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Al nord del Solsonès, en una de les zones amb menys habitants de Catalunya, podeu trobar aquesta barreja d'allotjament japonès dins d'una masia catalana. Es tracta del Mas Puigpinós, ara convertit en hotel japonès, el que vindria a ser un ryokan (petit allotjament rural al Japó). Els propietaris són una parella formada per una catalana i un japonès, pel que tot l'hotel reflecteix aquesta barreja. De fet, la masia mateixa és propietat familiar des de fa segles (obviament per la part catalana).
L'estructura principal és obviament una preciosa masia d'origen medieval, al terme de Lladurs, prop de l'església de Timoneda (a Lladurs no hi ha poble propiament dit, només masies aillades). La part japonesa la trobareu en la decoració, el mobiliari (algunes habitacions tenen futons i tatami) i el menjar, plenament japonès però amb aires del paisatge del Solsonès. Només faltaria, sobretot als mesos freds de l'any, que tinguessin un onsen, però potser d'aquí un temps...
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At the feet of the Catalan Pyrenees, in the comarca of Solsonès, one of the least populated areas of Catalonia, you can find this mixture of Japanese accommodation inside a Catalan manor (masia). This is Mas Puigpinós, now converted into a Japanese hotel, what you can call it a ryokan (small rural accommodation in Japan). The owners are a couple made up of a Catalan woman and a Japanese man, so the whole hotel reflects this mix. In fact, the manor itself has been family property for centuries (obviously on the Catalan side). Puigpinós means "pine hill" in Catalan.
The main structure is obviously a beautiful masia of medieval origin, in the district of Lladurs, near the church of Timoneda (in Lladurs there is no village proper, only isolated churches and manors). You will find the Japanese part in the decoration, the furniture (some rooms have futons and tatami mats) and the food, fully Japanese but with elements of the Solsonès landscape. The only thing missing, especially in the cold months of the year, would be for them to have an onsen, but maybe in a while...
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I saw the beauty in the structural density and knew it needed more content. Mostly empty at 7:30am, I stood waiting to populate this electric magic kingdom.
A casual scene with a resonance of tension.
Located on the "dry side" of the Cascade Mountain Range, this sparsely populated end of the Columbia River Gorge was ideally selected due to its minimum annual rainfall and ideal runoff prevention geology for the build sight of two major landfill operations. The western portions of Washington and Oregon rely heavily on both BNSF and Union Pacific to rid their large urban centers of unwanted waste, dumping the quantities of garbage in the eastern wastelands of the states, far from civilization in places such as Roosevelt, WA (Republic) and Arlington, OR (Waste Management). Hauling garbage is big business in the PNW, and the movement of municipal trash from places like Everett, Seattle, Interbay and Pasco creates a steady, reliable flow of income for these two major class 1s who operate each, multiple train loads of trash on a daily basis to and from their respective dump sites.
Returning back from Republic's Roosevelt landfill for another load of stink, a BNSF H ROOPAS1 27A rushes alongside the arid Washington banks of the Columbia River, snaking past the 163 intermediates near McCredie with a short, 2200 foot consist of 58 empty trash containers. A pair of yet to be bastardized EMD SD60Ms dressed still in fallen flag Burlington Northern green and white paint provide what little muscle is needed to easily handle the barely 1000 ton train on the fairly level track of the Fallbridge Sub back toward Pasco. Off in the distance, keen eyes will spot both a westbound crude oil load as well as more double-stacked garbage containers that are yarded at the facility in Roosevelt awaiting disposition.
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit.
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. – Wikipedia
The return leg of our day hike in Devil's Garden is more rugged and less populated than the "formal" trail. One must scramble up smooth sandstone walls, over logs, through deep sand and narrow places. This route offers a lot of variety for exploring and photography. I have hiked this trail from both directions and each has its merit. Do it, if you get the chance!
These two monochrome images were composed during a road trip through ranching country in Montana, a beautiful and sparsely populated American State.
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.
Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Wikipedia)
Kruger National Park
South Africa
One of the tallest and longest-horned antelopes, the greater kudu can weigh up to 600 pounds with horns up to 6 feet in length. The greater kudu is found throughout eastern and southern Africa, in mixed woodlands, bushlands, hills and mountains. It feeds on leaves, flowers and fruits and can live up to 8 years in the wild.
The greater kudu is characterized by its narrow body, long legs, large ears and brown coat with white vertical torso stripes. Both the greater kudu and the lesser kudu have distinctive stripes and spots covering their bodies, and males have fringe under their chins and impressive spiral horns.
Females form small groups of 3-10 individuals and their calves. Male kudu are generally solitary, but can form groups of their own, and only join female herds during the mating season. The male hierarchy is based on size and age. The male greater kudu is rarely aggressive in the wild, but sparring does occur between males of similar size and stature. After locking horns and shoving one another, dominance is established when one male stands sideways, making himself look as large as possible until the other is impressed and backs away.
Despite their wide range, the greater kudu is thinly populated in some areas due to habitat loss, predation, hunting and disease. Humans are converting much of the kudu's natural habitat to farmland and some people hunt it for its hide and unique twisting horns. Hyenas, big cats and wild dogs also hunt the greater kudu. – Wikipedia
Sea Point (Afrikaans: Seepunt) is one of Cape Town's most affluent and densely populated suburbs, situated between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD). Moving from Sea Point to the CBD, one passes through first the small suburb of Three Anchor Bay, then Green Point. Seaward from Green Point is the area known as Mouille Point (pronounced MOO-lee), where the local lighthouse is situated. It is neighbored to the southwest by the suburb of Bantry Bay.
Sea Point is the only sea-side suburb of Cape Town with significant high-rise development and this, along with other factors, has made it a very popular residential area, or for investing in first or second homes and apartments. Before the most recent surge in property values, the suburb used to be regarded as a dangerous area, in part because some apartment blocks had been neglected by absentee landlords. Many foreign and local investors now see it as a place of urban rejuvenation and there are many Dutch, German and British owners.
Sabi Sabi Game Reserve
South Africa
Near Kruger National Park
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu.
One of the tallest and longest-horned antelopes, the greater kudu can weigh up to 600 pounds with horns up to 6 feet in length. The greater kudu is found throughout eastern and southern Africa, in mixed woodlands, bushlands, hills and mountains. It feeds on leaves, flowers and fruits and can live up to 8 years in the wild.
The greater kudu is characterized by its narrow body, long legs, large ears and brown coat with white vertical torso stripes. Both the greater kudu and the lesser kudu have distinctive stripes and spots covering their bodies, and males have fringe under their chins and impressive spiral horns.-Wikipedia
Joan Miró’s The Hunter (Catalan Landscape) may seem abstract, but a closer look reveals a landscape populated with a rich assortment of human and animal figures and natural forms that together comprise an iconography of the artist’s life. The hunter, standing at the left side of the composition, has a stick figure body and a triangular head. A pipe protrudes just to the right of his bushy mustache, and his heart floats near his chest. In one hand he holds a freshly killed rabbit, in the other, a gun still smoking from the kill. This hunter figure is a stand-in for Miró, and it appears in many of his other works.
Miró’s landscape evokes life on his family’s farm in Montroig, Catalonia, Spain. A politically autonomous region near Spain’s border with France, Catalonia maintains its own parliament, language, history, and culture. Catalan nationalism has been a subject of debate for more than a century. Perhaps hinting at this contentious history, Miró depicts the French, Catalan, and Spanish flags in the background. In the foreground, he writes the word “sard,” short for “Sardana,” Catalonia’s national dance. This truncated word also references the fragmented letters and words of the Dadaist and Surrealist poetry by which he was influenced.
In 1923, Miró moved from Montroig to Paris. The move meant a transition from painting directly from nature to working indoors, in a studio. A few years later, he explained the impact this location change had on his work: “I have managed to escape into the absolute nature, and my landscapes have nothing in common anymore with outside reality….
Puffins populating the rocky cliffs at the south coast of Iceland.
Since 2015 they are classified as a vulnerable species (IUCN)
Die Papageienvögel, die in Kolonien die felsige Südküste von Island bevölkern gehören zur Familie der Alkvögel. Seit 2015 gelten sie als gefährdete Art
Frisco power populates the service track on Labor Day in 1980, 3 months before the end of the railroad.
9-1-1980
At the beginning of the 18th century, Edinburgh was one of the most densely populated cities in the world, and one of the most impoverished. What is now known as the Old Town consisted of cramped tenement buildings where rich and poor lived side by side; or, more often, those who could afford it chose to live on the upper floors, where the air was somewhat fresher, leaving the lower floors to the poorest.
The turning point came when a building collapsed in 1751. A subsequent inquiry revealed that much of the city was suffering from severe neglect, and the following year resulted in a series of proposals for the construction of a new suburb in the open countryside to the north of the city. The idea was ambitious: to build a "splendid and magnificent city" attractive enough to draw to Edinburgh at least some of the Scottish aristocracy who had been spending more and more of their winters in London since James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603 and settled in the south: a trend that only intensified with the Act of Union and the dissolution of the Scottish Parliament in 1707.
Au début du XVIIIe siècle, Édimbourg était l'une des villes les plus densément peuplées du monde, et l'une des plus pauvres. Ce que l'on appelle aujourd'hui la Vieille Ville était constitué d'immeubles insalubres où riches et pauvres vivaient côte à côte ; ou, le plus souvent, ceux qui en avaient les moyens choisissaient de vivre aux étages supérieurs, où l'air était un peu plus frais, laissant les rez-de-chaussée aux plus démunis.
Le tournant décisif survint lorsqu'un immeuble s'effondra en 1751. Une enquête menée par la suite révéla qu'une grande partie de la ville souffrait d'un grave manque d'entretien, et l'année suivante aboutit à une série de propositions pour la construction d'une nouvelle banlieue dans la campagne au nord de la ville. L'idée était ambitieuse : construire une « ville splendide et magnifique » suffisamment attrayante pour attirer à Édimbourg au moins une partie de l'aristocratie écossaise qui passait de plus en plus d'hivers à Londres depuis que Jacques VI d'Écosse était devenu Jacques Ier d'Angleterre en 1603 et s'était installé dans le sud : une tendance qui ne fit que s'intensifier avec l'Acte d'Union et la dissolution du Parlement écossais en 1707.
Ekeberg Hill one of the first places to be populated in Oslo - already just after the last ice age when the sea level was app. 200m higher than today.
At this photo we look down to the new apartment buildings at Sorenga - right beside the new Opera (situated behind the green vegetation to the right). The big ship in the back is the ferry daily departing for Copenhagen.
Some more from WIKI:
Ekeberg is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. The painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch is painted from Utsikten ("the view"), a part of Ekeberg.
In the area are a number of old Iron Age grave mounds and Bronze Age ritual sites. This establish the area of Ekeberg as one of the oldest inhabited places around Oslo. During the Middle Ages, the farm of Ekeberg belonged to Hovedøya Abbey. The area was later taken by the crown.
From 1760, the farm of Ekeberg was run by an appointed owner, and his relatives owned the farm thereafter. In the area, a number of small homesteads under the main farm was erected the following century. The first suburban settlement came around 1900, and the early suburb was raised in the years prior to 1935. Many of the early houses are still present in the area. Ekeberg belonged to Oslo from 1947.
(Presently in the mountains. Back next week)
Abandoned house and trailer in Winnett, Montana, population 183. Winnett is the county seat of Petroleum County and is the least populated county seat in Montana.
The town of Winnett is named for Walter Winnett, a Canadian who ran away from home as a boy to seek adventure in the American West. He gained a reputation as an expert hunter and was later captured and adopted by The Sioux.
Winnett established a ranch here in 1879 and afterwards founded the town.
Source: Wikipedia.
A sparsely populated region on the western edge of the Patagonian desert. This ecoregion in the south of Argentina and Chile lies in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains. The grasslands are home to diverse fauna, including several rare or endemic species of birds. -Wikiedia. The highest point in Torres Del Paine National Park, Cerro Paine Grande and the Frances Glaciar loom in the distance. Patagonian Chile, South America
► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ LEAVING BEHIND THE summer beach in this less frequented area of otherwise densest populated country of Europe. On my walk along the left shore of the Boven Merwede river (a short stretch of the main Rhein branch). Treading upon Natuurgebied Sleeuwijkerwaard (nature resort). The pathway winds towards the village between the concrete piers that used to form the base of a pontoon bridge, built and scarcely used solely for military exercises. These are leftover from the Cold War era, built in 1956. A stark reminder of the ideology fud and paranoia that didn't start yesterday and lives up to this day.
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International Harvester truck on high prairie above the town of Pomeroy, population 1,389, in Garfield County, Washington. This area is one of the the least populated areas of Washington State and one of the most beautiful, imo.
The Port Oneida District within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore captures both the topography and the historical life that populated the land behind the great dunes. A worker there today, March 23, 2023, told us that there are over 600 various structures in this District, mind-boggling given the beautiful, open meadows as shown here. We like to hike this Farm Loop of the Bayview Trail in the mornings to catch the first light across the meadows. One of the vintage barns is featured here, as are the predominant conifers that are so common in dune topography.
These two monochrome images were composed during a road trip through ranching country in Montana, a beautiful and sparsely populated American State.
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state. Its capital is Helena, while the most populous city is Billings. The western half of the state contains numerous mountain ranges, while the eastern half is characterized by western prairie terrain and badlands, with smaller mountain ranges found throughout the state.
Most of Montana first came under American sovereignty with the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 and was explored by the Lewis and Clark Expedition shortly thereafter. Fur trappers followed and were the main economic activity in the area until gold was discovered in 1852. The ensuing gold rush, along with the passage of the Homestead Acts in 1862, brought large numbers of American settlers to Montana. Rapid population growth and development culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th century.
Montana has no official nickname but several unofficial ones, most notably "Big Sky Country", "The Treasure State", "Land of the Shining Mountains", and "The Last Best Place". Its economy is primarily based on agriculture, including ranching and cereal grain farming. Other significant economic resources include oil, gas, coal, mining, and lumber. The health care, service, defense, and government sectors are also significant to the state's economy. Montana's fastest-growing sector is tourism, with 12.6 million tourists (as of 2019) visiting the state each year. (Wikipedia)
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Naples is the third-largest city of Italy after Rome and Milan and one of the most densely populated cities in Europe. First settled by Greeks in the second millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the 6th century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. Naples' historic city centre is the largest in Europe and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Pizza was invented here but the restaurants in Naples have earned the most stars from the Michelin Guide of any Italian city. People awarded the honorary citizenship of Naples are: Sophia Loren & Diego Maradona. When Maradona arrived in Naples, they won the Italian and European titles for the first time. Maradona’s photo was hung next to Jesus in half of the homes of Naples. Naples is a real raw working city, a place with fascinating art and viewpoints, spontaneous conversations and unexpected, pleasant attitude. Naples has an enormous wealth of cultural treasures. You will find two royal palaces, three castles and ancient ruins with some of the oldest frescoes of Christianity. Castel Nuovo is a medieval castle located in front the city hall of Naples.
Castel Nuovo often called Maschio Angioino is a medieval castle located in front the city hall of Naples. It's a fortress with 5 towers & a Renaissance triumphal arch, plus civic art museum & chapel. Its scenic location and imposing size makes the castle, first erected in 1279, one of the main architectural landmarks of the city. It was a royal seat for kings of Naples. It is well worth stopping off here if you are in Naples. The outside of the castle is very impressive particularly the doorway and look out for the cannonball damaged ornate front gates. Inside there are a few things to see; hall, chapel and upstairs there is an art gallery. I also liked seeing the old Roman ruins under the glass floor. What a good way to show us what lies beneath our feet without harming the structure above those ruins. You get good views of mount Vesuvius and the port itself from the art gallery terrace.
Napels is na Rome en Milaan de derde stad van Italië en een van de dichtstbevolkte steden van Europa. Napels, voor het eerst bewoond door Grieken in het tweede millennium voor Christus. Het historische stadscentrum van Napels is het grootste van Europa en staat op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO. De pizza is uitgevonden in Napels, maar de restaurants in Napels hebben de meeste sterren verdiend in de Michelin-gids van elke Italiaanse stad. Mensen die het ereburgerschap van Napels hebben toegekend zijn: Sophia Loren & Diego Maradona. Toen Maradona in Napels aankwam, wonnen ze voor het eerst de Italiaanse en Europese titels. De foto van Maradona hing naast Jezus in de helft van de huizen in Napels. Napels is een echte rauwe werkstad, een plek met fascinerende kunst en uitzichtpunten, spontane gesprekken en onverwachte, prettige instelling. Kasteel Nuovo is een middeleeuws kasteel tegenover het stadhuis van Napels. Het is een fort met vijf torens, een triomfboog uit de Renaissance, een museum voor openbare kunst en een kapel. De schilderachtige locatie en de imposante afmetingen maken het kasteel, dat voor het eerst werd gebouwd in 1279, één van de belangrijkste architectonische monumenten van de stad. Het was een koninklijke zetel voor koningen van Napels. Het is de moeite waard hier te stoppen als je in Napels bent. De buitenkant van het kasteel is zeer indrukwekkend, met name de deuropening en kijk uit voor de kanonskogel beschadigde voorpoorten. Binnen zijn er een paar dingen te zien; hal, kapel en boven is er een kunstgalerie. Ik heb ook genoten van het zien van de oude Romeinse ruïnes onder de glazen vloer. Wat een slimme manier om ons te laten zien wat er onder onze voeten ligt zonder de structuur boven die ruïnes te beschadigen. Vanaf het terras van de kunstgalerie heeft u een goed uitzicht op de Vesuvius en de haven zelf.
Take a look in my album Gothenburg !
Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony in 1621. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years`War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the river Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries
The Älvsborg Bridge (Swedish Älvsborgsbron) is a suspension bridge over the river Göta Älv connecting the island of Hisingen with the mainland. The total length of the bridge is 933 metres and the distance between the pylons ("main span") is 417 metres, while the clearance below the deck is 45 metres. Said pylons are 107 metres tall, making the bridge one of Gothenburg's most prominent landmarks.
... Better known as Bird Point. Alaska Railroad's Whittier bound 120S is cruising past the famous photo spot along the Turnagain Arm East and South of Alaska's biggest populated city of Anchorage. Powering the train is a trio of GP40s, and conducting the train is the famous traveling railroader, Brice Douglas.
Macau is the most densely populated place on earth and when you walk through the tightly packed streets it's easy to imagine how this is true. Looming in the background here is the Grand Lisboa, which is a landmark hotel and casino. It's known for its distinctive lotus flower design and is a popular destination for both leisure and business travelers. The hotel features luxurious accommodations, high-end dining, and a world-class casino.
Bloody costumes of crazy women with decapitated babies, psychopaths with axes who limp along and other monsters from the psychiatry fair populate our streets without age discrimination, in a revival of genre classics such as Stephen King's The Shining and other films. Stigma or stigmatization has been defined from the field of psychiatry as a social prejudice, which attributes to people with mental illness a set of bad qualities: all of them false stereotypes that turn them, in the eyes of society, into dangerous people who They should better be confined.
In reality, when Halloween arrives in my house we get sad hoping that these dates will pass soon so that they stop messing with us.
The style card and credits here
With:
KOKOS-HAIRBASE THOMAS-EVOX @ in main store
KOKOS- TATTOO RAP-BOM @ GROUP GIFT
MOTH & MOON - Moth & Moon Jasper Kiss of Death EVOX skin @ Trick or Treat Lane 2023 GIFT Zibska for The Dark Style Fair Oct 2023** Zibska ~ Moros Lips
EXCY - Systm Pants @in main store
EXCY - [x] - Grim Sneakers / Fatpack @WEEKEND offers
TANAKA ESSENTIAL BANDAID @11th Annual Spookzilla Hunt
TANAKA - KATORI SWEATER @in main store
FANTAVATAR & MOONSTRUCK Taming Eye @ Trick or Treat Lane 2023 GIFT 2023
FNY FALLEN NEW YORK The Horror Asylumn Backdrop @ EXCLUSIVE for Cosmopolitan from Oct 16th
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The Scottish Highlands is very sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region, and includes the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis. Before the 19th century the Highlands was home to a much larger population, but due to a combination of factors including the outlawing of the traditional Highland way of life following the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the infamous Highland Clearances, and mass migration to urban areas during the Industrial Revolution, the area is now one of the most sparsely populated in Europe. the population density in the Highlands and Islands is less than one seventh of Scotland's as a whole,
During colonial times Singapore was segregated into ethnic districts by the town planners of that era. The Arab Street area was designated as a residential district for Singapore’s diverse Muslim population, primarily constituting people of Middle Eastern, Indian, Malay, Bugis, and Javanese descent.
However, the entrepreneurial tendencies of the residents soon turned it into a thriving trading center that attracted residents from Singapore’s other ethnicities, and became the main shopping area doing business in textiles, spices, furniture, handicrafts, etc. from the rows of shop houses that have been preserved and still line the streets today in this historical district.
Although Arab Street has retained its Middle Eastern character until today with Sultan Mosque, the largest mosque in Singapore, dominating the architectural landscape, it has nevertheless become a melting pot of Singapore’s ethnicities with shops selling everything from oriental rugs to Chinese furniture, ethnic jewelry, clothes, perfumes, etc. In addition to retail outlets, the area is abundantly populated with bars, cafés, eateries, and restaurants serving Indian, Malay, Middle Eastern, and Western dishes.
Murtosa is populated by an enormous amount of canals that give rise to numerous Ribeiras or pier anchoring boats. All of them have, in common, a tavern that quenched the thirst for fishermen or sailors. The LIGHTHOUSE is one of those typical Bars, here nicknamed "Snack Tasca".
Ribeira de Pardelhas
Murtosa
Portugal
Lentate sul Seveso. Italy
Hay bales kissed by the first sun of the morning.
This time I break the heavy mountain series. Took this one along my 50 kilometers (+ 50 to come back home) daily run to work.
It might sound strange, looking at this, but I live in one of the most heavily populated area of the world. This spot is near a small park instituted to preserve one of the few areas survived to the concrete jungle.
Balle di fieno illuminate dal primo sole del mattino ai margini della brughiera Briantea.
Bavona Valley, which branches off from the Maggia Valley, is characterized by its wilderness. To this day it is deprived of electricity (except in San Carlo) and populated only during the summer. The magic of nature combined with the work of mankind has bestowed peace and harmony to this valley, one of Ticino’s most beautiful. Consisting of extremely high cliffs and remains of colossal landslides it is also one of the steepest and rockiest valleys of the entire Alpine region. An enchanting walk that goes through twelve villages, including Foroglio with its spectacular waterfall, allows the visitor to appreciate its charm.
The route is fascinating not only from an environmental point of view but also for the testimonials of human intervention found along the way, that prove how through an adequate interpretation of the territory it is possible to turn even the most hostile of natural elements into an ally. Very interesting are the so-called splüi, buildings under the rock that have made it possible to adapt nature to the needs of humans, creating shelters, housing and stables. Also very surprising is the ingenuity behind the transformation of the upper part of massive boulders into small gardens, protected from the voracious goats that stroll about the valley.
The itinerary that runs through the entire Bavona Valley can start either in Bignasco or in Cavergno. Along the course you will encounter a number of splüi and go through woods of chestnut trees - once considered to be "the tree of life" because of its vital role for the survival of the population. In Foroglio, the best known village of the valley because of the spectacular waterfall, you can spot a few houses with a wide arcade and a number of torbe gathered around a small church. Inside the church, you can admire the interesting altar from the 16th century. Also in town, the excellent Grotto Froda (a tavern) that offers traditional Ticino dishes and is run by Martino Giovanettina, a local intellectual.
Another point of interest is the centre of Sonlerto, where to avoid taking land from the pastures the houses were built between the boulders of a prehistoric landslide. The graceful oratory of Gannariente, with precious frescoes from the 16th century, has been a destination from time immemorial of a historical procession that occurs the first Sunday of May. The excursion ends in San Carlo, the last village of the Bavona Valley and departure point of the cableway that goes up to Robiei (below the Basodino glacier). From there you may choose to return by bus to Bignasco or Cavergno.
The castle Gartrop is a moated castle in the Hünxer district of Gartrop-Bühl. The castle arrangement lies near the country road between Hünxe and Schermbeck-Gahlen in the lip meadows in the southern area of the nature reserve high Mark-Westmünsterland. From the settlement of the former castle employee the today's place Gartrop developed.
The arrangement can be visited every second Thursday within the scope of events of the country inn resident there.
The plastered mansion in the strict style of the Dutch baroque is surrounded on three sides by a pond-like moat. In the 2-storey construction structural fabric of the first castle house from the 14th century is still included.
Four wings of the building surround a narrow inner courtyard which is roofed with a view dome. Besides, the eastern one and the western wing are shorter than remaining both and come out risalitartig of the construction body. The main entrance is in the biaxial east wing with a low watch tower which is concluded by an embowed bonnet with open lantern. Other three tracts of the simple construction own in each case a level hipped roof with small dormers.
7-stage steps lead to the main entrance from sandstone which is flanked by two half columns which run out on top in obelisks with ball handle. About the entrance the stone alliance coat of arms Albrecht Gisberts of Hüchtenbruck and his first Mrs. Johanna Katharina von Heiden as well as his second Mrs. Agne Maria von Bernsau is found.
Moreover, the annual number 1675 tells of the end of the construction time under Albrecht Gisbert son Albert Georg von Hüchtenbruck.
The most important space of the mansion is a big baroque hall in the ground floor which is developed to the Beletage. He owns a luxuriously formed relief stucco cover which is together with an alike formed copy in the castle Anholt incredibly on the Lower Rhine. Moreover, he owns a colourfully calm Lambris with about that to hanging, painted wall strings and a rococo chimney of marble which is up to height of the cover wood.
Nevertheless, central centre is the former inner courtyard which was reshaped by a roofing to a 2-storey hall. She serves with her pilasters as a Vestibül and stairwell. From there all rooms of the mansion are accessible. Their creation partially occurred in Dutch, partly in the classicistic style.
Old wall strings – the so-called Gartroper chinoiseries – were discovered in progress by restoration works from 2005. Besides, it concerns nine coherent canvases of 3.5-metre height and 80-to 98-centimetre width. On silvery gleaming, green ground with flowers and tendrils paintings they show the plants which are populated by exotic birds and in Chinese inspired scenes with women and children. Findings point to the fact that the strings come from the big baroque hall, because they well fitted to the green wooden version at that time of the space. Later the wall disguising was transferred in a smaller cabinet which was converted in the course of the time into a kitchen, so that the canvases disappeared, besides, under a wallpaper from the early days.
The Gartroper chinoiseries are especially valuable in her form and quality and incredibly in the space from the Lower Rhine. Merely in Potsdam teahouse Of Friedrich II. comparable is found. Models for the wall strings very much popular in the 18th century in the Chinese style are rococo paintings as for example from Antoine Watteau and François Boucher.
My photostream has been populated mostly by natural monochrome tones this week, as this week's snow-blanketed landscape has been accompanied by stratus-draped monochrome skies. Apart from Wednesday afternoon, that is, when the clouds parted just as the sun was setting. And just as I was driving through the countryside. A pigment-infused happy convergence resulted!
I love our ravine. It is a jewel amongst a growing metropolis populated by almost a million people. We have walked six generations of dogs, our two children, and many, many friends - all have been sworn to secrecy not to disclose the intricate pathways that lead into the forest.
One of the paths takes us across the creek to a very isolated place hidden by evergreens and pines. It is our Narnia. In the winter, once the creek has completely frozen and does not moan from our intrusion, we can walk for hours. (I have fallen through a few times! There is no fun in sloshing home with wet, ice cold boots!), We can see the activity of the wildlife that went before us by the images in the snow - moose, deer, coyote, beaver, porcupine and even a brief hello from a lynx a few years ago. They are all reminders that we are only visitors.
The ravine holds an accumulation of memories of the passing years of our family growing up. A Family Album. Years of laughter, tears, dream making, problem solving and character building. It is a place where I have learned the heart’s of our children. Though their visits to the ravine are fewer now, it is still a wonderful venue that engages and entices meaningful conversation.
It is my refuge. A place of quiet solitude for a few hours of personal reflection.
There is one place in particular that I pass by everyday that pulls at my heartstrings.
In the meadow stands two towering trees that once held a treehouse that our son and a few of his overly ambitious friends built. The creating of this major feat occupied them most of the summer. They had so much fun! I would venture down on my bike and bring the tenacious construction crew sandwiches and treats. One day I went down and saw that they had gone wild and started to build a third level. My protests to stop building higher fell on deaf ears. Early the next morning, the boys returned to find that their architectural wonderment had been completely dismantled. Even the tools that they had confiscated from our garage had been taken away in the night.
There was nothing left to Indicate the tangible dreams of the enthusiastic ten year olds, except the stairs that lead to the tops of the trees. They are still there as a rebellious testament.
As I am sitting and reminiscing, I cannot help to chuckle. We have had such a time in our ravine. Adrenaline surges. Adventures. Discoveries. I broke my leg down there one night (don’t ask!). I have had many harrowing near misses as I traversed the cliffs and deer runs. We have seen many “Wayfarin’ Strangers” set up lodgings for short periods of time. We have had the ravine reveal, then belch a brand new, stolen motorcycle from it’s depths. I have even saved my beautiful Wolfhound from drowning in the frigid waters of Spring runoff, and then he, in turn, had to save me…
Though the footsteps we have made have vanished over time, the memories of them are still imprinted in my heart.
I am getting older now. Some of the trees are still standing. Old friends. There are new ones shooting up everywhere. The beavers will be patient as they pass by - waiting for them to grow. I share a camaraderie with my husband as we go looking together for something to put into our cameras. We are never disappointed with what the ravine chooses to share with us.
We revel in it’s beauty and it’s familiarity.
I love our ravine...
Glen Etive is a sparsely populated scenic narrow valley in the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area surrounded by mountains. The rocky River Etive runs through the valley, which is popular with hikers and whitewater kayakers. Scenes from the movie Skyfall (James Bond) and Braveheart were filmed here.
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The village of Paraty was founded in 1597. It was established formally as a town by Portuguese colonizers in 1667, in a region populated by the Guaianás Indians.
The Guaianás people who lived where the city now stands called the entire area “Paraty”. In the Tupi language “Paraty” means “river of fish”. Even today the Brazilian Mullet (Mugil brasiliensis) still come back to spawn in the rivers that spill into the Bay of Paraty. When the region was colonized by the Portuguese, they adopted the Guaianás name for their new town.
Paraty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Die Rohrweihe (Circus aeruginosus) ist eine paläarktische Greifvogelart aus der Familie der Habichtartigen (Accipitridae). Ihre Brutverbreitung reicht von der zentralen Mongolei bis nach Portugal sowie von Skandinavien bis Nordafrika. Die Überwinterungsgebiete liegen in West- und Zentralafrika, Arabien sowie auf dem indischen Subkontinent. Die Art bewohnt Schilfbestände, Moore, Seeufer und andere Feuchtgebiete in offener Landschaft, aber auch Getreide- und Rapsfelder. Die Brutzeit der Rohrweihe liegt, je nach Breitengrad, zwischen April und August, wobei zwei bis sieben Eier in einem Bodennest in hoher Vegetation ausgebrütet werden. Es werden zwei Unterarten unterschieden, wobei die Nominatform den Norden des Verbreitungsgebiets bewohnt und die Unterart Circus aeruginosus harterti in Marokko, Algerien und Tunesien vorkommt.
Der Rückgang extensiv bewirtschafteter landwirtschaftlicher Flächen, die Trockenlegung von Sümpfen und die Bejagung der Bestände haben im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert vor allem in dichter besiedelten Teilen des Verbreitungsgebietes zunächst zu starken Bestandsrückgängen geführt, die die Rohrweihe jedoch nach 1950 wieder aufholen konnte. Der weltweite Gesamtbestand wird auf etwa hunderttausend Individuen geschätzt.
The marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a Palaearctic species of bird of prey from the hawk family (Accipitridae). Its breeding distribution ranges from central Mongolia to Portugal and from Scandinavia to North Africa. The wintering areas are in West and Central Africa, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. The species inhabits reed beds, moors, lakeshores and other wetlands in open landscapes, as well as cereal and rapeseed fields. Depending on the latitude, the marsh harrier's breeding season is between April and August, with two to seven eggs being incubated in a ground nest in tall vegetation. There are two subspecies, with the nominate form inhabiting the north of the distribution area and the subspecies Circus aeruginosus harterti occurring in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
The decline in extensively farmed agricultural land, the draining of marshes and the hunting of populations initially led to sharp population declines in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly in more densely populated parts of the distribution area, but the marsh harrier was able to make up for this after 1950. The total global population is estimated at around one hundred thousand individuals.
The Altiplano, drainless plateau (south-east Peru + west Bolivia), is one of the highest areas on earth populated by humans and is one of the less developed regions of South America with only a poorly developed infrastructure.
Vegetation form treeless highland steppe.
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Der Altiplano, abflusslose Hochebene (Südost-Peru + West-Bolivien), gehört zu den höchstgelegenen von Menschen bevölkerten Gebieten der Erde, zählt zu den weniger entwickelten Regionen Südamerikas mit nur gering ausgebauter Infrastruktur.
Vegetationsform baumlose Hochlandsteppe.
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The original Romanesque style monastery was built from 1005 to 1009 by Guifred, Count of Cerdanya (Fr. Cerdagne), in atonement for the murder of his son and was populated by Benedictine monks.
The monastery was damaged in the Catalan earthquake of 1428.
The monastery was secularized in 1782 by Louis XVI.
The monastery was abandoned by the monks in 1783-1785 and fell into disrepair.
During the Terror, the abbey was closed, and its contents scattered. The buildings were then transformed into a stone quarry for nearby residents, the capitals of the cloister were looted, as well as sculptures and furniture.
In 1902, the bishop of Elne and Perpignan, because of his Catalan background, began to restore the ruins radically, work that was completed in 1932. Today it is occupied by the Catholic Community of the Beatitudes.
Hundreds of Elephant Seals populate the beach near San Simeon. Birthing, nursing, breeding, bickering are constant, as are the vocalizations of the bulls, cows and pups. The many gulls make a lot of noise too. You might never guess all that from this image...a pup peacefully nursing and it's mom sound asleep.
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Gothenburg was founded as a heavily fortified, primarily Dutch, trading colony in 1621. In addition to the generous privileges (e.g. tax relaxation) given to his Dutch allies from the then-ongoing Thirty Years`War, the king also attracted significant numbers of his German and Scottish allies to populate his only town on the western coast. At a key strategic location at the mouth of the river Göta älv, where Scandinavia's largest drainage basin enters the sea, the Port of Gothenburg is now the largest port in the Nordic countries.
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Masthugg Church was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the river Göta-Älv makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 m (200 ft) high in itself. The church, which has become one of the symbols of Gothenburg, is a popular tourist attraction.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masthugg_Church.
Sjömanstornet, is a 44 meter high tower that was erected in memory of Swedish sailors who perished during the First World War. At the top of the tower is a five meter high bronze sculpture popularly called the Sailor's Wife. The top of the statue, including the sculpture, stands 62 meters above sea level. The sailor's tower is designed as a column and built in yellow brick
Kruger National Park
South Africa
The greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and poaching.
Their habitat includes mixed scrub woodlands (the greater kudu is one of the few largest mammals that prefer living in settled areas – in scrub woodland and bush on abandoned fields and degraded pastures, mopane bush and acacia in lowlands, hills and mountains.
Their diet consists of leaves, grass, shoots and occasionally tubers, roots and fruit (they are especially fond of oranges and tangerines).
During the day, greater kudus normally cease to be active and instead seek cover under woodland, especially during hot days. They feed and drink in the early morning and late afternoon, acquiring water from waterholes or roots and bulbs that have a high water content. Although they tend to stay in one area, the greater kudu may search over a large distance for water in times of drought.
Predators of the greater kudu generally consist of lions, hyenas, and hunting dogs. Although leopards and cheetahs also prey on greater kudus, they are unable to bring down a bull, and consequently target the more vulnerable cows and offspring.
Greater kudus have a life span of 7 to 8 years in the wild, and up to 23 years in captivity. They are evaluated as low risk in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. – Wikipedia