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Photo taken at low tide on Châtelet beach.
The bouchot mussel is grown in France on wooden poles in the sea. These poles are called bouchot.
Mussel farmers catch larval mussels naturally on ropes made of natural and biodegradable fibre. They are then wound around wooden stakes. This way, the mussels are out of reach of crabs and other predators. Each bouchot stake can hold up to 80 kg of mussels.
Photo taken at low tide on Châtelet beach.
The bouchot mussel is grown in France on wooden poles in the sea. These poles are called bouchot.
Mussel farmers catch larval mussels naturally on ropes made of natural and biodegradable fibre. They are then wound around wooden stakes. This way, the mussels are out of reach of crabs and other predators. Each bouchot stake can hold up to 80 kg of mussels.
Photo taken at Cap Gris Nez (zoom 30): low tide on Châtelet beach.
The bouchot mussel is grown in France on wooden poles in the sea. These poles are called bouchot.
Mussel farmers catch larval mussels naturally on ropes made of natural and biodegradable fibre. They are then wound around wooden stakes. This way, the mussels are out of reach of crabs and other predators. Each bouchot stake can hold up to 80 kg of mussels.
As the first sip is poured, the cork is there just to confirm that the branding matches the label. It is also a way to see how much a winemaker invests in their closures. Indeed, cork is something natural, enviromental friendly materials and can be easily recycled.
But, what do they say about wine? The wine is where all the joy is, not the cork.
Have a fantastic Saturday!
Shot for Smile on Saturday. I like using anything as a planter - here a lock box with succulents and clay bowl made yrs ago. I did add a filter called sunscreen...
Vases/Flower Pots
DEFINITIONS:
-a VASE is a jar made of glass, porcelain, earthenware, metal... usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
-a FLOWER POT is a container in which flowers and other plants are cultivated and displayed.
Flower pots are made from clay, plastic, metal, wood, stone, or sometimes biodegradable material.
A short way into the salt flats is an area called “Ojos de Salar” which is translated the “Eyes of the Salt Flat”. In recent years researchers discovered a special kind of PHA biopolymer in these waters that can be used in the creation of plastic instead of the usual synthetic polymers. This could potentially mean a more sustainable and biodegradable type of plastic.
Medicine Lake - This intriguing lake is a place of mystery and Indian legend. Due to a unique underground drainage system, the water level of the lake varies from season to season … sometimes it actually disappears! Every fall this lake mysteriously drains. What makes Medicine Lake unusual is that there is no visible channel for draining the lake – so where does the water go? The answer is, “out the bottom,” like a bathtub without a plug. Early Indians once thought that “spirits” were responsible for the dramatic fluctuations in the placid waters. Interpretive exhibits explain the phenomenon but nobody knows for sure where all of the water goes.
During the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
Medicine Lake was long, most part of the lake was dry, people walked on the lake to catch the fishes... this was the "deepest" part of the lake. The photo was taken at sunset with reflection of the mountain on the lake, the golden light painted the mountains beautifully!
In the last ten years, Madison County, Virginia, has become a wine county with vines growing on some of the unlikeliest of properties. The tubes sheltering these sapling vines are for protection from critters, usually deer. I'm not sure about these tubes, but most of the newer ones are biodegradable and disappear within a few years. They are used for both grapevines and apple trees. Sapling apple trees are spaced much further apart.
Spinnenseide ist, bezogen auf ihre Masse, viermal so belastbar wie Stahl und kann um das Dreifache ihrer Länge gedehnt werden, ohne zu reißen. Deswegen kann das Spinnennetz meist auch der Wucht des Aufpralls eines fliegenden Beuteinsekts widerstehen, ohne zu zerreißen. Die Spinnfäden sind leicht und wasserfest, besitzen aber dennoch ein hohes Wasseraufnahmevermögen, das mit dem von Wolle vergleichbar ist. Sie widerstehen mikrobiologischen Angriffen und sind dennoch biologisch abbaubar.
In relation to its mass, spider silk is four times as resilient as steel and can be stretched three times its length without tearing. This is why the spider web can usually withstand the impact of a flying prey insect without tearing. The spun threads are light and waterproof, but still have a high water absorption capacity that is comparable to that of wool. They resist microbiological attacks and are still biodegradable.
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Plasticised foil is increasing used in food packaging nowadays. I just wonder if any of it is biodegradable or recyclable?
The urns in this photo are classic examples of Korean pottery called "onggi" a.k.a. "jangdok." The urns are used primarily for assisting in the fermentation process. They most often hold gochujang (hot pepper paste), doenjang (fermented bean paste), kimchi (fermented seasoned vegetables), or soy sauce, although they are sometimes used for other purposes including storage for water. Onggi is made of clay with a high iron content and is very porous. The onggi urns vary in size from about a gallon upwards to 60-gallons. The ones in this photo were in the upper end of the spectrum and were about waist-tall. The origin of onggi can be traced to about 4000-5000 BC. Wiki has this to say, "…all onggi types share some properties. These are biodegradability, porosity, and its proof against rot as well as firmness or "vertebration". Although onggi urns are historically a Korean product, the urns are now made in other locations including the state of Montana in the U.S. Here is a link to one such example.
www.adamfieldpottery.com/onggi
Quote Of The Day:
"Congress has doubled the IRS budget over the past 10 years -- making that agency one of the fastest growing non-entitlement programs. It has increased its employment by 20 percent. The IRS’s powers to investigate and examine taxpayers transcend those of any other law enforcement agency. Virtually all of the constitutional rights regarding search and seizure, due process, and jury trial simply do not apply to the IRS." (Daniel Pilla)
Simply called The Lake is a 20-acre lake in Central Park,it's the largest of the park's lakes.The architects of Central Park created the Lake from a swamp,for boating in the warm weather (u can see some in the shot) and ice skating (they have a rink now) in the winter.The CP Conservancy completed a comprehensive restoration of the Lake in 2012.With the water's edge slowly eroding through the years, the Conservancy had to first stabilize the shoreline by excavating and removing excess sediments,then reconstructing it with rustic boulders on a stabilized gravel base.They also used coir logs created from the bindings of coconut fibers with biodegradable netting for the shoreline reconstruction.The coir logs protected the lakes edge from erosion until plants can be established,and they've proven to be a sustainable solution to the lake's restoration.In case you were wondering what that tall building back there is,check out this link on the tallest luxury hi-rise building not only in NYC,but the tallest building in All of the Western Hemisphere! www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2793242/a-95million-view...
Medicine Lake, Alberta CA
I just returned from a trip to the Canadian Rockies where an early snow provided challenges driving but also some nice photo opportunities. This "lake" is in Jasper National Park. The massive fire in 2017 destroyed many of the trees surrounding this lake as you can see off to the right.
From Wikipedia: Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground as a losing stream. During the summer months during intensified meltwater runoff the lake (which during the winter months is a meandering frozen river) fills to levels which fluctuate over time and with the runoff events. Much like a bathtub that is filled too fast for it to drain, it becomes laden with water (lake) until it can slowly drain as the tap flow (runoff) is reduced (river). The underground system is extensive and during the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
"Macro Mondays" theme Trash
The foil candy wrappers ended in the trash but the dried flowers and eggshells were biodegradable .
Medicine Lake, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Medicine Lake is located within Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the townsite of Jasper, Alberta. Medicine Lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and is a relatively shallow lake. The lake is part of the Maligne Valley watershed which is mainly glacial fed.
Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground. During the summer months during intensified meltwater runoff the lake (which during the winter months is a meandering frozen river) fills to levels which fluctuate over time and with the runoff events. Much like a bathtub that is filled too fast for it to drain, it becomes laden with water (lake) until it can slowly drain as the tap flow (runoff) is reduced (river). The underground system is extensive and during the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
I loved this place....so quiet and not touristy at all...
Serenety all around and it was so scenic. The early snow on the mountain peaks and the early fall colors beginning to show.
Enjoy...
Sattal is an ecologically fragile mesotrophic group of lakes and under the impact of heavy environmental degradation. Extensive deforestation, dumping of non-biodegradable waste, uncontrolled urbanization of the catchments and nearby forest is harming the ecology of the area. This results in scanty rainfall, a decrease in the number of plant and animal species and rapid drying up of perennial springs. The lakes also suffer from a reduced oxygen content and high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. Poaching has eliminated many wild animals. Khudariya Tal became Sukha Tal (Dry Lake) due the leakage of water from its western extremity. An extensive growth of invasive plants such as Lantana, Parthenium and Eichhornia is also endangering the ecological survival of the lakes.
Medicine Lake is located within Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
It is not actually a lake in fall and winter as the water disappears underground, becoming a mudflat with scattered pools of water. The underground system is extensive and during the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
Summer melt water coming into the lake exceeds the capacity of the sinkholes to drain it. Decreased melt water in the late summer and fall means that the lake's sinkholes can drain the lake faster then the Maligne River can fill it. This creates the disappearing lake phenomena. Aboriginal peoples called the lake Medicine because of its seemingly magical powers, and the United Nations created the Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site partly because of this unique drainage system.
The traces of the 2015 wildfire can also be seen in the photo.
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I created this image for the group Smile on Saturday. This week's theme is "Brush." :)
For many years, I shared my thoughts and images on a blog, but it was lonely over at Blogger. Flickr is more friendly and supportive, and I love that. :) It's hard for me to keep up at times with the social aspects though. Especially if I'm feeling quiet, which I am more than not.
Thank you for keeping me company. If you're feeling quiet too, I get that. I truly do. ♥
Taken for Macro Monday's "bag" theme.
I found this tea bag in the stash of tea I have in my cupboard. It was unique and I think came as a sample when I bought some loose leaf tea. Below is a description of the tea bags from the company that uses them:
"Mighty Leaf began pioneering the silken mesh pouch filled with whole leaf tea in 1995. Our tea pouches are made of polylactic corn that is GMO-free and biodegradable."
I originally shot it with the tea visible, but the bag on its own makes for a nice abstract. Shot with a 31mm extension tube.
Happy Macro Monday and thanks for viewing!
This fellow was made by the people at the Washington Zoo from waste materials collected from our oceans. ZOOM IN to see the items collected and how they could affect ocean life.
No Foundation!
Hawa Mahal is the tallest building in the world without a foundation. The five-storey building managed to maintain upright because of it is curved. Just another masterpiece of Rajput and Mughal architecture.
Durga Puja pandal architecture is a vibrant and dynamic art form, deeply rooted in Bengali tradition but continuously evolving with contemporary trends. The pandal serves as the temporary abode for the goddess Durga during the annual festival and is often an elaborate and creative expression of architectural ingenuity.
Materials Used
Bamboo: The traditional material used for the structure of the pandal, which is highly flexible and abundant.
Cloth and Paper: These are used for decorations, draping, and wall coverings. They are often painted or printed with intricate designs.
Plaster of Paris and Clay: Used for creating idols and sculptures.
Fiberglass and Metal: These are often used in modern pandals for creating stronger, more durable structures.
1. Traditional Designs
Bengali Folk Art: Traditional pandals often draw from rural Bengal’s heritage, incorporating local materials like bamboo, jute, and clay. These pandals typically feature motifs inspired by nature, mythology, and folk art.
Sholar Kaaj: This is a technique involving intricate designs made from shola (a type of plant) and is used to create ornaments, canopies, and decorations within the pandal.
Terracotta and Wooden Crafts: Terracotta sculptures, wooden carvings, and images of mythological figures are common in older pandals.
2. Modern Interpretations
Innovative Materials: Modern pandals often use contemporary materials like fiberglass, metal, and plastic alongside traditional materials. For instance, large fiberglass idols of Durga are increasingly used, along with innovative lighting, mirrors, and glasswork.
Thematic Pandals: Many pandals these days are built around a specific theme. The themes can range from environmental issues (like conservation of rivers or wildlife) to technological advancements, historical events, or even popular culture. The architecture of the pandal is designed to reflect this theme, often incorporating multimedia elements.
Eco-friendly Designs: In recent years, there has been a push for sustainable and eco-friendly pandals. These are often constructed using biodegradable materials such as bamboo, paper, and cloth, with designs that minimize environmental impact.
3. Architectural Features
Structural Form: Traditionally, pandals were dome-shaped or cylindrical, but now they can take on all sorts of avant-garde shapes, from temples to spaceships to replicas of famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower or the Taj Mahal.
Facade and Entrances: The entrance of the pandal is often grand and acts as a focal point of the design. It may incorporate arches, columns, and ornate carvings, often reflecting the temple architecture of India.
Ceilings and Roofs: The roofs of pandals are a key area for artistic expression, ranging from elaborate canopies made of flowers to highly stylized, often abstract, designs using light and color.
Lighting: Pandals are spectacularly lit, with millions of light bulbs strung up in intricate patterns. The lighting not only enhances the aesthetics but also creates a divine ambiance, especially at night.
Interior Layout: The interior of the pandal is designed to accommodate the idol of Durga, with a focus on creating a spiritual environment. The idol is often placed on a raised platform, surrounded by artistic depictions of various deities, animals, and scenes from mythology.
4. Regional Variations
Kolkata Pandals: In Kolkata, Durga Puja pandals are known for their immense creativity and often become larger-than-life structures. Famous areas like Kumartuli, Behala, and Santoshpur are known for their extravagant pandals.
Delhi and Other Urban Centers: Pandal designs in metropolitan areas might incorporate modern styles, influenced by international trends, such as futuristic designs, art installations, or replicas of foreign monuments. These pandals often blend cultural elements with urban sophistication.
Rural and Smaller Town Pandals: These tend to have simpler, more rustic designs but are rich in cultural symbolism. Often constructed with bamboo, they may showcase more traditional and handcrafted artworks.
5. Innovative and Avant-Garde Designs
Optical Illusions: Some pandals are designed to give the illusion of floating structures, using materials like mirrors and lights to create mesmerizing visual effects.
Interactive and Immersive Designs: Some pandals now aim to create immersive experiences. Visitors can walk through installations that engage all their senses, with sounds, lights, and even augmented reality elements enhancing the experience.
6. Famous Pandals and Their Architects
Kumartuli Park (Kolkata): Known for its amazing artistry!
Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly in the sense that it is not actually a lake but rather an area in which the Maligne River (flowing from Maligne Lake into the Athabasca River) backs up and suddenly disappears underground. During the summer months during intensified meltwater runoff the lake (which during the winter months is a meandering frozen river) fills to levels which fluctuate over time and with the runoff events. Much like a bathtub that is filled too fast for it to drain, it becomes laden with water (lake) until it can slowly drain as the tap flow (runoff) is reduced (river). The underground system is extensive and during the 1970s researchers used a biodegradable dye to determine the underground river's extent. The dye showed up in many of the lakes and rivers in the area to the point where it became clear that the underground system was one of the most extensive in the world.
Riga spruce made of waste has entered the top of Forbes’ most interesting Christmas trees in 2021. The impressive 9-meter-high spruce encourages everyone to think about their responsibilities and actions to reduce waste and promote recycling. The Christmas tree is made from recyclable waste such as plastic, metal and paper packaging, tires, biodegradable waste, and electrical goods.
While precise figures for the number of homeless women in Exeter are difficult to pinpoint, estimates suggest there are around 25-35 people sleeping rough in the city on any given night. St Petrock's reports a significant increase in visits to their survival and support services. Exeter City Council's count in November 2024 recorded 11 people sleeping rough.
Exeter, Devon, UK.
When life’s like this the last thing you need is a biodegradable bag!
The Mt Field pathways were rediculously full of fungi - so many colours and shapes. Every fallen tree & log seemed to be bursting with them. The Tak 55/1.8 made a pig of itself. Shot using a 100% biodegradable logpod.
This krathong was made and given to us by my niece-in-law for the Loi Krathong holiday.
Wikipedia: A krathong is traditionally a small floating container fashioned of leaves which is made to hold a small portion of goods like a traditional Thai dish (such as hor mok) or dessert. The traditional krathong used for floating at the festival are made from a slice of a banana tree trunk or a spider lily plant. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread or Styrofoam. A bread krathong will disintegrate after a few days and can be eaten by fish. Banana stalk krathongs are also biodegradable, but Styrofoam krathongs are increasingly banned, as they pollute rivers and oceans. A krathong is decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, three incense sticks, and a candle. A small coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits. On the night of the full moon, Thais launch their krathong on a river, canal, or a pond, making a wish as they do so. The floats are thought to have been introduced to Chiang Mai in 1947 and have since been incorporated into Thai culture. Government offices, corporations, and other organizations launch large decorated krathongs. There are competitions for the best of these large krathongs. Beauty contests often accompany the festivities and fireworks also have become common.
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Another in my occasional series of 'people walking past intersting backgrounds'. Somehow I'd not stumbled across this building in Crispin St during my previous wanderings around Spitalfield.
Having done a bit of research it seems Donovan Bros is still family owned but operate now out of a warehouse in Orpington, Kent.
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From their donovanbros.com website, "Donovan Bros Ltd are a family run business established over 75 years ago. We are proud of our inheritance and retain traditional, straightforward honest values. As packaging specialists, our forward looking team are vastly experienced within the industry. Whilst the business continues to grow, we maintain the same dependable attitude you would expect from a family led firm. Originally we were paper bag manufacturers – so we’ve always had an interest in recyclable and biodegradable products. We have a wide product range and are main suppliers for many world renowned manufacturers."
By the way, we're holding our next London Flickr Group Photowalk on Sunday 20th February if you're interested in coming along. Click here for more details : www.flickr.com/groups/londonflickrgroup/discuss/721577219...
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U of Guelph Arboretum
"The Ecumenical Campus Ministry (part of U of G Student Experience) has partnered with the Arboretum to create this meditation labyrinth.
Only biodegradable materials on site were used to create this exhibit, including logs from a nearby dead ash tree."
This week the theme for Macro Monday's group is "Scrubware". I tried wire wool, a sanding pad, a steel file, a scouring pad, but none were working for me. But then I spotted a chunk of bark off an old Scot's pine tree lying on a path I was walking. The chunk was 21cm long but I photographed this section just 71mm long.
So Ai was used by the Group Administrators to describe the subject of the group challenge and came up with "scrubware". Having found my bark I was sure it must have been used by humans in some period of history and set out, using Ai, to establish bark had been used as a primitive, cheap and environmentally friendly scrubber, whether for dirty cookware or to slough dead skin. And I was correct.
Yes, wood bark can be used as a scrubber or body washer, but there are some important considerations you should be aware of before doing so.
✅ Benefits / Uses:
1.Natural Exfoliant: Bark (especially from soft woods like birch or cedar) can have a rough texture that helps exfoliate dead skin.
2.Eco-Friendly: It’s biodegradable and doesn’t introduce microplastics into the water system.
3.Aromatic: Some bark, like pine or eucalyptus, has a pleasant, natural scent and even mild antimicrobial properties.
4.It floats in dirty dishwater, making it easier to find in the bowl.
Actually, when I checked what Chat GPT thinks "Scrubware" is, it doesn't come up with anything that has to do with washing but it did come up with this:
In the shadow o’ Ben Dùn, where the wind never whispered kindly and the rain never had the decency tae fall straight, lived a clutch o’ ragged Highlanders who’d seen better days—and worse winters.
Their kilts were as stiff as bannocks left oot too long, their boots patched wi’ bits o’ sheep hide and prayers, and their pots blacker than the hearts o’ Redcoats. No coin passed through their hands unless it was fleeing.
One grim morning, the clan found themsel’s facing two calamities: the bottom o’ the porridge pan was fused wi’ burned mash, and Big Jock had begun to chafe terrible under his kilt, complaining loudly and scratching like a terrier wi’ fleas.
“We’ve nae lye, nae ash soap, nae nowt,” grumbled wee Moira, wielding a pan that looked like it had survived Culloden itself. “I’ve scrubbed this wi’ sand, wi’ bracken, even wi’ last year’s dried trout skin!”
Old Eòin, who claimed to remember the time before the Union and spoke like he was chewing on midges, lifted his bony finger. “Scots pine,” he croaked. “Bark’s rough as the Devil’s backside. We used it in the days o’ famine, when even thistles were a delicacy.”
And so off they went, trudging tae the edge o’ the pine woods, where the trees stood like solemn sentinels over the glens. They stripped lengths o’ the bark—coarse, fibrous, and reeking o’ resin—and set tae work.
They scrubbed the pots first, spitting on the pine and grinding it in circles, scouring away burned mash until the metal wept clean. Moira, victorious, raised the pan like a war trophy.
“Right,” muttered Jock, shifting his weight with discomfort. “Now for my nethers.”
There was silence. Then a mutter. Then laughter, deep and wicked, echoing through the glen like cannon fire.
“Best tae do it yersel’, lad,” chuckled Eòin. “Ye dinnae want help wi’ that business.”
And so Jock disappeared behind a rock, kilt hitched up, and emerged some time later red of thigh but smiling faintly.
“It stings somethin’ fierce,” he said, “but by Christ, I feel reborn.”
From that day on, Scots pine was a sacred thing in the glen. It cleaned their pans, sloughed their skin, and lent them a kind of rough grace. Life didnae get easier—but it smelled faintly of sap, and sometimes that was enough.
An exquisite seed pod of a cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana).
Found 4 of them hiding in the grass and was rather stoked as I'd assumed the birds had eaten them. Even though the pods were skeletonising, the fruit inside was absolutely delicious.
The Hallertau (also Holledau) is a cultural landscape in Bavaria. At 2,400 km², it is the largest contiguous hop-growing region in the world. In 2016, around 86% of German hops and around 34% of hops processed worldwide were produced here.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, each individual vine grew upwards on a wooden pole as a climbing aid. Shortly before the First World War, hop gardens were converted to wire trellis systems, which was completed in the Hallertau around 1930. Two or three shoots of the plant are placed around a climbing aid from around May and grow to the usual trellis height of seven metres in Germany by the end of July. Today, hops are grown almost exclusively by family farms. Only during the growth phase for pruning and "guiding" and during the harvest are helpers employed, mostly from Eastern Europe. The fields are prepared early in the year and wires are anchored between the cross wires and the ground as a climbing aid.
The black or blue plastic snippets hanging from the cross wires of many plants are the remains of the so-called string wires. They are now preferred to the traditional iron wire. As the number of plastic shreds increases with every harvest, biodegradable alternatives are being sought.
Die Hallertau (auch Holledau) ist eine Kulturlandschaft in Bayern. Sie ist mit 2.400 km² das größte zusammenhängende Hopfenanbaugebiet der Welt. Hier wurden 2016 rund 86 % des deutschen und rund 34 % des weltweit verarbeiteten Hopfens produziert.
Bis Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts wuchs jede einzelne Rebe an einer Holzstange als Kletterhilfe nach oben. Kurz vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg erfolgte die Umstellung der Hopfengärten auf Drahtgerüstsysteme, die um 1930 in der Hallertau abgeschlossen war. Zwei oder drei Triebe der Pflanze werden ab etwa Mai um eine Kletterhilfe gelegt und wachsen bis Ende Juli auf die in Deutschland übliche Gerüsthöhe von sieben Metern. Heute wird der Anbau von Hopfen nahezu ausschließlich von Familienbetrieben bewerkstelligt. Lediglich in der Wachstumsphase zum Ausschneiden und „Anleiten“ und während der Ernte werden Helfer zumeist aus Osteuropa beschäftigt. Früh im Jahr werden die Felder vorbereitet und Drähte als Kletterhilfe zwischen den Querdrähten und dem Ackerboden verankert.
Die schwarzen oder blauen Kunststoff-Schnipsel, die an den Querdrähten vieler Anlagen hängen, sind die Überreste der sogenannten Schnurdrähte. Sie werden mittlerweile lieber verwenden als der traditionelle Eisendraht. Da mit jeder Ernte die Anzahl der Plastikschnipsel zunimmt, wird nach biologisch abbaubaren Alternativen gesucht.
Text from Wikipedia, modified and translated.
Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar. In the western calendar this usually falls in November.
"Loi" means "to float" and a "krathong" is traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk. Modern krathongs are more often made of bread or styrofoam. A bread krathong will disintegrate in a few a days and be eaten by fish and other animals. The traditional banana stalk krathongs are also biodegradable, but styrofoam krathongs are frowned on, since they are polluting and may take years to disappear. Regardless of the composition, a krathong will be decorated with elaborately-folded banana leaves, flowers, candles and incense sticks. A low value coin is sometimes included as an offering to the river spirits.
During the night of the full moon, Thais will float their krathong on a river, canal or a pond lake. The festival is believed to originate in an ancient practice of paying respect to the spirit of the waters. Today it is simply a time to have fun.
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วันลอยกระทง เป็นวันสำคัญวันหนึ่งของชาวไทย ตรงกับวันขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 12 ตามปฏิทินจันทรคติไทย ตามปฏิทินจันทรคติล้านนา "มักจะ" ตกอยู่ในราวเดือนพฤศจิกายน ตามปฏิทินสุริยคติ ประเพณีนี้กำหนดขึ้นเพื่อเป็นการสะเดาะเคราะห์และขอขมาต่อพระแม่คงคา บางหลักฐานเชื่อว่าเป็นการบูชารอยพระพุทธบาทที่ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำนัมทามหานที และบางหลักฐานก็ว่าเป็นการบูชาพระอุปคุตอรหันต์หรือพระมหาสาวก สำหรับประเทศไทยประเพณี ลอยกระทงได้กำหนดจัดในทุกพื้นที่ทั่วประเทศ โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งบริเวณที่ติดกับแม่น้ำ ลำคลอง หรือ แหล่งน้ำต่าง ๆ ซึ่งแต่ละพื้นที่ก็จะมีเอกลักษณ์ที่น่าสนใจแตกต่างกันไป
ในวันลอยกระทง ผู้คนจะพากันทำ "กระทง" จากวัสดุอุปกรณ์ต่างๆ ตบแต่งเป็นรูปคล้ายดอกบัวบาน ปักธูปเทียน และนิยมตัดเล็บ เส้นผม หรือใส่เหรียญกษาปณ์ลง ไปในกระทง แล้วนำไปลอยในสายน้ำ (ในพื้นที่ติดทะเล ก็นิยมลอยกระทงริมฝั่งทะเล) เชื่อว่าเป็นการลอยเคราะห์ไป นอกจากนี้ยังเชื่อว่าการลอยกระทง เป็นการบูชาและขอขมาพระแม่คงคาด้วย
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ในภาพเป็นการลอยกระทงสาย ที่คลองซอย ของแม่น้ำ แม่กลอง อัมพวา จังหวัดสมุทรสงคราม
NO, not that kind of slider. (Do they even put bananas or seaweed in them? Ever?) A Sliders Sunday creation. Not much doing on this rainy Sunday. Made a pre-dawn trip to the airport, saw a gorgeous sunrise sky reflected in still water on the way home--alas! no place to stop safely for a photo. Slept a little more. Now taking a cue from the group home page and twisting an odd picture from last week until it is positively weird. There's just no escaping that this is a banana floating amidst seaweed in the harbor. At least it's biodegradable. Happy Sliders Sunday!
🇫🇷 Les troncs, qui se succèdent sur un talus pour composer une haie, montrent leur rôle de rempart dans le bocage. Cela saute aux yeux lors de ce lever de soleil.
Les haies ont en effet une fonction de régulation du climat. Elles protègent les cultures du vent et contribuent au confort des animaux élevés en plein air, leur offrant des abris contre les intempéries ou le soleil et parfois du fourrage en période de sécheresse. Les talus maintiennent sur les terres agricoles les pollinisateurs et les prédateurs utiles à l’agriculture. Ces arbres et arbustes, ressources naturelles renouvelables, permettent aussi la production locale de bois de chauffage et de bois d’œuvre, une matière première biodégradable.
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🇬🇧 The trunks, which follow one another on an embankment to compose a hedge, show their role of rampart in the bocage. This is obvious during this sunrise.
The hedges have indeed a function of regulation of the climate. They protect crops from the wind and contribute to the comfort of animals raised in the open air, offering them shelter from the weather or the sun and sometimes fodder in times of drought. Slopes maintain pollinators and predators on farmland that are useful to agriculture. These trees and shrubs are renewable natural resources and also provide local production of firewood and lumber, a biodegradable raw material.
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This container of rosehip eye balm is 100% biodegradable.
An idea whose time has come.
container dimensions: 1.75" across by 1" high.
Macro Mondays, subject: Container
Project 365-282
The Werner G. Smith building from 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio is home to Werner G. Smith, Inc., a company that manufactures bio-based specialty chemicals:
Products: The company produces biodegradable, bio-renewable, and bio-sustainable additives for use in a variety of industries, including machining, metalworking, cleaners, personal care products, coatings, and paint.