"La luz de un girasol" "The light from the sunflower"
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"In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non-living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect on, our lives."
Mike Oldfield
Taken at the ever amazing Salt Lakes Of Florence.
I hope Florence will open again.
ZIBSKA FOREVER
Enclosed are our new releases for the May round at the Jail Event.
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10 - 30 May
Cosmetic packs are compatible only with Lelutka heads with the EVO X uv option and include tattoo & universal tattoo BOM layers.
Zibska Senz Eyemakeup in 12 colours
Zibska Senz Lips in 12 colours
Zibska Senz Blush in 8 colours in 3 transparencies
Other items in the store maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deep%20Chill/75/81/70
Zibska ~ Cicely Set - ruff, collar in 20 colours
Zibska Laryn Earring (Collar, Headpiece and Earring in 16 colours, in this photograph I have only used the earrings)
POSES: SERENDIPITY
a friend gave me some tiny succulents...this aloe is the first to bloom...a small plant with a very long flower stem and these little beauties www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3oxgDZdNEg&ab_channel=Elalma...
A Blue Line 'L' departs the Clark/Lake Station in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 800, f/5.6, 18mm, 1/8s
LOCK-DOWN
In many ways it seems that LOCKDOWN has not totally passed by although we are still getting our boosters, for those that are in bad health or over 75. Currently in the GB (14-07-2022) there are over 2.7 million people with Covid, so contagion fully in check.
These following images were taken at a time when full lockdown was in place and things were very different. However this is the last of the postings.
One of my favourites of all time, the whole series I still listen to and enjoy. Happy days.
Nun ja, Röhren im eigendlichen Sinne sehen anders aus. Insbesondere sind sie weniger sehenswert :-)
Ring My Bell. What are you waiting for?
Our native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, otherwise named common bluebells, English bluebells, British bluebells, wood bells, fairy flowers and wild hyacinth, is an early flowering plant that naturally occurs in the UK. It appears in ancient woodlands and along woodland edges in April and May. Millions of bulbs can exist in just one wood, giving rise to the violet-blue ‘carpets' that are such a springtime joy to walk through. This early flowering allows them to make the most of the sunlight that is still able to make it to the forest floor habitat, before the canopy becomes too thick. Native bluebells are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.
The Spanish bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica, was introduced into the UK by the Victorians as a garden plant, but escaped into the wild – it was first noted as growing ‘over the garden wall’ in 1909. It is likely that this escape occurred from both the carefree disposal of bulbs and pollination. Today, the Spanish bluebell can be found alongside our native bluebell in woodlands and along woodland edges, as well as on roadsides and in gardens.
Native bluebells have:
narrow leaves, about 1-1.5cm wide
deep violet-blue (sometimes white), narrow, tubular-bell flowers, with tips that curl back
flowers on one side of the stem
distinctly drooping stems
a sweet scent
cream-coloured pollen inside
Spanish bluebells have:
broad leaves, about 3cm wide
pale blue (often white or pink), conical-bell flowers, with spreading and open tips
flowers all around the stem
upright stems
no scent
blue- or pale green-coloured pollen inside
The UK's woodlands are home to almost 50% of the world's population of the bluebell. But this much-loved plant is under threat. The Spanish bluebell is more vigorous than our native bluebell, so can outcompete it for resources like light and space. It can hybridise with our native, too, producing fertile plants that show a whole range of mixed features from both species. Over time, this hybridisation changes the genetic makeup of our native species, diluting its characteristics, weakening it and potentially evolving it into something else.
Introduced species can become naturalised in the UK without much cause for concern. However, as with the Spanish bluebell, their effects are not always so benign, so be careful if you prefer non-native varieties in your planting as species can easily escape – it’s best to dispose of cuttings or bulbs carefully and never plant anything in the wild.
If you fancy planting bluebells in a shady part of your garden, try to pick the native variety. Not only will you help to prevent the spread of invasive, non-native species into the wider countryside, but you will also provide food and shelter for a range of our native insects, from bees to butterflies.
As a Conservationist and former Countryside Officer, I feel this is vitally important.
A section of the flower of the Poker Plant (Tritoma). Outdoors, 16mm macro extension tube. Processed in macOS High Sierra photo editor. I felt reminded of the Lady (Artemis) of Ephesus for some reason.
Pasta for MacroMondays : 5 Letters.
Making Of :
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Song by Mike Oldfield.
AB FAV for today…
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Salford, Manchester...
I love eye-teasers!
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Taken in the wine cellar of Almenkerk Wine Estate, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa.
I haven't the faintest clue what the purpose of this steel thingy is, but I liked the look of it :-)
These are actually crash barriers that were stockpiled in readiness for a local event but, as usual, I thought it would look better / more confusing with an angled pov.
Right underneath the structure of his bridge now.
On board The Queen of The Sea Cruise along the Menai Straits.
Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. It was originally designed and built by the noted railway engineer Robert Stephenson as a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans for carrying rail traffic.