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The Petrie Island Park area is classified as Significant Wetlands by the province of Ontario, which defines it as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. One of the last relatively natural environments on the Ontario side of the Ottawa River below the nation’s capital, the archipelago features a Carolinian deciduous swamp forest, possibly the only one in Eastern Canada north of Toronto. Seasonal flooding, extensive sand deposits, abundant water plants and thin but fertile soils have helped maintain a variety of life not found in many other places and its habitats are extremely rich. There are several species of turtles, some rare, and well over 130 species of birds have been identified at Petrie. There are also provincially rare plants, including stands of hackberry trees. There is a network of trails through a nature preserve, and a small interpretive center, both maintained by volunteers. (Wikipedia)
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Early morning at the marsh, looking for shorebirds and ducks.
Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario,Canada. October 2014.
Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise named common bluebells, English bluebells, British bluebells, wood bells, fairy flowers and wild hyacinth, is an early flowering plant that naturally occurs in the UK. It appears in ancient woodlands and along woodland edges in April and May. Millions of bulbs can exist in just one wood, giving rise to the violet-blue ‘carpets' that are such a springtime joy to walk through. This early flowering allows them to make the most of the sunlight that is still able to make it to the forest floor habitat, before the canopy becomes too thick. Native bluebells are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
The UK's woodlands are home to almost 50% of the world's population of the bluebell. But this much-loved plant is under threat. The Spanish bluebell is more vigorous than our native bluebell, so can outcompete it for resources like light and space. It can hybridise with our native, too, producing fertile plants that show a whole range of mixed features from both species. Over time, this hybridisation changes the genetic makeup of our native species, diluting its characteristics, weakening it and potentially evolving it into something else.
It is now thought that most bluebells in urban areas are actually hybrids. A study by Plantlife has also found that one in six broadleaved woodlands contained hybrids or the Spanish bluebell.
Amsterdamse Bos
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Bennett's wallaby is a sub-species of the Red-necked Wallaby. It is a medium-sized macropod marsupial (wallaby), common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania.
It is smaller (as island subspecies or species often are), has longer, darker and shaggier fur, and breeds in the late summer, mostly between February and April. They have adapted to living in proximity to humans and can be found grazing on lawns in the fringes of Hobart and other urban areas.
There is a population of albino Bennett's Wallabies living on Bruny Island. (Wikipedia)
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We had glimpsed several white wallabies as we drove back and forth around the island, usually in deep brush. This one was the most visible that we'd seen. We also saw the more common brown ones on the island.
Bruny island, Tasmania. Australia. October 2022.
Eagle-Eye Tours - Tamania.
The more fertile part of Pahranagat Valley is a narrow ribbon of green) like an oasis in the vast Nevada desert. The southern half of the valley including two lakes, Upper Pahranagat Lake and Lower Pahranagat Lake, is home to the Pahranagat Valley National Wildlife Refuge. In the late 1850s, the area was a haven for outlaws who pastured hundreds of head of stolen cattle and horses on its meadows.
The Sacred Valley of the Incas or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. Stretching from Pisac to Ollantaytambo, this fertile valley is irrigated by the Urubamba River. The Chanapata civilization first utilized this area starting at around 800 BCE because of the rich soil used for agriculture. The Qotacalla civilization lived in the Sacred Valley from 500 to 900 CE The Killke civilization then lived in the Sacred Valley from 900 CE until the Incan Empire took over the region in 1420. The Incan Empire ruled this area until the arrival of the Spanish.
Peru, Sacred Valley, El Mirador
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Jordan (2010 Archives)
Sometimes I wonder what our civilization will leave behind for future inhabitants to view.
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Jerash, Jordan - May 2010
Jerash (aka Gerasa) is the capital and the largest city of the Jerash Governorate in Jordan.
In ancient times it was one of the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan cities in the ancient Near East. Settled by humans as early as the Neolithic period (7500-5500 BC) and founded as a Hellenistic city in the 2nd century BC.
Jerash is today noted for its fine Roman and Byzantine ruins, which rank among the largest and best preserved in the world. It is one of the most visited sites in Jordan after Petra.
The ruins of Jerash sit at an altitude of 500 m, giving the city impressive views over the surrounding low-lying areas.
The fertile rolling hills and valleys around Jerash have sustained human settlement and inhabitation for at least 6500 years.
Wikipedia
(Canon PowerShot, 1/800 @ f/7.1, ISO 100)
On my trek to or from the Charles Darwin Research Station, I encountered a vibrant giant dragon. This is the archway entrance to Jardín Cerámica. Stopped in and looked around.
The Ceramic Garden is the fascinating, playful and colorful passion of longtime local artist Cristina Nelson Gallardo. Her fertile imagination and talent amused and delighted me with dazzling mosaic artwork.
In the Colca Valley the local people of the Collagua and the Cabana cultures maintain their ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces, called andenes.
I began my road trip through Tunisia in Tunis and travelled west along the Mediterranean coast. Then my driver started South. I thought I was going to start seeing desert scenes. Silly me. I had not realized what fertile land there was in the northern part of Tunisia. Luckily it was spring tine where around every bend there was an Impressionist's landscape. Now, as I remember the trip, I am pleased that the trip was filled with little gifts of surprises.
I WILL NOT COMMENT, SAVE, OR FAVE
ON PHOTOS THAT ARE NOT EQUAL TO MINE, AND THOSE TAKEN BY A CELL PHONE, IPADS OR SIMILAR DEVICES.
The species Platycerium bifurcatum and Platycerium superbum are commonly cultivated as ornamental plants. These oddly shaped ferns grow on trees and rocks and can be found in gardens, especially tropical gardens.
Staghorns can be propagated by spores produced on the underside of the fertile fronds. Colonial Platycerium can also be vegetatively propagated by carefully dividing large healthy ones into smaller, separate plants. These new plants can then be attached to board mounts or be strapped to trees until they take to the tree themselves.
A mature staghorn can grow more than 1 metre (3.3 ft) wide.
NO MULTI-INVITES PLEASE
The right amount of water all year long has caused a rich nature in our countryside, throughout my hiking tour below the Wiehengebirge I admired the rich green. Porta Westfalica, Ostwestfalen, Germany
This place is where early Mormons settled. It's no wonder why they chose these spots; they are splendid!
Two photos for this 14th day of March, 2014. Almost the entire coast of Norfolk Island is sheer and rugged cliffs. I took this photo on a morning walk in Norfolk Island National Park, and carefully framed it with a Norfolk Island pine, the reason the English claimed the island in the first place. They assumed the pines would replace the timber previously acquired from their north American colonies. In fact, Norfolk Island pines were wholly unsuitable for ship building, such is the folly of greed.
The disaster didn't stop there, when the penal settlement was established on the island and land clearing began, they discovered a thin layer of soil over what is a volcanic outcrop. The soil was not fertile and not suited to growing crops, consequently much of it was washed away due to deforestation.
Unable to grow crops, the settlers turned to eating the wildlife, until there were none left. A pristine uninhabited South Pacific island raped and ruined for no good purpose, while untold and unnecessary misery was inflicted on those sent there against their will and better judgement.
Incredible as it may sound, the folly, mismanagement and maladministration continues to this very day, but that's a story for another time.
They are the descendants of tribes which lost in the fight for the fertile plains over a thousand years ago and quite a few of them might well be relatives of the Japanese of Chinese origin who went there with Xu Fu. When China first opened upin the seventies, many of the young fellows flocked from here to the coastal provinces for low paid jobs. Now most of them are back making the place a tourist attraction instead. Things are getting better for them, mainly through centuries of their own long -termed efforts !
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Talented Musicians, some more famous than the others, most are forgotten, one way or the other:
Vasa Prihoda : Paganini: Nel cor piu 1949
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6yUmlQ7RY
Gaspar Cassadó, Liebestraum, Franz Lizst nº 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4hCns5ueV0
Maurice Gendron : The Swan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Nl7iLPh14
János Starker A Tribute to Popper, Complete
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbNhFujSPA
( Starker's playing is friendly and unpretentious..)
But also full of surprises e.g. his Dvorak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV4mKqbjO8A
Milstein : Lizst Consolation No. 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss72Do2wGl0&list=RDIUNmb_bXNS...
( Even though Milstein said Eugene Ysaye didn't pay any attention to him as a pupil, and that he learned almost nothing from him. Yet, other than Auer, Eugene Ysaye's influence was clear ... Many people even prefer his Bach to Heifetz )
Eugene Ysaye
http Bach - Prelude
s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEyHfPR3b8k
2 Mazurkas, Op. 19
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGbcFoGbSU&list=RDg08EWIwIO8...
Kogan : Saint Saens Havanaise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbJWDwyZRQQ
Spivakovsky plays Paganini Caprice No.24
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3VGIBkJj4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-om7CnqVU4
Gerhard Taschner : Carmen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2_cVh460TI
Kreutzer Sonata : Szigeti and Bartok
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZG2iKESTLk
Kreutzer Sonata : Kogan, father and D'ter (Sound quality is much better than the one with Gilels...)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK37sothEdU
Kreutzer Sonata : Huberman & Freidman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADjJfIk2C9o
Joseph Joachim - Brahms' Hungarian Dance No.2 (1903)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV_YXtUs_Ow
Pablo De Sarasate - Zigeunerweizen (1904)
Some plants of P. caledonicum differ from others in respect of their foliage and flowers. It appears probable that these plants are fertile natural hybrids between P. caledonicum and P. auritum subsp. auritum. The last species occurs at the same locality, has an overlapping flowering period and is quite often encountered growing in groups of P. caledonicum.
Pink hydrangea flowers, with the large showy ones outside the small fertile (I think) ones.
Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?
The Quechua-speaking Cabanas, probably descended from the Wari culture, and the Aymara-speaking Collaguas, who moved to the area from the Lake Titicaca region, inhabited the valley in the pre-Inca era. The Inca probably arrived in the Colca Valley around 1320 AD, and established their dominion through marriage, rather than through warfare.
Alluvial plain along the Sekigawa river is fertile albeit heavy snowfall in winter, and had been the seat of a political power. Uesugi clan was originally a governor dispatched by a Shogun in Kyoto but became increasingly nominal and autonomous. Local hero of Jou'etsu city is Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信), a warlord in 16th century who was a formidable rival of Tokugawa Ieyasu who later became the ruler of Japan. His headquarters was located in Kasugayama (春日山), which is not far from Takada Castle.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) subjugated the Uesugi clan finally in early 17th century, and sent his son to rule the area that used to be Uesugi's. Takada Castle had been the headquarters for ruling the area that had a tradition to be autonomous from the central government.
Takada Castle did not have a Tenshukaku (天守閣 castle keep or donjon) unlike many castles in Japan. The structure in the photo is a recent reconstruction of Sanjuu Yagura (三重櫓), a three-story watch tower. Takada Castle had been completely dismantled after the Meiji Restoration in 19th century, and no original architecture remains today except for the large scale moats and mounds.
Built 1848 on site of previous church. Mixed Romanesque and Tudor with a narthex at the west end and bellcote at the east end. Churchyard contains the war memorial lychgate 1919 by Reginald Fairlie, and some table tombs of the 17th century and later. Built into the churchyard wall is the monument to Alexander Cabel (Campbell), Bishop of Brechin 1608.
"KINCLAVEN, a parish in the district of Stormont, county Perth, Scotland, 7 miles N. of Perth, and adjacent to Meikleour, its post town. The parish is traversed by the road from Perth to Dunkeld. Its nearest railway station is Stanley, on the Scottish Midland line. The river Tay runs about 10 miles along the boundary of the parish, and forms a cascade called the Linn of Campsie. There are several fishing stations on this river. The size of the parish is 4 miles by 2. Its surface is woody, but in some places fertile and well cultivated. It is in the presbytery of Dunkeld, and synod of Perth and Stirling. The minister's stipend is £277. The parish church is an ancient structure. The United Presbyterians have a church, and took a prominent part in the secession. Opposite the mouth of the Isla, and on the river Tay, are the remains of Kinclaven Castle, once a royal residence, said to have been erected by Malcolm Canmore. This is the "won Kinclaven" described in the metrical history of Sir William Wallace."
Colmer`s Hill, Symondsbury, Dorset, rises 417ft above the rich fertile pastures of "The green and pleasant land" of England.
It looks like some giant hand has just planted it there as its perfectly symmetrical and it appears suddenly before you like some prehistoric iron age hill fort that has just sprung straight out of the earth.
However, the shape was created naturally over millions of years purely by erosion. The underlying strata consists of soft red sandstone which weathers easily especially in the open wind swept and wet countryside which is typical of the climate of south cost of England during the Winter months.
You can see the path winding its way to the top and the russet brown bracken fronds which are dying back for the winter and they give a nice tinge to the greenery on the slopes..
There are 7 Scots Pine { Pinus Sylvestris } growing on the top and they were planted by Maj W P Colfox during the first world war. For what reason, we dont know but Im certain he wouldnt have to have had a reason!!! They are called " The Magnificent Seven " and Im not going there! Dream on!!! Lol!
So there it stands and I think it looks wonderfully majestic in the soft fading light of a late September " Dorset " evening.
Ive had this pic since last year and Im only getting around to it now. I do hope you like it as much as I do and Im sure Ill find out soon enough!
I hope your week ahead is wonderful!
Hugs, P@t.
Santa Paula is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Situated amidst the orchards of the fertile Santa Clara River Valley, the city advertises itself to tourists as the "Citrus Capital of the World." Santa Paula was one of the early centers of California's petroleum industry. The Union Oil Company Building, the founding headquarters of the Union Oil Company of California in 1890, now houses the California Oil Museum. The population was 29,321 at the 2010 census, up from 28,598 at the 2000 census.
The area of what today is Santa Paula was originally inhabited by the Chumash, a Native American people. In 1769, the Spanish Portola expedition, first Europeans to see inland areas of California, came down the Santa Clara River Valley from the previous night's encampment near Fillmore and camped in the vicinity of Santa Paula on August 12, near one of the creeks coming into the valley from the north (probably Santa Paula Creek). Fray Juan Crespi, a Franciscan missionary travelling with the expedition, had previously named the valley Cañada de Santa Clara. He noted that the party traveled about 9 to 10 miles (14 to 16 km) that day and camped near a large native village, which he named San Pedro Amoliano. The site of the expedition's arrival has been designated California Historical Landmark No. 727.
Franciscan missionaries, led by Father Junipero Serra, became active in the area after the founding of the San Buenaventura Mission and established an Asistencia; the town takes its name from the Catholic Saint Paula. Santa Paula is located on the 1843 Rancho Santa Paula y Saticoy Mexican land grant.
In 1872 Nathan Weston Blanchard purchased 2,700 acres (10.9 km2) and laid out the townsite. Considered the founder of the community, he planted seedling orange trees in 1874. Several small oil companies owned by Wallace Hardison, Lyman Stewart and Thomas R. Bard were combined and became the Union Oil Company in 1890.
In April 1911, Gaston Méliès moved his Star Film Company from San Antonio, Texas to a site just north of Santa Paula.
The large South Mountain Oil Field southeast of town, just across the Santa Clara River, was discovered by the Oak Ridge Oil Company in 1916, and developed methodically through the 1920s, bringing further economic diversification and growth to the area. While the field peaked in production in the 1950s, Occidental Petroleum continues to extract oil through its Vintage Production subsidiary and remains a significant local employer.
A 500-acre (200 ha) master-planned community of 1,500 homes is expected to expand the town significantly when it begins construction in 2016.
These are the descendants of tribes which lost in the fight for the fertile plains a thousand years ago and quite a few of them might well be relatives of the Japanese of Chinese origin who went there with Xu Fu. When China first opened up, many of the young fellows there flocked to the coastal provinces for jobs. Now most of them are back making the place a tourist attraction instead. As the road is narrow, they turned to motorbikes. Things are getting better for them, mainly through their long term own efforts !
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Some Talented Musicians/Artists:
Vasa Prihoda : Paganini: Nel cor piu 1949
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6yUmlQ7RY
Maurice Gendron : The Swan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Nl7iLPh14
Milstein : Lizst Consolation No. 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss72Do2wGl0&list=RDIUNmb_bXNS...
( Even though Milstein said Eugene Ysaye didn't pay any attention to him as a pupil, yet, other than Auer, Eugene Ysaye's influence was clear ... Some even prefer his Bach to Heifetz )
Eugene Ysaye 2 Mazurkas, Op. 19
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvGbcFoGbSU&list=RDg08EWIwIO8...
Kogan : Saint Saens Havanaise
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbJWDwyZRQQ
Spivakovsky plays Paganini Caprice No.24
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3VGIBkJj4
Antonio Bazzini - La ronde des Lutins Op.25
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-om7CnqVU4
Gerhard Taschner : Carmen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2_cVh460TI
Kreutzer Sonata : Szigeti and Bartok
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZG2iKESTLk
Annie Fischer plays Schubert Sonata in B flat D 960
Fertile - Iowa
The farmers are now busy cutting and bailing hayfields. I also enjoy the patterns created by the fieldwork. Some bail, some roll it, but they always get the job done!
Depending upon weather and moisture conditions, there will be one to two more cuts before autumn!
Copyright 2023
The land is ready now for soy and corn.......
GOD BLESS AMERICA'S FARMERS
WYE ISLAND - NRMA, Queenstown, Md.
Bezige bijtjes: letterlijk dan! Met een macro objectief worden de kleinste onderwerpen een groot spektakel.
Fertile red soil (Red Kandosol)
This type of soil is found in all states of Australia except Victoria and Tasmania. Most crops (on this type of soil) can be seen in the Wheatbelt of southern New South Wales.
Fertile - Iowa
The view from the park is towards the dam on the Winnebago River. Finally a peaceful sunny afternoon on the island park founded in 1868 by one of the first settlers.
A popular park during the summer months with games, picnics and planned events.
Copyright 2022
Near Fertile - Iowa
Checking out the river area near Fertile, and decided to wander up the gravel road to the hill top from the bridge. I find this rural manicured front lawn and lane with maples "singing" in the sunshine!
It pays to explore in unknown rural areas. . . and this is why! :)
Probably the best display of autumn colors I have found to date!
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This guy was on patrol over a small body of water in the middle of nowhere but had no luck and left me for more fertile grounds.
Thanks for the visit everyone and the comments and kind words are so very much appreciated.
Coastal landscape near the Hachijou Lighthouse in Sueyoshi. Southern half of the island created by the eruptions of Mihara-yama volcano is thickly forested compared with the northern half created by Hachijou Fuji volcano. Mihara-yama is much older than Hachijou Fuji; therefore the volcano received more erosion, and the soil is thicker and more fertile than the northern half.
Autumn is a fleeting season, melancholy by nature. Its ghostly beauty cultivates a fertile atmosphere for memories that wrote their history on a tablet of fallen leaves.
BRIAN EASTON, When the Autumn Moon Is Bright
(Thank you Joel C. for this wonderful verse.)
This is a deciduous geophyte with a small subterranean tuber, 100-300 mm tall when in flower. It has only 4 fertile stamens, which are protrude from the flower.
Looking for more fertile grounds I had to venture outside the mesa this time -- this lush scenery is provided by Lost Unicorn
Fertile - Iowa
This beautiful park was built in 1868 by Mr. Rhodes who was also the founder of this community in 1856. It parallels the Winnebago River to the north as it flows through this quiet little town.
Early setters here coexisted with the Winnebago Indians who returned to the Dakotas in 1873 due to a lack of game and food supply.
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The forest floor is building up a fertile nest site and the nuts have been laid in leaf nests ready to sprout next Spring.
Fertile - Iowa
A pleasant spring view inside the park area, as you can see we need some rain. Most of our small creeks and ponds are quite low . . .
The park was founded in 1868 by Mr. Rhodes, an early settler, and continues to be a very popular area for seasonal activities!
Copyright 2023
The terraces here were first cultivated by the losing tribes who lost their battles in the fight for the fertile plains-- somewhat like the Red Indians in America. They were ethnically minority groups. Things are different now partly because of widespread intermarriages. And then there was a time when the younger generation flocked to large town along the eastern coast hunting for job. The local government in recent years subsidy residents to come back rebuilding the terraces making them into a tourist attraction.