Die Fraueninsel ist nach der Herreninsel die zweitgrößte der drei Inseln im Chiemsee. Auf der 15,5 ha großen und autofreien Fraueninsel wohnen in etwa 50 Häusern beständig um die 300 Einwohner. Diese Siedlung auf der Insel bildet den Ort Frauenchiemsee, weswegen im Sprachgebrauch die beiden Begriffe Fraueninsel und Frauenchiemsee oft synonym verwendet werden.

Um die Insel herum führt ein etwa 1,5 km langer Fußweg. Das Fahrradfahren ist auf der Insel nicht gestattet. Nur in der Zeit von sieben bis zwölf Uhr dürfen Lieferfahrzeuge vereinzelt auf die Insel. Die Insel ist das ganze Jahr über mit dem Linienschiff der Chiemsee-Schifffahrt zu erreichen.

Das Kloster Frauenwörth prägt den Charakter von Frauenchiemsee, es ist Wallfahrtsort für die selige Irmengard, die Schutzpatronin des Chiemgaus.

782 gründete Herzog Tassilo III. von Bayern das Kloster. Nach den Zerstörungen der Ungarneinfälle erlebte es zwischen dem 11. und dem 15. Jahrhundert eine Blütezeit. 1728 und 1732 wurden die Klostergebäude neu erbaut. Im Zuge der Säkularisation hob man das Kloster von 1803 bis 1835 auf, jedoch bestand der Konvent fort. 1836 errichtete König Ludwig I. von Bayern für die Benediktinerinnen das Kloster neu.

Fraueninsel is the second largest of the three islands in Lake Chiemsee after Herreninsel. On the 15.5 hectares large and car-free Fraueninsel live in about 50 houses constantly around 300 inhabitants. This settlement on the island forms the village Frauenchiemsee, which is why the two terms Fraueninsel and Frauenchiemsee are often used synonymously.

Around the island leads an approximately 1.5 km long footpath. Bicycling is not permitted on the island. Delivery vehicles are only allowed on the island sporadically between the hours of seven and twelve. The island can be reached all year round by the Chiemsee-Schifffahrt scheduled boat service.

The Frauenwörth monastery shapes the character of Frauenchiemsee; it is a place of pilgrimage for Blessed Irmengard, the patron saint of Chiemgau.

In 782 Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria founded the monastery. After the destruction of the Hungarian invasions, it flourished between the 11th and 15th centuries. In 1728 and 1732 the monastery buildings were rebuilt. In the course of secularization the monastery was abolished from 1803 to 1835, but the convent continued to exist. In 1836 King Ludwig I of Bavaria rebuilt the monastery for the Benedictine nuns.

The Chausey archipelago consists of 365 islets at low tide and 52 at high tide, making it a magically shifting landscape

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Happy New Year to all the inhabitants of the planet Flickr !

In this New Year, I wish you achieve all your goals in life

аnd get success at every step of life !

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Мountain range of the Uri Alps with Mount Titlis and the Trubsee lake, Central Switzerland.

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Новогоднее поздравление с видом на Альпы

Всех жителей планеты Flickr с Новым 2016 годом !

Желаю вам достичь всех поставленных целей и добиться успеха на каждом этапе жизни !

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Горный массив Урнерские Альпы, гора Титлис и озеро Trübsee, Центральная Швейцария .

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An inhabitant of woodland, forest, parkland, and gardens with larger trees, especially oaks. Note stout black bill, thick black mustache, and black-and-white wing pattern with a patch of blue on the shoulder. White rump usually obvious in flight. Varies significantly across wide geographic range. Typically rather shy and difficult to see well, but sometimes feeds out on open ground; often seen flying across roads. Wide vocal repertoire: typical call a dry “scaaaaak,” as well as varied warbling and hooted notes (Courtesy ebirds).

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Dacnis Cayana - Male - The Blue Dacnis is a stunning inhabitant of humid lowland forest from Honduras to south to northeastern Argentina. The Blue Dacnis is sexually dimorphic: the male primarily is bright turquoise blue with a black throat, back and tail, whereas the female is mostly green with a blue crown. Blue Dacnis are most often found foraging for nectar and insects in the tops of trees along forest edges or small clearings. When foraging for insects, the Blue Dacnis usually takes its prey from leaves, often with acrobatic maneuvers; the Blue Dacnis frequently pays particular attention to brown spots on green leaves, apparently seeking out leaf damage that might indicate the presence of an insect.

The common name for this species in Spanish is the Dacnis Azul (Hilty 2011, de Juana et al. 2012), and in Portuguese it is Saí-Azul (CRBO 2010). The etymology of Dacnis comes from the Greek daknis, an unidentified bird from Egypt (Jobling 2010). The specific epithet cayana was used along with cayanensis and cayanus in to refer to Cayenne or French Guiana; Cayenne was often used for species that were from an uncertain province thought to be in the Amazon (Jobling 2010). Birds of the World.

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The inhabitants of Mani, the Maniates are descendants of the ancient Dorian population of the Peloponnese and related to the ancient Spartans. The terrain is mountainous and inaccessible and until recently many Mani villages could be accessed only by sea.

Maniates had a reputation as fierce and proudly independent warriors, who practiced piracy and fierce blood feuds. For the most part, the Maniates lived in fortified villages in "house-towers" where they defended their lands against the armies of the Franks and later the Ottomans.

Vendettas

An important aspect of Maniot culture were the vendettas which frequently plagued Mani. Usually, the decision to start a vendetta was made at a family gathering. The main aim of a vendetta was usually to wipe out the other family. The families involved locked themselves in their towers and whenever they got the chance murdered members of the opposing family. The other families in the village normally locked themselves in their towers in order not to get in the way of the fighting.

Some vendettas went on for months, sometimes years. In vendettas, the families could have a truce or treva, if one family needed to attend a religious ceremony or when it was time to harvest the crops. As soon as the treva ended, the killing could resume. Vendettas usually ended when one family was exterminated or when the defeated family left the town. Sometimes families came to terms, and vendettas stopped when the Turks invaded. The longest treva occurred when the Mavromichales declared war on the Turks in 1821. Vendettas continued after the liberation of Greece even though the Regency tried to demolish the towers.

White Woodpeckers - it is a distinctive inhabitant of lightly wooded savannas and grasslands and forest edge of central South American. It occurs from extreme southeastern Peru east to northeastern Brazil and south to Argentina. The White Woodpecker has a white head and white underparts, set off with yellow patches on the hindneck and belly; there is a black stripe that extends from the rear of the eye to the mantle; and has black wings and tail. The White Woodpecker typically forages in groups of 5 to 8 individuals, sometimes in mixed species flocks with members of the woodpecker genus Colaptes. An arboreal species, the White Woodpecker feeds predominantly on fruits and seeds, but will also feed on insects. White Woodpeckers occasionally open bee nests to get at the honey and insects within. Picture taken at Pantanal - MT.

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La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula

(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)

The juvenile male looks bigger than his mom, but that's right.

The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.

Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.

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A delicate-looking inhabitant of densely vegetated wetlands, where it scrambles over floating plants and between the stems of standing ones. Brown above and pale gray below, with a small black mask around the eye bound in by two bold white stripes. Prefers to run away instead of fly; flight is weak, with dangling legs. Call is a loud, raspy “kii-kah,” often repeated. (eBird)

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Well, this was a nice surprise. This crake ran across the lily pads and was briefly in view. We'd been tracking its progress, so I had the camera all ready for when it appeared briefly in this little window between the lotus stems.

Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eyes Tours - Tropical Australia.

La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.

♂️ Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula

(Acorn Woodpecker / Carpintero careto)

The Acorn Woodpecker is a common, conspicuous inhabitant of foothill and montane woodlands from northwestern Oregon, California, the American Southwest, and western Mexico through the highlands of Central America to the northern Andes in Colombia.

Subspecies Melanerpes formicivorus flavigula is found in the Colombian Andes.

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Inhabitants of this village showed a lot of creativity in dealing with the limitations of their natural geography. The small harbor can only accommodate a few boats at a time, so the others are lined up in the water in trouble or guarded on shore firm at the pier.

The houses climb the extremely steep slopes heaped one over the other.

The Olympians (inhabitants of Olympus), like the intensely colorful motifs. They paint their houses and churches with a variety of colors, such as here, in the square where the metropolis of the town - the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary - is located. A feast of colors form a quasi fairy tale urban environment. Karpathos island, Greece.

A perky, inquisitive inhabitant of woodlands, scrub, parks, and gardens. Note the mohawklike crest (except on young males), the rather short bill, and dark gray (adult males) to dingy (immatures and females) underparts. The female Puerto Rican Emerald lacks a crest, is often whiter below, and has a blackish face. The female Blue-headed Hummingbird also lacks a crest plus it has a longer bill and a longer tail that is blue. Calls include a high thin “pit” or “tsit” as well as various high-pitched twitterings. (eBird)

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This photo does not do this pretty hummingbird justice, but it was the only I got. I would see them buzzing around the flowers whenever my camera was elsewhere. People do not feed hummingbirds in Barbados because there is so much natural food around. This means its harder to predict where they will be for a photo session. Oh well, you take what you can get :-)

Andromeda Botanical Gardens, Barbados. February 2023.

An inhabitant of the Wadden Sea tidal flats.

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Pico Island’s population (just 15k inhabitants) live scattered along the coastline. In the interior of the island you can’t find a soul. Just happy cows grazing and enjoying an easy life from abundant pasture.

That’s a pity (or a blessing…) because you can find there beautiful spots, with an endless number of volcanoes, craters, lakes (a lot of crater lakes) and views to the sea and nearby islands. And green, a lot of green!

This amazingly beautiful lagoon is such an example. You won’t be able to see any references to it on guides or mentions to its existence on websites. Those are focused almost exclusively on the coastline and its (admittedly) beautiful landscapes/seascapes. If they only knew better…

From the vantage point where this shot was taken you have a magnificent view of the lagoon and its beautiful surroundings but, being so high (at clouds level!), you can see as well in the distance the blue ocean and the nearby S. Jorge Island (another of the nine Azorean islands).

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Pico Island, Azores, Portugal

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Şirince (pronounced [ʃiˈɾindʒe]) is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period (323-31 BC). Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 2002 by Ersoy and Gurler indicate the presence of seven villages and nine farmsteads in the area dating back to ancient and medieval times. On the road up you will see the remains of several Roman aqueducts as the village was an important water source for ancient Ephesus. Today the village prospers through agriculture (olive oil, peaches, wine) and tourism. Almost all of the houses dating back to 19th century have been renovated and most converted into boutique hotels.

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The Pieter Boele (1893) can be chartered for groups (max. 55 people) for round trips on the Merwede, around the island of Dordt, trips to Gorinchem, Kinderdijk or Rotterdam.

The home port of this beautiful ship is the historic Wolwevershaven in Dordrecht.

The wool weavers harbor was dug in 1609. This was decided to help solve the problem of the silting up of the New harbor due to flooding. The excavated sand was used to construct quays on both sides, one of which would later be given the same name as the harbor. In the early years, the port was still referred to as The New harbor, which is located south of the wool weavers harbor. The quay was initially named new storage

, named after the place where goods are unloaded and stored.. Eventually the harbor was named after the cloth makers or wool weavers who had settled on the quay. During a meeting in 1645 it was decided to also build houses on the quay. Initially there were fourteen. The image of the wool weavers harbor was determined by the a defensive wall. at the entrance of the harbour, where the Damiate Bridge was laid in 1639. This bridge connects two quays the wool weavers harbor and the Coopers harbor. In the 17th, but especially in the 18th century, the wool weavers harbor increasingly became a place where the elite settled. The area changed from a place of storage and industry into a stately residential area, so that living in a large house on the harbor gradually gave more and more status. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was still a place where the wealthy lived. More than one sixth of the inhabitants of Dordrecht belonged to the well-to-do bourgeoisie or elite. The Wolwevershaven was one of the most affluent streets in the city.

Marstrand is a seaside locality on the Swedish west-coast. It had 1,319 inhabitants in 2010 and has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th-century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The town got its name from its location on the island Marstrandsön.

During the last quarter of the 18th century Marstrand had the free port status, granted by the King Gustav III. Marstrand is a popular sailing resort in summer time with many sailing competitions.

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The Al-Khazneh (building that appears in "Indiana Jones"), for example, is a work of century 1 a.C .: made like real mausoleum. Its façade, of Hellenistic inspiration, impresses by the dimensions: it is 43 meters of height by 30 of width. At the top of one of the mountains surrounding Petra is another work of art: the Ad-Deir, another mausoleum, but which was used in the 5th century AD as a Byzantine church. To visit it, you have to face 800 steps that lead to the top. Petra was a powerful city. The Nabataeans put her on the route of the caravans that crossed the Arabian peninsula towards the Mediterranean or the Red Sea. They have developed irrigation systems and built dams to store rainwater that falls from time to time into the desert. In its peak, the place had 30 thousand inhabitants.

Walls around the temple Kalasasaya.

Located near the south-eastern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, Tiwanaku is one of the most important precursors to the Inca Empire. The community grew to urban proportions between the 7th and 9th centuries, becoming an important regional power in the southern Andes. At its peak the city had between 15,000–30,000 inhabitants. While only a small part has been excavated, Tiahuanaco represents the greatest megalithic architectural achievement of pre-Inca South America. Today it is one of the top tourist attractions in Bolivia.

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Zur Blauen Stunde sahen wir bei starkem Wind und Schneetreiben auch Rentiere. War das eine wunderbare Begegnung mit diesen friedvollen Tieren.

At blue hour we saw reindeer with strong wind and blowing snow. It was a wonderful encounter with these peaceful animals.

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Rentier (Rangifer tarandus) - reindeer

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Marstrand is a seaside locality on the Swedish west-coast. It had 1,319 inhabitants in 2010 and has held city privileges since 1200. The most striking feature about Marstrand is the 17th-century fortress Carlsten, named after King Carl X Gustav of Sweden. The town got its name from its location on the island Marstrandsön.

During the last quarter of the 18th century Marstrand had the free port status, granted by the King Gustav III. Marstrand is a popular sailing resort in summer time with many sailing competitions.

www.marstrand.se/en

Die Burg Vitturi entstand gegen Ende des 15. Jh. Bauherr war die Familie Vitturi aus Trogir. Heute befinden sich in der Anlage ein Büro der Tourismusvereinigung, ein Museum und die Stadtbibliothek des Ortes.

Die Burg wurde im Stil eines luxuriösen Renaissancepalastes erbaut und 1564 fertiggestellt.

Mit der Burg Vitturi ist eine Legende von Miljenko und Dorila verbunden, die oft als kroatische Romeo und Julia bezeichnet werden.

Die Legende von Miljenko und Dobrila ist eine tragische Geschichte über zwei Liebende aus Kaštel Lukšić, die oft als kroatische Romeo und Julia bezeichnet werden. Die Legende wurde als Grundlage für eine Reihe von Romanen, Opern und Theaterstücken verwendet. Die Geschichte stammt aus der zweiten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts, als in Kaštel Lukšić zwei Adelsfamilien lebten - die Familie Vitturi mit ihrer Tochter Dobrila und die Familie Rušinić mit ihrem Sohn Miljenko. Der Legende nach verliebten sich Miljenko und Dobrila, aber sie mussten ihre Beziehung wegen einer langjährigen Fehde zwischen ihren Familien geheim halten. Als ihre Eltern von ihrer Beziehung erfuhren, beschlossen sie, sie zu trennen.

Nach einer Reiher von Ereignissen tötete Dobrilas Vater, vor Wut verzehrt, Miljenko. Einige Monate später starb Dobrila vor Traurigkeit. Ihr einziger Wunsch war es, neben Miljenko begraben zu werden.

Ihr Grab befindet sich in der Kirche St. Johannes in Kaštel Lukšić und ist berühmt für die Inschrift „Ruhe in Frieden, Liebende“.

Vitturi Castle was built by the aristocratic family Vitturi from Trogir, at the end of the 15th century.[1] Two noblemen from Trogir.

The castle was built in the style of a luxurious renaissance palace and it was completed in 1564. Nowadays, the renovated Vitturi castle has become the cultural centre of Kaštel Lukšić, as a place where numerous exhibitions, concerts and plays are held. In addition to that, the town museum and other cultural institutions are situated in the former residential part of the castle. The Vitturi castle is famous not only for its beauty but also for a legend concerning one of its inhabitants – Dobrila Vitturi.

The legend of Miljenko and Dobrila is a tragic story about two lovers from Kaštel Lukšić, who are often described as the Croatian Romeo and Juliet. The legend was used as a basis for a number of novels, operas and plays. The story dates from the second half of the 17th century, when two noble families lived in Kaštel Lukšić – the Vitturi family with their daughter Dobrila and the Rušinić family with their son Miljenko.

According to the legend, Miljenko and Dobrila fell in love, but they had to keep their relationship secret because of a long-lasting feud between their families. When their parents found out about their relationship, they decided to separate them.

After a series of events, Dobrila's father, consumed with rage, killed Miljenko. A few months later, Dobrila died of sadness. Her only wish was to be buried next to Miljenko.

Their grave can be found in the church of St. John in Kaštel Lukšić, and it is famous for the inscription ‘Rest in peace, lovers’. (Wikipedia)

A venerable inhabitant of Patara Elephant Farm dwells amidst its steamy natural surroundings in rural Chiangmai Province, Thailand.

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Waren (Müritz) is a medium-sized town and health resort in the Mecklenburg Lake District in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with over 21,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Lake District Office in Waren, to which twelve municipalities belong, and the city itself is free of office. Waren is one of the 18 medium-sized centers, the eighth largest in terms of population and the second largest in terms of area in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Waren, which emerged from a Slavic settlement in the early 13th century, was expanded by Westphalian settlers as part of the Deutsche Ostsiedlung and was the royal seat of the princes of Werle for eight decades. For centuries it belonged to Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The city recovered only slowly from numerous city fires, epidemics and the aftermath of the Thirty Years' War.

Today Waren is the main town on the Müritz and a center of the Mecklenburg Lake District holiday region. The largely well-preserved old town with many historical buildings, the NaturErlebnisZentrum Müritzeum, the festival of the Müritz saga, the city harbor and the regional nature are important sights. In addition to tourism, important economic sectors are also the food industry and mechanical engineering, the world market leader for large ship propellers Mecklenburg Metallguss is based in Waren. In addition, the city is a regionally important transport hub as well as a training and vocational school location.

Waren (Müritz) ist mit über 21.000 Einwohnern eine Mittelstadt und ein Kurort im Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte im Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Sie ist Sitz des Amtes Seenlandschaft Waren, dem zwölf Gemeinden angehören, die Stadt selbst ist amtsfrei. Waren ist eines der 18 Mittelzentren, hinsichtlich der Bevölkerung die achtgrößte und der Fläche nach die zweitgrößte Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Waren, das im frühen 13. Jahrhundert aus einer slawischen Siedlung hervorging, wurde durch westfälische Siedler im Rahmen der Deutschen Ostsiedlung ausgebaut und war acht Jahrzehnte lang die Residenzstadt der Fürsten von Werle. Es gehörte jahrhundertelang zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Die Stadt erholte sich nur langsam von zahlreichen Stadtbränden, Epidemien und den Folgen des Dreißigjährigen Krieges.

Heute ist Waren der Hauptort an der Müritz und ein Zentrum der Urlaubsregion Mecklenburgische Seenplatte. Die weitgehend gut erhaltene Altstadt mit vielen historischen Bauwerken, das NaturErlebnisZentrum Müritzeum, die Festspiele der Müritz-Saga, der Stadthafen und die regionale Natur sind bedeutende Sehenswürdigkeiten. Neben dem Tourismus bedeutende Wirtschaftszweige sind auch die Lebensmittelwirtschaft und der Maschinenbau, der Weltmarktführer für große Schiffspropeller Mecklenburger Metallguss hat seinen Sitz in Waren. Zudem ist die Stadt ein regional bedeutsamer Verkehrsknotenpunkt sowie Ausbildungs- und Berufsschulstandort.

Gorzów Wielkopolski is city located on Warta River and has about 125000 inhabitants. The main part of city with the historical part is located on the right, high bank of river. The Nadwarciański Boulevard is located along the entire city center, separated from the city by a historic railway flyover. The Old Town Bridge, which is a passing from the right bank to the left bank, divides the boulevard into the east and west.

The building is a remnant of the city's urban layout from before World War II. In the years 2009-2011 the boulevard was rebuilt for recreational purposes, a lower boulevard terrace was built, where ships can moor.

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Gorzów Wielkopolski jest miastem położony jest nad rzeką Warta i liczy około 125 tys mieszkańców. Główna część miasta wraz z częścią historyczną znajduje się na prawym, wysokim brzegu rzeki. Na całej długości wzdłuż ścisłego centrum miasta znajduje się Bulwar Nadwarciański, oddzielony od miasta zabytkową estakadą linii kolejowej. Most Staromiejski, będący przeprawą z brzegu prawego na lewy, dzieli bulwar na wschodnią i zachodnią część.

Zabudowa jest pozostałością układu urbanistycznego miasta z przed II Wojny Światowej. W latach 2009-2011 bulwar został przebudowany w celu rekreacyjnym, wybudowano także dolny taras bulwaru, przy którym mogą cumować statki.

Housing, pond and shelter.

The ancient inhabitants used this cave as a dwelling, taking advantage of its great breadth and ease of access. This is proved by the remains of umu pae (old stone ovens) where they cooked the food. The ceiling openings caused by collapses of material prevented smoke from accumulating inside.

One of the main chambers of Ana Te Pahu was used as a water reservoir, since the frequent precipitations, typical of the subtropical climate, filter through the rock and accumulate in the interior. This allowed the residents to have a very accessible water reserve and saved the journey to more remote natural wetlands, such as Rano Aroi.

This natural pond was especially useful in times when Ana Te Pahu served as a refuge. Here the ancient Rapanui hid during the clashes that arose between the different tribes to hold the power and during the series of sad “raids” in search of slaves, which were organized in the middle of century XIX.

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Rodemack is in the "Pays des Trois Frontières" or Land of the Three Frontiers, on the borders of France, Germany (which it is only 20 km away from) and Luxembourg (6 km) and it is steeped in these three cultures. The village is nicknamed "Petite Carcassonne Lorraine" and is still surrounded by 700 m of ramparts dating from the 15th century. Entrance is via the fortified gate of Sierck, which was built by the inhabitants themselves in the 14th century.

Rodemack belongs to "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.

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I've never been to a zoo on such a horrible rainy day. My socks and shoes got wet, but I still had fun with the zoo inhabitants and I had them almost alone for me *lol*

Ich war noch nie zuvor an einem so fürchterlichen Regentag in einem Zoo. Meine Socken und Schuhe wurden nass, aber ich hatte trotzdem Spaß mit den Zoobewohnern und ich hatte sie fast alleine für mich *lach*

Snowy day. I was enjoying the white silence of the forest, the slight squeaking of my steps in the powder snow. A slight movement at the edge of my field of vision made my head spin. They were watching me ....

Luckily I had my camera slung over my shoulder. Just enough time to aim and shoot .... before they disappeared.

When confinement gets on your boredom

Portrait of the bentgrass captured in the field of crops in Kirchberg, Luxembourg

Jeremiah 21:13 “Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?”

Isaiah 24:1 “Watch out! The LORD is about to depopulate the land and devastate it; He will turn it upside down and scatter its inhabitants.”

Annecy is the capital of Haute-Savoie, which has about 50,000 inhabitants and is a city located on Lake Annecy, surrounded by alpine peaks. The city is a real pearl with beautiful buildings - often called French or Alpine Venice.

The Thiou River creates islands and canals that cross the Old Town making it similar to Venice. On the hill above the lake there is a magnificent castle-fortress. It was built in the 12th century, after the fires it was rebuilt in an unchanged form but with limited wood. Until 1947, there were military barracks here, and since 1953 it has been owned by the City.

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Annecy jest stolicą Górnej Sabaudii, która liczy około 50 tys mieszkańców i jest miastem położonym nad jeziorem Annecy, otoczonym alpejskimi szczytami. Miasto jest prawdziwą perłą z piękną zabudową - często nazywane Francuską lub Alpejską Wenecją.

Rzeka Thiou tworzy wyspy i kanały, które przecinają Stare Miasto czyniąc je podobnym do Wenecji. Na wzgórzu nad brzegiem jeziora wznosi się okazały zamek-forteca. Został zbudowany w XII wieku, po pożarach był odbudowywany w niezmienionej formie ale z ograniczeniem drewna. Do 1947 roku znajdowały się tutaj koszary wojskowe, a od 1953 jest własnoscią Miasta.

The Nuthatch is a charismatic inhabitant of woodland and an agile visitor to bird tables.

A handsome bird with a similar shape and structure to a woodpecker. The Nuthatch has a slate grey back, black eye stripe, white cheeks and orange breast; it is possible to distinguish male birds by their contrasting dark rufous flanks. Birds can be seen all year round in the UK, particularly in old deciduous woodland, although the species is absent from Northern Ireland and central to northern Scotland. The species possesses a range of loud whistling calls.

Nuthatches nest in tree holes or nest boxes, reinforcing the nest entrance with dried mud. Up to eight eggs are laid. The Nuthatch UK population trend shows a significant increase since the 1970s, which may be caused by a fall in the rate of nest failure and an increase in brood size and the number of chicks successfully reared per breeding attempt.

Plaza de la Escandalera, Oviedo, Asturias, España.

Oviedo es un concejo y ciudad española, capital del Principado de Asturias. Su origen se remonta a la Alta Edad Media —siglo VIII—, o incluso a antes, denominada en origen Ovetum. Oviedo es un concejo (el equivalente asturiano al municipio), además de una parroquia de dicho concejo, de la que forma parte, a su vez, la capital y ciudad homónima.

Es el centro geográfico, universitario, religioso, político y administrativo de Asturias, sede de la Junta General del Principado, de sus instituciones, de la Universidad de Oviedo, del Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, de los Premios Princesa de Asturias así como de la archidiócesis de Oviedo. Es reconocida como una de las ciudades con mayor calidad de vida de Europa según la Comisión Europea.

El municipio de Oviedo es el segundo más poblado de la comunidad autónoma, con 219 910 habitantes (2020), ocupando el puesto número 21 entre los municipios más poblados de España y está incluido en el área metropolitana central de Asturias, que engloba a más de 850 000 personas, y en el denominado ocho asturiano.

Ostenta los títulos de «muy noble, muy leal, benemérita, invicta, heroica y buena» que figuran en el escudo del municipio y así lo recoge una placa situada en la fachada del edificio del Ayuntamiento.

Oviedo is a council and Spanish city, capital of the Principality of Asturias. Its origin dates back to the High Middle Ages - 8th century - or even earlier, originally called Ovetum. Oviedo is a council (the Asturian equivalent of the municipality ), as well as a parish of said council, of which the capital and homonymous city forms part.

It is the geographical, university, religious, political and administrative center of Asturias, headquarters of the General Board of the Principality, its institutions, the University of Oviedo, the Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias, the Princess of Asturias Awards as well as the Archdiocese of Oviedo. It is recognized as one of the cities with the highest quality of life in Europe according to the European Commission.

The municipality of Oviedo is the second most populated in the autonomous community, with 219,910 inhabitants (2020), ranking number 21 among the most populated municipalities in Spain and is included in the central metropolitan area of Asturias, which includes more 850,000 people, and in the so-called Asturian eight.

It holds the titles of "very noble, very loyal, worthy, undefeated, heroic and good" that appear on the municipality's coat of arms and this is reflected in a plaque located on the facade of the Town Hall building.

Another important inhabitant of the Atlantic Forest, I present here two photos of the Saffron Toucanet (Pteroglossus bailloni) / Araçari-banana.

It measures 35 to 39cm in length, and its weight, between 156 and 169g. The beak has various shades of green and yellow. There is a red area around the median part of the maxilla, with diffuse green margins that gradually turn grayish blue. The male's beak is larger than that of the female, which is also different in color: green tends more to olive and grayish. Thus, the male's colors are more vivid.

It feeds on fruits, insects, as well as eggs and chicks of other birds.

Little is known about the reproductive biology of this species. The nests are built in hollows, holes in trees and in termite mounds. It often uses woodpecker nests. The male courts the female singing and giving her food. In captivity, laying of 2 to 3 white eggs was observed. Parental care is provided by both sexes. The incubation period lasts about 16 days. There are references that report 2 to 4 eggs.

It usually lives in small groups of 5 to 7 individuals. A species of forestry habits, it jumps from branch to branch and is not in the habit of flying over rivers and lakes. Inhabits the canopy of tall forests in mountainous regions. It uses its relatively long beak to defend itself from predators and usually attacks other birds' nests. It is an important animal in the seed dispersal process.

From: wikiaves.com.br

The original inhabitants of this area called Lake St Clair "leeawuleena". It has a beautiful ring to it - say it slowly "leea-wu-leen-a". The translation is just as magical: "Sleeping Water".

As I stand on the Frankland Beaches (named after the first European explorer to survey the area, George Frankland) and watch the sunlight disappear, I can't help but be caught up in the enchantment of the place.

The Pumphouse is lit by the fading rays of the muted sunlight. On the left hand side are some of the mountains showing signs of recent snowfalls, but mostly hidden in the clouds. And leeawuleena continues for another 15 kilometres up to the north around that point.

And soon we will all be sleeping.

Inhabitants of this village showed a lot of creativity in dealing with the limitations of their natural geography. The small harbor can only accommodate a few boats at a time, so the others are lined up in the water in trouble or guarded on shore firm at the pier.

The houses climb the extremely steep slopes heaped one over the other.

(Tunisie) - Les îles Kerkennah ont longtemps été un petit paradis dont les habitants vivaient de la pêche et du tourisme. Mais depuis 2018 le paradis est devenu l’une des portes de l’enfer. Les migrants qui souhaitent gagner l’Italie, utilisent les ports du petit archipel tunisien pour rejoindre l’île de Lampedusa en Italie. Certains pêcheurs locaux se sont reconvertis en passeurs, activité lucrative dans un pays cruellement touché par le chômage.

D’autres, qui pour des questions morales, préfèrent continuer à gagner leur vie avec la pêche, remontent de nombreux cadavres dans leurs filets les lendemains de tempêtes.

La photo ci-dessus a été prise en 1996 dans le port de Kraten époque bénie où seuls les poissons se prenaient dans les filets.

Leica M6, 35 mm Summicron, HP5+

Négatif numérisé avec un Nikon D750

The port of Kraten has become the gate of hell

(Tunisia) - The Kerkennah Islands have long been a small paradise whose inhabitants lived off fishing and tourism. But since 2018 paradise has become one of the gates of hell. Migrants wishing to reach Italy use the ports of the small Tunisian archipelago to reach the island of Lampedusa in Italy. Some local fishermen have become smugglers, a lucrative activity in a country severely affected by unemployment.

Others, who for moral reasons, prefer to continue to earn their living with fishing, bring up many corpses in their nets the day after storms.

The photo above was taken in 1996 in the port of Kraten, a blessed time when only the fish were caught in the nets.

Leica M6, 35 mm Summicron, HP5+

Negative scanned with a Nikon D750

A common inhabitant in many diverse settings these hunters can be found in suburban communities, brushy fields, forested areas, open bushlands and even wetlands. Since their preferred menu is rodents and rabbits they don't have to be terribly selective as to what area they call home. Aside from their main menu they will also dine on fruit, eggs, amphibians and birds if available with a particular fondness for chickens.

This mature fox is hunting the tall grass not far from some farm buildings which they have learned can supply them with mice and other rodents.

Lecce is a compact city of less than 100,000 inhabitants large enough to have all the amenities but small enough to not attract too much attention, it is often called the “Florence of the South” but Lecce has a much longer history dating back to the Trojan wars so maybe Florence is in reality the “Lecce of the North”.

When the Romans were conquering the south of Italy in the 3rd century BC the Emperor Hadrian was taken with the charms of Licea so spent a lot of time fortifying and linking it to the Appian Way favoring it as well with a 25,000 seat amphitheater, this sealed its status as a favored city south, if you search the back of Lecce remnants of the theatre still can be seen today.

The best thing to do in Lecce is to get lost wandering the maze of back streets and alleyways through streaming sunlight light pocketed with deep shadows but be prepared for a neck ache your head needs to be on swivels to take in all the ornate details of every nook and cranny, picture here is one of the many scenes you will find in your explorations.

I took this on Sept 25, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 24mm 1/200s f/16 ISO 720 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO

Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress

Kyllburg, im rheinland-pfälzischen Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm gelegen, hat nur ca. 900 Einwohner. Das Städtchen gehört zur Verbandsgemeinde Bitburger Land und ist ein staatlich anerkannter Luftkurort. Urige Gastronomie und Sehenswürdigkeiten ziehen Touristen an, etwa die Burg und die Stiftskirche Kyllburg, sowie in unmittelbarer Umgebung das Schloss Malberg, im italienischen Barock erbaut.

Kyllburg, located in the Rhineland-Palatinate Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, has only about 900 inhabitants. The town belongs to the Bitburger Land community and is a state-approved climatic health resort. Quaint gastronomy and sights attract tourists, such as the castle and the collegiate church Kyllburg, as well as in the immediate vicinity the Malberg Castle, built with the style Italian Baroque.

Höfn is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord.

The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull (the largest ice cap in Europe by volume). The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.

Höfn is located on a peninsula in the southeast of Iceland. The name Höfn means harbour and it is a fishing port surrounded on three sides by the sea, with beaches on a long shoreline to the southeast. Shoals and glacial rivers traverse this area with many shifting lagoons and sand reefs being formed. Höfn is surrounded by several small islands to the east of the town, the largest of which is Mikley, followed by Krókalátur and Hellir.

In Nes there is a small village called Nesjahverfi. Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, is about 458 kilometres from Höfn along the south coast. The headland of the town is called the Ingólfshöfði, which is 76 metres high and 85 kilometres (in a direct line) from the town. Sea birds such as skuas, guillemots, fulmar and puffins can be seen from the headland.

Höfn was founded by the merchant Ottó Tuliníus in 1897 who relocated a trading place which had been established in 1861 from Papós, an area 15 kms northwest of Höfn, to the present site of the town. Höfn had 300 inhabitants in 1946. An economic boom started after the construction of the bridge Hornafjarðarbrú in 1961, and with a length of 255 metres the bridge was the second largest bridge in Iceland at that time. Höfn attained municipal status on 31 December 1988 and had 1 647 inhabitants in 1989.

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103.247 Einwohner, jährlich rund eine Million Besucher.

103,247 inhabitants, annually about one million visitors.

Buren is a town and municipality in the Betuwe region of the Netherlands. The name originated from the word the Dutch word “buren”, which means neighbour.

The earliest known settlement of the region occurred as early as 772.The castle was built by the Lords of Buren and was first mentioned in 1298. The town was granted city rights in 1395 by Sir Alard IV of Buren which led to the construction of a defensive wall and a moat, significant portions of which still stand. In 1492, the region was promoted to a county but had limited economic influence due to its geographic isolation. By 1574, the previously Catholic parish church of Saint-Lambert became Calvinist Reformed Protestant.

The Castle eventually came into the possession of the House of Orange, the royal family of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal family has been known to use the name van Buren as an alias to give themselves some degree of anonymity. William III of England obtained the title Buren. The Dutch royal family, still use this as a title. The Castle was gradually demolished between 1804 and 1883. The eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, traced his ancestry to inhabitants of the city, who had taken the surname Van Buren after relocating to the Dutch colony of New Netherland in what is now the state of New York.

Brandenburg / Germany

English:

With its 130 inhabitants and the direct location on the water, Lehde is one of the most original and beautiful villages in the Spreewald. The great poet and author Theodor Fontane already knew how to report on the beauty of Lehde: "It is the pocket-sized lagoon city, a Venice as it may have been 1,500 years ago, when the first fisherman families sought shelter on its swamplands."

Deutsch:

Mit seinen 130 Einwohnern und der direkten Lage am Wasser gehört Lehde zu den ursprünglichsten und schönsten Dörfern im Spreewald. Schon der große Dichter und Autor Theodor Fontane wusste über die Schönheit von Lehde zu berichten: „Es ist die Lagunenstadt im Taschenformat, ein Venedig, wie es vor 1.500 Jahren gewesen sein mag, als die ersten Fischerfamilien auf seinen Sumpfeilanden Schutz suchten.“