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Valle de Estós, La Ribagorza, Huesca, Aragón, España.
El valle de Estós (en aragonés benasqués Vall d'Estós o Ball d'Estós) es un valle pirenaico situado en la comarca aragonesa de La Ribagorza.
Se ubica en la zona noroccidental del valle de Benasque (noreste de la provincia de Huesca) y dentro del parque natural Posets-Maladeta. Al norte de este valle, que es de origen glaciar, está el macizo del Perdiguero (3.221 m), y al sur el macizo del Posets (3.375 m). Este valle, orientado de oeste a este, tiene una longitud aproximada de 12 km y en el fondo de él transcurren las aguas del río Estós, afluente del río Ésera. Clarabides, Gías, Oô, son picos que también superan los 3.000 m y hacen frontera con Francia. La altitud del valle oscila entre los 1.400 m y los 3.375 m.
Desde el año 1994 forma parte del parque natural de Posets-Maladeta por sus importantes valores ecológicos. El paisaje predominante es el de la alta montaña pirenaica con buena representación de los pisos climáticos alpino, subalpino y montano. La flora predominante son los pastizales de montaña y los bosques, de coníferas (pino negro y abeto), de caducifolios (haya, álamo temblón, abedul, sauce, arce y avellano) y como principales arbustos el boj, enebro y rododendro. También se encuentran algunos endemismos pirenaicos. En cuanto a la fauna, encontramos a todos los animales presentes en los ecosistemasde la alta montaña pirenaica destacando una importante población de sarrios y corzos y como aves más representativas el urogallo, la perdiz nival y el quebrantahuesos.
El río Estós, al que afluyen múltiples barrancos y torrentes procedentes de los numerosos ibones (lagos de origen glaciar), de las nieves perpetuas y de algunos de los glaciares más meridionales de Europa, recorre el fondo del valle.
El valle tiene un gran atractivo turístico para los amantes de las excursiones de montaña, de la escalada, el esquí de montaña y el alpinismo. También se practica la pesca de la trucha y la caza mayor (sarrios, corzos y jabalíes). En la época veraniega sus laderas son lugar de pasto de un gran rebaño de vacas.
El acceso al valle se realiza preferentemente a pie a través de una red de senderos bien señalizados, aunque hay una pista forestal restringida al tránsito de vehículos autorizados. A lo largo del camino encontramos numerosas cabañas de pastores y un refugio de montaña guardado (1.895 m) gestionado por un guarda de la Federación Aragonesa de Montaña.
The Estós Valley (in Benasquese Aragonese, Vall d'Estós or Ball d'Estós) is a Pyrenean valley located in the Aragonese region of La Ribagorza.
It lies in the northwestern part of the Benasque Valley (northeast of the province of Huesca) and within the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park. To the north of this valley, which is of glacial origin, is the Perdiguero massif (3,221 m), and to the south, the Posets massif (3,375 m). This valley, oriented from west to east, is approximately 12 km long, and the Estós River, a tributary of the Ésera River, flows through its bottom. Clarabides, Gías, and Oô are peaks that also exceed 3,000 m and form the border with France. The valley's altitude ranges from 1,400 m to 3,375 m.
Since 1994, it has been part of the Posets-Maladeta Natural Park due to its significant ecological value. The predominant landscape is that of the high Pyrenees, with a good representation of the alpine, subalpine, and montane climate zones. The predominant flora consists of mountain pastures and forests, including conifers (black pine and fir), deciduous trees (beech, aspen, birch, willow, maple, and hazel), and, as main shrubs, boxwood, juniper, and rhododendron. Several Pyrenean endemic species are also found. As for the fauna, all the animals present in the high Pyrenean mountain ecosystems are found here, with a significant population of Pyrenean chamois and roe deer, and the most representative birds being the capercaillie, the ptarmigan, and the bearded vulture.
The Estós River, fed by numerous ravines and streams originating from the many glacial lakes (ibones), the permanent snowfields, and some of the southernmost glaciers in Europe, flows through the valley floor.
The valley is a popular tourist destination for mountain hikers, climbers, ski mountaineers, and alpinists. Trout fishing and big game hunting (chamois, roe deer, and wild boar) are also popular. In the summer, its slopes serve as grazing land for a large herd of cattle.
Access to the valley is primarily on foot via a network of well-marked trails, although there is a forest track restricted to authorized vehicles. Along the way, you'll find numerous shepherd's huts and a staffed mountain refuge (1,895 m) managed by a warden from the Aragonese Mountain Federation.
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Es tracta d'un Parc Natural de bellesa salvatge declarat Reserva de la Biosfera per la UNESCO. Un paisatge semidesèrtic de 42.500 hectàrees que impacta i sorprèn amb cada nova visita. Un espectacle insòlit al sud-est de Navarra, pròxim a Tudela, que malgrat la seva aparença nua i inhòspita, amaga grans valors naturals.
En Bardenas Reales, l'erosió dels seus sòls d'argiles, guixos i gresos ha esculpit capritxoses formes creant un món d'aparença gairebé lunar poblat de barrancs, altiplans planes i turons solitaris.
This is a Natural Park of wild beauty declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. It is a semi-desert landscape covering 42.500 hectares that is striking and surprises the visitor every time. An unusual spectacle in south-east Navarre, near Tudela which, despite its bare and inhospitable appearance, is home to great natural values.
In Bardenas Reales, the erosion of its clay, chalk and sandstone soils has sculpted capricious forms in the landscape to create almost lunar effects, full of gullies, plateaux and solitary hills.
Il s'agit d'un Parc Naturel d'une beauté sauvage classé Réserve de la Biosphère par l'UNESCO. Ce paysage semi-désertique de 42 500 hectares, frappe et surprend à chaque nouvelle visite. Un spectacle hors du commun dans le sud-est de la Navarre, non loin de Tudela, qui, malgré son aspect aride et dénudé, recèle de grandes richesses naturelles.
Aux Bardenas Reales, l'érosion de ses sols, riches en argile, en gypse et en grès a modelé des formes capricieuses qui vous transportent dans un univers quasi lunaire, parsemé de ravins, de plateaux et de buttes solitaires.
Se trata de un Parque Natural de belleza salvaje declarado Reserva de la Biosfera por la UNESCO. Un paisaje semidesértico de 42.500 hectáreas que impacta y sorprende con cada nueva visita. Un espectáculo insólito al sureste de Navarra, próximo a Tudela, que a pesar de su apariencia desnuda e inhóspita, esconde grandes valores naturales.
En Bardenas Reales, la erosión de sus suelos de arcillas, yesos y areniscas ha esculpido caprichosas formas creando un mundo de apariencia casi lunar poblado de barrancos, mesetas planas y cerros solitarios.
Diese wunderschöne, wilde Naturlandschaft wurde von der UNESCO zum Biosphärenreservat erklärt. Die 42.500 ha große Halbwüste beeindruckt und überrascht bei jedem neuen Besuch, denn trotz ihres kahlen, unwirtlichen Erscheinungsbilds birgt sie ein einmaliges Naturschauspiel. Sie befindet sich im Südosten Navarras, ganz in der Nähe von Tudela.
In Bardenas Reales hat die Erosion des Lehm-, Kalk- und Sandbodens verspielte Formen hervorgebracht, die eine Art Mondlandschaft voller Schluchten, Hochebenen und vereinzelter Hügel bilden.
Carmen Fantasy – Gil Shaham – Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philarmonic Orchestra
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Loblolly Pines by The Little Branch is our new release for Uber.
One of the fastest growing southern pines, this tree is used as a quick-screen in many landscapes. This North American native has dark green needles and narrow, red-brown, often-paired cones that are three to six inches long. It has a long history with the pioneers and is known by several other names, among them rosemary pine, old field pine, and bull pine. Loblolly pines provide shelter and food for many southeastern animals and the seeds are also consumed by chipmunks, squirrels and other small rodents.
These 100% original mesh creations are highly detailed with realistic textures and animated foliage resulting in a true, life-like appearance. A choice of four seasons are readily available via an easy to use pop-up menu to keep your landscaping current. Owner permissions allow Copy & Modify to ensure that each item can be adapted to suit your unique needs. The trees have a land impact value of 3-7 Li and grow as the size increases..
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With this colorful photo, which was deliberately taken with this motion blur, I wish you all a wonderful Poppy-Monday and of course the rest of the week.
We can see a lot of ourselves by looking at the poppy flowers and grasses moving back and forth in the summer wind.
As a rule, we too are firmly anchored to the earth, even if only because of our personal values. Each of us has something within us that is immovable. No matter what is happening around and no matter how much the wind of life pulls and shakes us. We shape these values ourselves. Based on the experiences we have in our lives. The strongest of them usually come from our childhood.
Most of the time, these roots serve our protection and stability. With them we are able to withstand even the harshest storms, to stand against the wind or, if necessary, to bend to it at times. Thanks to the anchor, we always stay where and who we are despite everything and are able to pick ourselves up again and again.
But sometimes we realize that our values, or rather the way we weight them, prevent us from developing ourselves. That we are trying to bloom in the wrong place, so to speak. Then it is up to us (because no one else can do this for us) to change our anchor point.
The key is always to be aware or make ourselves aware of what makes us flourish and what makes us wither.
And so I wish you all a stable and at the same time dynamic week. With lots of sun and fresh wind.
Mit diesem farbenfrohen Foto, welches bewusst mit dieser Bewegungsunschärfe fotografiert wurde, wünsche ich Euch allen einen wunderschönen Mo(h)ntag und natürlich auch eine ebensolche Restwoche.
Durch den Anblick die Mohnblüten und Gräser, die sich im Sommerwind hin und her bewegen, können wir viel von uns selbst erkennen.
Auch wir stehen, in der Regel, fest verankert auf der Erde und sei es auch nur auf Grund unserer persönlichen Werte. Jeder von uns trägt etwas in sich, was unverrrückbar ist. Ganz gleich was um und herum geschieht und ganz gleich wie sehr der Wind des Lebens an uns zieht und rüttelt. Diese Werte prägen wir selbst. Und zwar auf Grund der Erfahrungen, die wir in unserem Leben machen. Wobei die stärksten davon meist aus unserer Kindheit stammen.
Meist dienen diese Wurzeln unserem Schutz und unserer Stabilität. Mit Ihnen sind wir in der Lage auch härtesten Stürmen zu trotzden, uns dem Wind entgegen zu stellen oder uns ihm, wenn erforderlich, auch zeitweise beugen. Durch den Anker bleiben wir trotz Allem immer wo und wer wir sind und sind in der Lage uns immer wieder aufzurichten.
Doch manchmal stellen wir fest, das unsere Werte oder besser gesagt die Art, wie wir sie gewichten, uns an der eigenen Entfaltung hindern. Das wir sozusagen am falschen Ort versuchen zu blühen. Dann liegt es an uns (denn kein anderer kann dies für uns tun) unseren Ankerpunkt zu verändern.
Das Entscheidende dabei ist immer, sich bewusst zu sein oder sich bewusst zu machen, was uns blühen und was uns welken lässt.
Und so wünsche ich Euch allen eine stabile und gleichzeitig dynamische Woche. Mit viel Sonne und frischen Wind.
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Butte, Montana
Unfortunately before the rich architectural heritage of Butte was recognized and valued, some buildings underwent "modernization." The 1960's and 1970's were particularly brutal decades for late 19th c. and early 20th c. commercial blocks across the country. Butte is no exception. Some blocks have never recovered.
Cymbidiums are found growing naturally in the cool, bright areas near the foothills of the Himalayas. They have a long history of cultivation in China and Japan, where they are also valued for spiritual and medicinal purposes. These beautiful orchids are commonly known as boat orchids.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Small church on the mountain Sveti Jure :)
Mountain Sveti Jure (St. George mountain) is the highest peak in the Biokovo range (1762 m) and the second highest mountain in Croatia, located about 25 km from Makarska. There is a road to the top, through national park Biokovo, the highest road in Croatia. From the top is a wonderful view of the Makarska coast and the surrounding islands. On clear days you can even see Monte Gargano in Italy, located 210 km away. At the very top there is a radio and television transmitter built in 1965 by the Zagreb Television, which is 90 meters high, and the top of the transmitter is the highest point in Croatia at 1,850 meters. On the mountain Sveti Jure, there is also a church of the same name, built in 1968, near the old church that was pulled down due to the construction of the transmitter. Once a year, on the last Saturday of July, a mass is celebrated there.
Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva and it's 36 km long and 9.5 km wide. Biokovo was established in the Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), during the collision of the African tectonic plate with the European one. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 m.a.s.l., the second highest peak in Croatia. It shows a typical karst landscape. From the sea side, Biokovo is characterized by very steep and bare limestone walls, beneath which lies a narrow coastal strip. In 1981, the area of 19,550 ha was protected as the Biokovo Nature Park thanks to the unique values of geomorphological forms, plant and animal species and natural beauty.
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Kościółek na górze Sveti Jure :)
Sveti Jure (góra Świętego Jerzego) – szczyt o wysokości 1762 m n.p.m., w paśmie Biokovo w Górach Dynarskich. Najwyższy punkt Biokova i druga co do wysokości góra Chorwacji. Można do niego dotrzeć szlakami turystycznymi lub drogą Biokovo, najwyżej położoną drogą w Chorwacji. Ze szczytu rozciąga się wspaniały widok na wybrzeże Makarskiej oraz okoliczne wyspy. W pogodne dni można zobaczyć nawet Monte Gargano we Włoszech, oddalone o 210 km. Na samym szczycie znajduje się nadajnik radiowo-telewizyjny zbudowany w 1965 roku przez ówczesną Telewizję Zagrzeb, który ma 90 metrów wysokości, a szczyt nadajnika jest najwyższym punktem w Chorwacji o wysokości 1850 metrów. Na górze Św. Jerzego znajduje się też kościół o tej samej nazwie, wybudowany w 1968 roku, niedaleko starego kościoła, który został zburzony z powodu budowy nadajnika. Raz w roku, w ostatnią sobotę lipca, odbywa się w nim msza św.
Biokovo – masyw górski, położony w środkowej części wybrzeża dalmatyńskiego, o długości 36 km i szerokości 9,5 km. Największy i najwyższy masyw w Dalmacji. Biokovo powstało w kredzie (65 milionów lat temu), podczas zderzenia afrykańskiej płyty tektonicznej z europejską. Jako część Masywu Dynarskiego tworzą go przeważnie eoceńskie pokłady i mezozoiczne skały osadowe. Od strony morza Biokovo charakteryzuje się bardzo stromymi i nagimi wapiennymi ścianami, pod którymi leży wąski pas nadmorski. Najwyższym szczytem jest góra Świętego Jerzego (Sveti Jure – 1762 m n.p.m.), drugi co do wysokości szczyt Chorwacji. W 1981 roku obszar 19 550 ha został objęty ochroną jako Park Przyrodniczy Biokovo, dzięki wyjątkowym wartościom form geomorfologicznych, gatunków roślinnych i zwierzęcych oraz urodzie naturalnej.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.
Remnants of twin dairy farm silos ( you'd have to look closely to see that there are two silos standing positioned, side by side ).
The silo domes are missing. (caps)
Farm silos are agricultural structures used to store and preserve bulk materials like grain or fermented feed (silage). They protect crops from the elements, prevent spoilage, and maintain nutritional value. The three main types are tower silos (vertical concrete or steel structures), bunker silos (wide concrete trenches), and bag silos (long plastic tubes).
Ref: Wikipedia
Fraser Valley
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This is Lost Lake (yes, I found it) up atop Kebler Pass.
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Kebler Pass
Colorado
USA
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“The beauty of handmade is in the imperfections.” ...
The joy of creating things.
Crochet a Christmas wreath and attach flowers and butterflies with small decorations. Also crochet a small glass jar with a tea light inside. Everything decorated with small details.
I did this 8 years ago.
We had a Christmas market here in the building for charity: the Assistance Dog.
With 3 women we crocheted a lot and we raised a lot of money with the proceeds. But unfortunately we had had enough of crocheting for a while... ;-) But we had so much fun doing it and with love !!
And what a surprise, these handcrafted works are at Explore! December 23the 2024, position 119! I didn't expect it at all!
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"Remember the fallen. Honor those who serve. Teach the next generation the value of freedom."
These are the words from Wreaths Across America's (WAA) website noted as "Our Mission". And, it is clearly observed in their commitment to the soldiers buried across the country in the many "national cemetery's" with the wreaths placed against the headstones. However, this is just one of the many ways that WAA remembers, honors, and teaches the next generation about our fallen. Please check out their website for more information about the many ways they accomplish this goal...
Additionally, the location of the photograph above is the Nashville National Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee (just north of Downtown Nashville) which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). More information about this "national cemetery" can be found here:
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Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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There's something inherently sad about household objects left out for the trash man. They are like castoffs; broken or no longer cherished, and left ignominiously out on the curb. This easy chair caught my eye the other day. Part of the forlorn quality of scenes like this is the object being ripped from its normal context. I wouldn't give the chair a second look in someone's living room. But it seemed horribly out of place on the edge of the state highway that bisects the village. That, and the sedentary nature of a recliner juxtaposed against passing traffic. Wonderful visual metaphors for the life cycle of things we purchase and the passage of time (and with it life). In the eerie stillness after the truck passed I contemplated the chair and the many other personal objects scattered about the lawn behind me. There's a village-wide trash haul this weekend, and little collections such as this are springing up all around. I have to admit a weird impulse to inspect them, and yearn to pull over when driving by. I can't help but think I will find something of value (I almost never do) but also that idle curiosity about seeing the remnants of someone else's life (remember I did preface this as weird). I'll be placing some of my own items out on the curb soon. I tend to wait until the night before, perhaps to avoid having others inspect them as I did this chair. Even when it's sheer junk, I feel an odd sentimental tug about letting go of things. And that spell lasts as long as the objects remain on my tree lawn before the pickup. Much like this chair, they are in the condemned phase, but still retrievable. I can simply go back out and reclaim them. That sentiment vanishes the moment the objects are tossed onto the truck. Maybe that's why I wait until the last minute to put them out. I just can't stand that in between time.
The Merganser tried unsuccessfully for over 20 minutes to try to swallow its catch but eventually had to give up..... a little too big
Take a moment from time to time to remember that you are alive.
I know this sounds a trifle obvious, but it is amazing how little time
we take to remark upon this singular and gratifying fact.
By the most astounding stroke of luck an infinitesimal portion
of all the matter in the universe came together to create you
and for the tiniest moment in the great span of eternity
you have the incomparable privilege to exist ...
Bill Bryson
English ten pound note.
If you are familiar with this banknote then this image may strike you as being a little odd. You’ll know the iridescent holograms on the left, but you may not have seen the large yellow figures ‘10’ formed in the pattern at the top.
That’s because this image was taken in UV light. There are patches of fluorescent ink printed on the note that just look like white paper in ordinary light. The five-pound note has a 5 in the same place. I couldn’t afford a £20 note to check it out for consistency (or should that be cheque?) ;)
The British pound sterling is the oldest currency in the world that has been in constant circulation. It was adopted around 800AD being modelled on the currency of the French kingdom of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) which was established a few years before. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese currency had the same roots.
The French livre (pound) had 20 sous each of 12 deniers, like the 20 shillings and 12 pennies of sterling. Interestingly although the small denomination was called a penny its symbol was the ‘d’, just like the French denier, the Spanish Dinero and the Portuguese Dinheiro. All the names derive from the Roman denarius coin.
Sterling was decimalised in 1971 which caused all the prices to go up and the parking meters to stop working :) The pound now has 100 new pennies (p or pence).
Originally one French livre was worth a pound weight of silver (equivalent to 14.6 Troy ounces), but by 850 the pound sterling was only worth eleven and a quarter Troy ounces of silver. Looking at tonight’s spot price for silver my note should be redeemable for £1868.62 of the shiny metal… times change.
This image measures under 3 inches across as per the rules.
One thing that photographers should be aware of is that it is illegal to reproduce a digital picture of more than 50% of one side of the note without an overstamp, and the Queen’s head must not be distorted. There are the normal copyright issues as well and these can be rigorously prosecuted. See the Bank of England website for more details.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Macro Mondays :)
Restoring intended value through an application of intended use.
Paper and masking tape.
Dimensions variable.
Barton Hill depot in Bristol will be the temporary home for 20901 and 20905 for the next 5 weeks whilst they undergo a repaint into Balfour Beatty livery.
The depot opened in 1840 as a locomotive depot until 1870 when it became a carriage and wagon servicing facility.
I remember it being the home of the Blue Pullman in the early 70s. It was used by RES for a little bit in the mid 90s and went into Arriva ownership in 2011.
Its great to see some locomotives from the 1960s in a depot building dating back to the 1840s.
On the 15th December 2010, they killed-off the Harrier to save less than £1bn. This year the UK government has already spend more than £300bn fighting COVID-19. That’s more money per day on COVID-19 than the entire savings from retiring the Harrier force.
Ring-a-ring-Opposes, a pocketful-Forecloses©
What advancement has been spelled out this morning?
Or any other morning for the matter with us is not yet found,
Still somehow uncolonized is the space within our heart
Overrun as it may be by so much as the duty bound
Ways radiating the loss of our own habitat that now sets us apart
From the roads we build atop the past trampled underfoot
Cobbles give way to the gobbles of hungry economic pressure
Drink your coffee quick so you may be full of beans in readiness
For the trek that gives a heck for seizing a rightful expressure
Over distinctive burials of hurt and all of life's bloodiness
Emotion rather resembles archaeology with origin unknown
It's a treasure worth having yet it's value cannot be easily told
We may hold such an artifact in our hand yet flinch in someone else's
And crack as we might it is only time that can find out before we're sold
By which time living memory has been and gone where history convulses
When we're done and dusted our image of ourselves speaks of tribal beliefs
Those narrow-minded policies handed-down from government to bleeder
Oh! and what stories shall we tell when our rich soil becomes political?
My childhood garden now a by-word for by-pass, a ruddy road's northern feeder
For no truth is harder to bear than next year's road map, ahead lies, lies, lies so hypocritical
Motions passed in my backyard by persons who'll have been and gone
Before my oats are cold...I jest, of course,
For the planners I never see live far, faraway from the likes of you or me
They have job descriptions that even google doesn't yet know, how coarse!
Yet real their decisions are, for their administrative cocoon may leave me a solitary tree
As swathes of childhood memory are churned-up why must we build over
Areas of greatest worth? leaving but a dust bowl to live out of
Only queried when the going gets tough and the tough have long gone
I speak of the Wensum valley and Norwich's soon to be northern ring of cupboard love
The atlas speaks what councils forgot to tell us...now preservation has been foregone.
by anglia24
10h30: 21/11/2008
©2008anglia24