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I know it's not officially Spring yet. I just want to share this picture with you'll. Have a lovely day ahead!
Picture taken last year at Washington, DC
In the Southern Hemisphere, spring has gently arrived, bringing with it the peaceful beauty of blooming flowers and calm, sunny days.
Gerbera, also known as the African daisy, is native to tropical regions of Africa and has been successfully introduced to Latin American and Southeast Asian countries. This species is extensively used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are primarily hybrids of Gerbera jamesonii and Gerbera viridifolia, referred to as Gerbera × hybrida.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Subfamily:Mutisioideae
Tribe:Mutisieae
Genus:Gerbera
Thousands of cultivars exist, exhibiting significant variation in shape, size, and color, including white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The flower-heads (capitula) range from 7 cm in diameter (Gerbera 'mini Harley') to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’). The centre of the flower is sometimes black, and often the same flower can have petals of several different colours. Gerbera exhibits a bimodal blooming pattern in temperate climates, with flowering periods in late spring to early summer and late summer to early autumn. Despite being a perennial, it is cultivated as an annual in regions experiencing severe frost.
Chopin - Spring Waltz (Mariage d'Amour)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJ7kDva7JE
Luanes World -Romantic sim, Gallery & :LW: Poses main store
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A romantic sim where you can relax, cuddle or hang out with friends. Made with photography in mind, and also features :LW: Pose main store, and a gallery with some of my favorite artists:)
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Luca
[ ERAUQS ] - Bryce Sweatshirt - ( Gianni )
[ ERAUQS ] - Diego Pants - ( Gianni )
[Deadwool] Chukka boots - Gianni - burnt caramel
WINGS-ER0705-HAIR
[Deadwool] Blue moon - platinum/cream - 41 mm - mat. ON
Joy
Dress - Cloe - Baby Doll Dress - Sweet
Shoes - DIRTY PRINCESS- Sexalina Princess Heels w/Hud 12 Colors
Hair - WINGS-HAIR-TO0607 Gold
Necklace - Orsini Jewelry HW AURORE NecklaceKibitz - Chrystal necklace - gold
Earrings - Kibitz - Rye's earrings - gold
Pose
Secret Poses - Until I Found You (swing animated rezz)
A snap of cold weather, down to -18°F (-28°C) brought the spring melt to a frigid halt, for the time being.
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The name 'Amersfoort' derives from 'foort' or 'voorde' (cf. English 'ford') and 'Amer' (i.e. the Eem river, or water in general).
Thanks to it favourable location, both on the water router (over the Eem river to the Zuiderzee) and land route (from Utrecht Eastward and Northward) the agricultural settlement developed into a small town, which in 1259 was granted city rights by the Bishop of Utrecht.
The city had two centres: het Havik, first mentioned in 1390,(which could come from "bend in a river" or "habour area") and de Hof (the Court and first mentioned in 1462). Het Havik was the city's port and its business centre. De Hof, prior to the granting of city rights, was the location of the residence of the Bishop's representatives and the city church, the St. Joriskerk (the Church of St. George). In 1132 there is a chapel mentioned, which later would become the St. Joriskerk (1243 the built was started and in 1534 it would become the church that it is now).
The whole city was walled, orginally by an earthen wall, later by a stone wall. Some remains can still be seen. For instance, in the Langestraat (Lit.: the Longstreet) we find the remains of the Kamperbinnenpoort (The Innergate to Kampen, a city in the nothern part of Holland) and on the Muurhuizen (wallhouses) we see the remains of the Plompetoren, also know as the Dieventoren (lit: Thieves Tower, refering to the city jail located here [first mentioned as a prison in 1434] in the 19th century, last used in 1862).