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In the woods near the Dutch town of Schoonoord in Drenthe lies one of the most famous dolmens (Dutch: Hunebed) in the Netherlands. It is nicknamed 'the Papeless Church' (Dutch: De Papeloze Kerk).
In Drenthe there are many folk tales about this dolmen. In the 16th century there would have been talks of the famous protestant preacher Menso Alting at this location; he would have used the dolmen as a kind of pulpit.
This hunebed is nicknamed 'the Papeless Church'. In the 16th century, when Protestants in the Netherlands were still being prosecuted, so-called hedge-talks (illegal church services) of Protestants were held here. One would start calling the dolmen at the 'Papeless Church', because of course no 'papen' (Catholic priests) spoke in these services. The Protestant preachers would have used the dolmen as a kind of pulpit.
Read more about the history of the dolmens or megaliths at How they built a dolmen (Hunebed).
This is what we saw during our Cycling holiday in Drenthe, the Netherlands, where we have cycled through the beautiful landscape.
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This looks more like an aerial shot but it was taken from a road looking down on the snow covered valley. The graphic starkness of the trees peeping out against the canvas of the white snow, and the unusual angle attracted me to pull over the car. Sallygap, Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.
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a small grove of Cryptomeria trees on the way to Cabuoco.
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...near the village Großräschen, Brandenburg / Germany...
The common name birch is derived from an old Germanic root similar to birka.
The birch is considered a national tree of Russia, where it used to be worshipped as a goddess during the Green Week in early June.
In Belarus, Russia, the Baltic States, Finland, and parts of northern China, birch sap is drunk as a refreshing beverage, and is believed to have tonic qualities. It is watery and pale green in color, with a slightly sweet flavor, and is bottled commercially. In contrast to maple syrup, birch syrup is very difficult to produce, making it more expensive than other food syrups. It is also considerably less sweet than maple syrup.
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I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
-Joyce Kilmer
Explore #422 - 21.12.2008
Another shot of the mysterious Ohingaiti Boulders : these ones look like eggs with trees growing out of them... I can't find out much about them but apparently they are septerian concretions created over thousands of years under the sea. During the years undersea, these perfectly rounded boulders were probably slowly formed while been whisked around on the sea-floor with sea-shells, which dissolved and supplied minerals which hardened the surrounding material, created much like pearls are.
I know that the Maori consider the Moeraki Boulders ( very similar septerian concretions on the South Island coast) to be food containers. In Maori tradition these rocks are gourds and calabashes - traditional Maori food containers - washed ashore a thousand years ago when the great ocean going waka Araiteuru was wrecked on landfall...
But these ones are on the high central plateau of the North Island at the top off some cliffs, about as far away from the sea as you can get in New Zealand.
Tree Silhouette somewhere in the wild Auvergne early in the morning.
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Appalachian Trail, between Bull's Bridge and Kent, Connecticut.
We hiked Schaghticoke Ridge yesterday to remove two trees (blowdowns) that had fallen across the trail. My next piece of work will be to re-blaze the inner section of this ridge (3 miles) . AT blazes are white paint, 2" wide by 6" tall.
This brook was completely dry most of this past winter which is unusual, it's usually the source of lots of ice photography. Because we've had such a weird winter with little rain, there is an abundance of leaves everywhere: on the trail and in streams. I shot about ten reflection images from different vantage points in two pools on this stream and while I'd usually attempt to just catch the surface (pure trees) it seemed like it might be nice to get leaves in the shot which give the reflection another dimension.
I have to say, all of my images taken this day with the Fuji X70 turned out extremely well. I like the richness of the Fuji files and I'm shooting JPEG only as I don't have a RAW converter yet for the camera. The camera's controls, like the Ricoh GR's are completely useable with thin gloves on and it feels like a very well made, sturdy tool in my hands.
I went to the park today ,even though i was sick , we also stopped by my favorite organic store ,and i got some cough drops for my sore throat ,by the time i got home, i was really tired and even more sick , though i have to go to school tommrow because i can't miss two days in a row , and i have my web class which is hard for me and it's even harder when i miss that class
World Tour 2013 - 2014 - day 160
I crossed the Nepal border by the Friendship Bridge, which cross a river coming from TIbet and letting travelers go throughout the Himalaya range. This same river marks the border between the two countries. Since I did the oath to travel progressively, I decided after such a scenic journey not to go directly in the so tentacular and touristic city of Katmandu and stopped little bit before in the little village of Doulhikhel, from which I could easily explore the little village and traditional neighborhoods where I could meet some local families. We did a walk together in the countryside to see Namobuddha temple. On the way up this man was worrking cutting leaves in the tree.
This is a close-up of the massive trunk of the hundreds of years-old pecan tree that continues to thrive between our pavillion and the bank of the beautiful spring-fed Cypress Creek in Wimberley, Texas. Many other young and ancient trees of other varieties thrive in this environment.