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The eastern basin of the Ismaninger Speichersee, a reservoir in the north of Munich, built in 1929 to regulate the water flow for the run-of-the-river power plants along the Isar Canal.
The reservoir and the adjacent fish ponds are a nature reserve (Europareservat) and an Important Bird Area (IBA).
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Inside the museum for the beautiful arts in Arras - in the former Abbaye Saint-Vaast. The abbey dates back to 667 when it was a monastery for the Benedictine order, but it was heavily damaged in the French Revolution and rebuilt after that. The museum has been here since 1825. The building was classified as Monument historique (important historical building) in 1907.
Interior, Huesca, Spain
Abbey of San Pedro el Viejo is a former Benedictine monastery. The present Romanesque structure was built by the Benedictines in the 12th century. The name "San Pedro el Viejo", or "Saint Peter the Old", refers to the fact that the Visigothic monastery building that was given to them predated the Moorish occupation. The site now consists mostly of the cloisters and the church. It has been a national monument since 1886, and is one of the most important buildings for the Romanesque architecture of Aragon.
The former chapter room has been since the 13th century the Chapel of San Benito or Royal Pantheon (Panteón Real) and contains the tombs of two kings of Aragon: Alfonso I, the Battler, and his brother and successor Ramiro II, the Monk.
Amsterdam - Buitenveldertselaan - De Cuserstraat
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Otaru ( Hokkaido ) 2016 Spring /
Former Nippon Yusen CO.Branch (1906) - 旧日本郵船株式会社 (明治37年施工) /
Japan Important Cultural Property - 重要文化財 /
Old electric light form (replica) - 古い電灯（再現品）/
The peacock (Aglais io) is a medium-sized butterfly from the family Nymphalidae and the subfamily Aurelias (Nymphalinae).
The day peacock is one of the most colorful and best-known species of butterflies in Europe. The species is common in Europe in the temperate zones and is absent in the extreme north and south. The species can also be found in the temperate regions of Asia as far as Japan. The large distribution area can be explained, among other things, because the most important host plant, the nettle, is so common. The dagpauwoog is common in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The day peacock is not to be confused with other butterflies here because of its size, the orange-red wings and the characteristic eye spot on the top of each wing. The underside is well camouflaged by dark brown colors and dark stripes.
The peacock peacock has been well researched, so much is known about the butterfly's lifestyle, reproduction and development. It is one of the species that hibernates as an adult butterfly and can be found in homes during the winter.
The Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera), the Bee-Fly orchid hybrid (Ophrys x pietschii) and the Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). The fly orchid is pollinated by special species of male dagger wasps from Argogorytes sp. The Bee orchid does not leave this important process to an occasional insect and are mostly self-pollinated. The thoughts are that the hybrid between the two plants came about when a bee transferred a sticky pollinium from the Fly orchid to the Bee orchid’s stigma creating this rare and beautiful hybrid between the two species sharing features of its parents. Obviously, that’s happen in the past and these three orchids are not related to each other directly anymore. The image of the Fly orchid was taken two weeks earlier (they are almost finished flowering). Whereas the Bee orchid just started its flowering season. The Selsley Common, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.
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Hello my amazing friends !
Today Major Tom is waiting for a very, very important call. He is about to reconnect with his past and some very good childhood friends. He doesn’t want to miss this call so that is why he has his phone near while doing his astronaut’s stuff on the moon. There is also a very red and large phone booth, just few steps away… Of course, he has to use the old ladder to get to it, but even with his astronaut suit he is very, very fast. He completed the astronauts training after all, and there was a special section « ladder climbing for dummies and astronauts » so I’m sure he will be able to answer the phone in time !
Mucho, mucho amor for you all !! See you later !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!!
Barolo, an important wine producing area noted for its Barolo wine of the same name.
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The Triumph of Concord. Bordeaux, Unesco World Heritage City (2007)
The Girondins were an important political group in the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention during the early years of the French Revolution. Many of the Girondins came from Bordeaux in the department of Gironde. In 1793, most of the prominent Girondins were guillotined by their political rivals.
During the second world war, when France was occupied by the German army, the horses and all of the others statues were dismantled in 1943 in order to be melted down for their 52 tons of bronze. But after the war, they were amazingly found intact in Angers and returned to Bordeaux where they were finally reinstalled in 1982.
the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. Luis Barragan.
NO TRIPOD USED, HANDHELD ONLY AND THEY CAME OUT PERFECTLY ALIGNED. I TOOK ONLY THREE PICTURES TO MAKE THIS PANORAMIC.
Liu Fang Yuan, the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one of the largest Chinese gardens
outside China. Designed to create, preserve, and promote the rich and complex traditions of Chinese
culture, this authentic garden is a special place for visitors to feel inspired by the elegant harmony
of nature and poetry. Thanks to visionary landscape architects and artisans from China and the
United States, inspired historians, expert gardeners, and generous benefactors, Liu Fang Yuan
reflects today an exceptional combination of learning and beauty.
A Chinese garden is often compared to a work of art: It is like a scroll painting composed of carefully arranged scenes. As you stroll through the pathways and pavilions of Liu Fang Yuan, new vistas are revealed as if a scroll were being slowly unrolled. In the garden, as in a painting, several key elements play an important part in creating balance, meaning, and beauty in the composition.
Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens. San Marino. California.
Imagination is more important than knowledge because knowledge is limited whereas imagination encompasses the whole world.
I told Gerry that we are not supposed to be going out. Unless of course, it is important.
Maybe you can get me some Beer.
Never mind. I don't think you can carry much on that thing.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday
So very sorry to hear of those harmed in Nova Scotia. So very sad.
C'est très important dans un couple de lézards pour leur défense en cas d'attaque, d'un prédateur..!
Regard doux..d'un jeune lézard.. j'ai à nouveau craqué
( Lacerta bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758))
This is very important in a couple of lizards for their defense in case of attack, a predator ..!
Gentle look.. of a young lizard.. I cracked again
Lacerta bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758))
While culling my photo archives (an important project for me unless I want to blowup my computer) I came across this Pic of one of my favorite Birds. Captured January 4, 2015, it shows a Snowy attempting to keep warm on a crisp January morning.
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The Snowy Egret:
A beautiful, graceful small egret, very active in its feeding behavior in shallow waters. Known by its contrasting yellow feet, could be said to dance in the shallows on golden slippers. The species was slaughtered for its plumes in the 19th century, but protection brought a rapid recovery of numbers, and the Snowy Egret is now more widespread and common than ever. Its delicate appearance is belied by its harsh and raucous calls around its nesting colonies.
Adult Snowy Egrets are all white with a black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. They have a patch of yellow skin at the base of the bill. Immature Snowy Egrets have duller, greenish legs.
Snowy Egrets wade in shallow water to spear fish and other small aquatic animals. While they may employ a sit-and-wait technique to capture their food, sometimes they are much more animated, running back and forth through the water with their wings spread, chasing their prey.
Snowy Egrets nest colonially, usually on protected islands, and often with other small herons. They concentrate on mudflats, beaches, and wetlands, but also forage in wet agricultural fields and along the edges of rivers and lakes.
(Nikon, 80-400 @ 400 mm, 1/1250 @ f/9, ISO 1250, edited to taste)
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.
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Bees play an important role in the pollination of flowering plants, and are the main type of pollinator in ecosystems that contain flowering plants. ... A small number of plants produce nutritious floral oils instead of pollen, which are collected using this type of bees.
Las abejas desempeñan un papel importante en la polinización de las plantas con flores, y son el principal tipo de polinizador en los ecosistemas que contienen plantas con flores. ... Un pequeño número de plantas producen aceites florales nutritivos en lugar de polen, que se recolectan utilizando este tipo de abejas.
'The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.'
-William Somerset Maugham-
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방탄소년단 (BTS )COVER - DYNAMITE
"Bts It's a great Korean group. I really admire it. !!
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Cos ah ah I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Shoes on get up in the morn
Cup of milk let’s rock and roll
King Kong kick the drum rolling on like a rolling stone
Sing song when I’m walking home
Jump up to the top LeBron
Ding dong call me on my phone
Ice tea and a game of ping pong
This is getting heavy
Can you hear the bass boom, I’m ready
Life is sweet as honey
Yeah this beat cha ching like money
Disco overload I’m into that I’m good to go
I'm diamond you know I glow up
Hey, so let’s go
Cos ah ah I’m in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I’mma light it up like dynamite, woah
Bring a friend join the crowd
Whoever wanna come along
Word up talk the talk just move like we off the wall
Day or night the sky’s alight
So we dance to the break of dawn
Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine so you should keep ya eyes on the ball, huh
This is getting heavy
Can you hear the bass boom, I’m ready
Life is sweet as honey
Yeah this beat cha ching like money
Disco overload I’m into that I’m good to go
I'm diamond you know I glow up
Let’s go
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The important feudal family of the Princes of Celje did not fulfill the highest ambition - to get to the throne of Austria. By a tricked twist of history they disappeared at the moment of their greatest glory in 1456 and Celje returned to common life. It is certainly an epic story!
Spoonbills are a genus, Platalea, of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name Platalea derives from Latin and means broad, referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. Six species are recognised, which although usually placed in a single genus have sometimes been split into three genera. All spoonbills have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish—it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both environments. They need to feed many hours each day. The spoonbills are most distinct from the ibises in the shape of their bill, which is long and flat and wider at the end. The nostrils are located near the base of the bill so that the bird can breathe while the bill is submerged in water. The eyes are positioned to provide spoonbills with binocular vision, although when foraging tactile senses are important too. Like the ibises the spoonbills have bare patches of skin around the bills and eyes. The six species of spoonbill are distributed over much of the world. 46166
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Ottawa Parliament Buildings - 20101028-08
Parliament Hill is a nine-hectare (0.09 km2) site in downtown Ottawa. It is home to Canada’s Parliament Buildings, the seat of the country’s federal government. Parliament Hill’s open grounds — a rarity among national parliaments — provide a place to gather for celebration or protest and are a National Historic Site. An excellent example of the gothic revival architecture style, the Parliament Buildings — Parliament (Centre Block) and two office buildings (East and West blocks) — officially opened on 6 June 1866. The Library of Parliament is the only part of the original Centre Block to have survived a fire in 1916. A Memorial Chamber and Peace Tower were added to the rebuilt Centre Block in honour of fallen First World War soldiers. The Centennial Flame was added to the grounds to mark Canada’s centennial in 1967. (www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/parliament-buil...)
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Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians!
I took this photo shortly after acquiring my first DSLR. I had fumbled my way through using it in Ecuador, basically as an expensive point and shoot, so decided to take a basic photography course at our local college to learn more. One assignment was to visit Parliament Hill and take photos both inside and outside of this important location.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. October 2010.
One more Cherry Blossom photo from Wednesday's sunrise. I took this one during blue hour, on my way to the location where I took the Jefferson Memorial photo posted yesterday. Before walking around this curve, I noticed the sky looked good and it was a nice comp with this tree. In addition (and maybe most importantly) no photographers had their tripods setup in the shot! Score! While I had to work around different people walking through, I was able to capture a few clear frames before moving on.
On more note: I focused on the Jefferson Memorial this year because renovations are now complete! The exterior (especially the roof) looks great again!
Old Wood Door and Hasp must not be to important since there is no lock on this door, found in North Carolina.
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Next Door's Silver Birch seems to be host to quite a meeting of the local gang of Pigeons - not sure what prompted such a high level pow-wow , but there they were . I think in shot there are at least 14 candidates and there are more hidden away behind some of the trunk .
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Dragonflies are important in wetland ecosystems, vulnerable to wetland drainage, excess nutrients, pesticides and shoreline "cleaning." They eat a broad range of insects from mosquitoes to beetles to other dragonflies. Over 60 dragonflies are found in Central Florida. Some species do not venture far from the water where they breed, while others, such as the Wandering Glider, migrate long distances.
The four-spotted pennant dragonfly is found throughout the southern tier of the United States as far west as Arizona. It's also been spotted in New Jersey. In Florida, its found in most peninsular counties, including all of South Florida, and in a few panhandle counties as far west as Leon and Wakulla. Like other dragonflies, it likes to be around lakes and ponds, since that's where it spends the first part of its life, and that's where it reproduces. The scientific name of the four-spotted pennant is brachymesia gravida. Mature individuals have a dark, slender body, a large black spot between the nodus and stigma of each wing and white stigmas (the only dragonfly with white stigmas). Juveniles are mostly orange-brown with white spots on the side of the face.
This Four-spotted Pennant is from my archives! (Hope I am right about the ID Mary)
Museum for international Expressionism in one of Rotterdam’s most beautiful villas. The Chabot Museum has an important collection of works by Dutch expressionist Henk Chabot (1894-1949) and is housed in one of Rotterdam’s most beautiful villas. The peaceful homely atmosphere of this listed monument built in 1938 does perfect justice to Chabot’s paintings and sculptures and to works by his contemporaries and present-day kindred spirits. Expressionism and the inter-war period are central to the museum’s temporary exhibitions. The gardens surrounding the building and the other villas scattered around Museum Park are part of an oasis of green in the very centre of Rotterdam. THE VILLA
The striking white villa was designed in 1938 by architect G.W. Baas, who worked many years for the renowned architects Brinkman & Van der Vlugt (known for the monumental Van Nelle Factories, the Feijenoord Stadium and the Sonneveld House in Rotterdam). Baas left the completion to architect L. Stokla when he was appointed as the building coordinator of the Kröller- Müller Museum at the Hoge Veluwe.
The villa in modernist style was initially built as a private residence for the Kraaijeveld family. Distinguishing features of the house are light and airy spaces, a typical openness to the garden and a unique view of the Museumpark and its surroundings. A visit to the homely, light and elegant Chabot Museum combines modern art, architecture and history.
Source: chabotmuseum.nl
Mameda Town and its surroundings, which developed as a townspeople's land during the Tenryo period, retained a lot of land division at the time of residence, and traditional buildings remain well as a group, so the range of about 10.7 hectares was selected as a national important preservation district for groups of traditional buildings on December 10, 2004.
but it's more important to be nice :-)
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HBW!!
camperdown weeping elm, 'Camperdownii', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
"Located on an important harvesting, gathering and processing site for the Coast Salish peoples, as well as the site of a century-old logging mill camp, echoes of the past add a rich sense of history to this spectacular foreshore park with ocean and mountain views."
It seems each time we travel to Vancouver, we end up in this park. It has a great deal to offer those who walk its trails and for this photographer, plenty of challenging opportunities.
Castle Rising is an important example of a Norman keep surrounded by two defensive earthworks. The facade and embellishments on the fore building are original and the walls mostly intact.
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After some important business in NY, I couldn't help but swing by the Finger Lakes for another GS2 chase. A 5pm departure from Solvay made for great light and a successful series of shots, rounded off by this final non-shadowed scene of the day here at Skaneateles Junction. The usual three geeps made easy work of an unusually large train of mostly empties. Thanks to those in the know for their help!
over-thinking things, the more trouble you get into:-)
― Alisa Valdes
it's all about the bokeh...HBW!!
colocasia esculenta, elephant ear, 'Blue Hawaii', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
-David Cameron
Our annual Christmas tree hunt. This is a time where not only do we get our tree, we spend some time in silence, being appreciative for all we are blessed with. In this busy time, it is very important we pause. We miss a lot when we are constantly on the go. Consider taking a few minutes a day to
5 of 25 Days of Christmas
ORTAKÖY CAMİİ:The building, also known as the Great Mecidiye Mosque, was built by Sultan Abdulmecid.The mosque was building in Baroque style by architect Nikogos Balyan. Ortaköy Mosque is one of the most important and valuable architectural works of the Bosphorus.
Amsterdam - Amstel / Zwanenburgwal.
"There are only five things that are worthwhile and I name them in order of importance:
Amsterdam, early spring, the last 10 or 14 days of August, women and the incomprehensibility of God.
The most important thing I mentioned first."
Quote from: "Het Einde" (The End) by Nescio, pseudonym of J.H.F. Grönloh (1882 - 1961).
2 photo stitch.