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An emergency column in the subway station "Westfriedhof" (Western Cemetery), located on the border between the districts of Moosach and Neuhausen-Nymphenburg.
Pretty popular photo location for obvious reasons...
The blue walls (remainders of the slurry wall that was used during construction) and the 11 huge lamps of 3.80 m diameter each give a very special atmosphere. Here's the "blue section" - the lamps do have yellow, red and blue lights, so each section has a slightly different atmosphere.
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About the length and diameter of the first two bones in your little finger, a tiny Snowberry Clearwing Moth backs out of a Bee Balm floret after sampling its sweet nectar. These creatures are amazing as they go about their business with stealth and precision. And... they fly FAST.
The glass cupola of 24 m diameter of the "pep" shopping mall in Munich-Neuperlach (pep being an abbreviation of Perlacher Einkaufspassagen)
The mall opened in 1981, this cupola belongs to an extension built in 1989.
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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
Blue Sidelit Asteroid - Diameter: ¾"
Taken 10.10.2021 and
uploaded for the group
Macro Mondays #Sidelit
[Dedicated to CRA (ILYWAMHASAM)]
😄 Happy Macro Monday 😄
Gigaset GS290
ƒ/2.0
3.5 mm
1/100 Sec
ISO 270
A logical next step to give this Iris-Kusudama (see frist comment box) even more 'flower power' is to fold another 12 irises, this time from a different paper and place them in the previous one. The first 'flower' then turns into a calyx. You could do another 'flower layer', but I'll stop here.
I also did not curl the petals, but folded just one more iris (actually two), for the curled version ;-))
Final diameter is 18cm.
Final size of the curled Iris is 8,5cm height.
Model: traditional origami iris / lily
Paper used: 15x15cm, Freudenberger paper, purple and with a purple motive
Wishing everyone a happy start of this weekend! I will be visiting some friends, so I'm off. See you next week ;-))
Totems del Nahuel Huapi:
22 carved pine logs.
0.70m in diameter x 3m each
The work consists of two wooden replicas installed on the shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi, in the area of the Cathedral Church. They were made by the Chilean artist Bernardo Oyarzun within the program INSITU –Art in the Public Space Bariloche 2012/13.
These are two buried wooden sculptures -about two and a half meters high above ground level-, which symbolize the Mapuche man and woman, looking towards the East, where life comes from, according to said culture.
It is common to find this type of totems in the neighboring country of Chile, in the regions with the greatest presence of this culture, that is, from the Maule region to the south. In Temuco, for example, they say that four figures were used to seal the 'armistice' between that original people and the State of Chile, in the middle of the 20th century.
They represent the mythical ancestors of the Mapuche people who always appear as a couple. To place them, the local Mapuche chiefs approached the artist and gave him prior indications: it had to be done before dawn and place them facing East. Later, more figures were added in different parts of the city, mystical totems, guardians of the depths of the lake and of the earth.
古くから信仰のある池です。
直径20メートル、水深3.5メートル、湧き水だけで満たされた池です。曇りの日でしたが、水の色は幻想的なエメラルドグリーンでした。
この太い蔓からふじの花が咲くのをみてみたいです。
It is a pond that has been worshiped since ancient times.
It is a pond with a diameter of 20 meters, a depth of 3.5 meters, and filled with spring water. It was a cloudy day, but the color of the water was a fantastic emerald green.
Nikon D810
24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
ƒ/14.0
66.0 mm
1.6
100
Flash (off, did not fire)
Very tiny flowers (4mm diameter) of a bush taken late afternoon at the Melbourne Botanical Garden.
Listen to Bob Dylan singing
"Blowin' in the Wind"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDubsE
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4' diameter giant lily pads (Victoria amazonica) at the San Diego Botanic Garden.
Once endangered in the wild, these plants have made a comeback in recent years through the help of botanic gardens around the world. They can reach 10' in diameter and can take 48 hours to fully open.
I just thought the vibrant colors and textures at the height of the day created an interesting image.
Recognition:
Merit Image - MAR 2020 Professional Photographers of San Diego County - Nature/Landscape category
Here you see twice the same origami modular by Isa Klein, called 'Bromelias', that I folded recently. On the left the flower is still closed and on the right it has openend ;-)
You need 30 easy to fold elements and then you have to glue them together. That is the only way to make this modular.
Model: origami Bromelias
Design: Isa Klein
Diagrams in Origami USA Convention Book 2014
Paper: 30 pieces of double colored paper with little dots (7,5x7,5cm) Final size: diameter about 9cm
Lonicera ciliosa, the orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle is a honeysuckle native to forests of western North America. […]. The flowers are orange-yellow, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long, with five lobes and trumpet shaped; they are produced in whorls above the disk-leaf on the ends of shoots. The fruit is a translucent orange-red berry less than 1 cm (0.39 in) diameter. Wikipedia
Meteor Crater in Arizona is an interesting National Natural Landmark.
Privately owned by the Barringer Crater Company, this 1.2 km diameter, 170m deep hole confounded geologists and speculators alike for nearly 70 years. In the 1890s, mineralogists and geologists investigated meteorites in the area and the crater itself (known then as Canyon Diablo) to determine whether it could have been formed by a meteoric impact - a radical theory at that time. The Chief Geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, Grove Karl Gilbert, hypothesized that for the crater to have been caused by a meteor would require a meteor the size of the crater, and that the meteorite itself would be buried below the crater, creating a magnetic anomaly. Since he could find no evidence to support his hypothesis, Gilbert, the most respected and prestigious geologist of his time, declared the crater a result of a volcanic steam explosion.
Daniel Moreau Barringer, a mining engineer who had made a fortune in Silver, learned about the crater and meteorites around it and became convinced that it was an impact crater. Believing, like Gilbert, that a sizable iron meteor (on the order of ten million tons) must have caused the crater, he began the Standard Iron Company to begin mining the area in hopes of making a billion-dollar fortune. Barringer, and his partner Benjamin Chew Tilghman set about trying to prove the validity of their impact theory, presenting arguments to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the National Academy of Science in Princeton during the first decade of the 20th century.
In the following two decades, Barringer continued mining for the meteor, changing the focus from directly beneath the crater to under the south rim, only to find water. With investors getting nervous about the potential for losing their money, Barringer consulted F.R. Moulton, an astronomer, for his analysis on the size of the meteor. Unfortunately for Barringer, Moulton determined the meteor to be approximately 300,000 tons (3% of Barringer’s speculation), and that the bulk of it would have been vaporized on impact.
On November 30, 1929, heartbroken and having lost the bulk of his fortune in addition to the hundreds of thousands of investors' dollars, Barringer died a week after receiving Moulton's most thorough analysis. It took until 1960 when, Eugene Merle Shoemaker identified the existence of coesite - a silica that is only formed by intense over pressurization of quartzite rock - in the meteor crater, finally confirming Barringer's hypothesis of the impact event.
In the century since Gilbert's and Barringer's hypotheses, science has advanced considerably in geology and astronomy, to the point where impact craters hundreds of miles wide have been identified across the globe. But, without the pioneering work by Barringer, and his willingness to take on the contemporary scientific establishment (backing Gilbert), little of this would have been realized.
Rome :Pantheon -Cupola with diameter of m. 43,3 .
Italiano :Pari all'altezza del pavimento nel suo colmo , fu voltata su un'unica centina emisferica con un getto di conglomerato ,contenente lapillo vulcanico ,in modo da alleggerirlo .
English : Even at the height of the floor in its ridge ,it was turned on a single hemispherical rib with a conglomerate jet , containing volcanic lapillo ,in order to lighten it .
Der Dufttunnel ist ein Kunstwerk sowie eine Balkenbrücke des dänischen Künstlers Ólafur Elíasson. Er befindet sich innerhalb der Autostadt in Wolfsburg in Niedersachsen. Fertiggestellt wurde er 2000 als dezentrales Projekt der Weltausstellung Expo 2000 in Hannover. Er war ein Projekt der „EXPO Ostwestfalen-Lippe“.
Der Dufttunnel ist 15 Meter lang, der Durchmesser beträgt 4,5 Meter, das Gesamtgewicht beträgt ca. 19 Tonnen.
Mit ihm sollen Kunst, Natur und Technik erlebbar gemacht werden. Die Installation setzt sich vornehmlich mit physikalischen Phänomenen in der Natur – wie Licht und Wasser, Bewegung und Reflexion – auseinander.
Als begehbare Fußgängerbrücke über einer Wasserfläche soll er einen gestalteten Raum und eine Skulptur in einem darstellen. Um den Besucher drehen sich langsam in ihrer Längsachse genau 2160 mit Blumen bepflanzte, in Gitterstruktur eingehängte Tontöpfe. (wiki)
The fragrance tunnel is a work of art and a beam bridge by the Danish artist Ólafur Elíasson. It is located within the Autostadt in Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony. The fragrance tunnel was completed in 2000 as a decentralized project of the World Exposition Expo 2000 in Hanover. It was a project of the "EXPO Ostwestfalen-Lippe".
The fragrance tunnel is 15 meters long, the diameter is 4.5 meters, the total weight is approx. 19 tons.
It is intended to bring art, nature and technology to life. The installation deals primarily with physical phenomena in nature - such as light and water, movement and reflection.
As an accessible pedestrian bridge over a water surface, it should represent a designed space and a sculpture in one. The visitor is slowly surrounded by 2160 clay pots planted with flowers and suspended in a grid structure along their longitudinal axis. (wiki)
The imposing Liberation Hall (Befreiungshalle) was commissioned by King Louis I to commemorate the battles fought against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation, and was completed in 1863. The impressive rotunda has a height of 45 and a diameter of 29 m and is illuminated in the interior by a glass dome.
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
MacroMondays#Pick two
These flowers are the most beautiful in my garden, but they always go unnoticed because they are so tiny that you have to get very close to see them well. One flower is 5mm in diameter.
Double-click for a larger view.
HMM!
Not sure what the name/type is. This lichen, on a live tree, is about 3-4 cm in diameter. Just quietly growing, with its algae presumable carrying on photosynthesis.
Thank you for looking. Isn't God a great artist?
The parallel wheels of a tuc tuc ( 7,5 cm diameter well ) , here the back well :
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tiny daisies in the garden. The full-grown blossom in the bokeh has a diameter of just 16mm 😉 For a Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday
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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
Smile On Saturday: "Orange" theme
The gear here is about 1.5 inch in diameter. It's an advertising piece that I picked up at a trade show years ago. It's from a company that provides systems for a process called injected metal assembly (IMA) that is designed to securely bind components of different materials together for assembly in manufacturing.
In case anyone is interested, the company says that IMA "provides permanent, reliable assemblies by injecting a small amount of molten zinc or lead alloy into and around components being joined. The molten metal cools and solidifies, accompanied by minute shrinkage that locks the injected metal onto the components."
Presumably, the process was used to join the gear to the shaft here.
HSoS
These are mini bottles, each 2,5 cm in diameter, glued together, for tiny flowers like daisies. The different colors of the little bottles seemed to be a good start for this week's macro theme. Some light added a bit atmosphere.
HMM to all participants 💙💙💙
Info from the Cathedral site:
Gaia at Chester Cathedral
Gaia is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram.
Measuring six metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface*. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three-dimensions.
The installation creates a sense of the Overview Effect, which was first described by author Frank White in 1987. Common features of the experience for astronauts are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. Watch this great film about the phenomenon.
The artwork also acts as a mirror to major events in society. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the artwork may provide the viewer with a new perspective of our place on the planet; a sense that societies of the Earth are all interconnected and that we have a responsibility toward one another. After the lockdown, there has been a renewed respect for nature.
A specially made surround sound composition by BAFTA award winning Composer Dan Jones is played alongside the sculpture. In Greek Mythology Gaia is the personification of the Earth.
Gaia has been created in partnership with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Bluedot and the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres.
Gaia at Chester Cathedral opens on Tuesday 7 February to Sunday 5 March 2023.
Entry to view Gaia is free of charge, however, donations are welcome. Your donation to Chester Cathedral helps us to maintain our magnificent building and its estate for future generations, but also enables us to host events such as Gaia.
For more information see:
Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live arts projects. Living in the UK but working internationally since 1997, Jerram has created a number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and inspired people around the globe. Jerram has a set of different narratives that make up his practice which are developing in parallel with one another. He is known worldwide for his large scale public artworks.
Learn more about Luke here:
chestercathedral.com/gaia-luke-jerram/
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Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
Red Squirrel - Sciurus Vulgaris
Highlands, Scotland.
The red squirrel is found in both coniferous forest and temperate broadleaf woodlands. The squirrel makes a drey (nest) out of twigs in a branch-fork, forming a domed structure about 25 to 30 cm in diameter. This is lined with moss, leaves, grass and bark. Tree hollows and woodpecker holes are also used. The red squirrel is a solitary animal and is shy and reluctant to share food with others. However, outside the breeding season and particularly in winter, several red squirrels may share a drey to keep warm. Social organization is based on dominance hierarchies within and between sexes; although males are not necessarily dominant to females, the dominant animals tend to be larger and older than subordinate animals, and dominant males tend to have larger home ranges than subordinate males or females.
Red squirrels that survive their first winter have a life expectancy of 3 years. Individuals may reach 7 years of age, and 10 in captivity. Survival is positively related to availability of autumn–winter tree seeds; on average, 75–85% of juveniles die during their first winter, and mortality is approximately 50% for winters following the first.
Although not thought to be under any threat worldwide, the red squirrel has nevertheless drastically reduced in number in the United Kingdom; especially after the grey squirrels were introduced from North America in the 1870s. Fewer than 140,000 individuals are thought to be left in 2013; approximately 85% of which are in Scotland, with the Isle of Wight being the largest haven in England. A local charity, the Wight Squirrel Project,[26] supports red squirrel conservation on the island, and islanders are actively recommended to report any invasive greys. The population decrease in Britain is often ascribed to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America, but the loss and fragmentation of its native woodland habitat has also played a role.
In January 1998, eradication of the non-native North American grey squirrel began on the North Wales island of Anglesey. This facilitated the natural recovery of the small remnant red squirrel population. It was followed by the successful reintroduction of the red squirrel into the pine stands of Newborough Forest. Subsequent reintroductions into broadleaved woodland followed and today the island has the single largest red squirrel population in Wales. Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour is also populated exclusively by red rather than grey squirrels (approximately 200 individuals).
The centre of a glory bush, Tibouchina granulosa rosea, flower for the Macro Mondays' theme: pastel. The flower is under 3 inches in diameter.
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Oreja de gato
Tradescantia fluminensis is a species of spiderwort native to South America. It is a perennial ground cover. The flowers are white with three petals and approx. 0.5–1 inch (13–25 mm) in diameter. The plant requires a moist soil to do well but is retarded by cold climates, especially where there is frost or snow. It tolerates heavy shade.