View allAll Photos Tagged Directly
Wikipedia: Wat Pho, also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan.
The temple is first on the list of six temples in Thailand classed as the highest grade of the first-class royal temples. It is associated with King Rama I who rebuilt the temple complex on an earlier temple site. It became his main temple and is where some of his ashes are enshrined. The temple was later expanded and extensively renovated by Rama III. The temple complex houses the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand, including a 46 m long huge reclining Buddha. The temple is considered the earliest center for public education in Thailand, and the illustrations and inscriptions placed in the temple for public instructions has been recognized by UNESCO in its Memory of the World Programme. It houses a school of Thai medicine, and is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage which is still taught and practiced at the temple.
We ae directly downwind (about 100 miles) from a very aggressive wildfire near Auburn, California. Skies are smokey and AQI of 220 registered over at Lake Tahoe this morning.
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor phases are waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, and waning crescent. A lunar month is the time between successive recurrences of the same phase: due to the eccentricity of the Moon's orbit, this duration is not perfectly constant but averages about 29.5 days.
The appearance of the Moon (its phase) gradually changes over a lunar month as the relative orbital positions of the Moon around Earth, and Earth around the Sun, shift. The visible side of the Moon is sunlit to varying extents, depending on the position of the Moon in its orbit, with the sunlit portion varying from 0% (at new moon) to nearly 100% (at full moon).
There are four principal (primary, or major) lunar phases: the new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter (also known as third or final quarter), when the Moon's ecliptic longitude is at an angle to the Sun (as viewed from the center of the Earth) of 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° respectively. Each of these phases appears at slightly different times at different locations on Earth, and tabulated times are therefore always geocentric (calculated for the Earth's center).
Between the principal phases are intermediate phases, during which the apparent shape of the illuminated Moon is either crescent or gibbous. On average, the intermediate phases last one-quarter of a synodic month, or 7.38 days.
The term waxing is used for an intermediate phase when the Moon's apparent shape is thickening, from new to a full moon; and waning when the shape is thinning. The duration from full moon to new moon (or new moon to full moon) varies from approximately 13 days 22+1⁄2 hours to about 15 days 14+1⁄2 hours.
Wassily Kandinsky
Topaz Studio
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use without permission is illegal.
Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
Velvet hydrangea - directly from my patio.
Having a glass of "Almdudler" in the rain and fiddling around with the Leica M...
A typical street shot from the Isle of Skye (Scotland) :) Sadly shot directly through the front window of the car. Happy Fenced Friday my Flickr Friends.
Used Tools:
Sony A7II
SEL35F14z
Visit me on:
Instagram // 500px // Facebook // iStock by Getty // My Website
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.
In the Nasrid period, the Generalife was an almunia (from Arabic al-munya, meaning "farm"), a country villa that was used both as a private retreat by elites as well as a farming estate with agricultural functions. The creation of such rural estates and gardens by rulers and elites in al-Andalus dated back to the Umayyad period (8th-10th centuries). Such estates are also found in some historic cities of North Africa, such as the Agdal Gardens of Marrakesh, which have survived to the present day. Their existence in Granada is recorded as early as the Zirid period (11th century). Other Nasrid-period examples of this type were located on the nearby mountainside, such as the Alijares Palace and the Dar al-'Arusa (both probably from the 14th century), as well as in other parts of Granada, such as the Alcázar Genil and the Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo (both from the 13th century, the former being originally an Almohad construction).
Based on the oldest decorations studied in the palace, the Generalife was most likely constructed by Muhammad II (r. 1273–1302) at the end of the 13th century, or possibly by Muhammad III (r. 1302–1309) at the beginning of the 14th century. Even if he did not begin its construction, Muhammad III at least contributed to some of its early decoration and he was responsible for adding the mirador chamber in the palace's northern pavilion. Later Nasrid rulers carried out their own works on it in turn. According to an inscription, it was remodelled and redecorated soon after by Isma'il I in 1319. Several inscriptions around the entrance to the Salón Regio were composed by Ibn al-Jayyab, Isma'il's vizier and court poet. There is evidence that Muhammad V (ruled 1354–1359 and 1362–1391), who carried out extensive construction inside the Alhambra, also carried out works here. Lastly, Yusuf III (r. 1408–1417) remodelled the southern sections of the palace in the 15th century.
After the end of the Reconquista and the beginning of Spanish Christian rule in Granada, the Generalife underwent various changes and additions from the 16th century up the 20th century. Among other changes, the Catholic Monarchs added an upper story to the northern pavilion of the Patio de la Acequia ("Courtyard of the Water Canal") in 1494 while the adjacent Patio de la Sultana ("Courtyard of the Sultana") was completely redesigned in the 16th century. Venetian traveler Andrea Navagero visited the Generalife in, providing a description of it before the majority of subsequent Spanish modifications had taken place which has been useful to modern scholars in reconstructing the original appearance of the palace and its gardens.
Théophile Gautier, a mid-19th century visitor, complained that:
Of the Generalife nothing now remains but some arcades and some large panels of arabesques, unfortunately plastered over with layers of whitewash that have been applied again and again with all the obstinacy of a dispiriting cleanliness. Little by little the delicate sculptures and the marvellous guilloches of this fairy-like architecture have been obliterated, filled up, and engulfed. What is at present nothing more than a faintly-vermiculated wall, was formerly open lace-work as fine as those ivory leaves which the patience of the Chinese carves for fans.
The present-day look of the gardens, in particular the Jardines Nuevos ("New Gardens"), is in large part due to Leopoldo Torres Balbás and Francisco Prieto Moreno, who rearranged much of it between 1931 and 1951 and imparted Italian influences on their design. In 1958 a major fire destroyed or damaged much of the northern sections of the Generalife. However, the damage from the fire and the subsequent repairs that were undertaken also allowed for significant excavations to document the original form of the gardens. In the Patio de la Acequia archeologists discovered the original Nasrid-era paved paths and managed to identify the original soil of the Moorish gardens buried under 70 centimeters of newer layers, as well as outlet holes along the sides of the central canal which enabled the gardens to be watered and irrigated. After the excavations, however, this original layer of paths and gardens was covered up again by half a meter of new material, the outlet holes were sealed, and modern gardens were replanted with flora that had no botanical relation to the original Moorish gardens. The overall layout and divisions of the space, however, still preserve the original arrangement. More recent restorations of the gardens were more closely based on an analysis of the garden's original flora.
Since 1984 the Generalife has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Alhambra.
Captured by the old slate quarry at Abereiddy.
An area known as The Blue Lagoon is directly behind me in this capture, the lagoon was created in the 19th century during the excavation of slate which continued until the early 20th century, It's a wonderful place surrounded with relics from the old industry.
Unfortunately I got my timing wrong to actually capture it though as the sun was directly in shot, so I must return soon to capture it in a better light.
The lagoon is a popular place for water-sport activities these days and was also chosen as one of the red bull cliff diving locations during the 2013 world series, the cliff divers will be returning again this year for the 6th venue of the 2016 series which will be held on the 11th September.
It was only as I planted my tripod on the rocks, facing directly north out towards the sea stacks that I noticed. Behind the rock wall to the right and to my enduring surprise, half of the lighthouse was poking out. There was plenty of scope to move further down and across. I left the tripod and the bag where they were, and dropped down until I came to a sheer precipice where the lighthouse was now in full view; a scene I’d never witnessed before, neither with my own eyes nor through anyone else’s lens. There was plenty of room to set up safely on a pleasingly flat platform - it hadn’t rained for well over a week by now and the rocks weren’t at all slippery - and so I returned to retrieve my gear and try this totally unexpected new composition.
What I particularly liked was that there was another cauldron here, that was small enough to churn the benign sea into something interesting. I do like a good cauldron. When the swell is a bit more lively, the one that sits beneath the classic view of the lighthouse is quite magnificent. I’ve often returned home with well over a hundred shots of exactly the same view and then had to pore through them for the ones I like best. It’s much the same at Botallack. People often comment that the sea looks wild and stormy when they see an image I’ve shared from there, but it very often wasn’t wild at all. It’s just the way the water moves in and out of the bowl, the outgoing waves smashing into the arrivals and creating drama that I never tire of, and that always entrances me at my chosen shutter speed. And while the ocean was completely flat, bringing nothing of interest to the more famous view of the lighthouse, here in this intimate spot, out of view from everyone except for the sea anglers on the rocks below it, there was more than enough action to have me reaching for the six stop filter and the polariser.
It was the end of another of a series of clear, blue sky days in which barely a cloud appeared to add drama or texture to this surprise view, but there was plenty enough of that in both the rocks and the water that swirled and eddied below. With the remote shutter cable attached, I shot in bursts as groups of small waves raced in and washed across the base of the cliffs, trying to imagine what it would look like here with a big swell. Too dangerous to stand in this spot for starters I’d say. There’s a big buttress of rock to your immediate left, blocking much of the incoming sea, but just to the other side of that sits a gap in the rocks from where a nice big wave could easily catch the visitor unawares in rough weather. Today it was fine, but I don’t think I’ll be visiting in anything other than quiet, dry conditions. Not the sort of place you want to have an accident, because even if somebody was there with you to raise the alarm I’m not sure what your chances would be. But when those days return, the classic view is an easy win. I know of people who’ve taken pictures from there in biblical weather that have come away unscathed. Here, I reckon they’d have been swept away in an instant.
As exploratory adventures go, this one had turned out to be an unexpected success. I’d discovered new compositions that I was very happy with, and after an afternoon spent entertaining my two year old grandson at his home in Wadebridge while his parents were both working, it was a fine way to wind down and enjoy the golden hour at the coast. I’d also discovered a headland that I’d been to plenty of times before, yet hadn’t fully exploited because I’d never really got past the blindingly obvious shot of the lighthouse that we’ve all seen plenty of times before. Of course that’s a fantastic view, but isn’t it fun to realise that there are other shots to be had from here too?
Finally, some of you know that I had some serious issues with my account this week. Well for six days, and after almost eleven years here, I didn’t have an account at all. It was a mistake and that was ultimately acknowledged with an apology, but only after some of you had stepped in and spoken on my behalf. You know who you are and there aren’t words to express my gratitude and enormous relief that everything is back to normal. We’re members of an amazing community here on Flickr, and I’m truly humbled that people, one of whom I’ve never even met, would go to such lengths to help me. You made the difference. Once again, many thanks to those of you who sent messages of support. I’m just delighted to be able to share another story from the Cornish coast with you here this morning. Have a good weekend!
showers approaching as the wind comes directly from the highest mountains, named so aptly as the snowy range protected area..
Photographed directly into the sun. The result is a serious case of lens flare!
Photo taken on 5th April 2015
Quebec, Canada
Camera: Olympus EM5
P4051402
[In Explore 8 April 2015]
[PROMT]
Lake Bashkara was formed in the 1930s and 1940s due to the melting of the Bashkara glacier. In surveys of 1932-1933, the lake was not yet recorded, and in the late 1950s it already existed. The depth of the reservoir is 32 m. The height of Lake Bashkara above sea level is 2750 m.
Lake Bashkara is known for repeated cases of breakthrough. In 2017, heavy heavy rain triggered the overflow of Lake Bashkara. A block of ice broke off from a neighboring glacier and collapsed directly into the lake. About 1 million cubic meters of water escaped from the lake and, destroying everything in its path, swept along the bed of the Adylsu River. In the valley of the Adylsu River, 350-500 thousand cubic meters were involved in mudflows. m of solid material. 3 people died.
In the late 1980s. at the edge of the Bashkar glacier, a group of new breakthrough-hazardous lakes formed, which later merged into a single lake Lapa.
Озеро Башкара образовалось в 1930-1940-х годах вследствие таяния ледника Башкара. В исследованиях 1932-1933 г. озеро еще не зафиксировано, а в конце 1950-х оно уже существовало. Глубина водоёма — 32 м. Высота озера Башкара над уровнем моря составляет 2750 м.
Озеро Башкара известно неоднократными случаями прорыва. В 2017 году сильный проливной дождь спровоцировал переполнение озера Башкара. С соседнего ледника откололась глыба льда и рухнула прямо в озеро. Около 1 млн. кубометров воды вырвались из озера и, разрушая все на своем пути, пронеслись по руслу реки Адылсу. В долине реки Адылсу в селевой паводок было вовлечено 350–500 тыс. куб. м твердого материала. Погибли 3 человека.
В конце 1980-х гг. у края ледника Башкара образовалась группа новых прорывоопасных озёр, впоследствии соединившихся в единое озеро Лапа.
Looking directly at this Peregrine whilst observing its lethal bill and talons one feels glad not to be a small bird or rodent although judging by the close proximity of a pigeon it appeared to be well fed!
Thank you all for your kind responses.
last light illuminating badlands formations, badlands national park, south dakota. Long shadows from the ridge to the west are rapidly moving up the scene.
the clouds were quite unusual in that there was a clear divide between the pink/purple reflected sunset and the directly illuminated clouds above. had to desaturate the upper layers as the yellow color was overwhelming.
You can just see the cows in the mist and directly above the sun a flock of geese, finished off in Lightroom
I love this scene from one of the Castle towers, the Swallows added to the peaceful scene.
The mountain directly ahead is the Sugarloaf
Please view large
Monastery Seeon, near Chiemsee, Germany.
Located directly in front of the Bavarian mountains, on a small island in the Seeoner lake.
Labor relations are directly tied to Mexico, and even more so when speaking about the railroads. Somehow this old GE has outlived the workforce intended to keep it functioning and a vital part of the Mexican economy. Join any facebook group catering to the rail fans and rail historians of the country and you'll see over and over again how bitter some folks are about how the privatization changed railroading. The once incredibly powerful rail labor unions had to make drastic cuts as the 90's aged. The passenger network ceased to exist; things had changed.
Fast forward to 2021. You still see some signs of the past, but you begin to question, have things actually improved and for whom? Is this still an honorable way to make a living? Donning a full body uniform clad with the typical neon and reflective accents. Having to cage yourself in the cab with heavy duty window guards. Piloting tons upon tons of expensive cargo across forgotten and long impoverished communities. Never knowing who is observing your every move.
Sounds like an occupation that would give me a panic attack.
Directly enlarged branch with blossoms on Fotokemika Varycon, scanned for the digital Kallitype print negative.
Kallitype on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag,
Short pre-toning with Gold (MT10 after fixing 3 minutes), followed by alkaline Copper toner.
Directly contrary to the Greenbergian strictures of Abstract Expressionism, whereby critic ( not artist ) Clement Greenberg declared that ALL great abstract work should be perfectly flat, without modelling or any references in terms of texture or gesture to Nature, the new abstraction charts another course. This image is an exercise in breaking Greenberg's Procrustean pontifications.
Image created April 29, 2022.
Zoom in for an immersive view.
____________________________________________________
© 2022, Richard S Warner. All Rights Reserved. This image may not be used or copied or posted to another website in any form whatsoever without express permission of the creator of this work.
Set in the heart of royal London, Wellington Arch was built as an original entrance to Buckingham Palace, later becoming a victory arch proclaiming Wellington's defeat of Napoleon. Crowned by the largest bronze sculpture in Europe, it depicts the Angel of Peace descending on the 'Quadriga' - or four-horsed chariot - of War.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wellington-arch/
The Wellington Arch, also known as the Constitution Arch or (originally) as the Green Park Arch, is a Grade I-listed triumphal arch by Decimus Burton that forms a centrepiece of Hyde Park Corner in central London, between the corner where Hyde Park meets Green Park. The Arch stands on a large green-space traffic island with crossings for pedestrian access. From its construction (1826–1830) the arch stood in a nearby location, slightly to the east, directly across from Burton's Ionic screen entrance to Hyde Park; it was moved a short distance to its current site at the top of the Constitution Hill road in 1882–1883. The triumphal arch originally supported a colossal equestrian statue of the 1st Duke of Wellington by the sculptor Matthew Cotes Wyatt, acquiring its name as a result. Peace descending on the Quadriga of War by sculptor Adrian Jones, a bronze of the Goddess of Victory Nike riding a quadriga (an ancient four-horse chariot), has surmounted the arch since 1912.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Arch
------------------------------------------------------------------
100x: The 2024 Edition
65/100 London landmarks by night
ENG: You can see the Tram TM 36 (3587) of the Berlin Transport Company (BVG) in front of the Kleinmachnower lock directly at the river Teltow canal and dates back to 1938. This now serves as an information center of the regional heritage association. Part of the lock building can also be seen in the background.
It is part of the Tram (Street Car) line 96, which once connected Behrenstrasse in Berlin Mitte and Tempelhof with Teltow, Stahnsdorf and Kleinmachnow. In 1887, a 5-kilometer streetcar line was built from Groß-Lichterfelde, now called Lichterfelde-Ost, to Teltow. It was initially single-tracked and required a travel time of 30 minutes. Four years later, the line was extended to Stahnsdorf and in 1905 to Machnower Schleuse. The steam vehicles (also known as lame ducks) were not very powerful at the time, so the line was converted to electric operation in 1907. From 1930, it then drove as line 96. But with the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Tram operation was unfortunately discontinued. Since 2012, the car is open to visitors after extensive renovation.
•••
GER: Zu sehen ist der Triebwagen TM 36 (3587) der Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) vor der Kleinmachnower Schleuse direkt am Teltow-Kanal und stammt aus dem Jahr 1938. Dieser dient jetzt als Informationszentrum des regionalen Heimatvereins. Im Hintergrund ist auch ein Teil des Schleusen Gebäudes zu sehen.
Er ist ein Teil der Bahn Linie 96, die einst die Behrenstraße in Berlin Mitte und Tempelhof mit Teltow, Stahnsdorf und Kleinmachnow verband. 1887 wurde eine 5 Kilometer lange Straßenbahnstrecke von Groß-Lichterfelde, heute heißt es Lichterfelde-Ost, nach Teltow gebaut. Sie war zunächst eingleisig und benötigte eine Fahrzeit von 30 Minuten. Vier Jahre später wurde die Strecke dann bis Stahnsdorf und 1905 bis zur Machnower Schleuse verlängert. Sehr kraftvoll fuhren die Dampffahrzeuge (auch lahme Enten gennant) damals nicht gerade, daher wurde 1907 die Bahn dann auf elektrischen Betrieb umgestellt. Ab 1930 fuhr sie dann als Linie 96. Doch mit dem Bau der Berliner Mauer wurde der Straßenbahnbetrieb leider eingestellt. Seit 2012 steht der Wagen nach umfassender Sanierung für Besucher offen.
Maybe just a handful of people here will understand why I'm as proud as an Oskar... ;-)))
And I thank God I wasn't hurt - because this grey heron flew directly right over me... well, I needed to follow him with my camera... until I fell off the stool ;-)))
www.youtube.com/watch?v=taOL5HJdx1A
Have a great evening!
Nature reserve (sea bird paradise) with observation huts; situated in the north of Emden (East Friesland, Krummhoern).
EXIF says: Distance = 127.67m
A slightly different view from The Crossing at Lincoln Cathedral, England. This is the point directly beneath the central tower where the north and south transepts meet. At the bottom centre of the image is the ornately carved stone choir screen, with the 1898 Willis organ above it. This organ has approximately 4000 pipes in total, most of which are hidden from view. Just above the organ, the dark square with the diamond shape inside it is the central tower - this was directly above me when taking this spherical panorama. Continuing upwards in the image you can see the spectacular symmetical roof vaults of the nave, flanked either side by its huge stone columns and arches that form the "legs" of the image.
The two round windows that can be seen either side of the choir screen are the end walls of the north and south transepts. Although they appear in this image to be facing the same direction, they are in fact directly opposite each other. This effect is caused by the stereographic projection I've used to create this panorama, and the transforms I've applied to manipulate the view.
Lincoln Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Lincoln, England. Construction started in 1072 and continued in several phases throughout the High Middle Ages. It is the fourth largest cathedral in the UK (in floor area) at around 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft), after Liverpool, London St Paul's and York Minster. Like many of the medieval cathedrals of England it was built in the Early Gothic style.
A wider view of the new flow of cars.
This image includes the redundant class 60's and a hint of colour. Oh, and a plane - right in the middle of the shot which was a complete fluke as I was shooting directly into the sun and had no idea it was there.
6X13 03.50 Dollands Moor Sidings to Toton North Yard, featuring imported Toyotas. The outward train takes exported Toyotas to France and the Czech republic.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned (in syzygy) exactly or very closely so, with the planet in between. Hence, a lunar eclipse can occur only on the night of a full moon. The type and length of an eclipse depend on the Moon's proximity to either node of its orbit.
During a total lunar eclipse, Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The only light reflected from the lunar surface has been refracted by Earth's atmosphere. This light appears reddish for the same reason that a sunset or sunrise does: the Rayleigh scattering of bluer light. Due to this reddish color, a totally eclipsed Moon is sometimes called a blood moon.
Unlike a solar eclipse, which can be viewed only from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse lasts a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes as viewed from any given place, due to the smaller size of the Moon's shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are dimmer than the full Moon.
Another view of the Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse, this time with the sun rising directly behind the lighthouse.
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G (FTZ Adapter)
(70mm @ f/11, 1/50 sec, ISO 100
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned (in syzygy) exactly or very closely so, with the planet in between. Hence, a lunar eclipse can occur only on the night of a full moon. The type and length of an eclipse depend on the Moon's proximity to either node of its orbit.
During a total lunar eclipse, Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The only light reflected from the lunar surface has been refracted by Earth's atmosphere. This light appears reddish for the same reason that a sunset or sunrise does: the Rayleigh scattering of bluer light. Due to this reddish color, a totally eclipsed Moon is sometimes called a blood moon.
Unlike a solar eclipse, which can be viewed only from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse lasts a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes as viewed from any given place, due to the smaller size of the Moon's shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are dimmer than the full Moon.
You have no idea how many shots I had to take to get what I wanted... but here it is: almost SOOC.
But I learned a lot on microscalepyrotechnics... once you know how to produce smoke an sparks it's easy :)
Finally, as promised, a pyrotechnically enhanced SOF shot directly from the heart of battle...
Anemone hepatica L. Captura: Camprodon, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia.
CATALÀ
L’herba fetgera, viola de llop o viola de pastor (Anemone hepatica) és una planta perenne de la família de les ranunculàcies. Es troba en boscs generalment caducifolis, principalment a l'estatge montà, però també al subalpí i a la part més plujosa de la regió mediterrània. Al Pirineu català es troba des de la Val d'Aran i de la Baixa Ribagorça fins al Vallespir i l'Alt Empordà. La trobem també en zones d'Osona, del Bages i del baix Solsonès a l'Anoia. És present, a més, a la Serralada Prelitoral i a les zones que van des del Gironès fins al Montnegre i de Montserrat als Ports de Beseit. A nivell mundial es troba a l'hemisferi nord, tant a Europa com a l'Àsia o Amèrica del Nord. Aquesta planta també és coneguda com a viola borda, viola de galàpet o herba de la Trinitat.
El seu nom binomial és format pels epítets genèric Anemone del grec "mogut pel vent" i "hepatica" del llatí “hepaticus", pres del grec "hepar" (fetge), degut a la similitud de les fulles amb aquest òrgan. En llatí medieval es coneixia com a herba Trinitas.
ENGLISH
Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis), the common hepatica, liverwort, kidneywort, pennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. This herbaceous perennial grows from a rhizome.
Anemone hepatica grows 5–15 cm (2–6 in) high. Leaves and flowers emerge directly from the rhizome, not from a stem above ground. The leaves have three lobes and are fleshy and hairless, 7–9 cm (2 3⁄4–3 1⁄2 in) wide and 5–6 cm (2–2 1⁄4 in) long . The upper side is dark green with whitish stripes and the lower side is violet or reddish brown. Leaves emerge during or after flowering and remain green through winter.
The flowers are blue, purple, pink, or white and appear in winter or spring. They have five to ten oval showy sepals and three green bracts.
CASTELLANO
Anemone hepatica (hepática) es una planta herbácea de la familia Ranunculaceae
Crece en casi todos los bosques de las regiones templadas del hemisferio norte, excepto en los más secos. En Europa se encuentra en encinares frescos, robledales y hayedos, así como en pinares húmedos, de pino albar y pino negro. Prefiere terrenos calcáreos, aunque también se encuentra sobre sustratos silíceos, y abunda en las zonas frescas y umbrías en las montañas. En las zonas meridionales y más secas de su zona de distribución sus flores son siempre azules. En las zonas más frías y húmedas se encuentran también variedades con flores blancas y más raramente, rosadas. Sobre sustratos silíceos la forma blanca puede ser la única presente.
Es una pequeña planta herbácea perenne o vivaz que no sobrepasa los 20 cm de altura. Tiene un corto rizoma pivotante, del que salen las raíces fibrosas y las hojas. Estas son coriáceas, de limbo trilobulado, de 3 a 5 cm de longitud y algo más anchas que largas, con tres lóbulos enteros y redondeados, sensiblemente iguales; raramente presentan alguna escotadura intermedia. El haz es de color verde oscuro con manchas blanquecinas, brillante y lampiño. El envés, de color violáceo, es velloso. Están sostenidas por peciolos de 10 a 15 cm de longitud, que arrancan directamente desde el suelo. Las flores, solitarias, crecen sobre un pedúnculo velloso y erecto que sobrepasa la altura de las hojas. Tienen un epicáliz compuesto de tres brácteas pequeñas y enteras, y de 5 a 8, (normalmente 6), piezas coloreadas similares a pétalos. El androceo está formado por numerosos estambres blancos, y el gineceo por un número indefinido de carpelos libres. Son generalmente azules o azul-violáceas, aunque hay variedades con flores blancas y rosadas. Aparecen muy temprano, al principio de primavera o aún en pleno invierno en las zonas menos frías, poco antes de que las nuevas hojas se hayan desplegado. El fruto es un poliaquenio.
WIKIPEDIA
photo rights reserved by Ben
The stone sculptures in Sno, a small village in the Kazbegi region of Georgia, are part of a remarkable art project in the Caucasus. These sculptures consist of impressive stone artworks depicting giant faces, often with a melancholic or mysterious expression. They were created by local artist Merab Piranishvili, who is renowned for his unique ability to bring faces and emotions to life in natural stone. Working primarily with local stones, he carves expressive facial features that tell stories about life, the soul, and the deep connection with nature. The sculptures symbolize the ancient wisdom of the mountain dwellers and the spirit of the past. The faces sometimes appear sad or contemplative, reflecting both the challenges and the beauty of life in the Caucasus. Fully integrated into the surrounding landscape, the sculptures stand among the mountains, hills, and rugged grasslands, blending seamlessly with their natural environment. This is what makes Piranishvili’s work so unique: he respects the natural shapes of the stones and subtly adds human characteristics without compromising their raw, natural beauty. Piranishvili often works directly in the field, selecting local stones and carving them with a hammer and chisel. He carefully considers the natural form of each stone, adapting his designs to create a result that looks organic and harmonizes with the surrounding environment.
Sno is located near the breathtaking Stepantsminda area and the imposing Mount Kazbegi. The stone sculptures are a hidden gem in this region, attracting an increasing number of art enthusiasts and travelers. The site exudes a serene, almost meditative atmosphere—perfect for those seeking something unique off the beaten path. If you ever find yourself near Kazbegi, these sculptures are well worth a visit. They offer a truly unique experience where art and nature come together in perfect harmony.
De stenen sculpturen in Sno, een klein dorpje in de Kazbegi-regio van Georgië, maken deel uit van een bijzonder kunstproject in de Kaukasus. De sculpturen bestaan uit indrukwekkende stenen kunstwerken van gigantische gezichten, die vaak een melancholische of mysterieuze uitstraling hebben. Ze zijn gecreëerd door de lokale kunstenaar Merab Piranishvili, die bekendstaat om zijn unieke vaardigheid om gezichten en emoties tot leven te brengen in natuursteen. Hij werkt voornamelijk met lokale stenen en geeft ze expressieve gezichtsuitdrukkingen die verhalen vertellen over het leven, de ziel en de diepe verbondenheid met de natuur. De sculpturen symboliseren de oude wijsheid van de bergbewoners en de geest van het verleden. De gezichten tonen soms een droevige of reflectieve uitdrukking, wat de uitdagingen én de schoonheid van het leven in de Kaukasus weerspiegelt. De beelden zijn volledig geïntegreerd in het omringende landschap: ze staan tussen de bergen, heuvels en het ruige grasland, waardoor ze naadloos opgaan in hun natuurlijke omgeving. Dit maakt het werk van Piranishvili zo uniek: hij respecteert de oorspronkelijke vormen van de stenen en voegt subtiel menselijke kenmerken toe, zonder hun ruwe, natuurlijke schoonheid aan te tasten. Sno ligt vlakbij het adembenemende berggebied Stepantsminda en de imposante Kazbegi-berg. De stenen sculpturen zijn een verborgen juweel in deze regio en trekken steeds meer kunstliefhebbers en reizigers aan. De plek straalt een rustige, bijna meditatieve sfeer uit, ideaal voor wie op zoek is naar iets unieks buiten de gebaande paden. Piranishvili werkt meestal direct in het veld, waarbij hij natuursteen uit de regio selecteert en met hamer en beitel bewerkt. Hij houdt rekening met de oorspronkelijke vormen van de steen en past zijn ontwerpen hierop aan, zodat het eindresultaat natuurlijk oogt en harmonieert met de omgeving. Als je ooit in de buurt van Kazbegi bent, mag je deze sculpturen zeker niet missen. Ze bieden een bijzondere ervaring waarin kunst en natuur op een unieke manier samensmelten!