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Southern Siberia.
Mountains of Ergaki
The mountain range Ergaki is one of the most amazing corners of nature in the West Sayan Mountains. Exceptional in its beauty and greatness chisel-shaped granite peaks, full of rapids cold rivers, the deepest surrounded by virginal taiga and unapproachable rock walls lakes, polished by glaciers till high lustre trog valleys, magnificent waterfalls and rocky rivers of kurums - these are the things which attract tourists to this magic place of the Sayan Mountains.
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When the former Isar weir in Ismaning was demolished (converted to artificial river rapids), many rocks were left for a more "natural" appearance.
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Spinalonga, was the last leper colony in Europe....
in 1579 the Venetians built a mighty fortress here on the ruins of an ancient acropolis. The Venetians kept control of the island even after the rest of Crete fell to the Ottomans in 1669 and it remained under their control for almost another half a century until its capitulation in 1715.
Discovering this little canyon during my last trip to Iceland I was surprised and amazed by this mysterious atmosphere that emerges here. It is located at the end of a small stony track, off the beaten paths where thousands of tourists go every day.
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En découvrant ce petit canyon lors de mon dernier voyage en Islande j'étais surprise et émerveillé par cette ambiance mystérieuse qui s'y dégage. Il se trouve tout à la fin d'une petite piste caillouteuse hors des sentiers battus où dévalent des milliers des touristes tous les jours.
A rainy day and yet another storm coming, I have just a few minutes to take pictures of these beautiful rocks before they restart to rain and nightfall !!
Walking along the harbor in Oban, Scotland on a very windy day, I found myself quite alone until these patient seagullscaught my eye. They quietly waited for the incoming tide, scanning the waves for something good to eat.
"There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself." ~ Lemony Snicket
"The strongest of all warriors are these two --- Time and Patience." ~ Leo Tolstoy
This image was captured early on a Monday morning on my to the North York moors. I managed to clamber over the precarious rocks at Flamborough before waiting for the sun to rise up over the horizon- perfect start to the day!
Just a wee picture I took this morning at the bottom of my garden. The Sun was shining and the tide was in so couldn't resist this capture. I think it is beautiful hopefully somebody else will too...
Toma parcial en el Anfiteatro, es una formación natural donde la erosión del agua, en su momento y del viento conformaron la roca sedimentaria del lugar. Se encuentra en la Quebrada de las Conchas, al costado de la Ruta 68, a 48 kilómetros de Cafayate, Salta.
A close up view, about 12mm x 8mm, of the edge of a blue agate slice sitting on top of a slice of blue fluorite.
Agate is a rock consisting primarily of cryptocrystalline silica, chiefly chalcedony, alternating with microgranular quartz. It is characterized by its fineness of grain and variety of colour. Although agates may be found in various kinds of host rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks (Wiki).
Fluorite is a colourful mineral, both in visible and ultraviolet light, and the stone has ornamental and lapidary uses (Wiki).
Macro Mondays: Rock
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another image l have loaded before but l like it so much i'm going for it again for my daily picture