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Yes a Mesopsocus sp. sequel, these were another of my fave subjects of 2015. The title refers to their habit of running about like mad things and their rather curious looks. This is a Mesopsocus sp. these are a species of Barkfly and are quite large as Barkfly go at 3-4mm. They are also one of my favourites :o)
This was a 9 image focus stack using an aperture of F/6.3, ISO 320 and a 1/160 aperture. I used a diffused flash and the background is the sky. The Barkfly were on a wooden observation structure at Wollaton Park.
Hope everyone has a great weekend :o)
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You know you're bright as the morning, as soft as the rain
Pretty as a vine, as sweet as a grape
If you can sit in a barrel, maybe I'll wait
Until that day
I take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at 3
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me
And all you can hear is the sound of your own heart
And all you can feel is your lungs flood and the blood course
pretty sure david took this one too, ahah.
explored.
Not far from the Postojna Cave there is also Predjama Castle and we visited it too :)
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built under a vertical rock over a hundred meters high, within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama and the largest cave castle in the world. The castle was originally built into a large cave in the 12th century, covering its entrance. Its traces are visible deep inside the cave and they are part of the some castle rooms. Later - around 1570 - the castle was expanded to its current form. The parts of the cave used by the castle are connected to an extensive system of cave corridors, most of which are located below the castle. In times of threat from external invasions, the local population took refuge there with their property and livestock. The cave under the castle was created as a result of the waters of the Lokva River flowing towards the Adriatic Sea and it's the home of a colony of bats. Part of the cave is "dead", which means that no further karst phenomena are progressing in it, which is the result of human activity - the use of these parts of the cave for residential and storage purposes, as well as the digging of passages, tunnels, shafts and adits between them. Currently, the castle, together with a several hundred-meter section of the cave, is open to tourists and can be visited with a guide.
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Niedaleko jaskini Postojnej znajduje się zamek Predjamski Grad, który też odwiedziliśmy :)
Predjamski Grad – czteropiętrowy zamek we wsi Predjama, w gminie Postojna w Słowenii, wzniesiony pod ponadstumetrową pionową skałą wchodzącą w skład wyżyn słoweńskiego Krasu, uznawany za największy zamek jaskiniowy na świecie. Pierwotnie, w XII wieku, zamek wbudowany był w obszerną jaskinię, zakrywając jej wejście. Jego ślady widoczne są w głębi jaskini i wchodzą w skład niektórych zamkowych pomieszczeń. Później – około roku 1570 – zamek został rozbudowany do obecnego kształtu. Partie jaskini wykorzystywane przez zamek mają połączenie z rozległym systemem korytarzy jaskiniowych, które położone są w większości poniżej zamku. W chwilach zagrożenia zewnętrznymi najazdami chroniła się tam okoliczna ludność wraz ze swoim dobytkiem i inwentarzem. Jaskinia pod zamkiem powstała w wyniku działania wód rzeki Lokva płynących w stronę Adriatyku i jest zamieszkiwana przez kolonie nietoperzy. Część jaskini jest „martwa”, tzn. nie postępują w niej już dalsze zjawiska krasowe, co jest skutkiem m.in. działalności człowieka – wykorzystywania tych partii jaskini do celów mieszkalnych i magazynowych, a także drążenia pomiędzy nimi przejść, tuneli, szybów i sztolni. Obecnie zamek wraz z parusetmetrowym odcinkiem jaskini jest otwarty dla turystów i można go zwiedzać pod opieką przewodnika.
Taken from a hide a few weeks back - in snow, sleet, rain & wind!! It was damn cold too!!! All good fun!!
We all need a little help sometimes! This male three-toed box turtle couldn't get off the sidewalk and back into the grass without a bit of assistance (which he got).
Spotted at Ft. Zumwalt Park in O'Fallon, Missouri, USA.
‘tis the best time though isn’t it ❤️ cosy, darker nights, pumpkin scented candles, fire pits glowing their embers after warming the colder nights….and the colours n the daylight, more golden warmth as we appreciate the last touches of the bygone summer heat (😂) well for me as it’s either too hot or too cold really 😁 the crisp of the leaves underfoot and oh my id forgotten how wonderfully more ish the earth with its fallen carpet from the canopy’s above….that smell 👌….I woke up the other morning and the grass was wet…it’s definitely happening….and this year when it all settles down again I’ve got Hero to accompany my Autumn Adventures from crisp colourful walks to cosy nights in…..he’s become quite the one for a groom, seems hooman H’s baby hairbrush feels the best ❤️
Another composition from the Fanal forest. I wanted to get a picture of a monster-looking tree, with the branches extending to look like arms or legs. These two fit my requirements perfectly. They're reaching out to catch you with claws, and it's already too late to escape...
All dicots are supposed to have (as the name implies) two cotyledons, but this radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus) has three!
Wszystkie rośliny dwuliścienne powinny mieć (jak nazwa wskazuje) dwa liścienie, ale ta rzodkiewka (Raphanus sativus var. sativus) ma trzy!
Today mum told me we have a really small blender like one of those magicbullet blenders and it's awesome :) I can finally make smoothies every day and blend everything :D
Things I don't wear, although I love them dearly.
These necklaces need to be worn by tall graceful women and I am certainly neither of these.
The wooden one I bought myself (for some reason I don't know now), the green one was a present from a departing friend and the white and black one was made for me by a women I briefly worked with. She was Maasai and I felt so honoured that she gave me this wonderful necklace. She said it was her hobby to make these, being so far away from home.