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The road between Bracknell and Liffey in northern Tasmania is through prime farm land. The mountain range known as the Great Western Tiers runs along the road to our left. Straight ahead of us is the spectacular Dry's Bluff. We'll see more of that in the days ahead.
Located in Baixo Alentejo, near the small village of Santa Vitória and the Roxo dam this is the beautiful scenery of Alentejo at is best.
The various moist and wet parts of the Biesbosch are host to many unusual plants and animals, such as diverse species of water, reed and meadow birds. Kingfishers and bluethroats are important nesting birds. You can also come across great and little egrets nearly everywhere. The abundant plant growth provides for a rich population of insects, with unusual beetles, dragonflies, crickets, moths and butterflies. The beaver is the figurehead of the Biesbosch. About 300 beavers live in over 100 lodges in the area. Beavers are herbivores and their preferred diet consists of tree bast, twigs and willows. The signs of their gnawing are visible throughout the area. The Biesbosch is also home to deer and foxes. Thanks to the increase in small mammals, the numerous geese, and the excellent fish stocks, more birds of prey, such as the osprey and white-tailed eagle have arrived in this area and also breed here.
Origin of the Biesbosch
The ‘Saint Elizabeth Flood’ occurred in 1421. This disastrous flood led to the disappearance of 17 villages. An inland sea stretching from northwest of Dordrecht to southeast of Geertruidenberg was created.
Immediately after the disaster, land fell dry again. The flow of water carried sand and clay, which sank to the bottom. The inland sea became shallower and shallower. Eventually, patches of land emerged from the water at ebb tide and rushes started growing on them. These plants flourish with their roots in the water. People planted extra rushes so they could harvest them. The Biesbosch derives its name from this plant; it means “a forest of rushes”. More land appeared; the roots were less frequently in water, and the rushes were unable to flourish so well. Reeds were able to withstand this condition better and supplanted the rushes, giving rise to vast reed beds. Subsequently, willows started to grow and people used the branches to make furniture and other products. Willows grow better when they get less water, so the people built dikes to prevent the willows being inundated at flood tide. A piece of land with planted willows is called a griend.
Saw this rather dark and ominous sunset on my drive home from work. There seems to always be beauty in thereating skys like this. Glad I stopped!
Explored on 28/01/23. #317
Suspension-bridge and dirt road connecting a village to the train station. This road is dead straight through the rubber-tree plantations for another 0.6km right to Ban Din Lan Station in Bang Klam District in Southern Thailand. This photo is almost 8-years old now, so things may have changed, i.e. the bridge may have fallen into disrepair, as have a lot of these old bridges crossing the canal-networks in rural areas.
That large old tractor tyre makes a fine framing device for my little landscape. I moved my camera slightly so that I could catch that lovely hill and row of trees in the background. The skies are still very heavy from all the rain.
[Once again, make sure you enlarge to see the actual landscape within the tyre frame.]
I mentioned yesterday the philosophical importance of seeing the world as a subject in relation to us. The camera becomes an extension of our body. Here is an example. I was taking some farm photographs when this beautiful creature came right up to me.
[Make sure you enlarge its beautiful face.]
Two slightly different angles taken at this farm in Windermere, Tasmania. The sun shone brightly through the thick cloud cover.
The hill and the winding road which leads you down to the village of Crowdecote is in Derbyshire, The farm, old barn and fiels in the forground are in Staffordshire, The River Dove which flows from left to right behind the hedgerow in the middle of the image is the boundary between the two counties.
Cada noche, alza sus ramas como intentando acariciar la luna y cada noche, la luna le regala un destello.
We had decided to take a two hour drive in north-eastern Tasmania to the St Columba Falls in Pyengana. It was a hot summer afternoon, and the air was hazy. But this shot sums up the general mood quite well.
By now you can see a country theme developing. The rural life is where nature meets human intervention. And in the best environments this cooperation works well for the natural world and the welfare of human beings. Unfortunately, cities are where (on the whole) nature is obliterated. But out here you can listen to John Denver's classic song, sing along and feel completely alive to the real world.
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (from The Wildlife Concert) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUmnTfsY3hI
Kyle of Durness is a coastal inlet on the north coast of Scotland in the county of Sutherland. It extends 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) inland from Balnakeil and divides the Cape Wrath peninsula from the mainland. The nearest village is Durness.
Crystal Mill | Marble, Colorado
I could not resist to return to the Crystal Mill this fall. This place is magical with the mill towering on the rocks and the colorful aspen trees around. As we stayed in Marble for a few days, we were able to leave early. The conditions were perfect this time. Morning mist was wrapping around the landscape, and while we were driving and I admired the beauty of the landscape around us, I was hoping we wouldn’t arrive too late at the mill. We did get some of the misty conditions upon arrival, which was nice.
The city wall of Pienza is a very good spot to "spy" the surrounding hills around the city. I learned to use a 300 mm lens which makes detailed pictures possible with all kind of lines and objects in the landscape. Pienza, 2019.
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The northeast of the Australian mainland may have been experiencing its wettest summer with record floods, but in Tasmania's northeast it has been exceptionally dry. The clouds here may have promised rain, but in fact none fell this side of the mountains ahead of us. The haze is partly the result of smoke that was filling the air from a fire further north.
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The road to Angrim Reservoir which runs a long side Scar House Reservoir. Looking towards Little Whernside. 604m(1982ft)
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Every day, Mrs. Vasiliki, despite her advanced age, takes her few goats out to graze on the Gratista and Omalia mountains, which rise above Vasiliko, the village of origin of my late father, in Pogoni, Epirus.
Mount Arthur is the first of a string of mountain ranges running down the east side of the Tamar Valley and beyond. The three main peaks are remembered by an old phrase that used to be taught in primary schools, "Arthur pushes his Barrow up Ben Lomond." Mount Arthur (1188m) is the northernmost peak, with Mount Barrow (1406m) in the centre, and Ben Lomond (1570m) to the south east of Launceston.
As we see the sun first peeking over the mountains in the background, these cows were waking after a restful night.
Από τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2023 το Ζαγόρι ενεγράφη ως πολιτισμικό τοπίο στην παγκόσμια κληρονομιά της UNESCO.
From September 2023, Zagori was registered as a cultural landscape in the UNESCO world heritage.
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Το ξωκλήσι της Αγίας Παρασκευής στην κορυφή ενός λοφίσκου στο χωριό Πετρόπορος χαρίζει μία όψη από εικόνες παλαιών αναγνωστικών του δημοτικού στο τοπίο. Περιβάλλεται από την μία πλευρά του από ένα ανερμήνευτο γεωλογικό φαινόμενο ενός τεράστιου κρατήρα συνυφασμένο με λαογραφικούς θρύλους οι οποίοι διατηρούνται ζωντανοί έως και σήμερα.
Από την άλλη πλευρά του βρίσκεται ο πολύ σημαντικός για την περιοχή αρχαιολογικός χώρος της αρχαίας Πελίννης με ογκώδη τείχη και άλλα διάσπαρτα ευρήματα.
Η γειτνίαση με κτηνοτροφικούς χώρους και η ανεμπόδιστη θέα προς το ηλιοβασίλεμα παρέχει ευκαιρίες για δυνατές εμπειρίες στον φωτογράφο.
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi on the top of a hill in the village of Petroporos offers a view of the landscape from old elementary school reading books. It is surrounded on one side by an inexplicable geological phenomenon of a huge crater intertwined with folkloric legends that are kept alive to this day.
On the other side is the very important for the region archaeological site of ancient Pelinna with massive walls and other scattered findings.
The proximity to livestock areas and the unobstructed view of the sunset provide opportunities for powerful experiences for the photographer.
If anybody want to learn more about the legends and Ancient Pellina following these links:
el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B...
odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh351.jsp?obj_id=6765
atlasthessalias.culture.gr/--------7.html