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Zutphen
is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.
In about 300 AD, a Germanic settlement was the first permanent town on a complex of low river dunes. Whereas many such settlements were abandoned in the early Middle Ages, Zutphen on its strategic confluence of IJssel and Berkel stayed.
The settlement received town rights between 1191 and 1196, making it one of the oldest towns in the country. This allowed it to self govern and have a judicial court. Only Utrecht, and Deventer preceded it in receiving town rights.
The old center survived the Second World War almost in its entirety, though some parts of the city were lost, especially the area around the railway station, in the northern part of the city center, known as the Nieuwstad (English: New City). The city center includes many monumental buildings dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries, and some even date back to the 13th century, such as a retirement home area. There are also remains of the old town walls in several places.
Today, Zutphen is a modern small city. The urban area, which includes the village of Warnsveld, has about 51,000 inhabitants.
Temple guardian.
Japan, 14th century
Wood with traces of painting
Temple guardians are placed at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. Each of these guardians hold a vajra for crossing ignorance. Their open and closed mouths represent a and un, the first and final syllables of Siddham (a script to write Sanskrit): these syllables symbolize all spoken sounds and scripts, thus all knowledge. Whoreshippers who enter the temple precinct through the guardians' gate symboliccaly aquire this knowledge.
Dunquin Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland
Dunquin Pier, famous for its narrow winding pathway which snakes down to the sea, is located in the village of Dunquin, or Dún Chaoin as you might spot on the Irish road signs! Dunquin is the most westerly settlement in Ireland and is surrounded by dramatic coastline and jutting rocks. The stunning setting results in Dunquin Pier being one of the most photogenic spots in Ireland.
Yellow stagshorn, is a jelly fungus, a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia.
It has bright orange, yellow or occasionally white branching basidiocarps, which are somewhat gelatinous in texture and slimy to the touch (hence the specific name). It is relatively large for a jelly fungus, and can reach up to ten centimetres in height. It is widespread and common, and its bright colour makes it stand out in its habitat. It grows on decaying conifer wood, typically stumps and roots, although this may not be obvious if the wood is covered in leaf litter. It fruits throughout the year, but is most commonly seen in autumn.
It is not poisonous, but its tough gelatinous texture and nondescript taste and odour make it unattractive as a food. Its striking colour has led to it being used as a garnish on occasion, however.
Daisy
Osteospermum est un genre de plantes vivaces herbacées ou arbustives, de la famille des Asteraceae, dont certaines espèces ont été placées dans les genres Dimorphotheca, Tripteris et Oligocarpus. Plusieurs d'entre elles sont aussi connues sous le nom de marguerite d'Afrique, marguerite du Cap ou souci pluvial. Cette plante pousse généralement en bord de mer pour fleurir de mai à octobre.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteospermum?wprov=sfla1
The scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (bone) and Latin spermum (seed). It has been given several common names: African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy and blue-eyed daisy.
Lobelia erinus (edging lobelia, garden lobelia or trailing lobelia) is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae, native to southern Africa.
It is a low growing, prostrate or scrambling herbaceous perennial plant growing to 8–15 cm tall. The basal leaves are oval, 10 mm long and 4–8 mm broad, with a toothed margin; leaves higher on the stems are slender and sometimes untoothed.
Polygonia c-album, the comma, is a food generalist (polyphagous) butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus Polygonia, which is why species in the genus are commonly referred to as anglewing butterflies. Comma butterflies can be identified by their prominent orange and dark brown/black dorsal wings.
The comma belongs to the family Nymphalidae, the largest family of butterflies with 13 subfamilies.
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Le Robert-le-Diable (Polygonia c-album) est une espèce paléarctique de lépidoptères de la famille des Nymphalidae. Commun en Europe, ce papillon est connu pour sa silhouette particulière, avec ses ailes très découpées.
L'imago du Robert-le-diable est un papillon de taille moyenne, principalement reconnaissable à ses ailes très découpées.
Le dessus des ailes présente un fond orange vif, orné des marques brunes et des taches claires en bordure. Le revers est marbré de brun. Replié, le papillon ressemble à une feuille morte. Les ailes postérieures présentent au revers une tache blanche en forme de C.
Sparassis crispa grows in an entangled globe that is up to 60 centimetres (24 inches) in diameter. The lobes, which carry the spore-bearing surface, are flat and wavy, resembling lasagna noodles, coloured white to creamy yellow. When young they are tough and rubbery but later they become soft (they are monomitic). The odour is pleasant and the taste of the flesh mild.
The spore print is cream, the smooth oval spores measuring about 5–7 µm by 3.5–5 µm. The flesh contains clamp connections.
This species is a brown rot fungus, found growing at the base of conifer trunks, often pines, but also spruce, cedar, larch and others. It is fairly common in Great Britain and temperate Europe (but not in the boreal zone).
Culinary use
It is considered a good edible fungus when young and fresh, though it is difficult to clean (a toothbrush and running water are recommended for that process). One French cookbook, which gives four recipes for this species, says that grubs and pine needles can get caught up in holes in the jumbled mass of flesh. The Sparassis should be blanched in boiling water for 2–3 minutes before being added to the rest of the dish. It should be cooked slowly.
The Pragser Wildsee (Lago di Braies) is a mountain lake in the Prags Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is situated at almost 1,500 m a.s.l. in the beautiful Valle di Braies, a side valley of the Val Pusteria. Lake Braies is starting point for numerous hiking tours as well as for the Dolomite High Route no. 1. The surrounding mountains offer a splendid view on the "Pearl among Dolomite lakes", considered to be the most beautiful South Tyrolean lake.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) - 20230603-05
Fairly small gull, common and widespread throughout most of North America. Breeding adults are white-headed with a bold black ring around the bill; nonbreeding adults have smudgy brown markings on the head. Note pale eye and yellow legs. Immatures are mottled brownish overall; note pink bill with black tip. Found along lakes, rivers, ponds, and beaches. More common inland than most other gull species, and quite fond of parking lots and urban areas. Often in flocks. Most similar to Short-billed Gull, but larger and larger-billed. Immatures of the two species are especially difficult to differentiate, but Ring-billed is usually more coarsely mottled. (eBird)
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And now for something completely different. It's a bird, but not my usual style. I didn't realize how beautiful the water looked with the early morning sun sparkling across it until I downloaded my photos and found several of this almost adult gull taking off into the sunrise.
Nottawasaga Bay, Lake Huron, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. June 2023.
@Bussloo with some swans in the background.
The Vizsla (Hungarian: [ˈviʒlɒ]) is a dog breed from Hungary. The Hungarian or Magyar Vizsla or Smooth-Haired Vizsla are sporting dogs and loyal companions. The Vizsla's medium size is one of the breed's most appealing characteristics. As a hunter of fowl and upland game, the Vizsla has held a prominent position among sporting dogs – that of household companion and family dog.
The Vizsla is a natural hunter endowed with an excellent nose and outstanding trainability. It was bred to work in fields, forests or bodies of water. Although they are lively, gentle-mannered, demonstrably affectionate and sensitive, they are also fearless and possess a well-developed protective instinct.
Der U-Bahnhof Candidplatz ist ein Bahnhof der Linie U1 der U-Bahn München. Er liegt im Stadtteil Untergiesing unter der Pilgersheimer Straße und erstreckt sich in südlicher Richtung bis unter die Candidbrücke des Mittleren Rings.
Der Bahnhof wurde am 8. November 1997 eröffnet. Der darüber liegende Platz ist nach dem Maler und Bildhauer Pieter de Witte, genannt Peter Candid, benannt, der im 16. Jahrhundert in München und Umgebung tätig war.
Der Bahnsteigbereich ist in Regenbogenfarben gehalten, die ineinander übergehen und die dominierenden konstruktiven Längslinien auflösen.
Quelle Wikipedia de.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Bahnhof_Candidplatz
Great Pollet Sea Arch, County Donegal, Ireland
Great Pollet Sea Arch is Ireland’s largest sea arch and was formed as a result of thousands of years of erosion from the wild Atlantic Ocean. It’s located on the eastern side of the Fanad Peninsula.
First picture using my new camera! I’m a very happy girl, slowly but surely getting the hang of it! :-)
Tulips (Tulipa) are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm colours). They often have a different coloured blotch at the base of the tepals (petals and sepals, collectively), internally.
The tulip is a member of the lily family, Liliaceae, along with 14 other genera, where it is most closely related to Amana, Erythronium and Gagea in the tribe Lilieae.
There are about 75 species, and these are divided among four subgenera. The name "tulip" is thought to be derived from a Persian word for turban, which it may have been thought to resemble by those who discovered it. Tulips originally were found in a band stretching from Southern Europe to Central Asia, but since the seventeenth century have become widely naturalised and cultivated (see map). In their natural state they are adapted to steppes and mountainous areas with temperate climates. Flowering in the spring, they become dormant in the summer once the flowers and leaves die back, emerging above ground as a shoot from the underground bulb in early spring.