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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.
Scientific name: Hibiscus schizopetalus
Popular names: Japanese Lantern, Curly-Mimo, Coral Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae
Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Climbers
Climate: Equatorial, Oceanic, Subtropical, Tropical
Origin: Africa
Height: 1.2 to 1.8 meters, 1.8 to 2.4 meters, 2.4 to 3.0 meters, 3.0 to 3.6 meters, 3.6 to 4.7 meters
Luminosity: Partial Shade, Full Sun
Large shrub (between 3 and 4 meters) with long, hanging branches. The Coral Hibiscus flowers are a show of their own.
The delicate flowers are a bright red color or streaked red and pink, they are always pending, supported by a long peduncle and adorned with curly and curved petals. In the garden we often see this plant isolated, but it can be used in groups.
The distinctive flowers with their frilly petals and long slender column are variously described as looking like an oriental lantern, a parachute or a chandelier. Plants will bloom intermittently throughout the year if they have sufficient light. If pollinated, flowers may be followed by oblong seed capsules.
Coral Hibiscus should be grown in full sun or partial shade in fertile, drainable soil, enriched with organic matter and irrigated periodically. It is usual to use tutors or fences to give the plant a more well-behaved appearance. Pruning leaves the plant with a more compact shape and renews the foliage. Does not tolerate severe cold or frost. Multiplies by cuttings.
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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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.
Schloss Benrath, Ostansicht.
Das Schloss Benrath liegt im südlichen Stadtteil Benrath der nordrhein-westfälischen Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf.
Die Verbindung der Architektur mit der umgebenden Natur.
Die Gliederung des Parterregeschosses spiegelt sich auch in der Zweiteilung des Parks wider: Die aus Vestibül und Kuppelsaal bestehende Mittelachse wird in Form des südlich gelegenen Spiegelweihers fortgeführt, an den sich verschiedene Gartenbereiche anschließen. Auf der Seite des Kurfürsten (Westen) befindet sich der schon im 17. Jahrhundert angelegte Jagdpark, der nach dem damaligen Verständnis einer dezidiert männlichen Tätigkeit, der Jagd, gewidmet war. Auf der Seite der Kurfürstin (Osten) befinden sich noch heute Obst-, Gemüse- und Kräutergärten, also die fruchtbaren und ertragbringenden Teile des Gartens.
Benrath Palace, east view.
Benrath Castle is located in the southern Benrath district of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf.
The connection between architecture and the surrounding nature.
The structure of the ground floor level is also reflected in the division of the park into two parts: the central axis, consisting of a vestibule and a domed hall, is continued in the form of the mirror pond to the south, to which various garden areas adjoin. On the elector's side (west) is the hunting park, which was laid out in the 17th century and, according to the understanding of the time, was dedicated to a decidedly male activity, hunting. On the side of the Electress (east) there are still fruit, vegetable and herb gardens, i.e. the fertile and profitable parts of the garden.
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
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.
This place is where early Mormons settled. It's no wonder why they chose these spots; they are splendid!
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)
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.
The Alcarria is a Spanish natural region located in the South Sub-region, which includes most of the center and south of the province of Guadalajara, the northwest of the province of Cuenca and the southeast of the province of Madrid.
Geographically it is formed by a tabular relief crowned by the structural surface of the limestone wasteland that is continuously cut from north to south by rivers and streams that form narrow glacis and loamy slopes and deep fertile valleys. This generates a geomorphology that produces a remarkable contrast between the holm oaks and the rain-fed agriculture of the páramo, and the small orchards, the olive groves and the aromatic herbs of the slopes and valleys.
Precisely, the abundance of aromatic plants such as rosemary, thyme, lavender or lavender make it possible beekeeping which results in the honey of the Alcarria. Other products given in the region are the Alcarreña lamb, the Alcarria oil and the Mondéjar and Sacedón and Arganda designation wines.
The anthropogenic landscape of the Alcarria has been the contextual framework of several famous literary works, among which the Journey to the Alcarria by Camilo José Cela stands out. (Source Wikipedia)
La Alcarria es una comarca natural española situada en la Submeseta Sur, que comprende la mayor parte del centro y sur de la provincia de Guadalajara, el noroeste de la provincia de Cuenca y el sureste de la provincia de Madrid.
Geográficamente está formada por un relieve tabular coronado por la superficie estructural del páramo calizo que se ve continuamente cortado de norte a sur por ríos y arroyos que forman angostos glacis y cuestas margosos y profundos valles fértiles. Esto genera una geomorfología que produce un notable contraste entre los encinares y la agricultura de secano del páramo, y las pequeñas huertas, los olivares y las hierbas aromáticas de las cuestas y valles.
Precisamente, la abundancia de plantas aromáticas como el romero, el tomillo, el espliego o lavanda hacen posible la apicultura de la que resulta la miel de la Alcarria. Otros productos dados en la comarca son el cordero de raza alcarreña, el aceite de la Alcarria y los vinos de denominación de origen de Mondéjar y Sacedón y Arganda.
El paisaje antropogenizado de la Alcarria ha sido marco contextual de varias obras literarias célebres, entre las que destaca fundamentalmente Viaje a la Alcarria de Camilo José Cela.(Fuente Wikipedia)
The first time I have seen a Galah in our neighbourhood. On this occasion, it stopped by to feed on the grass seeds on next door's rapidly growing lawn. One of those occasions when I was pleased I had my camera with me.
Courtesy of Wikipedia ...
Galahs are found in all Australian states, and are absent only from the driest areas and the far north of Cape York Peninsula. It is still uncertain whether they are native to Tasmania, though they are locally common today, especially in urban areas.[4] They are common in some metropolitan areas, for example Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, and common to abundant in open habitats which offer at least some scattered trees for shelter. The changes brought by European settlement, a disaster for many species, have been highly beneficial for the galah because of the clearing of forests in fertile areas and the provision of stock watering points in arid zones.
Flocks of galahs will often congregate and forage on foot for food in open grassy areas.
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
Mount Pangaion, also spelled Pangeon, Pangaeum, Pangaeos, or Pangaios, Modern Greek Pangaíon Óros, mountain, at the mouth of the Struma (Modern Greek: Strymónas) River, northeastern Kaválla nomós (department), Macedonia (Makedonía), Greece. Its highest point is 6,417 feet (1,956 m). The upper slopes are formed by fracturing of marble rock; gold and silver mineral deposits are found at lower elevations. It is rich in forest and streams and is surrounded by the fertile alluvial plain of the Struma, on which crops such as tobacco, cotton, rice, and olives are cultivated intensively. In ancient times, the peak was the home of a cult of Dionysus. The ancient Thracians exploited its gold and silver, trading their metals for goods supplied by the Amphipolitans and Neapolitans. Its famed wealth led to constant strife in the region, however, until Philip II of Macedonia gained control in the 4th century BCE. Situated on the east side of the mountain are the monastery of Eikosiphoiníssis, containing some ancient manuscripts, and the church of Zoodochos Pighi, founded in the 6th century CE. The usual base for the ascent of Mount Pangaion is either of the towns of Elevtheroupolis or Pravion.
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.
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The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs, 150 million years ago. Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape.
Other important rock formations include limestones, shales, and conglomerates. Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire included the Basket Maker people and later the Anasazi Pueblo farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley.
The span of approximate occupation has been dated from 300 B.C.E. to 1150 C.E. Their visits probably involved hunting, food gathering, and religious ceremonies, although scarcity of water would have limited the length of their stay. Fine examples of rock art left by these ancient peoples can be found at several sites within the park. (From: parks.nv.gov/parks/valley-of-fire-state-park).
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.
This European drone fly is covered with gold dust as he plows through all the pollen produced by that pretty marsh marigold flower. Introduced to North America from Europe back in the colonizing era, this flower fly has thrived in its new home. They are fond of wet meadows where marsh marigold grows since their larvae thrive on bacteria in fertile stagnant waters or in some cases nearby cow pies.
The oasis of Farafra is a triangular-shaped fertile depression to the north-west of Dakhla and roughly mid-way between Dakhla and Bahariya, with the impenetrable Great Sand Sea bordering the region to the west. Since 1958 Farafra has been part of the Wadi el-Gedid or ‘New Valley’, but in ancient times it was known as Ta-iht or the ‘Land of the Cow’. This name probably came from the region’s association with the cow-headed goddess Hathor, known for her nurturing qualities.
The Gelderse rose produces fertile flowers that, if they are in full sun to half shade, turn a beautiful red/orange colour. The Viburnum opulus produces white flower clusters, which unfortunately attract few butterflies. The fruits are not really tasty to eat. The birds only take them later in the autumn and early winter. As soon as the berries have been frosted, they shrivel and are then eaten by the birds. www.tuinplantenwinkel.nl/heesters/viburnum/gelderse-roos/
Bezige bijtjes: letterlijk dan! Met een macro objectief worden de kleinste onderwerpen een groot spektakel.
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.
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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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Looking for more fertile grounds I had to venture outside the mesa this time -- this lush scenery is provided by Lost Unicorn
Ezekiel 17:8
New International Version
8 It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a splendid vine.
A couple of zinnia flowering heads. (Most of those orange things are individual flowers, according to the botanists. There are fertile disc flowers in the center.) My wife got these, in a single pot, for porch flowers. Zinnia is the common name, and also the genus name.
Thanks for looking! Isn't God a great artist?
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!
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I wanted to get the rich green moss along the right side of the falls. As I was setting up, I kept getting freaked out by the tree behind me with a huge deep hole beneath it. I don’t know if I was more freaked out about the tree falling or if something was in the hole. At any rate I soon forgot about the hole and took my shots. After that I start to make my way back out.
The fertile valley of the Nyang chu River, which is the principal tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ or Brahmaputra in Tsang, The valley is divided into upper and lower reaches; Upper Nyang, corresponding to present-day Gyantse county, and Lower Nyang to Panam county. Upper Nyang therefore extends from the watershed of the Khari La pass as far as the town of Gyantse, and includes the peripheral valleys formed by the tributaries Nyeru Tsangpo, Lu chu, and Narong Dung chu.
The county capital is at Gyantse, a strategic intersection of great historic importance.
Area: 3.595 sq km.
Fondée en 1146 dans la vallée de la Thyle par Bernard de Clairvaux, cette abbaye était l'une des premières filles de l'abbaye de Clairvaux. Elle fut très tôt protégée par les ducs de Brabant et ainsi rapidement féconde. Le XIIIe siècle marque son apogée. Entre les XIVe et XVIIe siècles, l'abbaye a connu une succession de périodes calmes et troublées, durant lesquelles les moines ont quitté les lieux à neuf reprises pour raisons d'insécurité. Au XVIIIe siècle, l'abbaye a connu son second âge d'or, marqué par une grande ébullition architecturale. Après la Révolution française, la communauté monastique a dû se disperser, puis l'abbaye fut vendue comme bien national.
Dès lors, aux XIXe et XXe siècles, le site a connu dégradations et restaurations. L'ancienne abbaye de Villers est devenue un lieu de visite romantique et pittoresque, mais bien que devenu touristique, le site se dégradait. L'État belge a donc procédé à l'expropriation des lieux en 1892 pour y entamer un important chantier de restauration.
Les ruines appartiennent désormais à la Région wallonne, relevant du patrimoine majeur de Wallonie. La gestion du site est confiée à une association sans but lucratif, laquelle organise depuis 1987 des représentations théâtrales, des expositions et autres manifestations.
Founded in 1146 in the valley of the Thyle by Bernard de Clairvaux, this abbey was one of the first daughters of the abbey of Clairvaux. It was very early protected by the Dukes of Brabant and thus quickly fertile. The 13th century marks its peak. Between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries, the abbey experienced a succession of calm and troubled periods, during which the monks left the premises nine times for reasons of insecurity. In the 18th century, the abbey experienced its second golden age, marked by great architectural turmoil. After the French Revolution, the monastic community had to disperse, then the abbey was sold as national property.
From then on, in the 19th and 20th centuries, the site suffered damage and restoration. The old abbey of Villers has become a romantic and picturesque place to visit, but although it has become touristy, the site is deteriorating. The Belgian State therefore expropriated the premises in 1892 to begin a major restoration project.
The ruins now belong to the Walloon Region, belonging to the major heritage of Wallonia. The management of the site is entrusted to a non-profit association, which has been organizing theatrical performances, exhibitions and other events since 1987.
Ston
is a village and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.
Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since the antiquity.
Located at the gates of the peninsula, surrounded by three seas, protected by four hills, rich in fresh water and saltwater, fertile plains, it has been an important political, cultural and ecclesiastical centre.
@Wikipedia
From “tough as Texas” live oaks and prickly pear cactus growing out of solid granite to the fertile valley below
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Lo saben nuestras almas,
más allá de las islas y más allá del sol.
El trópico, en sandalias de luz, presto las alas,
y tu sueño y mi sueño se encendieron.
Se hizo la cita al mar... tonada de mis islas,
y hubo duelo de lirios estirando colinas,
y hubo llanto de arroyos enloqueciendo brisas,
y hubo furia de estrellas desabriéndose heridas...
Tú, y mi voz de los riscos, combatían mi vida.
Se hizo al mar tu victoria, sobre palmas vencidas...
Fue paisaje en lo inmenso,
una imagen de mar casi riachuelo,
de río regresando,
de vida, de tan honda, atomizándose.
Y se dio cita eterna la emoción.
El mar, el verdadero mar,
casi ya mío... el mar, el mar extraño
en su propio recinto...
el mar
ya quiere ser el mar sobremarino...
Fragmento de Julia de Burgos
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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Gyantsé རྒྱལ་རྩེ། county
The fertile valley of the Nyang chu River, which is the principal tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo ཡར་ཀླུངས་གཙང་པོ་ or Brahmaputra in Tsang, The valley is divided into upper and lower reaches; Upper Nyang, corresponding to present-day Gyantse county, and Lower Nyang to Panam county. Upper Nyang therefore extends from the watershed of the Khari La pass as far as the town of Gyantse, and includes the peripheral valleys formed by the tributaries Nyeru Tsangpo, Lu chu, and Narong Dung chu. The county capital is at Gyantse, a strategic intersection of great historic importance. Area: 3.595 sq km. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...