At the Park
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This is a photo from Villa Borghese, Rome and the Temple of Asclepius built at the little lake there in the park. The temple building itself is late 18th century (built 1785-1792), but it was built as a home for some ancient sculptures. The statue of Asclepius himself is thought to have come from the Mausoleum of Augustus, and the other, smaller pieces are of Hellenistic date and style.
But there are a couple of things you can't see in this shot: 1) it was incredible hot, and even the evenings weren't all that nice. But they looked quite pretty. And 2) there was a big sign of the gate entering this area that said it was to close at 21, and I went in at a quarter past, hoping very much they wouldn't lock me in. Thankfully they didn't.
I was in Kamikochi only at daylight, but it must be great during the night too. So I made a kind of night impression.
Happy weekend everyone!
Kamikochi (上高地, Kamikōchi) is a popular resort in the Northern Japan Alps of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
At Serra do Amolar - Pantanal - for a Peaceful Travel Tuesday and to remember that a clean and preserved environment is fundamental for life on Earth!
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Schachten are ancient areas of pasture in the Bavarian Forest in Germany, some of which are still used today.
Similar to the alms or alpine pastures of the Alps, Schachten are treeless forest meadows. These open areas, often covering several hectares, were used by the herdsmen as places to stay for the night and for halts on a journey. Individual trees were left in place on these meadows to provide shady resting places for the animals. These isolated trees grew, unsheltered and are often gnarled by wind and weather.
These forest clearings are especially interesting because they are the only open areas in these huge forests and often have good views.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
Its a jungle out there...
(Note: as I was suggested on a comment below, this is NOT a composite. As is, South Grand Ave by 4th...east side of the street)
... of a bright and sunny Sunday!
Phlox / Flammenblume (Phlox paniculata)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend