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Another trip over to Nottingham today and another day with the little Sony in my pocket ..... just in case.
As luck would have it I was around for the DB Tug on the lunchtime tanks and took this shot just after the crew change had taken place. I figured I'd make use of the flip-screen to get down low (something that's barely possible with the 5D without going almost prostrate) and quite like the converging angles. At around 98% of the image as snapped there was never any intention of doing a distortion correction, and I did compose it to include both the 'Welcome' and 'Platform 1b' signs.
So, in short, DB Tug 60063 stands at the usual spot for the crew change, while hauling the 10.34am Kingsbury - Humber Oil Refinery discharged tanks (6E54).
Turned out to be quite a busy hour or so for loco-hauled trains - a DB Tug was seen on the ex Wolverhampton steel train, a pair of Sheds called in on the RHTT, and an HST set worked down to London St Pancras.
1.04pm, 26th November 2019
Crassula capitella.
Crassula capitella 'Campfire' (Campfire Crassula) - Branching succulent with fleshy propeller-like leaves that mature from light green to bright red. Grows prostrate, forming mats about 6 inches tall to 2 to 3 feet tall wide. Clusters of white flowers rest on the leaves in the summer.
Captura: Captura: Camprodon, Vall de Camprodon, Ripollès, Catalunya.
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Veronica persica és una herba anual que es fa veure per les flors prototipus del gènere Veronica, de corol·la simpètala d’1 cm de diàmetre, estriada de blau i blanc, amb dos estams divergents soldats sobre la pròpia corol·la i travessada al forat central per l’estil.
Veronica persica fa tiges ajagudes que ara i adés s’enlairen un pam d’alçada. Tota la planta és lleugerament pilosa. Les fulles tenen pecíol curt i un limbe ovat, més llarg que ample, amb el marge dentat o lobulat. A l’axil·la d’aquestes fulles surten les flors portades per un pedicel llarg i prim que allunya la flor o la càpsula fins més enllà de la fulla. La càpsula té els dos lòbuls comprimits i manté al seu sinus l’estil de la flor, posat com un piu de boina. Veronica és una de les espècies de veròniques comuna a les vores de camins i sembrats. L’espècie propera V.polita sembla una versió a escala reduïda de V.persica. V.hederifolia se’n diferencia per les seves fulles més amples que llargues i amb un nombre menor de lòbuls més profunds al marge.
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Veronica persica var. persica Poir.
Veronica persica is an annual that reproduces from seed.
Its cotyledons are triangular with truncated bases. The short-stalked leaves are broadly ovate with coarsely serrated margins, and measure one to two centimetres (0.4 to 0.8 in) long. The leaves are paired on the lower stem and are alternately arranged on the upper parts. The plant has weak stems that form a dense, prostrate groundcover. The tips of stems often grow upright.
The flowers are roughly one centimetre (0.4 in) wide[5] and are sky-blue with dark stripes and white centers. They are zygomorphic, having only one vertical plane of symmetry. They are solitary on long, slender, hairy stalks in the leaf axils.
The seeds are transversely rugose and measure between one and two millimetres (0.04 and 0.08 in) long. There are five to 10 seeds per locule in the fruit
Veronica persica can be distinguished from similar species by its heart-shaped fruit with two widely-separated lobes.
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Enjoying the lovely Winter sun. About 22 degrees celsius on this day.
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. Banksias range in size from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall. Wikipedia
In Gethsemane, Christ prostrates himself on the earth, begging that the cup might pass from him–and then adds, ‘nevertheless not my will, but thine be done’ (Lk. 22.42). That ‘nevertheless’ is the salvation of the world. The whole nightmare of world history is borne up and redeemed by that moment of shattering resolve. And so we align ourselves with Christ’s work only when our own disappointment with the world resolves itself into an even deeper commitment, a sort of hope beyond hope, a commitment beyond despair.
--Christ the Stranger: The Theology of Rowan Williams, by Benjamin Myers, pg 27
Growing to an astonishing 6 m in diameter, Grevillea 'Poorinda Royal Mantle' is a prostrate, evergreen shrub.
It is a hybrid between Grevillea laurifolia and Grevillea willisii.
25 years ago, my father and I planted 6 of these on what I call 'the slope', an area of my gardens which I leave to its own devices and it has become a favourite area for local birdlife and other fauna. These plants have not disappointed in regard the area of ground covered, spilling down the slope just like a mantle and at this time of year, the mass display of their flowers is truly quite incredible.
The leaves vary in shape, some are lobed and others have smooth margins and are quite leathery in texture.
The purple-red-pink flowers can be seen from late winter, through spring in toothbrush type clusters at the end the short branchlets.
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More wind-sculpted snow- even small windbreaks like prostrate willow shrubs and small spruce can create stripes of snow downwind. High winds in the Front Range make these snow patterns common across the landscape, creating winter legacies that influence biological patterns observed in the summer.
In the background are Mount Audubon (l) and Longs Peak (r).
Jasper has repeatedly told his toy, Betty Bunny, that there is no need to prostrate herself before him. But she does it anyway. Because he's great.
I came across one of the most interesting and enchanted forests in Denmark. The forest at the northernmost end of the Danish island of Zealand was planted around 1800 to protect against sand drift. Part of it is called Trollforest because of its whimsically shaped Scots pine trees. The trees became more and more stunted and twisted over time. Many have crooked trunks that lie prostrate or have low-seated or very crooked branches. These forms are probably due to the influence of the wind, attacks by pests and the nutrient-poor soil in the area. Most of the pines are still sprouting.
To preserve the protected troll forest, new self-sown trees are removed to allow the old Scots pines to live as long as possible.
Ich bin auf einen der interessantesten und bezauberndsten Wälder Dänemarks gestoßen. Der Wald am nördlichsten Ende der dänischen Insel Seeland wurde um 1800 zum Schutz vor Sandverwehungen gepflanzt. Ein Teil davon wird wegen seiner wunderlich geformten Waldkiefern Trollwald genannt. Mit der Zeit wurden die Bäume immer verkümmerter und verdrehter. Viele haben krumme Stämme, die ausgestreckt liegen, oder niedrig sitzende oder sehr krumme Äste. Diese Formen sind vermutlich auf den Einfluss des Windes, Schädlingsbefall und den nährstoffarmen Boden in der Umgebung zurückzuführen. Die meisten Kiefern sprießen noch.
Um den geschützten Trollwald zu erhalten, werden selbst gesäte neue Bäume entfernt, um den alten Waldkiefern ein möglichst langes Leben zu ermöglichen.
Jenga is a game of physical and mental skill created by Leslie Scott, and currently marketed by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro. During the game, players take turns to remove a block from a tower and balance it on top, creating a taller and increasingly unstable structure as the game progresses.Eventually did not prostrate layers of the tower will win.
Jenga is derived from a Swahili word meaning "to build".
"層層疊" 是一個身體和心理技能。比賽.在遊戲中，玩家輪流從塔中刪除的塊和平衡之上，創建一個高和越來越不穩定的結構，最終沒有弄倒層層疊者便獲得勝利.
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No liturgy designed by men could be “worthy” of the subject of their homage, of God at whose throne the heavenly choirs prostrate themselves with covered faces, having cast off their crowns and ornaments before offering adoration. The attempt to return to him who “created all according to his will” the honour that all creatures received must a priori compel to its knees an earthly community of sinners. Domine non sum dignus! [Lord, I am not worthy!] If this community, meeting for praise and worship, should have anything else in mind than adoration and self-oblation—for example, self-development or any other project in which they place themselves thematically in context next to the Lord who is to be worshipped, then they naively deceive themselves. This topic can be touched only with fear and trembling.
-Hans Urs von Balthasar
Early on a cold winter morning, this beautiful silver-striped hawk moth was a sight to behold.
I stayed with it for 25 minutes watching it alternate between being at rest, then vibrating its wings - and what was really great to see was the increased speed by which it did that, as the minutes passed and it gradually became warmer. This pre-flight thermoregulation involves the muscles being contracted to create only a minimal amount of wing movement, which produces as much heat as possible to elevate thoracic temperatures to flight-levels. Eventually, it flew off.
Larvae of Hippotion celerio enjoy grapevine (Vitis sp.) hence the other common name of vine moth. I read that other host plants include Epilobium (willowherb), Fuchsia, Parthenocissus (Virginia creeper) and other related vines such as Cissus.
Seen here on native prostrate Hibbertia sp.
Wingspan 6 cm
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Flanders Moss NNR...a shot that involved lying prostrate on a wooden boardwalk...the low POV was worth a few funny looks
Restless air, restless light lead, a fall of green leaves, prostrate trees, torrents of runoff follow.. More than a megaton of energy on the move.
Seen around Middlebere Heath Dorset.
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Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort.
It is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing branching stems which are prostrate, sprawling, trailing, or erect, and reach up to about 90 centimeters long. The stems are four-angled, weak, and hairless. It is lined with pairs of linear or lance-shaped leaves, each 1–4 centimetres (0.4–1.6 in) long. The leaves are smooth-edged and hairless except for some hairs lining the bases. The inflorescence bears several flowers, each on a short pedicel. The flower has five pointed green sepals each a few millimeters long which are usually lined with hairs. There are five white petals, each so deeply lobed it appears to be two. The seeds are reddish brown in colour and are 1 millimetre (0.04 in) in diameter. It bears 10 stamens.
I found these little jewels next to a footpath on the Canary Island of La Gomera in spring 2013.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum is a prostrate succulent plant native to Africa, Sinai and southern Europe. The plant is covered with large, glistening bladder cells or water vesicles, reflected in its common names of common ice plant, crystalline ice plant or ice plant.
Taken with Canon EFS 60 mm macro lens with bellows and extension tubes. Magnification 6 X, flowers and seeds hardly noticeable to the naked eye.. Stacks of 23 pictures, processed with Helicon focus.
Dear Refuge of my weary soul,
On Thee, when sorrows rise.
On Thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
To Thee I tell each rising grief,
For Thou alone canst heal;
Thy Word can bring a sweet relief
For every pain I feel.
But oh, when gloomy doubts prevail,
I fear to call Thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail,
And all my hopes decline.
Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee?
Thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would cleave to Thee,
Though prostrate in the dust.
Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face?
And shall I seek in vain?
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
No, still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner’s prayer;
O access may I ever find,
To breathe my sorrows there.
Thy mercy-seat is open still,
Here let my soul retreat;
With humble hope attend Thy will,
And wait beneath Thy feet.
(Anne Steele, 1716-1778)
Emu Bush/Eremophila ‘Kalbarri Carpet’ (Eremophila glabra yellow prostrate)
For my 100 Flowers Project - 2025
A new plant/flower in Bob and Lynne's front garden. (two doors along our street).
A ground cover Eremophila which is one I have not seen before.
I took this shot last year but forgot to post it ..;) But it still works for today. This Christmas, I finally gave in to the doctors and I'm doing Radiation on my Prostrate. I go in tomorrow for my 3rd treatment.
Happy Fence Friday
I went to Milwaukee for my Mom's Birthday and my brother who lives in California flew to Milwaukee also. He lost his wife and her wishes were for him to rent a sailboat and release her ashes in the middle of Lake Michigan.. We did that , however, this isn't the boat we were on...
This boat was way off in the distance and it reminded me of a pirate ship!
My brother who recently lost his wife found out yesterday that he has prostrate cancer. I'll be back on Flickr, but I'm feeling really sad right now for him. He has strong faith in God so I know that will help him get through this, but it still is a shock to me..
Wentworth Falls, NSW. Visited on Boxing day early in the morning to beat the heat and people......worth the early rise for those reasons. This is fairly high up the falls. We continued down the steep narrow steps on the edge of a cliff a looooong way down clinging to the rails. A bit unnerving when you see at the bottom a huge rock with twisted steel posts emebedded & half torn off which had obviously fallen off from much higher up! Forgot to take the tripod from the car so took this with camera resting on the camera bag on a rock, while trying to see in the viewfinder while prostrate on the ground getting a very cricked neck. Surprised anything came out!
Calytrix is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as star flowers. The genus is endemic to Australia. Calytrix strigosa occurs in southwest Western Australia. The semi-prostrate shrub produces pink-purple and yellow star-shaped flowers. The photo was focus stacked in-camera from 8 pictures. florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5479
Photographed on one of its favorite foods, a prostrate knotweed, on the side of the main road in Goose Island County Park, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to rainforest and more open habitats in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Sulawesi and other Indonesian islands. The species range from prostrate shrubs less than 50 cm tall to trees 35 m tall. Common names include grevillea, spider flower, silky oak and toothbrush plant. The brightly coloured, petal-less flowers consist of a calyx tube that splits into 4 lobes with long styles. They are good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among Aborigines for their sweet nectar. This could be shaken onto the hand to enjoy, or into a coolamon with a little water to make a sweet drink. They might be referred to as the original 'bush lollies'. 33381
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Pinguicula alpina (alpine butterwort) is a species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia. It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during a period of winter dormancy in the winter. Like all members of the genus, Pinguicula alpina uses mucilaginous glands covering the surface of its summer leaves to attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey.
This species grows from sea level in northwest Siberia to altitudes of up to 4,100 m in open, sunny locations. The plant prefers wet soils such as seeps. It is typically found in subalpine seeps or bogs or alpine rock meadows.
Pinguicula alpina is a small perennial herb, reaching a height of 5–15 cm when in flower. Pinguicula alpina only begins flowering after several years of growth. Six to eight (occasionally up to 13). Its flowers are borne singly on unbranched inflorescences.
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Arbusto sempreverde originario dell’Australia; il fogliame, è simile a quello del rosmarino, le foglie sono piccole, lineari, aghiformi, appuntite, di colore verde scuro, lucide e cuoiose; ha sviluppo compatto e densamente ramificato, nel complesso ricorda una piccola conifera. Tra la fine dell’inverno e l’inizio della primavera all’apice dei rami sbocciano particolari fiori, riuniti in racemi, di colore rosso o rosa, spesso con macchie color crema; privi di petali, e costituiti da un singolo calice allungato.
If for a moment we ever forgot that we were in an Islamic country, it wasn’t usually for very long. And a number of things involving the number five were always on hand to remind us what faith most of the locals follow here. A study of the map told me there were five mosques nearby, in which the people lay prostrate and facing in an easterly direction five times a day. And every morning before sunrise at five o’clock, not so long after the last remaining drunks had staggered off to bed and the Nubian Village Resort next door had finally switched off its poolside stereo, the Muezzin at the nearest seat of worship began the first call to prayers of the new day. A curious place where worlds collide; a place where the deeply devout meets the disorderly and dissolute. Mellow, haunting and guttural, his low bass notes would wash across the empty silence, creeping in beneath the front door of our apartment. It was a beautiful and unworldly sound to a westerner who’d never been anywhere like this before, and in each of the first three mornings I was stirred from my sleep by his song.
When the other four calls came each day, the Muezzin would be competing with the holiday resorts in this Babel-like cocktail of sounds. By late morning it was not at all unusual to hear him chanting mournfully in my right ear, while La Macarena drowned the senses from the left. On one occasion I thought he was singing the chorus to Vienna by Ultravox, but I must have been mistaken. It seemed pretty unlikely that he’d have added European smash hits of the eighties to his repertoire. Just occasionally, in that delightfully peaceful period that started around sunset each day when the animations crew left their stations at the active pool and headed off for supper, I might catch the odd strain across the fading glow, but apart from that he was fighting a losing battle from where we were stationed in our resort. It was only at five in the morning that the stage was his alone.
On the third morning I set the first of a series of early alarms. Ok, so I set it incorrectly - I don’t usually have much call for morning alarms these days - but at least our local Muezzin was there on hand to correct my oversight with a wake up call of his own. For a moment I lay awake, listening to the holy man at his devotions, and then I dozed off again. I awoke once more just before quarter past six and leapt out of bed, quietly cursing myself as I did so. A little over fifteen minutes until sunrise. I peered through the curtains at a colourful morning sky. The Muezzin must see every single sunrise Tiran Island and the Gulf of Aqaba has to offer. At least I’d prepared the camera bag in advance. Five minutes later, I was on the path down towards the beach, where I found a vantage point that I would return to for a further three sunrises later in the holiday. A table under a parasol, the ensemble completed with two plastic chairs. And a lot of mosquitoes. I should have worn my jeans. And socks. With no time to spare, and a casual disregard of the fact that I was about to become the breakfast buffet for the local insect population, I planted my dainty little mini tripod on the wall and pulled up in one of the chairs beside it. Easy pickings with more time, but for now it was a race against the clock. None of that languorous blue hour business here - the sun comes up as if it’s been catapulted over the horizon by giants, and it’s not long at all before the textures and patterns in the sky are whitewashed away in a wall of blinding light. I’d surely get it wrong before things would start to make sense.
Actually, this is the very first shot I took in Egypt. Whether it's actually of Egypt is another question though. The first formative exposure of Tiran Island, an appealing lump on the horizon, its nationality a cause for discussion as far as I could tell. I'd read some sources that told me it was under the flag of Saudi Arabia, but the local Egyptians don't see it that way. Later, a fellow traveller lounging within earshot on his poolside sunbed asked the waiter about this. “It's Egyptian,” came the reply. I decided it was best not to get involved. Whichever country it belonged to, it was a fine subject for a sunrise shoot, and thanks to the unknown Muezzin I'd just about managed to get there in time for sunrise. It brings a whole new meaning to a dawn chorus.
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Genista germanica (German greenweed) is a plant species in the genus Genista belonging to the family Fabaceae.
This species grows in Central Europe, Western Europe, and Southern Europe,
These shrubs can be found in thickets, poor pastures, heaths, and dry meadows, preferably on acidic soils, usually between 0–800 meters, rarely up to 1,400 meters above sea level.
Genista germanica can grow to 0.6 meters. These small perennial shrubs may have erect or prostrate stems, woody at the base, with robust simple, or branched thorns. Only the young branches are green, slightly hairy. The deciduous leaves are oval-lanceolate, bright green, and pubescent. The flowers are gathered in short racemes, the calyx is pubescent with lanceolate teeth, the corolla is yellow. They bloom from April.
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I'm tryin' to tell you somethin' 'bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
It's only life after all, yeah
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety 'til I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine, yeah
The closer I am to fine, yeah
And I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a B-Grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind
Got my paper and I was free
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine, yeah
The closer I am to fine, yeah
Indigo Girls
Sparkling on Prostrate Rosemary...
I was tempted to crop this to bring out the detail of the crystals... but you can zoom in if you want and wouldn't be able to zoom out if I'd done that...
It will be the end of these pretty leaves as this low-growing form is much less hardy than the usual Rosemary - but the plant has already survived being cut back like this a couple of times in 8 years...
Lobelia erinus (edging lobelia, garden lobelia or trailing lobelia) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae, native to southern Africa.
It is a low growing, prostrate or scrambling herbaceous perennial plant growing to 8–15 cm tall. The basal leaves are oval, 10 mm long and 4–8 mm broad, with a toothed margin; leaves higher on the stems are slender and sometimes untoothed.
Chorizema cordatum is an erect or prostrate,spreading or climbing shrub. Stems round in cross-section. Leaves 20-80 mm long x 8-27 mm wide with spiny teeth. Hairy calyx 5-7.5 mm long. Orange, yellow, red and pink pea-shaped flowers 10 -12 mm wide. Fruit a hairy pod that is circular in cross-section. Grows in sandy gravel, loam or clay over granite or laterite especially near creeks or in winter-wet areas. Previously included in Chorizema ilicifolium (Holly Flame Pea) but this species only occurs on the southwest coast. Grows naturally in Stinton Cascade, Araluen Botanic Park, Midgegooroo NP and Banyowla Regional Park but a variety with less prickly leaves has been planted in many of the other Roleystone reserves
I came across one of the most interesting and enchanted forests in Denmark. The forest at the northernmost end of the Danish island of Zealand was planted around 1800 to protect against sand drift. Part of it is called Trollforest because of its whimsically shaped Scots pine trees. The trees became more and more stunted and twisted over time. Many have crooked trunks that lie prostrate or have low-seated or very crooked branches. These forms are probably due to the influence of the wind, attacks by pests and the nutrient-poor soil in the area. Most of the pines are still sprouting.
To preserve the protected troll forest, new self-sown trees are removed to allow the old Scots pines to live as long as possible.
Ich bin auf einen der interessantesten und bezauberndsten Wälder Dänemarks gestoßen. Der Wald am nördlichsten Ende der dänischen Insel Seeland wurde um 1800 zum Schutz vor Sandverwehungen gepflanzt. Ein Teil davon wird wegen seiner wunderlich geformten Waldkiefern Trollwald genannt. Mit der Zeit wurden die Bäume immer verkümmerter und verdrehter. Viele haben krumme Stämme, die ausgestreckt liegen, oder niedrig sitzende oder sehr krumme Äste. Diese Formen sind vermutlich auf den Einfluss des Windes, Schädlingsbefall und den nährstoffarmen Boden in der Umgebung zurückzuführen. Die meisten Kiefern sprießen noch.
Um den geschützten Trollwald zu erhalten, werden selbst gesäte neue Bäume entfernt, um den alten Waldkiefern ein möglichst langes Leben zu ermöglichen.
A prostrate, mat-forming evergreen shrub of Alaskan mountainsides. Evergreen to avoid expenditure of energy on growing a new set of leaves each short spring, mat-forming as a protection against cold. A widespread plant in subarctic North America and also Europe; precise location of this specimen no longer known. From a slide.
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This female raccoon has taken to coming to the bird feeding station early in the afternoon, to get the jump on all the other raccoons. I saw her in this totally relaxed mode, and grabbed my camera.
I've seen squirrels lying down just like this, to eat, on very hot days. Makes me laugh every time.
20-March-2025
The Tamar former glacial circle valley does not see the sun from October to early March due to the over 1000m rocky wall, which, to the south, connects the Mojstrovka-Travnik chain with the Jalovec, constituting an obstacle, in addition to the sun, also to the mild Mediterranean southern currents; so, the presence of a vast glacier that shaped the valley during the last Ice Age is thus explained, exactly as for the other Julian cirques.
Here we are near the springs called "Črne vode" (Black Waters) at just under 1300m a.s.l. altitude, but the sparse and prostrate vegetation (from the weight of the snow, also the result of frequent avalanches), the mountain pines and the rock all around make one believe that we are at a higher altitude.
The Tamar Valley continues, slightly lower, a few more kilometers, bending towards the southwest (in the direction of the sun), ending up "hitting" the bastions of Mount Jalovec.
This mountain massif is geographically and climatically very important as it is located at the crossroads of three valleys and is part of the watershed between the Adriatic and the Black Sea catchments: so, in addition to the Danube catchment/basin Tamar valley, the Adriatic catchment valleys Koritnica and Trenta also reach it.
It is also the main mountain of three mountain ranges that branch off from it, namely the Mojstrovke-Travnik mountain chain, on the left of the photo, the Ponce/Ponze, along the Italian border, which continue with the Spiče on the right, and the long chain of the Pelc mountains, up to the Bavski Grintavec, towards the south.
'Poorinda Royal Mantle' is a prostrate Grevillea that I grow along a large stony bank. It has spread over 6 metres in three years.
Grevillea plants are members of the intriguing Proteaceae family with predominant distribution in the southern hemisphere.
In this unfurling bloom, my focus here is on one of the perianth cups covering the four anthers, pollen presenter and stigma. In the fully opened toothbrush like flower, the pink/red styles have conspicuous and bright yellow stigmas.
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Campanula rotundifolia is a slender, prostrate to erect herbaceous perennial, spreading by seed and rhizomes. The basal leaves are long-stalked, rounded to heart-shaped, usually slightly toothed, with prominent hydathodes, and often wither early. Leaves on the flowering stems are long and narrow and the upper ones are unstemmed. The inflorescence is a panicle or raceme, with 1 to many flowers borne on very slender pedicels. The flowers usually have five (occasionally 4, 6 or 7) pale to mid violet-blue petals fused together into a bell shape, about 12–30 mm (15⁄32–1+3⁄16 in) long and five long, pointed green sepals behind them. Plants with pale pink or white flowers may also occur. The petal lobes are triangular and curve outwards. The seeds are produced in a capsule about 3–4 mm (1⁄8–5⁄32 in) diameter and are released by pores at the base of the capsule. Seedlings are minute, but established plants can compete with tall grass. As with many other Campanula species, all parts of the plant exude white latex when injured or broken.
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Did you know that in Hindu mythology there is a strong, beautiful warrior goddess, who rides a tiger or lion? She is none other than Durga, the invincible. Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva created Goddess Durga, as an avatar of Ma Shakti using their energies, to save devalok, where the Gods resided and living beings on earth from demon Mahishasura, as neither of the three could vanquish the demon. Goddess Durga, with weapons provided to her by the three Gods took over the task of vanquishing Mahishasura.She came to earth to kill the demon Mahishasura. After a long and hard battle, she killed Mahishasura and restored the heaven, devalok to the Gods, which was previously acquired by him.
Worship of Durga
Ma Durga as she is fondly called, is invoked for protection from the powers of evil. The triumph of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura symbolizes the victory of good over the evil. Durga Puja is observed for her victory. Ma Durga has been worshiped from about 400 A.D or probably earlier than that, to the present time. The day of victory is celebrated as Vijayadashami or Dussehra.
Navaratri
The actual period of the worship however may be on the preceding nine days, Navaratri followed by the last day called Vijayadashami in North India or five days in Bengal. Nine aspects of Durga known as Navadurga are worshipped, one by one during the nine-day festival. In South India especially Andhra Pradesh, Navaratri is also celebrated and the goddess is dressed each day as a different devi meaning goddess.
The word devi in Sanskrit means divine or a shining presence. The nine manifestations of Durga worshipped during Navaratri in the month of Ashwin of the Hindu calendar are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Skandamata, Katyayani,Kaalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidaatri.
The Garba
Durga is associated with two mountain ranges, the Himalayas in the north and the VIndhyas in central India. In Mysore, which originated from Mahishasooru in Karnataka, she is worshiped as Chamundeshwari, the patron goddess of the city during Dussehra. In Gujarat it is celebrated as the last day of Navaratri, during which the Garba dance is performed to celebrate the victory of Durga as ‘Mahishasura-mardini’.
Durga puja
‘Durga Puja’ is celebrated in Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh. The Goddess is worshipped as Mother Durga or Ma Durga, the Mother Goddess being the symbol of all the true qualities which define the Supreme Being. Durga is the representation of infinite power and purity, which resides within every being.The Devi Mahatmya or Devi Mahatmyam is a Hindu philosophical text describing the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It is part of the Markandeya Purana. It is recited during Navratri celebrations, the Durga Puja festival,and in Durga temples across India. UNESCO has accorded the Intangible Cultural Heritage tag to Durga Puja on 15th December, 2021.
Durga in Art
Durga images can be seen carved on many ancient Indian temples and caves and is seen in murals as well. Durga images began to be available in miniature painting from 16th century to the 20th century. Durga worship is found all over India, more so in Eastern India. especially Bengal. Statues of Durga have been carved out of clay, stone and bronze and painted as patachitra in Odisha and Bengal. Painting styles in Rajasthani and Pahari have depicted the Goddess in its various schools.
The Salar Jung Museum Collection
The museum has an interesting repertoire of Goddess Durga representations. From bronze and stone statues to manuscript paintings of the Devi Mahatmya, the collection is impressive. There are in bronze folk Durga expressions too.The artefacts show her in battle mode and in her peaceful image as well.
Let us discover some of the collection of the powerful and feisty Goddess Durga at the Salar Jung Museum!
Durga with many Gods standing around her
Painting depicts multi armed Goddess Durga riding on tiger with many Gods standing around her with folded hands. Five angelic figures showering flowers over her. Geometrical designs on yellow band around, from Jaipur, dated to the 19th century.
Mahishahsura-mardini
Goddess Durga as Mahishasura-mardini with eight arms holding weapons, killing a buffalo demon at her feet, figure is on a rectangular base, from South India, dated to the 18th century.
Durga as Mahishasura-mardini
Goddess Durga as Mahishasura mardini killing Mahishasura. Three temples seen in middle of rocks and an orange coloured flag on the shikhara is on the middle main shrine, painting from Jodhpur, dated to circa 1800.
Mahishasura-mardini
Bronze statuette of Mahishasura-mardini with four arms, holding sword, trident and mace, resting her left foot on an animal at left. Elongated cut out hole at back, from South India, dated to 20th century.
Battle between Durga and demons
Painting showing a battle between Goddess Durga and demons in which Durga is riding on lion carrying various weapons in her many arms accompanied by her four followers attacking the demons who are armed, elephant and horses seen falling down, from Guler, dated to the late 18th century.
Eight-handed Devi
Bronze figure of eight-handed Devi Mariamman with the seven hooded serpent, who is affiliated to Goddess Durga, bronze, from India, dated to the 19th century.
Durga in an illustrated manuscript
Goddess Durga, illustrated manuscript, painting showing Durga devi - a few verses in Devanagari also seen, dated to circa 1650.
Figure of Goddess Durga
Probably a bronze figure of Goddess Durga dancing. Her legs are on a prostrate figure. Ganesh on the right side. Hands carry the symbols, a halo around the figure. A snake on the right side of the halo, from South India, dated to the 14th century.
Goddess Durga in combat with demons
Painting depicts multi-armed Goddess Durga riding on a tiger's back and horned demons Shumbha and Nishumbha with mace and shield in attacking position depicted in two registers, the demon below has moustaches. Geometrical designs on yellow band around, folio from a Devi Mahatmaya, from Jaipur, dated to the 19th century.
Goddess Durga
Goddess Durga riding on a lion fighting with two demons, figure is on a wooden base, made in ivory, dated to the 20th century.
Goddess Durga seated on a throne
Painting depicts multi-armed Goddess Durga seated on a throne with human and animal figures on her lap. Eight maids standing on either side with chatter and fly-whisks. Angelic figures showering flowers over her, from Jaipur, dated to the 19th century.
Goddess Durga in combat with demon
Painting depicts multi-armed Goddess Durga riding on tiger shooting arrows at demon Nishumbha. Geometrical designs around the painting, folio from a Devi Mahatmya from Jaipur, dated to the 19th century.
Standing 'Asthabhuja Durga'
Goddess Durga with several weapons and attributes like sword, spear, sickle, shankha,shield and bow. Her hands bears several bangles. Her front right hand is shown in varadahasta or posture of granting wishes. A lady probably a bhakta or devotee is seen seated on left. Stone sculpture from West Bengal, Pala dynasty, dated to the 13th century.
Durga riding on tiger shooting arrows
Painting depicts multi-armed Goddess Durga riding on tiger shooting arrows. The arrows already shot have pierced the arms and shield of the demon who is holding a sword in his right hand. Two attendants with fly-whisks on either side of Durga. Geometrical designs around the painting, folio from a Devi Mahatmya from Jaipur, dated to the 19th century.
Folk figure of Goddess Durga
Folk bronze figure of Durga holding a lotus in her left hand and weapons in her other hand, from Central India, dated to the16th century.
Durga riding on tiger armed with weapons
Painting depicts multi-armed Goddess Durga riding on tiger, armed with sword, mace, spear, arrow, trident and holding the head of a vanquished demon by its long hair tassel, from Deccan, dated to the late 19th century.
Durga killing a demon
Illustrated palm leaf is containing ten leaves depicting Goddess Durga killing a demon, patachitra from Odisha, dated to the 18th century.
Mahishasura-mardini
Bronze figure of Mahishasura-mardini on four-legged rectangular base, from South India, dated to the 19th century.
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Text and Curation : Soma Ghosh
Photography : M. Krishnamurthy and Bahadur Ali
Research Assistance : Dinesh Singh and E. Rajesh
Special Thanks to Dr. A. Nagender Reddy, Director, Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, India.
References -
1. Pal, Pratapaditya, ed./Goddess Durga - The Power and The Glory, Mumbai: Marg
Publications
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga (accessed on 23.06.2022)
3. festivals.iloveindia.com/durga-puja/origin-durga-puja.html (accessed on 23.06.2022)
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Pinguicula alpina (alpine butterwort) is a species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia. It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during winter dormancy. Like all members of the genus, Pinguicula alpina uses mucilaginous glands covering the surface of its summer leaves to attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey.
This species grows from sea level in northwest Siberia to altitudes of up to 4,100 m in open, sunny locations. The plant prefers wet soils such as seeps. It is typically found in subalpine seeps or bogs or alpine rock meadows.
Pinguicula alpina is a small perennial herb, reaching a height of 5–15 cm when in flower. Pinguicula alpina only begins flowering after several years of growth. Six to eight (occasionally up to 13). Its flowers are borne singly on unbranched inflorescences.
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The mesmerizing centre of an angular pigface flower.
Carpobrotus glaucescens is a prostrate, creeping succulent that has long trailing stems. It has thick, fleshy, smooth leaves 3.5 to 10 cm x 1 to 1.5 cm, which are triangular in cross section. The flowers are initially daisy-like in appearance, 5 cm in diameter. There can be up to 300 stamens and ten styles.
This species is found growing naturally in coastal areas on sand dunes along the NSW and Queensland coast.
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Severed are the seas.
The Sirens sing of ruin.
The earth laid prostrate.
Reshot with better lighting, pose, and angle(s).
This species is a reliable fall visitor, moving in small flocks and setting up a week-long residency on the Lake. They are often surprisingly comfortable with prostrate photographers and a colourful presence.
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Note on the left a patch of Austrian black Pine (Pinus nigra var austriaca) which, due to the wind and poor soil, grows prostrate like a high mountain mountain Pine.
My friend Susy, who has been accompanying me on some photographic excursions for about a year, gives an idea of the large spaces of this corner of lunar paradise, where rocks and wind make you feel even smaller and more defenseless than we already are in relation to Nature.
In any case, use sturdy and possibly old shoes...
These extremely rough and sharp rocks will surely ruin them.
Lisbon, Portugal
Laying the mosaic pavement requires backbreaking labor. It's an arduous job performed in a prostrate position, making this traditional art of calçeteiros both rare and expensive. When wet, the surfaces of "calçadas" tend to be slippery and can contribute to slips and falls. Also, the moisture breaks down the design requiring frequent maintenance. For this reason, today’s government is considering a way of creating a safer pavement for the pedestrian while at the same time maintaining the unique beauty of this art form as an important part of the nation's identity and heritage.
Rhytididae Pilsbry, 1893
Rhytidinae Pilsbry, 1893
Powelliphanta O'Connor, 1945
Powelliphanta patrickensis
(Powell, 1949)
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[...P. patrickensis and its habitat of stunted yellow silver pine and
prostrate manuka, sheltered by sandstone pavement on the Stockton Plateau coal
measures, east of pylon 133 on the proposed transmission line. ]
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The purple flower is a native Hibiscus, a prostrate form while the other is Grevillea 'Soopa Doopa'. Where do they get these names from ?? It has been very windy last couple of days so I set up my 'Lightbox' and took some photos inside where it is sheltered
The devastating tsunami of 1960:
Because of drawings, stories and photographs that are kept, it is known that until 1960 the state of conservation of the ahu was relatively good; even though the statues layed with their faces facing the ground and one of the lateral wings had been destroyed by having used the stones as a fence building material for the cattle.
But the night of May 22nd to 23rd of 1960 everything changed. On that fateful date one of the largest recorded earthquakes in history, with an intensity of 9.5 on the Richter scale, took place. It destroyed most of the central and southern regions of Chile causing numerous victims, since its epicenter was located in the Chilean city of Valdivia located 3,700 km east of the island.
But the disaster was even greater because the earthquake produced a wave that moved across the Pacific to reach the coasts of Oceania and Asia, causing special destruction on the islands of Polynesia. Almost 6 hours after the earthquake, the tsunami reaches Easter Island on its eastern side, hitting Tongariki directly.
Thanks to the fact that the town center of Hanga Roa is located on the west side, there was no need to mourn victims or serious damage, despite the sea level rose considerably. The tsunami skirted the island and resumed its course to Polynesia, where 15 hours after the earthquake, a wave of 10 meters high hit Hilo in Hawaii, killing dozens of people and destroying the city completely. The devastation continued until arriving at the coasts of Japan and New Zealand.
An apocalyptic landscape:
The first witnesses of the destruction of Tongariki arrived a few days after the tsunami due to the lack of transportation on the island at that time. Several estimates indicated that the gigantic wave that reached the bay of Hanga Nui exceeded 10 meters in height and entered more than 500 meters inland reaching the land near the base of the Rano Raraku volcano.
The tsunami hit the back wall frontally, destroying completely the main platform to the foundations and extending the remains over a large area. The force of the sea pushed some of the statues more than 100 meters inland. Some of them fractured and beat, and others rolled and remained face up showing their face for the first time after several centuries.
When the water receded, it had completely destroyed most of the monument that now presented a Dantesque scene. The whole area was covered with boulders from the coast, stones from the ahu and remains of statues, mixed with human bones and skulls from the tombs that had been under the platform, remains of dead sheep and large amounts of dried seaweed and rotten marine animals.
Before this dramatic event, the Tongariki area represented a first-rate archaeological site from which valuable information could have been extracted on the historical evolution of the island culture. Unfortunately, the tsunami caused most of the remains to be lost forever.
As a historical note, it is worth mentioning that a few months after this serious incident, in October 1960, the seven moai of Ahu Akivi got back on their feet. These were the first statues of the island that were risen after being prostrate for several centuries. A fact that revolutionized the recent history of Rapa Nui and with which began a stage of study, care and restoration of historical sites.