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Since me and Cecily are OBSESSED with the movie "Practical Magic" it was only fitting to take a pic inspired by it!
Ever since I heard the Eagles' Hotel California, I was never able to think of this hotel the same way again. It must be that Spanish mission style. The Eagles' album was released in 1976, the same year I graduated with my HSC from Ferntree Gully High School.
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Summer, 2018
Since we're supposed to be sheltering in place, there isn't going to be a lot of new material from around here.
Carrizo Plain National Monument, March, 2019.
It's been almost two weeks since I last posted a picture of my favorite tree. I think I can come up with another one now.
For everyone who sees it for the first time (which can't be many) the tree stands on the small mount Winter in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
When this photo was made, sunrise was still at least 30-45 minutes away. So I experimented a little to find a slightly different variant of the well-known composition.
The result was a shot from a little further away, so that the structure of the rocky ground and this small heather island also get some attention.
A small positive side effect is that by using a larger focal length (53 instead of the usual 35mm), the mountains in the background are moved a little closer and therefore have more effect.
So I can get used to this variant quite well.
Inzwischen ist es so ziemlich zwei Wochen her, dass ich das letzte Bild von meinem Lieblingsbaum gepostet habe. Ich denke, da kann ich jetzt schon mal wieder eins bringen.
Für alle, die ihn das erste mal sehen (was nicht viele sein können) der Baum steht auf dem kleinen Winterberg im Elbsandsteingebirge.
Als dieses Foto entstand, war der Sonnenaufgang noch mindestens 30-45 Minten entfernt. Also hab ich ein wenig herumexperimentiert um einmal eine etwas andere Variante der allseits bekannten Komposition zu finden.
Das Ergebnis war eine Aufnahme mit etwas weiter Abstand, so dass die Struktur des felsigen Untergrundes und diese kleine Heide-Insel auch etwas Aufmerksamkeit bekommen.
Kleiner positiver Nebeneffekt ist, dass durch die Verwendung einer größeren Brennweite (53 anstatt sonst 35mm) auch die Berge im Hintergrund etwas näher gerückt sind und somit mehr Wirkung zeigen.
Also ich kann mich mit dieser Varianbte ganz gut anfreunden.
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Since i may never get to Point Betsie Lighthouse during a solar storm I decided to add one of my shots from the huge October 11th
storm.
222d 10 - 9185088 - jpeg-lr-ps + TCP-3842 Aurora
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The color version of the photo above is here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/ticino-best-photos-of-southern-...
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO:
So far there's only been one photo in my gallery that hasn't been taken in my garden ('The Flame Rider', captured in the Maggia Valley: www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/53563448847/in/datepo... ) - which makes the image above the second time I've "strayed from the path" (although not very far, since the photo was taken only approximately 500 meters from my house).
Overall, I'll stick to my "only-garden rule", but every once in a while I'll show you a little bit of the landscape around my village, because I think it will give you a better sense of just how fascinating this region is, and also of its history.
The title I chose for the photo may seem cheesy, and it's certainly not very original, but I couldn't think of another one, because it's an honest reflection of what I felt when I took it: a profound sense of peace - although if you make it to the end of this text you'll realize my relationship with that word is a bit more complicated.
I got up early that day; it was a beautiful spring morning, and there was still a bit of mist in the valley below my village which I hoped would make for a few nice mood shots, so I quickly grabbed my camera and went down there before the rising sun could dissolve the magical layer on the scenery.
Most human activity hadn't started yet, and I was engulfed in the sounds of the forest as I was walking the narrow trail along the horse pasture; it seemed every little creature around me wanted to make its presence known to potential mates (or rivals) in a myriad of sounds and voices and noises (in case you're interested, here's a taste of what I usually wake up to in spring, but you best use headphones: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfoCTqdAVCE )
Strolling through such an idyllic landscape next to grazing horses and surrounded by birdsong and beautiful trees, I guess it's kind of obvious one would feel the way I described above and choose the title I did, but as I looked at the old stone buildings - the cattle shelter you can see in the foreground and the stable further up ahead on the right - I also realized how fortunate I was.
It's hard to imagine now, because Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world today, but the men and women who had carried these stones and constructed the walls of these buildings were among the poorest in Europe. The hardships the people in some of the remote and little developed valleys in Ticino endured only a few generations ago are unimaginable to most folks living in my country today.
It wasn't uncommon that people had to sell their own kids as child slaves - the girls had to work in factories or in rice fields, the boys as "living chimney brushes" in northern Italy - just because there wasn't enough food to support the whole family through the harsh Ticino winters.
If you wonder why contemporary Swiss historians speak of "slaves" as opposed to child laborers, it's because that's what many of them actually were: auctioned off for a negotiable prize at the local market, once sold, these kids were not payed and in many cases not even fed by their masters (they had to beg for food in the streets or steal it).
Translated from German Wikipedia: ...The Piazza grande in Locarno, where the Locarno Film Festival is held today, was one of the places where orphans, foundlings and children from poor families were auctioned off. The boys were sold as chimney sweeps, the girls ended up in the textile industry, in tobacco processing in Brissago or in the rice fields of Novara, which was also extremely hard work: the girls had to stand bent over in the water for twelve to fourteen hours in all weathers. The last verse of the Italian folk song 'Amore mio non piangere' reads: “Mamma, papà, non piangere, se sono consumata, è stata la risaia che mi ha rovinata” (Mom, dad, don't cry when I'm used up, it was the rice field that destroyed me.)... de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaminfegerkinder
The conditions for the chimney sweeps - usually boys between the age of 8 and 12 (or younger, because they had to be small enough to be able to crawl into the chimneys) - were so catastrophic that many of them didn't survive; they died of starvation, cold or soot in their lungs - as well as of work-related accidents like breaking their necks when they fell, or suffocatig if they got stuck in inside a chimney. This practice of "child slavery" went on as late as the 1950s (there's a very short article in English on the topic here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spazzacamini and a more in depth account for German speakers in this brief clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gda8vZp_zsc ).
Now I don't know if the people who built the old stone houses along my path had to sell any of their kids, but looking at the remnants of their (not so distant) era I felt an immense sense of gratitude that I was born at a time of prosperity - and peace - in my region, my country and my home. Because none of it was my doing: it was simple luck that decided when and where I came into this world.
It also made me think of my own family. Both of my grandparents on my father's side grew up in Ticino (they were both born in 1900), but while they eventually left Switzerland's poorest region to live in its richest, the Kanton of Zurich, my grandfather's parents relocated to northern Italy in the 1920s and unfortunately were still there when WWII broke out.
They lost everything during the war, and it was their youngest daughter - whom I only knew as "Zia" which means "aunt" in Italian - who earned a little money to support herself and my great-grandparents by giving piano lessons to high-ranking Nazi officers and their kids (this was towards the end of the war when German forces had occupied Italy).
I never knew that about her; Zia only very rarely spoke of the war, but one time when I visited her when she was already over a 100 years old (she died at close to 104), I asked her how they had managed to survive, and she told me that she went to the local prefecture nearly every day to teach piano. "And on the way there would be the dangling ones" she said, with a shudder.
I didn't get what she meant, so she explained. Visiting the city center where the high ranking military resided meant she had to walk underneath the executed men and women who were hanging from the lantern posts along the road (these executions - often of civilians - were the Germans' retaliations for attacks by the Italian partisans).
I never forgot her words - nor could I shake the look on her face as she re-lived this memory. And I still can't grasp it; my house in Ticino is only 60 meters from the Italian border, and the idea that there was a brutal war going on three houses down the road from where I live now in Zia's lifetime strikes me as completely surreal.
So, back to my title for the photo above. "Peace". It's such a simple, short word, isn't it? And we use it - or its cousin "peaceful" - quite often when we mean nice and quiet or stress-free. But if I'm honest I don't think I know what it means. My grandaunt Zia did, but I can't know. And I honestly hope I never will.
I'm sorry I led you down such a dark road; I usually intend to make people smile with the anecdotes that go with my photos, but this one demanded a different approach (I guess with this latest image I've strayed from the path in more than one sense, and I hope you'll forgive me).
Ticino today is the region with the second highest average life expectancy in Europe (85.2 years), and "The Human Development Index" of 0.961 in 2021 was one of the highest found anywhere in the world, and northern Italy isn't far behind. But my neighbors, many of whom are now in their 90s, remember well it wasn't always so.
That a region so poor it must have felt like purgatory to many of its inhabitants could turn into something as close to paradise on Earth as I can imagine in a person's lifetime should make us all very hopeful. But, and this is the sad part, it also works the other way 'round. And I believe we'd do well to remember that, too.
To all of you - with my usual tardiness but from the bottom of my heart - a happy, healthy, hopeful 2025 and beyond.
Since this first trip, where the Dolomites wove their spell, I've been back a few times...mostly skiing....but I look forward to a photographic revisit soon.
The Phoenician site of Sa Caleta has been the most important discovery of the last twenty-five years of archeology in the Pityusic Islands (Ibiza and Formentera-Spain) Its scientific importance lies in the fact that it is the only exponent of analysis for the oldest phase of the Phoenician colonization of Ibiza. The Sa Caleta site is part of the World Heritage Site called "Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture", declared by Unesco in 1999.
Sa Caleta Beach
IBIZA
There is archaeological evidence of people residing in Henley since the second century as part of the Romano-British period.[2] The first record of Henley as a substantial settlement is from 1179, when it is recorded that King Henry II "had bought land for the making of buildings". King John granted the manor of Benson and the town and manor of Henley to Robert Harcourt in 1199.[citation needed] A church at Henley is first mentioned in 1204. In 1205 the town received a tax for street paving, and in 1234 the bridge is first mentioned. In 1278 Henley is described as a hamlet of Benson with a chapel. The street plan was probably established by the end of the 13th century. As a demesne of the crown it was granted in 1337 to John de Molyns, whose family held it for about 250 years.
Since I still have some photos to upload I'll post two some days
P.S. you can't imagine how difficult it is to focus an image like this with a f/1.8
This is my first decor pic since forever, but I really loved these colors for Christmas and actually felt a bit inspired. So, here's a mix of some of my favorite holiday items, new & old. I hope you all enjoy the holiday season if you celebrate!
【Elm - Available at Santa Inc.】
✦ Elm. Avery Light Tree w/ Light Cluster ~ FATPACK LI:9
✦ Elm. Avery Wreath Decor LI:2 (Event Mystery Gift)
【Elm - Available at Collabor88】
✦ Elm. Clara Decor ~ "Better Not Pout" Decor LI:3
✦ Elm. Clara Decor ~ Lantern #1 LI:4
✦ Elm. Clara Decor ~ Lantern #2 LI:2
✦ Elm. Clara Decor ~ Mini Tree Decor LI:1
✦ Elm. Clara Decor ~ Starlight Decor LI:1
✦ Elm. Clara Fireplace w/ Pompoms [White] LI:5
✦ Elm. Clara Stove Hearth LI:4
【Elm - Available at ACCESS】
✦ Elm. Beth Blanket Ladder ~ FATPACK LI:6
✦ Elm. Beth Decor ~ Rug [White] LI:2
【Elm - Available at EQUAL10】
✦ Elm. Joy Paper Garland ~ Combined #1 [Pack #2] LI:3
✦ Elm. Joy Paper Garland ~ Combined #3 [Pack #2] LI:3
【Elm - Available at the Mainstore】
✦ Elm. Whimsy Fuzzy Tree #1 [White] LI:1
✦ Elm. Whimsy Fuzzy Tree #4 [White] LI:1
✦ Elm. Whimsy Fuzzy Tree #8 [White] LI:1
✦ Elm. Whimsy Letter Board [Jingle] LI:2
【{moss&mink} - Available at Santa Inc.】
✦{moss&mink} Blitzen Board Game - Gold (Adult) LI:6
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✦ {moss&mink} Golden Winter Felt Tree
【BUENO - Available at Kustom9】
✦ BUENO-Winter Cabin-Montana LI:20
【Zerkalo - Available at ACCESS】
[ zerkalo ] Grassington Armchair w/Cloth - PG LI:9
【Fancy Decor - Available at the Mainstore】
✦ 01 Fancy Decor: Gilt & Pearl Tree Topper RARE LI:3
✦ 03 Fancy Decor: Gold Stripe Bauble LI:1
✦ 06 Fancy Decor: Checker Bauble (gold) LI:1
✦ 09 Fancy Decor: Gilt Studded Ornament LI:1
✦ 10 Fancy Decor: Noir Dot Stripe Ornament LI:1
✦ 15 Fancy Decor: Noir Droplet Ornament LI:1
✦ 15 Fancy Decor: Ridged Bauble (gold) LI:1
✦ 16 Fancy Decor: Noir Ridged Ornament LI:1
✦ 18 Fancy Decor: Noir Plain Ornament B LI:1
✦ 20 Fancy Decor: Noir Tree Ribbon LI:1
【Other Decor Used】
✧ Apple Fall Heritage Christmas Tree - Golden White LI:16
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Metallic Confetti - Gold LI:1
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Metallic Pinecone - Copper LI:1
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Metallic Pinecone - Gold LI:1
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Metallic Ridged - Copper LI:1
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Metallic Ridged - Gold LI:1
✧ Apple Fall Ornament: Ribbed Cone - Mercury Glass LI:1
✧ CHEZ MOI Sliding Penguins LI:2
✧ Granola. Noelle Gift Box4. Gold. M/C LI:2
✧ Nutmeg. White Holiday Tree LI:4
✧ PILOT & Can't Even - Christmas Tree Strings [White] LI:2
✧ Soy. Raindrops curtain (Long) LI:2
✧ Trompe Loeil - Yasmine Noel Branch Ornamented Long LI:3
✧ Ten Thousand & Co. - XMAS TREE Billboard Black/White LI:1
✧ [North Oak] Gift Wrapping - Tan &White
Tierpark Nordhorn
Since 2004, free-flying, wild storks (Ciconia ciconia) have been breeding successfully at the Vechtehof and on the barn at the African savannah. Storks that are unable to fly live in the meadow in the zoo. These are usually victims of an accident that can only survive thanks to human care.
Recently, more wild storks have been coming to the zoo every year, trying to build their large nests in trees or in aviaries. The Nordhorn zoo, together with the NABU Graafschap Bentheim, is trying to lure the animals from the zoo to nature reserves by placing nests in the side arms of the Vecht outside the zoo.
A banded snail kite hauls off a recently caught crawfish to a nearby tree, Really. Do we need a name change to "mudbug" kite? Just sayin'......................
Taken in Florida.
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This was the kind of spot and the kind of light where if I had stumbled upon it I would been wishing a train would come -- with little hope since this line only sees 3-4 workings per week. But I had not stumbled on it and I knew I train was coming! Really enjoyed hanging out here and capturing the train as it crawled towards me.
(I post most of my rail themed photos at on-rails)
Since 1995 both the Santa Fe GP60Ms and the Harbor Sub have been demoted to local service only, but ATSF pride is still evident as Saturday's Y-WAT1041-28I rolls over Normandie Avenue just outside of Watson Yard. The LA basin's infamous May grays reared their head in the form of cloudy morning skies, but I took the opportunity here to shoot this bridge from the north side at an angle that would otherwise never be well lit at all - with an ATSF herald on the bridge as a bonus! Throw away the patches and the new Toyota, replace those tanks with double stack cars, and you've got a scene from the last years of the Santa Fe era.
Schloss Bellevue has been the first official residence of the Federal President since 1994. Not far from the German Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery, the castle stands on the edge of the Tiergarten. It is surrounded by a large park bordering the banks of the Spree. In the immediate vicinity is the Victory Column.
O Schloss Bellevue é a primeira residência oficial do Presidente Federal desde 1994. Não muito longe do Bundestag alemão e da chancelaria federal, o castelo fica à beira do Tiergarten. Está rodeado por um grande parque que faz fronteira com as margens do rio Spree. Nas imediações encontra-se a Coluna da Vitória.
Schloss Bellevue ist seit 1994 der erste Amtssitz des Bundespräsidenten. Nicht weit entfernt vom Deutschen Bundestag und vom Bundeskanzleramt steht das Schloss am Rande des Tiergartens. Es ist umgeben von einem weitläufigen Park, der an das Spreeufer grenzt. In direkter Nachbarschaft befindet sich die Siegessäule.
Le Schloss Bellevue est la première résidence officielle du président fédéral depuis 1994. Non loin du Bundestag allemand et de la Chancellerie fédérale, le château se dresse à la lisière du Tiergarten. Il est entouré d'un grand parc bordant les rives de la Spree. Dans les environs immédiats est la colonne de la victoire.v
Schloss Bellevue ha sido la primera residencia oficial del presidente federal desde 1994. No muy lejos del Bundestag alemán y de la Cancillería Federal, el castillo se encuentra en el borde del Tiergarten. Está rodeado por un gran parque que bordea las orillas del Spree. En las inmediaciones se encuentra la Columna de la Victoria.
Since the temperatures here have risen noticeably in the last few days, the probability of a white Christmas is now close to zero.
So at least start the day here today with some winter forest romance.
This picture was also taken on my trip to Cinovec in the Bohemian Ore Mountains.
But unlike the first motif, there is no single tree here that draws all the attention to itself, but rather a small group, because we are not in a clearing here but in the middle of the "wilderness" (which, by the way, made moving through the deep snow quite a good fitness exercise.
Additionally, I always had to be careful not to accidentally ruin a composition with footprints by walking around somewhere where I might be able to photograph later.
Da die Temperaturen hier in den letzten Tagen spürbar angestiegen sind, ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit für weisse Weihnachten inzwischen eher nahe Null.
Also starten den Tag heute wenigstens hier mit etwas Winterwaldromantik.
Dieses Bild entstand ebenfalls bei meinem Ausflug nach Cinovec im Böhmischen Erzgebirge.
Doch im Gegensatz zum ersten Motiv gibt es hier keinen einzelnen Baum, der alle Aufmerksamkeit auf sich lenkt, sondern eine kleine Gruppe, denn wir befinden uns hier nicht auf einer Lichtung sondern mitten in der „Wildnis“ (was die Fortbewegung in dem tiefen Schnee übrigens zu einer recht ordentlichen Fitnessübung gemacht hat.
Darüber hinaus musste ich immer aufpassen, dass ich nicht versehentlich eine Komposition mit Fußspuren ruiniere, indem ich irgendwo herum laufe, wo ich später vielleicht noch fotografieren könnte.
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Since these ladybirds visited my giant Chrysanthemum, all the aphids have disappeared from the leaves and stems. I am grateful to these pretty and industrious insects :)
Since I feed birds in the cold season, I get visits from many species. This one waited for me in the snow when I stepped out of the door today. She deserved a portrait.
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Had been too long since I just did some building for fun, and I felt like making a spaceship. Didn’t have anything specific in mind, so looked at what interesting elements I had around. Some RB 3x3x5 quarter cylinder with arches normally used for tree trunks and white balloon panels caught my eye. And the rest of the craft grew from there. Has an opening cockpit that reveals the little turtle pilot.
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Since “The Lonely Tree” (German: Der einsame Baum) a 1822 oil-on-canvas painting by German painter Caspar David Friedrich, solitary trees have been depicted in many ways and are popular objects in photography, so here is mine rendition. The famous painting measures 55 × 71 centimeters (22 × 28 in) and depicts a panoramic view of a romantic landscape of plains with mountains in the background. A solitary oak tree dominates the foreground. For more information and different interpretations follow the link en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lonely_Tree
since the picture that's next in the photostream is my posting for the macromonday theme of food, i thought it only fitting to do a PSA about flossing :)
145/365 aDaD "a duck a day" day126
the whole aDaD album is here:
Since adopting a "recreational marijuana" law, Colorado has seen a spurt in economic activity and a housing boom that has caused home prices to escalate rapidly. Entire subdivisions have popped up in the grasslands NE of Denver, since our visit last year.
A rapid influx of young professionals (like my daughter, son-in-law, and many of their friends) who hike, ski, bike, camp, fish, and enjoy the outdoors has also had a great effect on the Denver housing market.
This picture was taken from the grasslands of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. A new subdivision of million-dollar homes, not there last year, is encroaching now on the eastern edge of the wildlife refuge.
The picture was taken on a very hazy day, then desaturated and blurred, except for the Denver skyline.
Since several years acid rain is affecting that in a higher altitudes the forest is getting ill. After this bark beetles are destroying a part of the sick forest.
Kuldīga's brick bridge over the Venta river is one of the symbols of Kuldīga. The bridge is located about 200 m below the Venta Rapid Since 1998, it has been an architectural monument of national importance. The bridge is the third longest brick bridge in Europe and the second oldest brick arch bridge in Latvia. It was built between 1873 and 1874 and cost 120,000 rubles.
The brick bridge over the Venta has been in service since 1874 and was designed by Oto Dīce. It is built according to 19th century road standards. The 164 m long seven-span brick masonry arch bridge on boulder supports was not only the largest and most luxurious in Latvia, but also one of the most modern in Europe. The bridge was illuminated by lanterns in 6 decorative cast-iron lampposts with bases cast in the shape of fish. At that time, the achievements in bridge construction were clearly evidenced by the width of the bridge, which was sufficient for two carriages driving towards each other to move along it at the same time.
During the First World War in 1915, two spans of the bridge on the right bank were destroyed. In 1926, they were restored in reinforced concrete.
In 1958, the stone pavement of the bridge was covered with asphalt.
Already at the end of the 90s of the 20th century, the Kuldīga arch bridge over the Venta required extensive restoration. In August 2007, upon the order of the Kuldīga City Council, restoration works were started. According to the agreed project, the reconstruction of the building structures and engineering communications strengthening the bearing capacity of the bridge was carried out, as well as the external decoration of the bridge was partially restored. On August 28, 2008, after more than a year of restoration, the bridge was officially opened.
Since we all have to hunker down for a bit....I'm traveling in my mind :-) This was my view from my cabin near Peggy's Cove, in Nova Scotia....year before last.
Since 1959, this vintage car rally has been held between Barcelona and Sitges. It is a concentration of vehicles, authentic museum pieces manufactured before 1900 to 1924. The winners of this contest are not the fastest to travel the route, but those with the most original cars, and those who wear more in line with the era of the car with which they participate.
Smithfield Meat Market, City of London. The historic market has been on this site since 1327, but its days are numbered. This and Billingsgate Fish Market, currently based in Poplar, were originally proposed to move to Dagenham but it may be that they will close altogether. This site, which sits between Farringdon and Barbican in The City of London, is to largely become the new City of London Museum.
Since their founding, the Marble Sisters had only one task: to watch the archives. They spent every day caring for the scrolls; returning borrowed texts, replacing fragments too torn or faded to understand, and, every once in a while, creating new manuscripts to join the ranks of the endless rows in their vast library. Although the sisters were able to achieve great knowledge and wisdom thanks to the scrolls, they received a curse as well: a hunger, a never-ceasing addiction for more knowledge. This drove most of the sisters to madness, however, those who managed to control their urge gained more than anyone could possibly imagine...
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Built for Brickscalibur in the 12x12 vignette category.
I decided to build this as my entry for the 12x12 category after I was inspired by some concept art for the wheel of time Amazon show. I figured I'd venture beyond libraries and books and take my chances with some scrolls instead. Let me know what you think!
Feedback is always appreciated,
Happy Building!
Since we have entered into the season of summer - I thought my glass topped coffee table should be "summery". (Not sure "summery" is a word - but I think most people will understand what I mean.)
Wishing all of my Flickr friends a very happy summer.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY THE STRAWBERRIES GROWN SOME 80 KILOMETRES FROM SEVILLA IN MATALAGRANA, NEAR EL ROCIO, HAVE BEEN ON SALE. LIKE EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY. THEY ARE DELICIOUS. I LIKE TO CUT THEM INTO SMALL PARTS TO EAT THEM WITH MY STRAWBERRY YOGURTS.
MATALAGRANA, ALMONTE, HUELVA, SPAIN.
* Since reading Ian McEwan’s 2007 novel “ On Chesil Beach “ I have wanted to see this strange geological structure .
Chesil is not your typical British beach lined with stripy deckchairs and pastel painted beach-huts but wild, rugged and at the mercy of Mother Nature. John Fowles, captures the landscape of Chesil perfectly in his quote: ..... “It is above all an elemental place, made of sea, shingle and sky, its dominant sound always that of waves on moving stone”
The beach runs for a length of 18 miles from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 50 ft high and 660 ft wide. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The lagoon is home to the mute swan colony at Abbotsbury, the only place in the world where you can walk through a nesting colony of mute swans.
The pebbles on Chesil Beach are graded in size from potato-sized near Portland to pea-sized at Bridport and are made up of mainly flint and chert from the Cretaceous and Jurassic rocks, along with Bunter pebbles from Budleigh Salterton. It is believed that smugglers landing on the beach at night could could judge their position along the coast simply by picking up a handful of shingle.
Both the beach and the Swannery are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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