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Prambanan, of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is known for a large, nearby complex of temples built in the 9th and 10th centuries. The best-known set of temples in the complex is that of Lara Jonggrang, also called Candi Prambanan (Prambanan Temple) because of its close proximity to the village. These temples were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.
The Lara Jonggrang was said to have been built by Dhaksa, a king of Mendang-Mataram (Hindu-Mataram) in the early 10th century, to worship the Hindu god Shiva. It is the largest Shiva temple in Indonesia. Lara Jonggrang, meaning Slender Maiden, was the name given by the people of the neighbourhood to a large statue of the Hindu goddess Durga (wife of Shiva) in the temple. The Lara Jonggrang was built on a four-square plane, surrounded by four walls with four large gates. The temples are subdivided into a higher and a lower terrace. On the higher terrace are major temples of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma with three smaller temples of their animal vehicles. The temples of the gods are decorated with reliefs depicting the Ramayana, one of the great Hindu epics. On the lower terrace are four sets of smaller temples surrounded by an inner wall with four gates.
Known locally as "Whalley Arches", Whalley Viaduct is a 48 span railway bridge crossing the River Calder and a listed structure.
It was built between 1846 and 1850 under the engineering supervision of Terrence Wolfe Flanagan and formed part of the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway. It is a red brick arch structure and the longest and largest railway viaduct in Lancashire.[4] It carries the railway, now known as the Ribble Valley Line, 21.3m over the river for 620m.
Whalley Arches, east side, from the road
Over 7 million bricks and 12,338 cubic metres of stone were used in construction. 3,000m of timber were used for the arch centring, temporary platforms and the permanent foundation piles. During construction on 6 October 1849, two of the 41 arches then completed collapsed, with the loss of three lives.
The east side of the bridge, nearest the remains of the Abbey, has the only decorative treatment
Also known as the snake bird or water turkey, the anhinga is a year-round resident of Florida. It is also found from coastal sections of South Carolina westward to Texas and Mexico, and even south to Argentina.
Like cormorants, anhingas do not have oil glands for waterproofing their feathers and the feathers get wet when they are swimming.
You can often spot the anhinga perched on a branch with wings outstretched, drying feathers. They feed on small fish, shrimp, amphibians, crayfish and young alligators and snakes. The fact that their feathers are less water resistant than other birds helps them to swim underwater, where they often spear fish with their long neck and sharp beak. They surface in order to flip their catch into their mouth for consumption.
Mating generally occurs in February with egg-laying occurring throughout the spring and early summer. Nests are built in shoreline trees 15 to 20 feet high.
I found this one along Peavine Road in Osceola County, Florida.
The Aqua Luna, known in Cantonese as the Cheung Po Tsai (張保仔), is a Chinese Junk operating in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. It was launched in 2006, and while it is named the Aqua Luna in English, in Cantonese it is named after the 19th-century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai.
The Aqua Luna was built from scratch; it took a Hong Kong craftsman 18 months to construct using traditional shipbuilding methods under the supervision of a 73-year-old shipbuilder. It is owned by the Aqua Restaurant Group, and was launched in 2006 with a party on top of a building at Pier Four, in Hong Kong. It has two decks which offer 1,500 square feet (140 m2) with an upper deck cabin with sofas and a lower deck saloon. The ship can accommodate 80 passengers in addition to the crew. It is 28 metres (92 ft) long, and has three crimson sails arranged in a junk rig style. However, the sails are purely decorative, and the barge is motorised. It costs up to HK$80,000 to rent.
Commonly known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of orchids in the family orchid. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. Orchids in this genus are native to India, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia with the majority in Indonesia and the Philippines. A few to many, small to large, long-lasting, flat, often fragrant flowers are arranged on erect to hanging racemes or panicles. The sepals and petals are free from and spread widely apart from each other. The lateral sepals are usually larger than the dorsal sepal and the petals much wider than the sepals. The labellum is joined stiffly to the column and has three lobes. The side lobes are erect and more or less parallel to each other and the middle lobe sometimes has a pair of appendages or antennae. 21409
Dunham Massey Hall, usually known simply as Dunham Massey, is an English country house in the parish of Dunham Massey in the district of Trafford, near Altrincham, Greater Manchester. It is now a National Trust property, open to the public. During World War I it was the Stamford Military Hospital.
The stately home was designated a Grade One listed-building on 5 March 1959. It has been owned by the National Trust since the death of the 10th and last Earl of Stamford in 1976 Over 340,000 people visited the house in 2014/15, placing it in the ten most popular National Trust houses.
Dunham Massey was built in the early 17th century by the Earls of Warrington, passing to the Earls of Stamford by inheritance; the family still live in part of the house. There were significant alterations, especially internally, at the start of the 20th century. It has historic formal gardens and a deer park. It was formerly in the ancient parish of Bowdon, Cheshire. Wikipedia
Rhizostoma pulmo, commonly known as the barrel jellyfish, the dustbin-lid jellyfish or the frilly-mouthed jellyfish, is a scyphomedusa in the family Rhizostomatidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic , and in the Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. It is also known from the southern Atlantic off the western South African coast and into False Bay.
It is common in the Irish Sea. It typically is up to 40 cm (16 in) in diameter, but can exceptionally reach 150 cm (59 in) or larger, making it the largest jellyfish in British waters (Cyanea capillata reaches an even larger size, but is generally smaller in Britain). On 13 July 2019, wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly dived off the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, along with the underwater cinematographer Dan Abbott. The two divers shared their encounter with a human-sized barrel jellyfish, Rhizostoma pulmo. The species could typically grow up to one meter (3.2 feet) and weigh up to 25 kilograms (55 lbs). However, they are not larger than the lion's mane jellyfish.
Rhizostoma pulmo is moderately venomous but not as deadly as other species. However, there have been cases when the jellyfish has stung a human. The effects were a burning sensation on the skin, dermatitis, and ulcers which confirms it is toxic to humans. However, it does not pose a serious threat to humans. It is a favourite food of the leatherback turtle.
Rhizostoma pulmo washed ashore at Bournemouth in southern England Orifice of a barrell jellyfish
In European populations, barrel jellyfish evoke unpleasant or disgusting feelings[citation needed] but in Asia, they are a source of bioactive compounds used in traditional food and medicine. One study indicates that washing in aqueous solutions and the separation of high molecular weight proteins from the extract, e.g., by membrane filtration, could be a way to remove possible toxic compounds from jellyfish extracts and to concentrate potentially bioactive soluble compounds. The potentially active soluble components may have uses as nutraceutical and cosmeceutical ingredients.
🌊 შავი ზღვის საქართველოს აკვატორიაში შეხვდებით ორი სახეობის მედუზას, ძირპირასა და აურელიას. ორივე სახეობას გააჩნია შხამი, მაგრამ მათი შხამი ადამიანებისთვის საფრთხეს არ წარმოადგენს.
🔹 მედუზა ძირპირა (Rhizostoma pulmo) მალთაყვის სანაპიროზე
მედუზის ამ სახეობას აქვს მოლურჯო, ქოლგისმაგვარი სხეული, რომლის კიდეები ბოლოვდება მუქი ლურჯი, იისფერი შეფერილობის პატარა ჯიბეებსმაგვარი ქსოვილით, რომელიც გრძნობის ორგანოებს შეიცავს. აქვს საშუალოდ რვა ორალური საცეცი. „ქოლგის“ დიამეტრი საშუალოდ 40 სმ-ა, თუმცა, აღწერილია 150 სმ-იანი ინდივიდებიც.
ძირპირა ზომიერად შხამიანი სახეობაა, თუმცა, მისი შხამი ადამიანისთვის მომაკლვდინებელი არ არის. დასუსხვის შემთხვევაში კანზე იწვევს დამწვრობის მსგავს შეგრძნებას.
ხშირია ნაპირზე ამ მედუზების მასიური გამორიყვის ფაქტები. წყლის დინებისა თუ ქარის გავლენით ისინი დიდ გუნდებად შეიძლება შეჯგუფდნენ. ამ დროს ძლიერი ქარი ან ძლიერი დინება დიდი რაოდენობის ინდივიდების გამორიყვას იწვევს. წყლის ტემპერატურის უეცარი ვარდნაც შეიძლება იყოს მასიური გამორიყვის მიზეზი.
ძირპირები ხშირად გვხვდება წყლის ზედაპირთან ახლოს.
მათი ნახვა ყველაზე მარტივია მაისიდან ოქტომბრამდე.
Ряби́на красная обыкнове́нная (лат. Sórbus aucupária) — дерево или кустарник, вид рода Рябина семейства Розовые (Rosaceae).
Rowan is also known as mountain ash.
Націона́льний ботані́чний сад і́мені Мико́ли Гришка́ НАН Украї́ни. Киї́в.
Naples Orchid Society Show
Naples, FL
USA
This one is a hybrid. A hybrid is an orchid created by crossing two different species or two different hybrids, or one of each.
Phalaenopsis known as the Moth Orchid, abbreviated Phal in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids. It is native to southern China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea, the Bismark Archipelago, and Queensland.
Most are epiphytic shade plants; a few are lithophytes. In the wild, some species grow below the canopies of moist and humid lowland forests, protected against direct sunlight; others grow in seasonally dry or cool environments. The species have adapted individually to these three habitats.
Possessing neither pseudobulbs nor rhizome, Phalaenopsis shows a monopodial growth habit: a single growing stem produces one or two alternate, thick, fleshy, elliptical leaves a year from the top while the older, basal leaves drop off at the same rate. If very healthy, a Phalaenopsis plant can have up to ten or more leaves. The inflorescence, either a raceme or panicle, appears from the stem between the leaves. They bloom in their full glory for several weeks. If kept in the home, the flowers may last two to three months. – Wikipedia
commonly known as Beech Avenue.
A favourite spot for photographers, Beech Avenue began life in 1835, when 731 trees were planted either side of the newly built road, which was created as a turnpike, or toll road, to the financial benefit of the land's owner, explorer and Dorset aristocrat William John Bankes.
It's said the road and trees were an extravagant gift from Barnes to his mother Frances.
There were 365 trees along one side, and 366 along the other, one for every day of the year, and the other for every day of a leap year.
We had a lot of fun shooting here, although the road was really busy we still had a few quiet moments where we could get into the middle to get the photos we wanted.
Despite the harsh sunlight, I still managed to get a few shots were the light looked nice coming through the trees.
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This is known as The Warren, and runs above the harbour at Polperro on the south coast of Cornwall. This beautiful little fishing village is renowned for its narrow lanes and alleys, and its pretty little fishermen's cottages. It still has a small fleet of fishing boats, which go out and return the same day. There is a small fish market on the side of the inner harbour. There are several delightful pubs, restaurants and cafes, as well as the usual art galleries and tourist shops. Despite its increasing commercialisation I think Polperro still retains an enormous amount of charm.
Iridescent clouds, known as "fire rainbows" or "rainbow clouds," occur when sunlight diffracts off water droplets in the atmosphere. And the recipe for these heavenly sights is actually pretty simple.
What happens is that the cumulus cloud, boiling upwards, pushes the air layers above it higher and higher. As the air gets pushed upwards, it expands and cools. And sometimes moisture in that air suddenly condenses into tiny droplets to form a cap cloud.
This "cap"—which scientists call a "pileus"—is the source of the brilliant spectacle.
The droplets in the cap cloud scatter sunlight to form the gorgeous colors.
I felt very lucky to have seen this. It's a very rare sight.
California.
The Rosette Nebula (also known as NGC 2237 and C 49) is a large, roughly circular H II region located on the edge of a giant molecular nebula in the constellation Unicorn. The nebula has an angular diameter of 1.3° and is located at a distance of 1600 parsecs (about 5200 light years) from the solar system; it is approximately 100 light-years in size. At the center of the Rosette Nebula is a bright open cluster known as NGC 2244; the blue stars of the cluster, forming part of the OB association known as Monoceros OB2, emit ultraviolet radiation, which excites the gas of the nebula leading it to emit red light. The stellar wind from the O and B group of stars is thought to exert pressure on the interstellar cloud causing compression, followed by star formation; in fact, many Bok globules have been observed in the region, believed to be the site of star formation.
There are 85 known species of Adelpha, all but two of which are confined to Central and South America. The butterflies are characterised by having a distinctive blackish marbled pattern overlaid on a brown ground colour; and by the presence of a broad orange or white band on the forewings. The hindwings of most species have a white median band.
Adelpha alala is confined to the Andes mountains, and occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and north-west Argentina. This is a pre-montane and lower cloudforest species, occurring at altitudes between about 400-2600m on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2300 meters above sea level.
Arena Birmingham (previously known as The Barclaycard Arena and the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Arena, owned by parent company, the NEC Group, is situated in central Birmingham. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK.
The arena hosts a variety of events including concerts, business conferences and exhibitions. It has a capacity of up to 15,800 using both permanent seating and temporary seating configurations.
The NIA was officially opened on 4 October 1991 by the athlete Linford Christie.
Known as 'The Church in the Fields', Frickley All Saints lost its village to the black death. Established in the 11th C, most of the building dates from the 13th C.
Ligustrum vulgare (wild privet, also sometimes known as common privet or European privet) is a species of Ligustrum native to central and southern Europe, north Africa and southwestern Asia, from Ireland and southwestern Sweden south to Morocco, and east to Poland and northwestern Iran.
It is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m (rarely up to 5 m) tall. The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels. The leaves are borne in decussate opposite pairs, sub-shiny green, narrow oval to lanceolate, 2–6 cm long and 0.5–1.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced in mid-summer in panicles 3–6 cm long, each flower creamy-white, with a tubular base and a four-lobed corolla ('petals') 4–6 mm diameter. The flowers produce a strong, pungent fragrance that many people find unpleasant. The fruit is a small glossy black berry 6–8 mm diameter, containing one to four seeds. The berries are poisonous to humans but readily eaten by thrushes, which disperse the seeds in their droppings.
Solanum laxum, commonly known as potato vine, potato climber or jasmine nightshade, is an evergreen vine in the family Solanaceae. It is native to South America and commonly grown as an ornamental garden plant.
The jasmine-flowered nightshade is a woody climber that forms branches 2 to 8 m long and has a base that can reach more than 10 centimeters in diameter. Fast-growing, it climbs by winding the leaf stalks around supports. The shoot axes are strongly angled zigzag, hairless or in the youth stage with simple, white, single-row trichomes less than 0.5 millimeters in length. New growth is hairless or finely to sparsely hairy. The bark of older branches is green or reddish green or, if the plant grows in direct sunlight, often purple-green. The ovate or ovate-lanceolate leaves are 30 to 50 mm long and 15 to 25 mm wide. The sympodial units contain many leaves. These are usually simple, only very rarely divided with one to four irregular lobes and pinnately split.
I've never known a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come a-knockin', knockin' on my door
And I've never met a girl like you before
You give me just a taste, so I want more
Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
'Cause now you've got me crawlin', crawlin' on the floor
And I've never known a girl like you before
You've made me acknowledge the devil in me
I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
Hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel
And I've never known a girl like you before
Never, never, never, never
Never known a girl like you before
This old town's changed so much
Don't feel that I belong
Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs
And now you've come along, yes, you've come along
And I never met a girl like you before
Commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, it is a species of Dianthus. It is probably native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 80 cm tall. The leaves are glaucous greyish green to blue-green, slender, up to 15 cm long. The flowers are produced singly or up to five together in a cyme; they are around 3–5 cm diameter, and sweetly scented; the original natural flower color is bright pinkish-purple, but cultivars of other colors, including red, white, yellow and green, have been developed. The fragrant, hermaphrodite flowers have a radial symmetry. The four to six surrounding the calyx, egg-shaped, sting-pointed scales leaves are only ¼ as long as the calyx tube. Carnations require well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, and full sun.They are used for medical purposes, such as for upset stomach and fever. Their fragrance was historically used for vinegar, beer, wine , sauces and salads.
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses. 21321
Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to 16 m tall. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus, which have flowers in racemes. It is native to northern Europe and northern Asia.
Черёмуха обыкнове́нная (лат. Prúnus pádus, «слива с реки По»), или Черёмуха кистева́я — вид невысоких деревьев (изредка кустарников) из рода Слива семейства Розовые (Rosaceae).
Черемха звичайна. Плід — однонасінна куляста кістянка (8—10 мм у діаметрі), чорна, блискуча; кісточка округлояйцеподібна, складчаста.
Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Wash and Brush up!
Double Double click!
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The European robin (Erithacus rubecula), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in the British Isles, is a small insectivorous passerine bird, specifically a chat, that was formerly classified as a member of the thrush family (Turdidae) but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher.
The robin occurs in Eurasia east to Western Siberia, south to Algeria and on the Atlantic islands as far west as the Azores and Madeira. It is a vagrant in Iceland. In the south-east, it reaches the Caucasus range. Irish and British robins are largely resident but a small minority, usually female, migrate to southern Europe during winter, a few as far as Spain. Scandinavian and Russian robins migrate to Britain and western Europe to escape the harsher winters. These migrants can be recognised by the greyer tone of the upper parts of their bodies and duller orange breast. The European robin prefers spruce woods in northern Europe, contrasting with its preference for parks and gardens in Ireland and Britain.
Attempts to introduce the European robin into Australia and New Zealand in the latter part of the 19th century were unsuccessful. Birds were released around Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin by various local acclimatisation societies, with none becoming established. There was a similar outcome in North America as birds failed to establish after being released in Long Island, New York in 1852, Oregon in 1889–1892, and the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia in 1908–1910.
The robin is diurnal, although has been reported to be active hunting insects on moonlit nights or near artificial light at night. Well known to British and Irish gardeners, it is relatively unafraid of people and drawn to human activities involving the digging of soil, in order to look out for earthworms and other food freshly turned up. Indeed, the robin is considered to be a gardener's friend and for various folklore reasons the robin would never be harmed. In continental Europe on the other hand, robins were hunted and killed as with most other small birds, and are more wary.
Robins also approach large wild animals, such as wild boar and other animals which disturb the ground, to look for any food that might be brought to the surface. In autumn and winter, robins will supplement their usual diet of terrestrial invertebrates, such as spiders, worms and insects, with berries and fruit. They will also eat seed mixtures placed on bird-tables.
The robin features prominently in British folklore, and that of northwestern France, but much less so in other parts of Europe. It was held to be a storm-cloud bird and sacred to Thor, the god of thunder, in Norse mythology. Robins feature in the traditional children's tale, Babes in the Wood; the birds cover the dead bodies of the children.
More recently, the robin has become strongly associated with Christmas, taking a starring role on many Christmas cards since the mid 19th century. The robin has appeared on many Christmas postage stamps. An old British folk tale seeks to explain the robin's distinctive breast. Legend has it that when Jesus was dying on the cross, the robin, then simply brown in colour, flew to his side and sang into his ear in order to comfort him in his pain. The blood from his wounds stained the robin's breast, and thereafter all robins got the mark of Christ's blood upon them.
An alternative legend has it that its breast was scorched fetching water for souls in Purgatory.
The association with Christmas more probably arises from the fact that postmen in Victorian Britain wore red jackets and were nicknamed "Robins"; the robin featured on the Christmas card is an emblem of the postman delivering the card.
In the 1960s, in a vote publicised by The Times, the robin was adopted as the unofficial national bird of the UK.
In 2015, the robin was again voted Britain's national bird in a poll organised by birdwatcher David Lindo, taking 34% of the final vote.
The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston, Ontario. It is 202 kilometres long. Each winter, the historic Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becomes the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest skating rink. It winds over 7.8 km through the heart of the Capital, and is a key site for Winterlude celebrations in February.
Le canal Rideau, également connu officieusement sous le nom de voie navigable Rideau, relie la capitale du Canada, Ottawa, en Ontario, au lac Ontario et au fleuve Saint-Laurent à Kingston, en Ontario. Il fait 202 kilomètres de long. Chaque hiver, l'historique canal Rideau, un site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, devient la patinoire du canal Rideau, la plus grande patinoire du monde. Il serpente sur 7,8 km au cœur de la capitale et constitue un site clé pour les célébrations du Bal de Neige en février.
Otherwise known as "The House in the Sea". The property sits right on the beach in Newquay and can only be reached by crossing a 90ft-high suspension bridge. You can rent it too but it is very pricey :-)
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Cassinia aculeata, commonly known as common cassinia, dolly bush or dogwood , is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with sessile, linear, variably-sized leaves, and heads of creamy-white to white flowers arranged in rounded cymes. Cassinia aculeata is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 1–2.6 m (3 ft 3 in–8 ft 6 in) and has densely hairy young stems, and flaky bark on the older branches. The leaves are sessile, linear, 3–50 mm (0.12–1.97 in) long and 0.7–2.0 mm (0.028–0.079 in) wide, often with the edges rolled under. The flower heads are creamy-white to white, 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long, arranged in rounded cymes of 30 to 200, 20–130 mm (0.79–5.12 in) in diameter. Flowering occurs from November to February and the achene is cylindrical, 0.8–1.0 mm (0.031–0.039 in) long with a pappus of bCassinia aculeata grows in a wide variety of habitats from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) above sea level, but often in disturbed areas, as for example after fire or logging operations. It is found in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.[3] Subspecies nova-anglica grows at higher altitudes and is only known from the New England National Park and a single collection on the Central Tablelands.arbed bristles 2.5–3.5 mm (0.098–0.138 in) long. 29616
Known far and wide for many years, the Big M's of WNY&P somehow they evaded my attention for many years. I had made several trips to see the smaller, but just as interesting Alco's operating out of Meadville. Finally, in May of 2019, I dedicated the remaining four days of a trip (I had once again spent a day chasing ME-1 out of Meadville) to the jobs operating out of Olean. I was not disappointed, as everyday there were two jobs using the beasts from Montreal. Starting day two I was at what is probably the one remaining marquis location, North Eldred. Southbound OL-1 features WNYP 630 leading and as each mile passed, I kept asking myself (and still do over 18 months later) "why did I not do this more often over the last 10 years?"
Known as the Venice of the North, Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
It was a justified motive that prompted UNESCO in 2000 to include the entire historical city centre on the World Heritage list. Walking along the maze of winding cobbled alleys and romantic canals, you imagine yourself to be in medieval times. The wealth of museums is a striking image of this city's stirring history.
Bruges is also home to contemporary culture, such as the new Concert Hall, which is one of the most prominent music complexes in Flanders.
The restaurants in Bruges which offer gastronomic cuisine and the exclusive hotels are a true feast for those who enjoy the good things in life.
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri; formerly known as Bucorvus cafer), is one of two species of ground hornbill and is the largest species of hornbill. The other species of the genus Bucorvus is the Abyssinian ground hornbill, B. abyssinicus.
Southern ground hornbills can be found from northern Namibia and Angola to northern South Africa and southern Zimbabwe to Burundi and Kenya. They require a savanna habitat with large trees for nesting and dense but short grass for foraging.
The southern ground hornbill is a vulnerable species, mainly confined to national reserves and national parks. They live in groups of 5 to 10 individuals including adults and juveniles. Often, neighbouring groups are engaged in aerial pursuits. They forage on the ground, where they feed on reptiles, frogs, snails, insects and mammals up to the size of hares. Southern ground hornbills very rarely drink:[9] their range is limited at its western end by the lack of trees in which to build nests.
Southern ground hornbill on termite mound near Mopani, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Southern ground hornbill groups are very vocal: contact is made by calls in chorus which can usually be heard at distances of up to 3 kilometres (1.86 mi). The calls allow each group to maintain its territories, which must be as large as 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) even in the best habitat. – Wikipedia
"Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, is one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which the plants grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, are native to every continent except Antarctica.
Charles Darwin performed much of the early research into Drosera, engaging in a long series of experiments with Drosera rotundifolia which were the first to confirm carnivory in plants. In an 1860 letter, Darwin wrote, “…at the present moment, I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world.”
Both the botanical name (from the Greek δρόσος: drosos = "dew, dewdrops") and the English common name (sundew, derived from Latin ros solis, meaning "dew of the sun") refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of the glandular trichomes that resemble drops of morning dew. The Principia Botanica, published in 1787, states “Sun-dew (Drosera) derives its name from small drops of a liquor-like dew, hanging on its fringed leaves, and continuing in the hottest part of the day, exposed to the sun.”
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#Candle
Mikado, also known as pick-up-sticks or jackstraws, is a game of skill of European origin that, at least according to (German) Wikipedia, was already played in ancient Rome. It is named after the highest scoring stick (blue), the "Mikado", which refers to the Japanese emperor.
This is a slightly different, new type of Mikado, and its rules are simple: clear the game board without tossing the burning candle over or lighting the "active" playing candles in the process, and do it before the red candle burns down (which happens quite fast with these thin candles).
Initially, I wanted to build a much larger Mikado pile with more candles, but they kept rolling away, so I focused on creating a nice-looking pile instead.
Size info: Each candle (except the lit red one, which I cut in half) is 6 cm/2,36 inches long, so together with the negative space (I also slightly cropped the image), the width is about 2,75 inches.
HMM, Everyone!
Also known as "Sugar In The Raw", is made from natural, non-GMO sugar cane. Its natural molasses produces a distinctive taste and gives a golden color to the granules..
photo size: 1.18"w by 0.75"h and 3.01 cm w by 1.79 cm h
Theme: "Granules"
Thank you for taking the time to view my photo. Your faves and comments are greatly appreciated!
Cotylorhiza tuberculata, also known as the fried egg jellyfish, is a species native to the Mediterranean that is harmless to humans. Due to the warming of the seas, this species has multiplied significantly in recent years. The jellyfish are being spotted more and more frequently off the Mediterranean coasts of the Spanish holiday islands.
They can move autonomously and independently of ocean currents.
The jellyfish's umbrella can reach a diameter of 40cm.
The animal feeds on small marine animals and algae. It lives just below the surface of the water and only lives for about six months.
The photo of this jellyfish was taken in an aquarium. The colours and contrast are particularly intense due to the dark background and artificial lighting.
However, many of the photos in my series were disturbed by reflections or motion blur.
Known for being flighty, this very young Red Squirrel was gone in less than a second. Photographed at British Wildlife Centre
Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada.
On the Isle of Bute in Scotland, lovers reportedly used to eat leaves of an ash tree known as the "Dreamin' Tree" that grew near the church of St Blane, and the pleasant dreams they then experienced revealed their actual spouses and intended fates.
Ясен звичайний. Рослина полігамна. Плоди - вузькі крилатки, довжиною до 5 см, спочатку зеленого кольору, потім коричневого, - дозрівають у серпні, часто утримуються на рослині всю зиму.
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary character originating in Eastern Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". He is said to accomplish this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern character of Santa is based on traditions surrounding the historical Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas.
Children in the UK, USA and many other countries, such as Japan, open their presents on Christmas Day, December 25th. The latest presents are opened on January 6th (a month after the earliest). This is known as Epiphany and is mainly celebrated in Catholic countries such Spain and Mexico.
This photo for Macro Mondays is less than 21/2" including negative space. String lights on background.
Macro Mondays -- #Tradition
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Telopea speciosissima, commonly known as the New South Wales waratah or simply waratah, is a large shrub in the plant family Proteaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales in Australia. No subspecies are recognised; the closely related Telopea aspera was classified as a separate species in 1995. T. speciosissima is a shrub to 3 or 4 m (9.8 or 13.1 ft) high and 2 m (6.6 ft) wide, with dark green leaves. Its several stems arise from a pronounced woody base known as a lignotuber. The species is well renowned for its striking large red springtime inflorescences (flowerheads), each including hundreds of individual flowers. These are visited by the eastern pygmy possum (Cercartetus nanus), birds such as honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), and various insects.
Probably known as a common sailor with a characteristic stiff gliding flight by short and shallow wingbeats just above the horizontal etc.
Walter Gisesekung's Debussy -- Walter's father was a lepidopterist, studying moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies & often Walter assisted in catching butterflies...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9c31_Uuz5k
Images I & II
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkK_0BTSRb8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SLSU-j0Xp8
Mendelssohn's 17 Songs without Words
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFGi80d91A&t=401s
8 Hours of Mozart
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWqc9oaUIY
Mozart Violin sonatas, H Szeryng, Ingrid Haebler
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjHlbG_Hm1k
Maria Curcio à SALON en 1996. Valse de Brahms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8lSmAiyyrQ
Mozart's K. 505 -- Schwarzkopf/Curcio/Concertgebouworkest/Klemperer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvwm-V4JyEs&list=RDXvwm-V4JyE...
Bruno Walter's Bach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4675jBxXuc&t=33s
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpKULQ-ed7A
Furtwangler's Bach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxvkbL15EWA
Konstantin Igumnov plays
Scriabin Poème in F sharp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgRSMR7IDAw
Tchaikovsky Evening Dreams, op. 19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9swdNmbYfxs
Tchaikovsky/Pabst Lullaby
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgG8elbhvbM
English translation of the poem:
Sleep, my baby, sleep, fall asleep, sleep, fall asleep!
Beckon sweet dreams to yourself:
I've hired as nannies for you
The Wind, the Sun and the Eagle.
The Eagle has flown back home,
The Sun has hidden under the waters,
And three nights later
The Wind is rushing away to her Mother.
The Wind's mother has been asking:
"Where have you been for so long?
Have you been fighting the stars?
Have you been chasing the waves?"
"I haven't been chasing the sea-waves,
I haven't been touching the golden stars,
I have been guarding a baby
And rocking gently his little cradle".
Sleep, my baby, sleep, fall asleep, sleep, fall asleep!
Beckon sweet dreams to yourself:
I've hired as nannies for you
The Wind, the Sun and the Eagle.
Konstantin Igumnov (1873-1948), piano
From Igumnov's last recital in the Moscow Conservatory - Dec. 3, 1947
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It may not be widely known yet, but Santa Claus himself also has magical powers, and in times of need, it is activated, (as is the case now, because there are no reindeer available).
How it works exactly is not entirely clear, but our photographer from the 'Origami Newspaper' was able to take a picture of it. Here we see a group of 4 Santa Clauses holding each other and then suddenly standing in the light. The energy comes from within and also indicates the direction that each person should take to get to the different places of the human world. Then they suddenly left like a flash of light. Maybe you'll see them tonight.
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Model: origami Babbo Natale 2016 variation / origami Santa Claus 2016 variation
Design: Francesco Miglionico
Diagrams in QQM-magazine #63 'Buon Origami' by Francesco Miglionico
Paper:
- Santa: 5x10cm red kami
It makes a little square, about 2,5x2,5, height 7,5
Also known as the Madras grey langur, and Coromandel sacred langur. A leaf eating monkey found in India and Sri Lanka.
Wasgamuwa National Park, Sri Lanka, February, 2020.
Is it just me or does the face of this infant look remarkably human.?
Mostly known by its Maori name of Kereru.
A large bird that is primarily vegetarian.
Here she is looking for ripe Kawakawa berries to feed her offspring.
This image I shot from our kitchen window which shows how confiding they are.
Known for its intelligence, the Northern Mockingbird is a truly astonishing and handsome songbird.
The Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is the only species of mockingbird commonly found in the United States.
Mockingbirds are located all throughout the United States and Mexico and parts of Canada. They reside in fields, forest edges, and backyards. They sit high in trees, on fence posts, and on utility lines and sing loudly. They also hop along on the ground looking for food.
Mockingbirds are omnivorous. In the summer, their diet consists mainly of insects. During the fall and the winter, they eat more fruit and berries than insects.
The mockingbird is the state bird of Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, and Arkansas.
I found this one in my yard headed for its nest with a tasty morsel for its young! Polk County, Florida.
Originally known as Colmán (variously rendered Koloman, Kálmán, Colman, and Colomannus), he was an Irish pilgrim en route to the Holy Land and was mistaken for a spy because of his strange appearance. He was tortured and hanged at Stockerau, near Vienna, Austria, on 16 July 1012.
Finally, the relics of Saint Coleman were brought to Melk Abbey in Austria, where they are still kept. Many Austrian rulers made modifications to the tomb of this saint, and the actual reliquary was made in the Baroque style.
Coleman is the patron of prisoners sentenced to death, travelers and livestock. He is also to assist against diseases, head and foot disorders, plague, storms, fire hazards, rat and mouse pests.
Definitely, this chapel dedicated to Coleman survived this thunderstorm, it is still intact!
Known as the "secret cave", this cave is not really a secret, but it is very difficult to get to on foot. Timing is key - it can only be accessed at low tide. There are also some tough climbs on the way, it's definitely not accessible on foot to everyone.
The Kali Gandaki or Gandaki River (also known as the Narayani in southern Nepal and the Gandak in India) is one of the major rivers of Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. It is also called Krishna Gandaki in Nepal.[1] In Nepal the river is notable for its deep gorge through the Himalayas and its enormous hydroelectric potential. It has a total catchment area of 46,300 square kilometers (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal. The basin also contains three of the world's 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft), Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna I. Dhaulagiri is the highest point of the Gandaki basin. It lies between the similar Kosi system to the east and the Karnali (Ghaghara) system to the west.
The Kali Gandaki river source is at the border with Tibet at an elevation of 6,268 metres (20,564 ft) at the Nhubine Himal Glacier in the Mustang region of Nepal.[2][3]
The headwaters stream on some maps is named the Chhuama Khola and then, nearing Lo Manthang, the Nhichung Khola or Choro Khola. The Kali Gandaki then flows southwest (with the name of Mustang Khola on old, outdated maps) through a sheer-sided, deep canyon before widening at the steel footbridge at Chele, where part of its flow funnels through a rock tunnel, and from this point the now wide river is called the Kali Gandaki on all maps. In Kagbeni a major tributary named Johng Khola, Kak Khola or Krishnaa descends from Muktinath.
The river then flows southward through a steep gorge known as the Kali Gandaki Gorge, or Andha Galchi, between the mountains Dhaulagiri, elevation 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) to the west and Annapurna I, elevation 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) to the east. If one measures the depth of a canyon by the difference between the river height and the heights of the highest peaks on either side, this gorge is the world's deepest. The portion of the river directly between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna I, 7 kilometres (4 mi) downstream from Tukuche), is at an elevation of 2,520 metres (8,270 ft),[4] which is 5,571 metres (18,278 ft) lower than Annapurna I. The river is older than the Himalayas. As tectonic activity forces the mountains higher, the river has cut through the uplift.
South of the gorge, the river is joined by Rahughat Khola at Galeshwor, Myagdi Khola at Beni, Modi Khola near Kushma and Badigaad at Rudrabeni above Ridi Bazaar. The river then turns east to run along the northern edge of the Mahabharat Range. The largest hydroelectricity project in Nepal is located along this stretch of the river. Turning south again and breaking through the Mahabharats, Kali Gandaki is then joined by a major tributary, the Trishuli, at Devighat, then by the East Rapti River draining the Inner Terai valley known as Chitwan. The Gandaki then crosses the outermost foothills of the Himalayas—Sivalik Hills—into the Terai plains of Nepal. From Devighat, the river flows southwest of Gaindakot town. The river later curves back towards the southeast as it enters India where it is called the Gandak.
Below Gaindakot the river is known as the Narayani or Sapt Gandaki (Seven Gandakis), for seven tributaries rising in the Himalaya or further north along the main Ganges-Brahmaputra divide. These are the Kali Gandaki, the Trishuli River, and the five main tributaries of the Trishuli known as the Daraudi, Seti, Madi, Marsyandi and Budhi.
Also known as Spirit Lake, Lost Lake is located along Lake Road in Ironwood Township north of the Upper Peninsula town of Ironwood, Michigan. It was once privately owned, but is now owned and operated by the township.
Happy New Year!
Nokalakevi (Georgian: ნოქალაქევი) also known as Archaeopolis (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχαιόπολις, literally meaning ancient town) and Tsikhegoji (in Georgian "Fortress of Kuji") and according to some sources "Djikha Kvinji" in Mingrelian, is a village and archaeological site in the Senaki municipality, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, Georgia.
Located by the river Tekhuri, on the northern edge of the Colchian plain in Samegrelo, western Georgia, lie the ruins of Nokalakevi. Occupying approximately 20ha, the site was known to early Byzantine historians as Archæopolis, and to the neighbouring Georgian (Kartlian) chroniclers as Tsikhegoji, or the fortress of Kuji — a Colchian ruler or eristavi. The fortress is located 15 km from the modern town of Senaki on the Martvili road, and would have commanded an important crossing point of the river Tekhuri, at the junction with a strategic route that still winds through the neighbouring hills to Chkhorotsqu in central Samegrelo. Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis played a part in the major wars fought between the Byzantines and Sasanians in the South Caucasus during the sixth century AD. It was one of the key fortresses guarding Lazika (modern Mingrelia) from Sasanian, Persian and Iberian (East Georgian/Kartlian) attack. During the war of AD 540-562, the Persians' failure to take Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis from the Byzantines and the Laz eventually cost them control of Lazika.
The early Byzantine defensive fortifications of Nokalakevi-Archaeopolis take advantage of the site's position within a loop of the river Tekhuri, which has carved a gorge through the local limestone to the west of the fortress. The steep and rugged terrain to the north of the site made the citadel established there almost unassailable. A wall connected this 'upper town' to the 'lower town' below, where excavations have revealed stone buildings of the fourth to sixth century AD. Beneath these late Roman period layers there is evidence of several earlier phases of occupation and abandonment, from the eighth to second centuries BC.