row. I always think of Doc Ricketts, the marine biologist model for Doc in the book, whenever I walk by, in his gum boots, collecting specimens among those rocks.
Pacific Grove
California
I described this idea and process yesterday in my picture "Camera Lucida". This is not quite Marcel Duchamp's moustache on the Mona Lisa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.H.O.O.Q. but I did make use of our bust of William Shakespeare. It is the sort of thing Terry Gilliam would have done in Monty Python's Flying Circus.
“I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state but a process. It needs not a map but a history, and if I don't stop writing that history at some quite arbitrary point, there's no reason why I should ever stop. There is something new to be chronicled every day. Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.”
C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
music:
The famous byzantine Lamentations of the Tomb of Christ, sung during the Matins of Holy and Great Saturday (Holy Friday evening). The official name of the hymns is "Εγκώμια", which is greek and means "Praises". The Praises (although considered being hymns of lament) are chanted in Plagal 1st and 3rd Tones, which are actually used for chants intended for triumphant occasions. On this performance parts of all three Staseis of the Praise are chanted. Note that in the beginning of each part, the second verse is chanted in arabic.
Title: "Εγκώμια - Α' Στάσις / Β' Στάσις / Γ' Στάσις" (Praises - 1st / 2nd / 3rd Stasis)
Service: Holy and Great Saturday Matins
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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Parekklesion [funerary chapel] of the
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Ἐκκλησία του Ἅγιου Σωτῆρος ἐν τῃ Χώρᾳ
The Church of the Holy Redeemer in the Fields
Church of the Holy Saviour in the Country
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul, Turkey
"The funerary chapel contains prefigurations of the Virgin and Themes of Resurrection and Judgment. Like the narthexes, the program of the parekklesion is divided between the Virgin and Christ. Here, however, the overriding theme is Salvation, befitting a funeral chapel. The western domed bay is devoted to the Virgin; the upper walls represent Old Testament prefigurations of the Virgin, emphasizing her role in Salvation. The eastern bay is devoted to the Last Judgment. The complex program of the chapel culminates in the conch of the apse, where the Anastasis (Harrowing of Hell) is represented, flanked by scenes of resurrection. Unlike the narthexes and the naos, the parekkelsion is decorated with frescoes."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
Newly described and separated from what is now known as the Eastern Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus asper). N. eromanga is found west of the Central Queensland "downs" country from south of Mt Isa through Winton and down to about Windorah in the Eromanga basin for which it is named.
This specimen is from Dajarra, Queensland, Australia
Erithacus rubecula - Robin
FVA_1496c-1
“Who Killed Cock Robin” is a macabre English nursery rhyme / folk song that describes the murder and funeral of a robin. Some scholars believe that it is derived from the early Norse myth about the death of Balder, the god of summer sunlight and the incarnation of the life principle, who was slain by Hoder at Loki’s instigation. Others believe it is related to Robin Hood and the many offers of help received after his death. However, there is no direct indication in the poem to support this claim apart from the similarity of the name. In some Robin Hood tales, Robin is killed by a nun (some say Maid Marian) who bled him to death whilst feigning to tend his wounds, whereas the death in the poem is by an arrow. The story may also be related to the mysterious murder of William Rufus, King of England who was an unpopular son of William the Conqueror, found dead in the New Forest with an arrow piercing his lung.
To give you a flavour of the rhyme here’s the first few verses:-
“Who killed Cock Robin?” “I,” said the Sparrow*,
“With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin.”
“Who saw him die?” “I,” said the Fly,
“With my little eye, I saw him die.”
These are followed by the chorus in my experience, as follows:-
" All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
When they heard of the death of poor Cock Robin,
When they heard of the death,
Of poor Cock Robin."
The full version has many verses and the final chorus is slightly altered. As a child in England, a short version was taught to me as a Nursery Rhyme.
[With acknowledgements to "Bird Spot"]
* The commonly suspected assassin of Rufus was a man named Sparrow.
To this day in England, if someone has a consistent run of bad luck, it is said, "He must have shot a robin."
Len Grant describes himself as a sketcher, writer and photographer. For over three decades he has documented the regeneration of Manchester and Salford.
The “I’ve Missed You Too” exhibition (2020‑21) was a celebration of the end of lockdown and a homage to Manchester.It was displayed in two city centre locations:
From 12th April 2021: At Escape to Freight Island at Mayfield, nr Piccadilly.
From 15th April 2021: On the fence of Waulk Mill, Redhill Street, Ancoats where it currently remains. Here is the text that goes with the 12 artworks:
“I’ve missed the bus drivers, the tram drivers, the shop assistants, the over-enthusiastic newspaper vendors, the baristas, the traffic wardens, the TV crews taking over whole streets as if they own the place. I’ve missed the Uber drivers, the Deliveroo riders, the skaters and the goths. I’ve missed those guides in uniform who tell the tourists how to get to the cathedral.
I’ve missed rice ‘n’ three at This & That. I’ve missed queuing for a Greggs sausage roll. I’ve missed a plate of free-range poached eggs, sautéed spinach with homemade hollandaise sauce on a sourdough bloomer. Who’d have thought?
I’ve missed settling into a morning’s writing at Central Library only to bump into a friend in the café. I’ve missed the escalator at Waterstones, transporting you to another world. I’ve missed cutting through the Royal Exchange Theatre on a rainy day, just because you can.
I’ve missed meeting collaborators and clients in the Fig + Sparrow, or Takk, or the Federation Coffee House. I’ve missed dropping into the basement of Fred Aldous afterwards, buying another sketchbook I will never fill and another pen I don’t need.
I’ve missed cycling down unfamiliar side streets and being taken aback at what’s changed. I’ve missed negotiating Canada geese and latté-laden hipsters along the towpaths of the Ashton or the Rochdale.
I’ve missed Epstein at The Whitworth and Valette at Manchester Art Gallery. I’ve missed the Arndale’s indoor stalls and those Sunday makers’ markets.
I’ve missed a decent pint with mates in one of the back rooms at The Briton’s, with an expensive bag of peanuts. I’ve even missed the toilets.
I’ve missed Whitworth Street, Canal Street and Oldham Street. I’ve missed Market Street, but much less. I’ve missed the grandee that is Castlefield and the upstart that is New Islington. I’ve missed sitting on my stool sketching. Have I missed Piccadilly Gardens? Probably not.
I’ve missed the pizza at HOME. I’ve missed the cycle path home.
They say cities will change. They say we’ll use them less and Zoom more. Not me. I’ve missed Manchester. I’m glad to be back”.
The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the town of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore and has been mined since the 5th millennium BCE. There is controversy whether the mines were active during the Kingdom of Israel and the biblical King Solomon.[1]
A large section of the valley, containing ancient remnants of copper mining and ancient worship, is encompassed in a recreation park.
In July 2011, the Israeli government approved the construction of an international airport, the Timna Airport, in the Timna valley.
Copper mining[edit]
Copper has been mined in the area since the 5th or 6th millennium BCE.[3] Archaeological excavation indicates that the copper mines in Timna Valley were probably part of the Kingdom of Edom and worked by the Edomites, described as biblical foes of the Israelites,[4] during the 10th century BCE, the period of the legendary King Solomon.[5] Mining continued by the Israelites and Nabateans through to the Roman period and the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, and then by the Ummayads from the Arabian Peninsula after the Arab conquest (in the 7th century CE) until the copper ore became scarce.[6]
The copper was used for ornaments, but more importantly for stone cutting, as saws, in conjunction with sand.[7]
The recent excavations dating copper mining to the 10th century BCE also discovered what may be the earliest camel bones with signs of domestication found in Israel or even outside the Arabian peninsula, dating to around 930 BCE. This is seen as evidence by the excavators that the stories of Abraham, Joseph, Jacob and Esau were written or rewritten after this time seeing that the Biblical books frequently reference traveling with caravans of domesticated camels.[8]
Modern history
Scientific attention and public interest was aroused in the 1930s, when Nelson Glueck attributed the copper mining at Timna to King Solomon (10th century BCE) and named the site "King Solomon's Mines". These were considered by most archaeologists to be earlier than the Solomonic period until an archaeological excavation led by Erez Ben-Yosef of Tel Aviv University's found evidence indicating that this area was being mined by Edomites, a group who the Bible says were frequently at war with Israel.[10][11]
In 1959, Professor Beno Rothenberg, director of the Institute for Archeo-Metallurgical Studies at University College, London, led the Arabah Expedition, sponsored by the Eretz Israel Museum, and the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology. The expedition included a deep excavation of Timna Valley, and by 1990 he discovered 10,000 copper mines and smelting camps with furnaces, rock drawings, geological features, shrines, temples, an Egyptian mining sanctuary, jewelry, and other artifacts never before found anywhere in the world.[12] His excavation and restoration of the area allowed for the reconstruction of Timna Valley’s long and complex history of copper production, from the Late Neolithic period to the Middle Ages.[13]
The modern state of Israel also began mining copper on the eastern edge of the valley in 1955, but ceased in 1976. The mine was reopened in 1980. The mine was named Timnah after a Biblical chief.
Geological features
Timna Valley is notable for its uncommon stone formations and sand. Although predominantly red, the sand can be yellow, orange, grey, dark brown, or black. Light green or blue sand occurs near the copper mines. Water and wind erosion have created several unusual formations that are only found in similar climates.
Solomon's Pillars
The most striking and well-known formation in Timna Valley are Solomon's Pillars. The pillars are natural structures that were formed by centuries of water erosion through fractures in the sandstone cliff until it became a series of distinct, pillar-shaped structures.[6]
American archaeologist Nelson Glueck caused a surge of attention for the pillars in the 1930s. He claimed that the pillars were related to King Solomon and gave them the name "Solomon's Pillars".[citation needed] Although his hypothesis lacked support and has not been accepted, the name stuck, and the claim gave the valley the attention that helped bring about the excavations and current national park.
The pillars are known as the backdrop for evening concerts and dance performances the park presents in the summer.[15]
Mushroom
The Mushroom is an unusual monolithic, mushroom-shaped, red sandstone rock formation known as a hoodoo. The mushroom shape was caused by wind, humidity, and water erosion over centuries.[15] The Mushroom is surrounded by copper ore smelting sites from between the 14th and 12th centuries BCE.[6]
Arches[edit]
The Arches are natural arches formed by erosion, as well, and can be seen along the western cliff of the valley. Arches are not as rare as Solomon's Pillars and the Mushroom, and similar structures can be found in elsewhere in the world. The walking trail that goes to the Arches also goes past the copper mine shafts.[6]
Source Wikipedia
Beautiful. How else can I describe the dawn sunrise this morning. When you have to get up at silly O’ clock which was 3:25 am in the morning I always debate the night before will it be really worth it? I look at my weather apps, I check the tide, I check the sea conditions trying to find something to tell me no stay in bed. The fact I’m checking all this stuff I’m already committed I will always go for it, and usually the sunrise is not too special. Don’t get me wrong the once I’m out at that time regardless of the conditions it the best feeling in the world, I’m always at peace with the world. But this morning was something else, the sunrise could not have been better, it was beautiful. Now all I have to do is get a photo that gives me something back of that morning.
The title describes the area surrounding New Albin aptly, and here we see an AC44 pair, CSXT 52 and NS 4255, lead Canadian Pacific train 694(?) southbound, south of New Albin, IA, just a bit north of Kains siding, through that territory of the railroad. The next big opening up into farmland heading south from here is around Harpers Ferry. Until then they'll continue skirting the Mississippi and its contributing streams and adjacent sloughs and wetlands. Pretty sure this guy came empty from the mines out near Sparta or Tunnel City, WI to load these 2 bays at Pattison in Clayton, IA--Iowa's only frac sand mine that has enough output to warrant rail traffic. I miss foaming up here. Taken on the Canadian Pacific Marquette Subdivision on 9/24/22.
I took this photo earlier this afternoon during what can only be described as a truly stunning day. I was on a 1-2-1 tuition day with a regular client of mine and I thought both the Mary's Shell art sculpture at Cleveleys and these wonderful fishing wrecks at Fleetwood were well worth shooting considering that it was a very high tide.
I have visited these wrecks before and on several occasions but I have never ventured into the water so deep (almost waist high) to get a shot before. You really do have to know the area around the boats extremely well for there are several very deep gullies which if you happen to fall into one, you would be in some trouble especially during a very high tide that we had today. But I'm very experienced in this part of the world hence why I feel confident of bringing clients here.
The opportunities to capture some stunning shots of the boats all surrounded is too good to pass up. I hope you all like the photo and FEEL FREE TO SHARE if you fancy. Thanks everyone :D
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Are there words sometimes to describe the overwhelming emotional state that we as nature lovers go through when we are faced with moments that surpass our understanding? There have been times when I have stumbled on so sacred a place, the absolute stillness, the quiet and sense of beauty have made tears stream down my face. I can be an emotional woman, I'm not ashamed of this. But this is beyond a weepy mess of female hormones. This is a moment when I am faced with how tiny I am in the grand spectrum of life. The skies, the heavy fog that lingers over the water, seem indifferent to me. As do the proud stern mountains in the distance. I am but a speck in the grand scheme of nature. Enough of my ramblings. All of these emotions and more overtook me when I found this place. While I doubt you will be moved to tears as I was, I hope somehow you feel a small part of what I am trying to describe. I have no doubt in your own way you as a capturer of beauty have also seen and felt these stirrings as well... Thank you for embracing this moment again with me as I ramble <3
xxoo
Zhang Bichen - You are my only wish
How to describe this kind of feeling
In the moment I look at you
It's that kind of love that
Falls from heaven
I got nothing to hide
Thoughts of you dance on my mind
Once secretly concealed
Hidden in the love of time
This moment is crystal clear
The starry sky illuminates the past and the future
You know this is meant to be
One day you will come to me
The stars are aligned
Say it's forever now
Crystal-like existence
Until a long time later
Our love is true and it's crystal clear
Your smile is like the affection of winter
Gently swirling between our fingers
Lifting up the sky full of flying snow in our eyes
I got nothing to hide
Thoughts of you dance on my mind
Wholeheartedly relying on each other
Loving each other with all our might
This moment is crystal clear
The starry sky illuminates the past and the future
You know this is meant to be
One day you will come to me
The stars are aligned
Say it's forever now
Crystal-like existence
Until a long time later
Our love is true and it's crystal clear
Once lost in the darkness
You always shine through like an angel
Illuminating countless expectations
Through love and pain
Through every day and night
This moment cannot be replaced
You are the future I anticipate
This moment is crystal clear
Crossing through time and the sea of people
You know this is meant to be
You walk towards me in the light
The stars are aligned
Say it's forever now
Crystal-like love
Past, present, forever
You are my only wish in this lifetime
SIM:Goblins Knob
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Watyre - A Winter's Waltz
In the biblical narrative of the Books of Samuel, David is described as a young shepherd and harpist whose heart is devoted to Yahweh, the one true God. He gains fame and becomes a hero by killing Goliath. He becomes a favorite of Saul, the first king of Israel, but is forced to go into hiding when Saul suspects David of plotting to take his throne. After Saul and his son Jonathan are killed in battle, David is anointed king by the tribe of Judah and eventually all the tribes of Israel. He conquers Jerusalem, makes it the capital of a united Israel, and brings the Ark of the Covenant to the city. He commits adultery with Bathsheba and arranges the death of her husband, Uriah the Hittite. David's son Absalom later tries to overthrow him, but David returns to Jerusalem after Absalom's death to continue his reign. David desires to build a temple to Yahweh, but is denied because of the bloodshed of his reign. He dies at age 70 and chooses Solomon, his son with Bathsheba, as his successor instead of his eldest son Adonijah. David is honored as an ideal king and the forefather of the future Hebrew Messiah in Jewish prophetic literature, and many psalms are attributed to him.
See also: flic.kr/p/2qg8BQj
У біблійній розповіді Книг Самуїла Давид описаний як молодий пастух і арфіст, чиє серце віддане Ягве, єдиному правдивому Богу. Він отримує славу і стає героєм, убивши Голіафа. Він стає фаворитом Саула, першого царя Ізраїлю, але змушений ховатися, коли Саул підозрює Давида в змові зайняти його трон. Після того, як Саул і його син Йонатан були вбиті в битві, плем’я Юди, а згодом і всі племена Ізраїля, помазали Давида на царство. Він завойовує Єрусалим, робить його столицею об’єднаного Ізраїлю та приносить до міста Ковчег Завіту. Він вчиняє перелюб із Вірсавією та організовує смерть її чоловіка, хетта Урії. Пізніше син Давида Авесалом намагається повалити його, але після смерті Авесалома Давид повертається до Єрусалиму, щоб продовжити своє правління. Давид хоче побудувати храм Ягве, але йому відмовляють через кровопролиття під час його правління. Він помирає у віці 70 років і обирає Соломона, свого сина з Вірсавією, своїм наступником замість свого старшого сина Адонії. У єврейській пророчій літературі Давида вшановують як ідеального царя та праотця майбутнього єврейського Месії, йому приписують багато псалмів.
Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in the Welsh language.
The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross "graded territory" as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia. The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).
Gallt yr Ogof is a subsidiary top of Glyder Fawr, and is the most easterly point in the Glyderau mountain range, not including the hill Cefn y Capel. Gallt yr Ogof is 763 metres high.
It is a sister peak to Y Foel Goch, which is located on the ridge heading west to Glyder Fach. As its name suggests there is a cave to be found on the cliffs on the precipitous eastern side of the peak.
This veiw is from Snowdon which is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is the busiest mountain in the United Kingdom and the third most visited attraction in Wales; in 2019 it was visited by 590,984 walkers, with an additional 140,000 people taking the train. It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
The rocks that form Snowdon were produced by volcanoes in the Ordovician period, and the massif has been extensively sculpted by glaciation, forming the pyramidal peak of Snowdon and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The cliff faces on Snowdon, including Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, are significant for rock climbing, and the mountain was used by Edmund Hillary in training for the 1953 ascent of Mount Everest.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crib_Goch
A recently described new species of Drosera. These have been recorded from scattered locations in Perth Hills as well as some much further south at Yilliminning. Sometimes these are found growing around granite outcrops, others in low sandy shrub-lands. The flowers are quite small - only around 10 mm across. The dark colour of the petals makes them very attractive but difficult to find in the field. The calyx shines with a bronze metallic gold. This is one of the exciting species recognised and described in the revision of the Drosera microphylla complex and this one was named for the Horts. Look out for these flowering during mid-late August.
P2 refers to the West Australian DBCA Parks and Wildlife priority flora code. Drosera hortiorum is classified as rare but not endangered at this stage. These are found growing in a National Park as well as in Water Authority Reserves generally considered safe conservation areas. Fred
It was on 28 Sept 2019, a morning life with windy, cloudy and raining. Put on the shoes, thighten the laces, covered with the hood to repell all the distubances. Steps were taken and a target was determined, as promised. As the steps went further, the wind and rain went stronger as expected - still missing the light from the sun. Miles by miles were taken by running without concerning the noises. About the half of the journey, the pace was stop by a light that suddenly appeared. Wasn't expected to be guided by the light but become gratefull in a sudden. A subconcious mind reacted and reminded that how bad the life may seem, there always a hope. This picture was taken during the described ocassion. Happy weekend.
Described by Rudyard Kipling as the 'eighth wonder of the world', Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. Milford Sound is breathtaking in any weather. The fiord's cliffs rise vertically from the dark waters, mountain peaks scrape the sky and waterfalls cascade downwards, some as high as 1000 metres. When it rains in Milford Sound, and it often does, those waterfalls multiply with magnificent effect.
If I were to describe my dream summerhouse, I would probably describe a Swedish cabin like this. I've always had a passion for Sweden, and having visited it quite a few times on holidays I always admired the little red wooden cabins, so I really enjoyed this project, trying to make it as realistic and idealistic as I can remember.
Quite a time since I've last posted, but I just had to get this post perfect! Besides that I have been working on some sets and smaller vehicles, so you can definitely expect a few great posts somewhere this year. I might also make a 'normal' post of this build showcasing the entirety, which is a pretty large freeform, and this scene doesn't cover everything.
I want to thank everybody on Discord and Instagram who helped me so much, and due to their feedback I was able to get it just as I imagined it. Also very proud of the way it turned out with Photoshop, I'm pretty inexperienced in editing, but with a lot of trial and error and some help and criticism I was able to make it look perfect.
This is a flower that I picked from the garden yesterday and then brought inside to photograph where it's easier to control the light.
The main light was a Yongnuo Manual flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box on a light stand at camera left. Fill light came from a mirror at camera right. The flash and my tripod mounted camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or thingys that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1900 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157628079460544
If you like Iris flowers, I've posted over 160 Iris images on Flickr and they can be seen at: www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157623861858581
Difficult to describe how beautiful the Lake District was looking today and was so busy exploring, I didn't really make many photographs....tut, tut!
Having never been to Buttermere before, the initial sunrise was flat and I was a little disappointed but, as the sun burned through the clouds, it began to illuminate the scene so I thought a panoramic was in order. Just stunning colours in Borrowdale and could've stayed there all day wandering around in awe!
It's somewhat difficult to describe how amazing this piece is, so I recommend to anyone who happens to be in the Bay Area to go and see this fantastic work of art for yourself at SFMOMA. Magical...
When it was first described, the author, Terry Gosliner, mentioned its similarity to a xeniid soft coral and suggested it was probably a defensive camouflage strategy to protect it from predators. The photos show the similarity to a soft coral with polyps retracted, very well. This animal is a member of the family Chromodorididae which contains some of the most brightly coloured nudibranchs. Most store distasteful chemicals they obtain from their sponge prey in their skin and the brightly coloured ones seem to be 'shouting loudly' to potential predators that they should be avoided. Miamira alleni on the other hand, is one of the few that has decided that discretion is the better strategy, but they still store distasteful chemicals in their skin - just in case their camouflage fails.
(Bill Rudman). Found in Anilao, South Luzon Philippines.
First described in mediaeval times, snails have long been used to protect precious belongings from being stolen. Thieves would find the valuables covered in slimy mucus - hence the origin of the term 'sticky fingers'. Potential thieves would pick up the slime on their hands, leading to arrest.
The image shows a Canon lens hood being protected by a snail, for Macro Mondays theme 'Photography Gear'.
No snails were harmed in the process of making this photograph.
View from Crib Goch.
Crib Goch is described as a ‘knife-edged’ arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means ‘red ridge’ in the Welsh language.
The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross ‘graded territory’ as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia. The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).
The classic traverse of Crib Goch from East to West leads up from the Pyg track to a ‘bad step’, where hands and feet are both needed briefly. It is followed by ascent to the arête, before tackling three rock-pinnacles to a grassy col at Bwlch Coch. This first part of the ridge is exposed with precipices below, having resulted in several fatalities, even of experienced mountaineers. the Snowdonia National Park Authority describes it as ‘not a mountain for the inexperienced’. It is also possible to ascend Crib Goch's North Ridge, which adjoins the main ridge. The route is far more difficult in high winds or frozen ground, and so it's recommended that walkers check the weather forecast beforehand.
It is possible to ascend Crib Goch from Bwlch y Moch SH663552 or from Nant Peris, an ascent via Cwm Beudu Mawr.
From the col the ridge rises again, joining the main Snowdon ridge via the sister peak Garnedd Ugain in the west. Here the path meets the Pyg Track (which descends to Pen-y-Pass) at Bwlch Glas (marked by a large standing stone), before the final climb to Snowdon summit. To the south of the arête lie the lakes of Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. To the north is the Llanberis Pass. Crib Goch is classed as a Welsh 3000er and is also often climbed as the first part of the Snowdon Horseshoe, which goes on over Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon and Y Lliwedd, before returning to Pen-y-Pass.
Crib Goch is one of the wettest spots in the United Kingdom, with an average of 4,473 millimetres (176.1 in) rainfall a year over the past 30 years.
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She´s such a wonderful artist, i can´t even describe how grateful i am to be part this piece of art <3
I never thought one article of clothing could describe a person completely. I do believe this says all that needs to be said about myself.