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"Blue thou art, intensely blue. Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue? "
James Montgomery
Can you remember the lake in Gramado with a lot of pink azaleas last september?
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Look at it now...
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.
John F. Kennedy
Hobby - Falco subbuteo
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.
About the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift. It has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds like swallows and martins. Prey is often caught in its talons and transferred to its beak in flight. Can accelerate rapidly in flight and is capable of high-speed aerial manoeuvres.
Hobbies are listed as a Schedule 1 bird on The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
It is a bird of open country such as farmland, marshes, taiga and savannah. They are widespread in lowlands with scattered small woods. It is an elegant bird of prey, appearing sickle-like in flight with its long pointed wings and square tail, often resembling a swift when gliding with folded wings. It is fast and powerful in flight and will take large insects, such as dragonflies, which it transfers from talons to beak and eats while soaring slowly in circles. It also captures small bats and small birds in flight. Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic "hobby" alarm call. It is known to harass swallows while they are roosting and dispersing from roosts. When not breeding, it is crepuscular, hawking principally in the mornings and evenings. While on migration, they may move in small groups.
Hobbies nest in old nests of crows and other birds. The tree selected is most often one in a hedge or on the extreme edge of a spinney, whence the bird can observe intruders from a considerable distance. It lays 2–4 eggs. Incubation is said to take 28 days and both parents share in this duty, though the female does the greater part.
It is a very bold and courageous bird and was used in falconry, trained to hawk birds like quails, larks, hoopoes, drongos, etc.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,800 pairs
Hobby - Falco subbuteo
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.
About the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift. It has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds like swallows and martins. Prey is often caught in its talons and transferred to its beak in flight. Can accelerate rapidly in flight and is capable of high-speed aerial manoeuvres.
Hobbies are listed as a Schedule 1 bird on The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
It is a bird of open country such as farmland, marshes, taiga and savannah. They are widespread in lowlands with scattered small woods. It is an elegant bird of prey, appearing sickle-like in flight with its long pointed wings and square tail, often resembling a swift when gliding with folded wings. It is fast and powerful in flight and will take large insects, such as dragonflies, which it transfers from talons to beak and eats while soaring slowly in circles. It also captures small bats and small birds in flight. Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic "hobby" alarm call. It is known to harass swallows while they are roosting and dispersing from roosts. When not breeding, it is crepuscular, hawking principally in the mornings and evenings. While on migration, they may move in small groups.
Hobbies nest in old nests of crows and other birds. The tree selected is most often one in a hedge or on the extreme edge of a spinney, whence the bird can observe intruders from a considerable distance. It lays 2–4 eggs. Incubation is said to take 28 days and both parents share in this duty, though the female does the greater part.
It is a very bold and courageous bird and was used in falconry, trained to hawk birds like quails, larks, hoopoes, drongos, etc.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,800 pairs
“Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?” – James Montgomery
Capim de Santa Luzia / Slender dayflower
Native to Central America, North America, South America, it is a flowering herbaceous plant originating in the tropics, but which has a great capacity for adaptation and can now be seen in subtropical and temperate climates.
The stems are erect to ascending, about 40 cm tall and easily take root when the nodes touch the ground. The flowers have two blue, large and showy petals and a third, small, white and discreet. Flowering occurs in spring and summer.
It is a very rustic plant, but it does not tolerate very dry periods. Suitable for creating massifs and rows next to walls, being excellent for covering the ground around tree trunks, as a half-shade cover. Can be planted in vases and overalls too.
Due to its great capacity for adaptation and multiplication, it can become invasive.
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I love this song so much primarily because it can seriously mean so many different things depending on who is listening to it and depending on what they are going through at the time. This reminds me that when we create and artistic expression and post it on Flickr, we must allow the viewer to make their own interpretation and application.
For me it is always about the hope of humanity rising from the ashes of calamities we have created ourselves. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help." --The Psalmist
Look up especially during this holiday season. You might be surprised by the answers you find.
Are you with me after all?
Why can't I hear you?
Are you with me through it all?
Then why can't I feel you?
Stay with me don't let me go
Because there's nothing left at all
Stay with me don't let me go
Until the ashes of Eden fall
“Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?” – James Montgomery
Feijão Borboleta/ Blue butterfly pea flower, is a plant belonging to the bean and pea family. Originally from regions of Tropical Asia, but currently it can be found in several regions of South and Central America, India, China and Southeast Asia.
A striking feature of butterfly bean flowers is their color, an intense blue that makes the flower very striking, but in some cultivars, the flower can be completely white.
It is a perennial vine and can be grown in small pots as an ornamental plant, developing quickly and flowering most of the time of its life.
In folk medicine, butterfly beans have been used to treat throat and eye infections, fever, indigestion, baldness, stress, strengthening memory, among other applications. Rich in phytochemicals, the infusion of flowers is hepatoprotective and antidiabetic and the juice is used in Ayurvedic medicine to cure insect bites and skin diseases.
In the kitchen, the plant also has numerous applications, the leaves, pods and flowers being the parts used in the butterfly bean. However, the flower is the most used part, being used in the preparation of various blue foods, such as refreshments, teas, soups, ice cream, rice, among others.
The backyard from the deck...occupied two nights ago by a large black bear who quickly and easily ripped two bird feeders from the eaves on two quick trips, then casually returning whence he came, apparently taking the feeders with him. Star heard him first, her reaction unmistakable. Always interesting to turn on the lights and be nose to nose with a sizeable, hairy creature. Clearly, hibernation is over.
On a less intimidating and destructive note, the open water on the lake has resulted, as always, in the return of the loons and other water fowl. You'll note the recent snow remains but will soon be gone again at this point.
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La tourterelle turque trouve sa nourriture dans le voisinage de l'homme. Elle partage les graines destinées aux poules et effectue de véritables raids dans les champs de blé et les cours de fermes. En hiver, les tourterelles turques errent en petites troupes dans les parcs et les espaces verts et fréquentent les aires de nourrissage destinées aux petits passereaux. Elles s'y montrent très pacifiques, se nourrissant serrées les unes contre les autres. Très tôt au printemps, elles exécutent leur spectaculaire vol nuptial : après un vol ascendant très abrupt, la tourterelle redescend en planant, avec les ailes recourbées vers le bas et en poussant des roucoulements sonores caractéristiques. Elle se perche volontiers sur les poteaux télégraphiques, les antennes TV et les toits, d'où elle pousse son cri répétitif.
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The Turkish turtledove finds its food in the vicinity of the man. She shares the seeds for the hens and makes real raids in the fields of wheat and the courses of farms. In winter, Turkish turtledoves wander in small groups in parks and green spaces and frequent feeding areas for small passerines. They are very peaceful, feeding tightly against one another. Very early in the spring, they perform their spectacular mating flight: after a very steep ascending flight, the turtledove descends while hovering, with the wings bent down and pushing characteristic sound cooing. She perches willingly on telegraph poles, TV antennas, and roofs, whence she utters her repetitive cry.
"I am a wandering soul, I know not where I go. My goal is not In the ending nor is it whence I came. my destiny is in the now as I dance between these plains.
I wander with the wishes and chase the petals and leaves, but no matter how far I meander, my roots will follow me.
Breathe in deep and spread your roots to the edges of the universe, in this way everywhere you go becomes home
No matter how far you go, those roots will guide you home."
- Iska, Roots posted on hellopoetry.com/poem/4042300/roots/
Capture and Edit by Orchid Arado
Remembering Fantasy Faire 2019, THE SHRINE TREE |
Sponsored by The Looking Glass.
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"Black-bellied tarantula" | Hogna radiata | 07-2022 | Ticino | Switzerland
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My latest ANIMAL VIDEO (warning, it's a bit shocking): www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2-Xszz7FI
THE STORY BEHIND THE PHOTO:
Let me introduce you to my southern guest Hogna radiata aka the "Schwarzbäuchige Tarantel" - as we call it in the German speaking world - which translates to "black-bellied tarantula".
This species used to be at home in the Mediterranean Basin, but due to the ever warmer temperatures in Northern Europe, it can now also be found in Ticino in Switzerland. I found this fella and its buddy trapped in my shower one (very early) morning this past July.
You can imagine my surprise when I pulled the shower curtain back and found (approximately) sixteen eyes staring fearfully from the ceramic pan up at the naked giant that was about to either step on them or drown them in hot water.
While I did none of the above, I assure you the "terror" was mutual: although I always claim not to be afraid of spiders (and I love to photograph them), my high-pitched voice screaming "WHAT-THE-FF-...!!??" (which probably woke up the whole village) tells a slightly different story 😂.
I love all animals, spiders included, but there is an age-old fear in me (perhaps an instinct inherited from our ancestors who lived in regions where venomous arachnids were the norm) that apparently can still get activated in certain moments, which is to say you can see this 44-year old man jump like a startled kitten and squeal like a frightened piglet upon an unexpected encounter with a large spider - especially when I'm still half asleep, naked and there's no daylight 😜.
Once I'd overcome my immediate urge to flee the scene, burn down the house and declare the village uninhabitable for ever after, I went looking for and eventually found a jar large enough to serve my new shower buddies as a temporary residence; I carefully "shooed" them into the jar and took a closer look at them.
At first I mistook them for the species Eratigena atrica aka the giant house spider, but then I noticed the eyes were very different. A search on the internet soon convinced me that my two unexpected guests belonged to the species Hogna radiata.
H. radiata is a beautiful, large wolf spider (that's the family of the Lycosidae); its chelicerae are big enough to pierce through human skin, but its poison isn't dangerous to humans and the species is not the least bit aggressive.
It is sometimes referred to as the "false tarantula" because it is related to and closely resembles Lycosa tarantula - the "Apulian tarantula" - which is one of the biggest spiders in Central Europe and also the one responsible for large spiders all over the world now often being called "tarantulas"; Italian immigrants from the region around the city of Taranto originally made the name "popular" in the United States from whence it went on to conquer the rest of the globe.
And I can attest that Hogna radiata is pretty impressive too; including legs the species can reach the size of the palm of your hand, though it is nowhere near as big as the large spiders in the Theraposidae family which are commonly called tarantulas in the English speaking world (in German, French and Italian it's often the large spiders of the Lycosidae family that are called tarantulas which can be a bit confusing).
I released "my tarantulas" in the garden - but not before a quick photo shoot that saw me place my "models" in a huge salad bowl I had decorated with blossoms of the trumpet vine (I sincerely hope my salad-loving, spider-fearing family & friends never read this 😜 ).
After the initial scare, I now count myself lucky that I happened upon this beautiful species which I hadn't known before, and I certainly hope to see it again (although preferably not in my shower... or ANYWHERE in the house during the wee hours of the morning 😊 ).
As always, many greetings to all of you and have a lovely weekend ahead, and please let me know what you think in the comments below (which I love to read, even though - as I'm sure you're all aware by now - it always takes me ages to reply, for which I'm genuinely sorry!!! 🙏 😊 👍❤)
La tourterelle turque trouve sa nourriture dans le voisinage de l'homme. Elle partage les graines destinées aux poules et effectue de véritables raids dans les champs de blé et les cours de fermes. En hiver, les tourterelles turques errent en petites troupes dans les parcs et les espaces verts et fréquentent les aires de nourrissage destinées aux petits passereaux. Elles s'y montrent très pacifiques, se nourrissant serrées les unes contre les autres. Très tôt au printemps, elles exécutent leur spectaculaire vol nuptial : après un vol ascendant très abrupt, la tourterelle redescend en planant, avec les ailes recourbées vers le bas et en poussant des roucoulements sonores caractéristiques. Elle se perche volontiers sur les poteaux télégraphiques, les antennes TV et les toits, d'où elle pousse son cri répétitif.
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The Turkish turtledove finds its food in the vicinity of the man. She shares the seeds for the hens and makes real raids in the fields of wheat and the courses of farms. In winter, Turkish turtledoves wander in small groups in parks and green spaces and frequent feeding areas for small passerines. They are very peaceful, feeding tightly against one another. Very early in the spring, they perform their spectacular mating flight: after a very steep ascending flight, the turtledove descends while hovering, with the wings bent down and pushing characteristic sound cooing. She perches willingly on telegraph poles, TV antennas, and roofs, whence she utters her repetitive cry.
“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came." JF Kennedy
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From whence we come there is no night
We will return again to see the Light.
Upon arriving it must be stated:
How much we loved; How much we hated.
The love itself is its own reward
To explain the hate that will be hard.
For God all gentle, loving, and kind
He did not put that hate into man’s mind.
Free will give us a chance to choose
Away to win; A way to lose.
Select the right one and you will see
God’s glory and grace for all Eternity.....
taken in www.inspirationsofgod.com
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Have a BLESSED day my friends!!!
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.
John F. Kennedy
wish you a good new week :)
... We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came.... - quote by
― John F. Kennedy
H2O
"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch it, we are going back from whence we came." President John F Kennedy
Happy Fourth of July America, celebrated on the fifth this year! Thankful to be part of our inclusive American Fabric and face the challenges ahead!
“O sweet September, thy first breezes bring
The dry leaf’s rustle and the squirrel’s laughter,
The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring
And promise of exceeding joy hereafter.”
— George Arnold
According to the legend, Tuscania was founded by Aeneas' son, Ascanius, where he had found twelve dog pups (whence the Etruscan name Tus-Cana, cana being similar to Latin canis for "dog"). Another legend attributes the foundation to one Tusco, son of Hercules and Araxes.
Evidence of human presence in the area dates from the Neolithic age, but probably the city proper was founded in the 7th century BC when the acropolis on St. Peter's Hill was surrounded by a line of walls. Villages existed in the vicinity. In the following years its strategic position gave Tuscania a leading role in the Etruscan world. After the defeat of the coastal cities by the Greeks (4th century BC), Tuscania also became a maritime trade centre through the port of Regas (next to today's Montalto di Castro). There is no record of Tuscania being involved in the battles that led to the Roman conquest of the Etruscan northern Lazio (280 BC), as the city probably entered into the Roman orbit peacefully. The agricultural development and construction of the Via Clodia further boosted the economic situation of the city. It became a municipium in 88 BCE.
Information by Wikipedia.
Texture's by William Walton & Topaz.
Invermoriston Falls, Scotland
Once upon a time...
...on a rainy day in Scotland, a girl arrived in the small village of Invermoriston. Upon stepping out of her carriage, and after dodging a few puddles and patches of mud, she entered an enchanted forest. In this magical woodland, the clouds had vanished and the sun was shining, dappling the leaf-carpeted path with rays of light, and illuminating the moss-covered rocks and tree roots in vibrant shades of green. She could feel the magic in the air as she strolled along, listening to the forest speak through the sounds of birds and rustling trees, and her heart was filled with delight.
After some uncounted minutes of walking, the sound of the river became audible, adding another element to the layers of enchantment. The gentle rushing became louder with each step forward, signaling that the place she sought was near. As with many waterfalls, she could hear its voice well before she could see its presence, and the blithesome, lilting tones beckoned her onward.
Soon, around a small bend in the trail, the falls appeared, flowing with carefree abandon as they carved their way through the surrounding rocks, singing a song of joy. A joy that danced and sparkled with light and life, and illuminated the dark places with a radiant golden glow.
She stood, entranced, as the beautiful song flowed through and around her, weaving a spell from gossamer notes and diaphanous dreams. Suddenly she felt cloaked in an incredible sense of lightness, as though her mind and soul had taken flight to join that joyful chorus.
And some time later as she returned whence she came, she did not walk, but flew on shimmering fairy wings.
~The End
You have to be quite agile to traverse the umbels of fragant Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, with its tiny flowers. And indeed that's just what our Ladybird, a true Harlequin in color and movement, is.
'Harmonia' is clear in meaning but 'axyridis' perhaps is a bit more difficult. It refers to Russian Pigweed, Axyris amaranthoides, which occurs in the Asian Far East, whence our Ladybird originally before it invaded Europe. 'Axyridis' is grammatically the genitive of 'axyris', which comes from the Greek ἀξυρής and means something like 'blunt', 'non-cutting'. Why this Pigweed came by that scientific name I don't know. So our Agile Beetle is: Balanced Ladybird partial to Russian Pigweed.
Matthew 13:24-30
American Standard Version
24 Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 27 And the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? whence then hath it tares? 28 And he said unto them, An enemy hath done this. And the servants say unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 29 But he saith, Nay; lest haply while ye gather up the tares, ye root up the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
Collective 52 Photo Project. Week 8/52- ''Minimalist''
"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came."
John F. Kennedy
Hobby - Falco subbuteo
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.
About the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift. It has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds like swallows and martins. Prey is often caught in its talons and transferred to its beak in flight. Can accelerate rapidly in flight and is capable of high-speed aerial manoeuvres.
Hobbies are listed as a Schedule 1 bird on The Wildlife and Countryside Act.
It is a bird of open country such as farmland, marshes, taiga and savannah. They are widespread in lowlands with scattered small woods. It is an elegant bird of prey, appearing sickle-like in flight with its long pointed wings and square tail, often resembling a swift when gliding with folded wings. It is fast and powerful in flight and will take large insects, such as dragonflies, which it transfers from talons to beak and eats while soaring slowly in circles. It also captures small bats and small birds in flight. Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic "hobby" alarm call. It is known to harass swallows while they are roosting and dispersing from roosts. When not breeding, it is crepuscular, hawking principally in the mornings and evenings. While on migration, they may move in small groups.
Hobbies nest in old nests of crows and other birds. The tree selected is most often one in a hedge or on the extreme edge of a spinney, whence the bird can observe intruders from a considerable distance. It lays 2–4 eggs. Incubation is said to take 28 days and both parents share in this duty, though the female does the greater part.
It is a very bold and courageous bird and was used in falconry, trained to hawk birds like quails, larks, hoopoes, drongos, etc.
Population:
UK breeding:
2,800 pairs
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Good eating this one :-)
Calocybe gambosa.
synonyms: Mairitterling, Mousseron vrai, St George’s Mushroom, Tricolome de la Saint-Georges
Distribution, America and Europe.
edibility: Choice
fungus colour: White to cream
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
Calocybe gambosa (Fr.) Sing. syn. Tricholoma gambosum (Fr.) Kummer syn. Lyophyllum georgii (L. ex Fr.) Kühn. & Romagn. Mairitterling Tricolome de la Saint-Georges, Mousseron vrai St George’s Mushroom. Cap 5–15cm across, subglobose then expanding, often irregularly wavy and sometimes cracking, margin inrolled, white. Stem 20–40×10–25mm, white. Flesh white, soft. Taste and smell mealy. Gills narrow, very crowded, whitish. Spore print white. Spores elliptical, 5–6 x 3–4µ. Habitat in grass on roadsides and wood edges or in pastureland. Season found traditionally on 23 April, St George’s Day, whence it gets its name although more frequently maturing a week or so later. Occasional. Edible – good. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.)
info by Roger Phillips:
Looking back from whence it came, the Osprey then took flight to a large tree across from the canal.
About Lagangarbh
Lagangarbh Hut is situated north of Buachaille Etive Mor near the River Coupall. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and has been occupied and maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club since 1946. It was extensively refurbished in 1994.
History
The hut was originally a crofting home, typically with central entrance hall and stairs ahead, two rooms up and down, left and right. The roofing is still the local Ballachulish slate which covered much of Scottish housing. The walls are of thick stone, built to withstand the battering of gales. The Club planted a shelter belt of trees to the west, from whence roar in the prevailing south-westerlies.
No! Don't even begin to ask why a name for Lamium in English is Archangel. If someone knows, do let me in on the secret.
Here's a wonderful Balm-Leaved Dead-Nettle called in Latin: Lamium orvala.
'Lamium' is apparently connected to the Latin (in the great naturalist Pliny's work) for gullet. But 'orvala' is - if I'm to believe the various lexica which I've perused - rather more mysterious. It's said to be of unknown origin. But I have a theory...
I wouldn't be surprised if that name has to do with the plant's provenance. It's said to hail originally from Central and Eastern Europe. Now, in eastern Croatia there's a very fertile valley that today goes by the name of Požeška kotlina. The ancient Romans knew it as Vallis Aurea or (Au)rea (Vall)is. Well, you get my drift; perhaps in early Europe people still realised whence this particular Gulletplant... and by ear gave it the specific name by which science knows it still today.
The Grevy's zebra shown here in Samburu National Reserve in desert-like northern Kenya is more closely related to the wild ass than to the horse (or so says Wikipedia, whence I stole this), while the plains, or common, zebra seen in southern Kenya and in Tanzania is more closely related to the horse. The Grevy's is taller, has larger ears, and has narrower stripes than does the plains zebra. The Grevy's is the largest of the zebra species. Because prolonged drought causing a lack of forage, these zebras are on the endangered list. The zebras in Samburu have plenty of water from the nearby Ewaso Ng'iro River, and in recent years rangers have made several daily hay drops to feed them. Samburu National Reserve, northern Kenya. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
This music lyrics say a lot:
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The path to Hel
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
When I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
I sought the songs,
I sent the songs.
Then the deepest well
Gave me tears so harsh
From the Slain-father's pledge.
I know everything, Odin,
To whom you gave your eye.
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
Whence I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
Early or in the day's end,
The raven still knows if I fall.
Once you stand at the gate to Hel
And when you have to tear free,
I shall follow you
Over Gjallarbrú with my song.
You will be free from the bonds that bind you,
You are free from the bonds that bound you!
"Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
Though one thing
Never dies;
The fair fame one has earned.
Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
I know one,
That never dies;
Judgement of a dead man's life.
(The reputation of each dead man)
Location: Chakryn Forest
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The Hunter
~Edgar Albert Guest~
Cheek that is tanned to the wind of the north.
Body that jests at the bite of the cold,
Limbs that are eager and strong to go forth
Into the wilds and the ways of the bold;
Red blood that pulses and throbs in the veins,
Ears that love silences better than noise;
Strength of the forest and health of the plains;
These the rewards that the hunter enjoys.
Forests were ever the cradles of men;
Manhood is born of a kinship with trees.
Whence shall come brave hearts and stout muscles, when
Woods have made way for our cities of ease?
Oh, do you wonder that stalwarts return
Yearly to hark to the whispering oaks?
'Tis for the brave days of old that they yearn:
These are the splendors the hunter invokes.
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Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?
James Montgomery
For Sliders Sunday
A winter migrant in the UK, from Canada. I occasionally glimpse them on the rocky shore in my locality, but rarely close. Today was my lucky day. As I scanned the shoreline from the pier, this little beauty flew up to the pier and walked right up to me. Soon another 3 joined it, and for 5 magical minutes they danced around me before flying back to whence they came. I'm still in disbelief, the more so that I managed to capture the moment.
The Ancient theatre of Taormina is built for the most part of brick, and is therefore probably of Roman date, though the plan and arrangement are in accordance with those of Greek, rather than Roman, theatres; whence it is supposed that the present structure was rebuilt upon the foundations of an older theatre of the Greek period. With a diameter of 109 metres (358 ft) (after an expansion in the 2nd century), this theatre is the second largest of its kind in Sicily (after that of Syracuse); it is frequently used for operatic and theatrical performances and for concerts.
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.
John F. Kennedy
Brightly-coloured edible fruit, which ripen from green to yellow to orange to red of the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' ). The strawberry tree is the national tree of Italy because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colors that recall the Italian flag. The flower of the strawberry tree is the national flower of Italy.
Arbutus berries have a high content of sugars (40%), and antioxidant vitamins[30] such as vitamin C, beta-carotene, niacin, tocopherols, and organic acids that are precursors to omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids (nearly 9%). [...].
They are used mostly for jam, marmalades, yogurt and alcoholic beverages, such as the Portuguese medronho, a type of strong brandy. Many regions of Albania prepare the traditional drink rakia from the fruits of the plant (mare or kocimare in Albanian), whence comes the name of the drink, which is raki kocimarje. Wikipedia
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
(Job 16:22)
It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
(Hebrews 9:27)
I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121
The Grevy's zebra shown here in Samburu National Reserve in desert-like northern Kenya is more closely related to the wild ass than the horse (or so says Wikipedia, whence I stole this), while the plains, or common, zebra seen in southern Kenya and in Tanzania is more closely related to the horse. Grevy's are taller, have larger ears, and have narrower stripes than do plains zebras. Grevy's is the largest of the zebra species. Because prolonged drought causing a lack of forage, these zebra’s are on the endangered list. The zebra’s in Samburu have plenty of water from the nearby Ewaso Ng'iro River, and in recent years rangers have made several daily hay drops. Samburu National Reserve, northern Kenya. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
On my way to the Zwart Water I biked through the Krosselt, which apparently takes its name from a dialect form of Gooseberry (in Dutch: 'kruisbes' and in the local language 'kroesel' whence Krosselt). The sunny morning brought out great swathes of lilac-purple Redstem Filaree, Erodium cicutarium, in the open spaces of the natural reserve. I'd expected lots of insects but the last decades has seen terribly diminishing populations. Among the few six-legged denizens of this area I did see a pretty Small Copper... Soon it deserted its floral perch and rested on sandy ground (see inset).