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My first time growing strawberries and i have taken the advice to grow them high above the ground as not to be eaten by other than intended ...ME!
ps ..... ripened by the sunshine and tossed in sugar they were YUMMY!
White oak leaves just opening up. They are soft and velvety to the feel at this stage. No harsh sun to scorch them at this stage of their growth. Love spring! and its beauty
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Les sanatoriums ont été massivement construits au début du XXe siècle dans des régions isolées de la pollution, en montagne, sur des plateaux ensoleillés pour bénéficier du grand air et des vertus désinfectantes et reconstituantes du soleil.
Sanatoriums were massively built at the beginning of the 20th century in regions isolated from pollution, in the mountains, on sunny plateaus to benefit from the great outdoors and the disinfecting and restorative properties of the sun.
Seen in the arboretum in RogĂłw :)
The Rogów Arboretum, established in 1925, is the Station of Protection and Shaping of Forest Ecosystems. It covers an area of 54 ha and is of an exceptional character as compared with other centers of the type in Poland or Europe, because it has been built from the very beginning as a research – didactic object and, moreover, it was located in the forest and has been tightly connected with the forest experimental study from the moment of its origin. The Arboretum consists of three basic parts: the dendrological collections (about 22 ha), the forest experimental plots (about 18 ha) and the alpine garden (1.5 ha).
The dendrological collections that is tree and shrub individuals planted either separately or in groups or small area forms, are mainly concentrated in the central and southern part of the Arboretum, covering a total of 2350 species and varieties. The Arboretum’s specialty is its collection of maples and shrubs from China. This segment is managed naturally, having the look of more a forest park than a typical botanical garden. The trees give the shelter and the proper microclimate for the introduced trees and shrubs.
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Biały rododendron w arboretum w Rogowie :)
Arboretum w Rogowie – należy do grupy najcenniejszych, najbogatszych w gatunki i odmiany drzew i krzewów tego typu ogrodów w Europie. Położony jest w dawnym siedlisku leśnym i ma charakter parku leśnego. Od początku istnienia (1925 r.) podlega pod Wydział Leśny SGGW. Na jego obszarze znajdują się jedne z najbogatszych i najciekawszych kolekcji drzew i krzewów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Najchętniej odwiedzanym miejscem w ogrodzie jest alpinarium. Oprócz wyniesionych na 2 m ponad poziom gruntu skalniaków, założono tu ciąg strumyków, kilka oczek wodnych i 5-arowy staw z wyspą. W rogowskim alpinarium można obejrzeć ponad 400 gatunków i odmian roślin, pochodzących z gór całego świata. W większości są to byliny, ale nie tylko. Rosną tu także krzewy i drzewa terenów górzystych, np. majestatyczne świerki serbskie, kształtne limby czy srebrzyste jodły kalifornijskie.
Lower Crow Creek Falls, Chattahoochee National Forest - Rabun County, Georgia.
Early spring along Crow Creek in northern Georgia.
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My two beautiful Tulips from two weeks ago.
Tulips give you endless beginnings, when the blooms end its only the beginning, next year they will bloom even brighter.
Have a fabulous Wednesday
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- Keefer Lake, Ontario, Canada -
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today matters most.” – Buddha
“One can never have enough beginnings.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end, may also be the beginning."~ Ivy Baker
In his beautiful palace by the sea, the Prince of the Peacocks proudly shows his betrothed, Princess Petunia his prized pet parrot, and offers her a posy of pretty petunias.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 20th of July is “P… in the picture”, where the image can be anything, but must contain something that begins with the letter P. That left me lots of choices. I had a few runners-up that were photographed first, such as a peridot and pearl pin, and my beloved Paddington bear, but in the end the Playmobil won out because I could include multiple items beginning with the letter P: prince, princess, peacocks, parrots, a perch, a posy of petunias, and even for those of you who are very observant, a grey pigeon amongst the white and blue doves. Even the background is a P for it is made of paper, as is the floor, which is patterned, and since everything else in this picture is Playmobil, I would say that it is practically perfect for the theme! I hope you think so too, and that it brings a smile to your face!
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group, headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. Production began in 1974. Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975, and by 2009, approximately 2.2 billion Playmobil figures had been sold. The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm tall human figure with a particular smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors.
October feels like such a brave month.
Ushered in gently
but all the same awakening us
to our strength
Maybe it's the rawness
the crisp freshness
the scent of apples
the longing to get out walking
to capture the day
and the precious light
Or the feeling of coming into alignment
by nature of the birth sign days to come
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel -
This month also triggers memories of groiwing up, particularly at a time when music was beginning to play such a part in defining my developing personality, so I guess it must have been early adolescence when I tuned into Radio 1 one evening and listened to a fine selection of rock music during their weekly 'Rock-tober' show.
My late brother David and I were in the two opposite attic bedrooms at the top of the family house, so between us there was a lot of music being played.
This rock balance isn't as large as it looks. It's a trick of the lens and is in fact made of small stones found in the field on a walk in the hills behind my house.
It's all change at Exeter St Davids as the new order makes its presence felt.
On the left, Great Western Railway's IET bi-mode unit 802111 graces platform 4 with the 6.03pm London Paddington - Penzance service (1C92) while, on the right, the 5.33pm London Paddington - Paignton service (1C91) waits time at platform 5 in the hands of sister unit 802106.
On the far right, construction work is underway on the new train maintenance depot which will significantly enhance the capability down here, including for the likes of the two IETs pictured. Costing circa ÂŁ40m it was originally scheduled to open in summer 2019, but is now likely to come into service sometime in 2020.
8.14pm, 10th October 2019
Was beginning to fill, by the fall it will be a mudflat as the lake drains through sinkholes and the water reappears 16 km downstream.
Thinking of Jasper as last night two encroaching wildfires caused the evacuation of the townsite and the entire park, read up to 25,000 people had to leave as quickly as possible with only the highway west into British Columbia open. Such a horrible, heartbreaking situation.
CFS 1801, CFS 8033, CFS 1828 have arrived at Saint Lambert-de-Lauzon.
Hard to beat a trio of MLW's in 2026.
In January 2016 I took some photos of the 'blood moon' and this evolved. oops......looks like I took it on Sept 27/15......not sure why I thought it was in Jan16.
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Please join us on Sunday, January 3rd @ noon slt as we celebrate the opening of the Darkness Beholds Light Gallery with featured guest artist Kahlan Bingyi.
it’s still summer: temperatures soar and flowers blossom. but a few leaves drop to the ground. a gentle reminder that autumn will begin soon. still, there’s no rush. for now i love watching the few fallen leaves, illuminated by sunset light.
Fine art long lens landscape.
The tower sits, fenced in a small enclosure at the apex of a hill with the lands sloping sharply away on all sides. The trees that used to come close to one side have been cleared but even so there is no obvious way (apart from buying a drone cam) to get the Prop and much of a sunset into shot. I do not have a 10 mm lens for my R6mkII...yet, but geometric distortion would be even worse. Of course one could climb into one of the adjoining fields with a2 m high self-standing ladder....but.....not very practical.
The Prop of Ythsie (pronounced “Icy”) is a striking local landmark which stands on the Hill of Ysthie just east of the village of Tarves. The stone tower is visible from many points in the surrounding area of Formartine, including from parts of the Estate. It was built by the tenantry of Haddo in memory of the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, paying tribute to the extensive improvement works he carried out on the Estate for the local residents. It is still in family ownership, though it is maintained by Aberdeenshire Council for the benefit of its numerous visitors. In years gone by a flag was flown from the top of the Ythsie Tower to herald the beginning of the curling season at the Haddo House Curling Club. haddoestate.com/history/heritage/prop-of-ythsie/