Diameter of big marble = 23 mm

Diameter of small marbles = 15 mm

tiny glass of jam, about 4.5cm in diameter

SN/NC: Tabebuia Rosea Syn. Heptaphylla, Bignoniaceae Family

Tabebuia rosea, also called pink poui, and rosy trumpet tree is a neotropical tree that grows up to 30 m (98 ft) and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to 100 cm (3 ft). The Spanish name roble de sabana, meaning "savannah oak", is widely used in Costa Rica, probably because it often remains in heavily deforested areas and because of the resemblance of its wood to that of oak trees. It is the national tree of El Salvador, where it is called "Maquilíshuat"and by the scientific name tabebuia heptaphylla. Very commonly used as landscaping in many cities, especially in Brazil where it is quite abundant. The tree is known as "tekoma" in Malaysia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailand. It has an excellent and heavy wood and very common in the floors because of it’s sturdiness.

Tabebuia rosea, é uma árvore neotropical que cresce até 30 m (98 pés) e pode atingir um diâmetro na altura do peito de até 100 cm. O nome espanhol roble de sabana, que significa "carvalho da savana", é amplamente utilizado na Costa Rica, provavelmente porque permanece frequentemente em áreas fortemente desmatadas e pela semelhança de sua madeira com a dos carvalhos. É a árvore nacional de El Salvador, onde é chamada de "Maquilíshuat" e com nome científico tabebuia heptaphylla. Muito utilizado como paisagismo em muitas cidades, principalmente no Brasil onde é bastante abundante. A árvore é conhecida como "tekoma" na Malásia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" no Sri Lanka e "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" na Tailândia. Possui madeira excelente e pesada e é muito comum em pisos devido à sua robustez.

La Tabebuia rosea, es un arbol que crece delgado hasta 30 m (98 pies) y puede raggiungere un diámetro all'altezza del petto delgado hasta 100 cm. El nombre spagnolo roble de sabana, que significa "quercia della savanna", se usa ampliamente en Costa Rica, probablemente perché rimane spesso in aree fuertemente disboscado y por la somiglianza de su legno con quello delle querce. Es el refugio nacional de El Salvador, el cual se llama "Maquilíshuat" y tiene el nombre científico tabebuia heptaphylla. Se utiliza más comúnmente como paesaggio en el casco antiguo, soprattutto en Brasile dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero se conoce como "tekoma" en Malesia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" en Sri Lanka y "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" en Tailandia. Existe un excelente y pesado legno que se parece mucho al pavimento por su robustez.

La Tabebuia rosea, chiamata anche poui rosa e albero della tromba rosa, è un albero neotropicale che cresce fino a 30 m (98 piedi) e può raggiungere un diametro all'altezza del petto fino a 100 cm. Il nome spagnolo roble de sabana, che significa "quercia della savana", è molto usato in Costa Rica, probabilmente perché rimane spesso in aree fortemente disboscate e per la somiglianza del suo legno con quello delle querce. È l'albero nazionale di El Salvador, dove è chiamato "Maquilíshuat" e con il nome scientifico tabebuia heptaphylla. Molto comunemente usato come paesaggio in molte città, soprattutto in Brasile dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero è conosciuto come "tekoma" in Malesia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka e "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailandia. Ha un legno ottimo e pesante e molto comune nei pavimenti per la sua robustezza.

De Tabebuia rosea is een neotropische albero die dun wordt tot 30 m (98 voet) en een diameter heeft van maximaal 100 cm. De naam spagnolo roble de sabana, wat "quercia della savanne" betekent, wordt veel gebruikt in Costa Rica, waarschijnlijk perché rimane spesso in een sterk disboscate en voor de somiglianza van zijn legno con quello delle querce. Het is het nationale opvangcentrum van El Salvador, dat "Maquilíshuat" wordt genoemd en de wetenschappelijke naam tabebuia heptaphylla heeft. Meestal gebruikt als paesaggio in de oude stad, soprattutto in Brazilië, duif en abbastanza abbondante. L'albero staat bekend als "tekoma" in Maleisië, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka en "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailand. Er is een uitstekende en zware legno die door zijn robuustheid erg op de bestrating lijkt.

Tabebuia rosea, auch Pink Poui und Rosentrompetenbaum genannt, ist ein neotropischer Baum, der bis zu 30 m (98 ft) hoch wird und einen Brusthöhendurchmesser von bis zu 100 cm (3 ft) erreichen kann. Der spanische Name roble de sabana, was „Savannen-Eiche" bedeutet, wird in Costa Rica häufig verwendet, wahrscheinlich weil sie oft in stark abgeholzten Gebieten verbleibt und ihr Holz dem von Eichen ähnelt. Es ist der Nationalbaum von El Salvador, wo er „Maquilíshuat" und den wissenschaftlichen Namen Tabebuia heptaphylla trägt. Wird in vielen Städten sehr häufig zur Landschaftsgestaltung verwendet, insbesondere in Brasilien, wo es recht häufig vorkommt. Der Baum ist in Malaysia als „Tekoma", in Sri Lanka als „ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" bekannt. Es handelt sich um ein ausgezeichnetes und schweres Holz, das aufgrund seiner Robustheit sehr häufig für Fußböden verwendet wird.

Le Tabebuia rosea, c’est un albero néotropical qui pousse jusqu'à 30 m (98 pieds) et peut atteindre un diamètre à la hauteur du petit animal jusqu'à 100 cm. Le nom spagnolo roble de sabana, qui signifie "quercia della savanna", est largement utilisé au Costa Rica, probablement parce que rimane spesso dans les zones fortement disbosquées et pour la somiglianza de son legno con quello delle querce. Il s'agit du refuge national du Salvador, appelé "Maquilíshuat" et portant le nom scientifique tabebuia heptaphylla. Le plus couramment utilisé comme paesaggio dans la vieille ville, soprattutto en Brésil dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero est connu sous le nom de « tekoma » en Malaisie, « රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā) » au Sri Lanka et « ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์ » en Thaïlande. Il existe un legno excellent et lourd qui ressemble beaucoup au pavage en raison de sa robustesse.

ピンクのポイとも呼ばれるタベブイア ロゼア、およびバラ色のトランペットの木は、最大 30 m (98 フィート) まで成長し、胸の高さの直径が 100 cm (3 フィート) に達することもあります。 「サバンナの樫の木」を意味するスペイン語の名前「ロブレ・デ・サバナ」はコスタリカで広く使われているが、これはおそらく森林伐採が進んだ地域に多く残っていることと、その木材が樫の木に似ているためと考えられる。エルサルバドルの国木であり、そこでは「マキリシュアト」、学名はタベブイア・ヘプタフィラと呼ばれています。多くの都市で造園として非常に一般的に使用されており、特にブラジルでは非常に豊富です。この木は、マレーシアでは「テコマ」、スリランカでは「රොพูพันธุ์ทิพย์」として知られています。優れた重厚な木材を持ち、その丈夫さから床によく使われます。

Tabebuia rosea، وتسمى أيضًا poui الوردي، وشجرة البوق الوردية هي شجرة استوائية جديدة تنمو حتى 30 مترًا (98 قدمًا) ويمكن أن يصل قطرها عند ارتفاع الثدي إلى 100 سم (3 قدم). الاسم الإسباني roble de sabana، والذي يعني "بلوط السافانا"، يستخدم على نطاق واسع في كوستاريكا، ربما لأنه غالبًا ما يبقى في المناطق التي أزيلت منها الغابات بشدة وبسبب تشابه خشبها مع أشجار البلوط. وهي الشجرة الوطنية للسلفادور، حيث يطلق عليها اسم "Maquilíshuat" وبالاسم العلمي tabebuia heptaphylla. يُستخدم بشكل شائع جدًا كمناظر طبيعية في العديد من المدن، خاصة في البرازيل حيث يتوافر بكثرة. تُعرف الشجرة باسم "تيكوما" في ماليزيا، و"රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiya)" في سريلانكا، و"ชมพูพัnnyธุ์ทิพย์" في تايلاند. يتميز بخشب ممتاز وثقيل ومنتشر جدًا في الأرضيات بسبب متانته.

Also known as the 'Dancing Stones'. It is a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age granite stone circle (19 stones) aproximated 70 feet in diameter.

One of the largest Oaks I have come across in the Hudson Valley the root flair alone is three times the diameter of the trunk... A grand ole tree indeed!

Diameter 6 inches.

This is the bowl I showed upside down in its raw state, now fired to cone 6. I may fire it again in a saggar when I have one that's large enough.

Amazingly it holds water!

Mini Petunia on my balcony. Diameter is about 2 cm.

Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 + 20mm extension tube.

Diameter approximately 10mm.

This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year.

Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. All the sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, including the flowers. The flowers are vintage French metal sequins from the 1930s in this bauble, so they are rare. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flower sequins until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.

These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.

It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.

SN/NC: Dahlia, Syn. Dahlia Pinnata, Asteraceae Family

Dahlia (UK: /deɪliə/ or US: /dɑːliə/) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.

Otros nombres de la dahlia, xicamiti,

flor de camote. Proviene de las regiones de Cuernavaca y Tepoztlán, en México. Se conocen más de 2 mil variedades diferentes de esta planta. Crece en forma de mata y puede medir desde unos pocos centímetros hasta más de un metro de altura, según la variedad.Dahlia (Reino Unido: /Deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) es un género de plantas perennes arbustivas, tuberosas y herbáceas nativas de México. Un miembro de las Asteraceae, plantas dicotiledóneas, especies relacionadas incluyen el girasol, la margarita, el crisantemo y la zinnia. Hay 42 especies de Dahlia, con híbridos comúnmente cultivados como plantas de jardín. Las formas de flores son variables, con una cabeza por tallo; Estos pueden ser tan pequeños como 5 cm (2 pulgadas) de diámetro o hasta 30 cm (1 pie) ("plato de cena"). Esta gran variedad resulta de que las dahlias son octoploides, es decir, tienen ocho conjuntos de cromosomas homólogos, mientras que la mayoría de las plantas tienen solo dos. Además, las dahlias también contienen muchos transposones, piezas genéticas que se mueven de un lugar a otro sobre un alelo, que contribuye a su manifestación de tanta diversidad. Anders Dahl, botánico sueco, fue quien introdujo la flor en los países nórdicos y, como homenaje, la flor recibió su nombre. Los holandeses contribuyeron a la expansión de esta flor en Brasil.

Dahlia, nome comum dália, é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae. É uma herbácea de porte médio, perene. Quando adulta, a planta chega a atingir até 1,50 metro. É originária do México, onde é muito popular. Os índios daquela região foram os primeiros a cultivar dálias, ainda no período do império Asteca. Por volta do final do século XVIII, o diretor do Jardim Botânico de Madrid encantou-se com a flor, durante uma visita ao México. Foi o suficiente para que a dália atravessasse o oceano e chegasse à Europa, onde se adaptou ao clima temperado. Foi o botânico sueco Anders Dahl, responsável pela expansão das dálias pela região nórdica da Europa, que inspirou o nome da flor. Os holandeses e os franceses foram os maiores incentivadores do cultivo e da produção de inúmeras espécies híbridas de dálias. Os imigrantes holandeses contribuíram para a propagação desta flor no Brasil. Hoje, entre naturais e híbridas, existem mais de 3 000 variedades, com uma diversificação de formas, cores tamanhos e adaptações a diferentes condições.

Dahlia, nom commun Dahlia, est un genre de plantes fleurissantes de la famille des marguerites. C'est une herbacée de taille moyenne, vivace. En tant qu'adulte, l'usine atteint jusqu'à 1,50 Metro. Il est originaire du Mexique, où il est très populaire. Les Indiens dans cette région ont été les premiers à cultiver Dahlia, encore dans la période de l'Empire aztèque. Vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le directeur des jardins botaniques de Madrid a été enchanté par la fleur, lors d'une visite au Mexique. Il suffisait que le dahlia traverse l'océan et atteigne l'Europe, où il s'adapte au climat tempéré.

C'est le botaniste suédois Anders Dahl, responsable de l'expansion des dahlias par la région nordique de l'Europe, qui a inspiré le nom de la fleur.

Dahlia (uk: /deɪliə /of us: /dːliə /) is een geslacht van bossige, knol, kruidachtige meerjarige planten afkomstig uit Mexico. Een lid van de Asteraceae, Dicotyledonous planten, gerelateerde soorten omvatten de zonnebloem, Daisy, Chrysanthemum en Zinnia. Er zijn 42 soorten dahlia, met hybriden die gewoonlijk worden gekweekt als tuinplanten. Bloemvormen zijn variabel, met één kop per stengel; Deze kunnen zo klein zijn als een diameter van 5 cm (2 inch) of tot 30 cm (1 ft) ("bord"). Deze grote variëteit resulteert van dahlia's zijn octoploïden - dat wil zeggen dat ze acht sets homologe chromosomen hebben, terwijl de meeste planten er slechts twee hebben. Bovendien bevatten Dahlias ook veel transposons - generale stukken die van plaats naar plaats op een allel gaan - wat bijdraagt aan hun manifestatie van zo'n grote diversiteit. Anders Dahl, de Zweedse botanicus, was degene die de bloem introduceerde in de Alnend landen en als eerbetoon kreeg de bloem zijn naam. De Nederlanders hebben bijgedragen aan de uitbreiding van deze bloem in Brazilië.

Dahlia (Regno Unito: /deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) è un genere di piante perenni folli, tuberose, erbacee originarie del Messico. Un membro delle Asteraceae, piante dicotyledoni, specie correlate includono il girasole, la margherita, il crisantemo e la zinnia. Esistono 42 specie di dahlia, con ibridi comunemente coltivati come piante da giardino. Le forme di fiori sono variabili, con una testa per stelo; Questi possono essere piccoli come 5 cm (2 pollici) di diametro o fino a 30 cm (1 piedi) ("piatto per la cena"). Questa grande varietà deriva da Dahlias che sono poltoploidi, cioè hanno otto serie di cromosomi omologhi, mentre la maggior parte delle piante ne ha solo due. Inoltre, le dahlia contengono anche molti trasposoni - pezzi generatici che si spostano da un luogo all'altro su un allele - che contribuiscono alla loro manifestazione di tale grande diversità. Anders Dahl, botanico svedese, è stato colui che ha introdotto il fiore nei paesi nordici e come omaggio il fiore ha ottenuto il suo nome. Gli olandesi hanno contribuito all'espansione di questo fiore in Brasile.

Dahlia (UK: /DEɪliə /oder USA: /dːliə /) ist eine Gattung von buschigen, knallberechtigen, krautigen Staudenpflanzen, die in Mexiko beheimatet sind. Ein Mitglied der Asteraceae, dicotyledonous -Pflanzen, verwandte Arten umfassen Sonnenblumen, Daisy, Chrysanthemen und Zinnia. Es gibt 42 Arten von Dahlia, wobei Hybriden üblicherweise als Gartenpflanzen angebaut werden. Blütenformen sind variabel, mit einem Kopf pro Stamm; Diese können nur einen Durchmesser von 5 cm oder bis zu 30 cm ("Teller") sein. Diese große Vielfalt resultiert aus Dahlien, die Oktoploide sind - das heißt, sie haben acht Sätze homologer Chromosomen, während die meisten Pflanzen nur zwei haben. Darüber hinaus enthält Dahlien auch viele Transposons - genetische Stücke, die sich von Ort zu Ort auf ein Allel bewegen, was zu ihrer Manifestierung einer so großen Vielfalt beiträgt. Anders Dahl, der schwedische Botaniker, war derjenige, der die Blume in die nordischen Länder vorstellte, und als Hommage bekam die Blume seinen Namen. Die Niederländer trugen zur Ausweitung dieser Blume in Brasilien bei.

Dahlia（英国： /deɪliə /またはus： /dgrliə /）は、メキシコに自生したふさふさした、塊状の草本多年生植物の属です。 キク科のメンバーである双子葉植物、関連種には、ヒマワリ、デイジー、菊、Zinniaが含まれます。 42種のダリアがあり、ハイブリッドは一般的に庭の植物として栽培されています。 花の形は可変であり、茎ごとに1つの頭があります。 これらは、直径5 cm（2インチ）または最大30 cm（1フィート）（「ディナープレート」）までです。 この非常に多様性は、ダリアが卵巣であることに起因します。つまり、8セットの相同染色体がありますが、ほとんどの植物は2つしかありません。 さらに、Dahliasには、対立遺伝子の上に場所から場所へと移動するジェネティックな多くのトランスポゾンも含まれています。 スウェーデンの植物学者のアンダース・ダールは、北欧諸国に花を紹介し、オマージュとして花は彼の名前を得た人でした。 オランダはブラジルでのこの花の拡大に貢献しました。

Dahlia (المملكة المتحدة: /deɪliə /أو الولايات المتحدة: /dːliə /) هي جنس من النباتات الدائمة الكثبانية ، العشبية الأصلية للمكسيك. عضو في Asteraceae ، والنباتات dicotyledonous ، والأنواع ذات الصلة تشمل عباد الشمس ، و Daisy ، و chrysanthemum ، و Zinnia. هناك 42 نوعًا من داليا ، مع الهجينة التي تزرع عادةً كنباتات حديقة. أشكال الزهور متغيرة ، برأس واحد لكل ساق. يمكن أن تكون هذه القطر صغير مثل 5 سم (2 بوصة) أو ما يصل إلى 30 سم (1 قدم) ("لوحة عشاء"). ينتج هذا التنوع الكبير عن دالياس هو الأخطبوط - أي أن لديهم ثماني مجموعات من الكروموسومات المتماثلة ، في حين أن معظم النباتات لديها اثنتين فقط. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يحتوي Dahlias أيضًا على العديد من عمليات النقل - القطع الجينية التي تنتقل من مكان إلى آخر على أليل - والتي تساهم في إظهار هذا التنوع الكبير. كان أندرس دال ، عالم النبات السويدي ، هو الشخص الذي قدم الزهرة إلى بلدان الشمال الأوروبي وكمحية حصلت الزهرة على اسمه. ساهم الهولنديون في توسع هذه الزهرة في البرازيل.

Scorhill is Dartmoor's finest stone circle. With a diameter of 27 metres, it's not the largest circle on the moor, but it does hold claim to the tallest megaliths.

SN/NC: Dahlia, Syn. Dahlia Pinnata, Asteraceae Family

Dahlia (UK: /deɪliə/ or US: /dɑːliə/) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.

Otros nombres de la dahlia, xicamiti,

flor de camote. Proviene de las regiones de Cuernavaca y Tepoztlán, en México. Se conocen más de 2 mil variedades diferentes de esta planta. Crece en forma de mata y puede medir desde unos pocos centímetros hasta más de un metro de altura, según la variedad.Dahlia (Reino Unido: /Deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) es un género de plantas perennes arbustivas, tuberosas y herbáceas nativas de México. Un miembro de las Asteraceae, plantas dicotiledóneas, especies relacionadas incluyen el girasol, la margarita, el crisantemo y la zinnia. Hay 42 especies de Dahlia, con híbridos comúnmente cultivados como plantas de jardín. Las formas de flores son variables, con una cabeza por tallo; Estos pueden ser tan pequeños como 5 cm (2 pulgadas) de diámetro o hasta 30 cm (1 pie) ("plato de cena"). Esta gran variedad resulta de que las dahlias son octoploides, es decir, tienen ocho conjuntos de cromosomas homólogos, mientras que la mayoría de las plantas tienen solo dos. Además, las dahlias también contienen muchos transposones, piezas genéticas que se mueven de un lugar a otro sobre un alelo, que contribuye a su manifestación de tanta diversidad. Anders Dahl, botánico sueco, fue quien introdujo la flor en los países nórdicos y, como homenaje, la flor recibió su nombre. Los holandeses contribuyeron a la expansión de esta flor en Brasil.

Dahlia, nome comum dália, é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae. É uma herbácea de porte médio, perene. Quando adulta, a planta chega a atingir até 1,50 metro. É originária do México, onde é muito popular. Os índios daquela região foram os primeiros a cultivar dálias, ainda no período do império Asteca. Por volta do final do século XVIII, o diretor do Jardim Botânico de Madrid encantou-se com a flor, durante uma visita ao México. Foi o suficiente para que a dália atravessasse o oceano e chegasse à Europa, onde se adaptou ao clima temperado. Foi o botânico sueco Anders Dahl, responsável pela expansão das dálias pela região nórdica da Europa, que inspirou o nome da flor. Os holandeses e os franceses foram os maiores incentivadores do cultivo e da produção de inúmeras espécies híbridas de dálias. Os imigrantes holandeses contribuíram para a propagação desta flor no Brasil. Hoje, entre naturais e híbridas, existem mais de 3 000 variedades, com uma diversificação de formas, cores tamanhos e adaptações a diferentes condições.

Dahlia, nom commun Dahlia, est un genre de plantes fleurissantes de la famille des marguerites. C'est une herbacée de taille moyenne, vivace. En tant qu'adulte, l'usine atteint jusqu'à 1,50 Metro. Il est originaire du Mexique, où il est très populaire. Les Indiens dans cette région ont été les premiers à cultiver Dahlia, encore dans la période de l'Empire aztèque. Vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le directeur des jardins botaniques de Madrid a été enchanté par la fleur, lors d'une visite au Mexique. Il suffisait que le dahlia traverse l'océan et atteigne l'Europe, où il s'adapte au climat tempéré. C'est le botaniste suédois Anders Dahl, responsable de l'expansion des dahlias par la région nordique de l'Europe, qui a inspiré le nom de la fleur.

Dahlia (uk: /deɪliə /of us: /dːliə /) is een geslacht van bossige, knol, kruidachtige meerjarige planten afkomstig uit Mexico. Een lid van de Asteraceae, Dicotyledonous planten, gerelateerde soorten omvatten de zonnebloem, Daisy, Chrysanthemum en Zinnia. Er zijn 42 soorten dahlia, met hybriden die gewoonlijk worden gekweekt als tuinplanten. Bloemvormen zijn variabel, met één kop per stengel; Deze kunnen zo klein zijn als een diameter van 5 cm (2 inch) of tot 30 cm (1 ft) ("bord"). Deze grote variëteit resulteert van dahlia's zijn octoploïden - dat wil zeggen dat ze acht sets homologe chromosomen hebben, terwijl de meeste planten er slechts twee hebben. Bovendien bevatten Dahlias ook veel transposons - generale stukken die van plaats naar plaats op een allel gaan - wat bijdraagt aan hun manifestatie van zo'n grote diversiteit. Anders Dahl, de Zweedse botanicus, was degene die de bloem introduceerde in de Alnend landen en als eerbetoon kreeg de bloem zijn naam. De Nederlanders hebben bijgedragen aan de uitbreiding van deze bloem in Brazilië.

Dahlia (Regno Unito: /deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) è un genere di piante perenni folli, tuberose, erbacee originarie del Messico. Un membro delle Asteraceae, piante dicotyledoni, specie correlate includono il girasole, la margherita, il crisantemo e la zinnia. Esistono 42 specie di dahlia, con ibridi comunemente coltivati come piante da giardino. Le forme di fiori sono variabili, con una testa per stelo; Questi possono essere piccoli come 5 cm (2 pollici) di diametro o fino a 30 cm (1 piedi) ("piatto per la cena"). Questa grande varietà deriva da Dahlias che sono poltoploidi, cioè hanno otto serie di cromosomi omologhi, mentre la maggior parte delle piante ne ha solo due. Inoltre, le dahlia contengono anche molti trasposoni - pezzi generatici che si spostano da un luogo all'altro su un allele - che contribuiscono alla loro manifestazione di tale grande diversità. Anders Dahl, botanico svedese, è stato colui che ha introdotto il fiore nei paesi nordici e come omaggio il fiore ha ottenuto il suo nome. Gli olandesi hanno contribuito all'espansione di questo fiore in Brasile.

Dahlia (UK: /DEɪliə /oder USA: /dːliə /) ist eine Gattung von buschigen, knallberechtigen, krautigen Staudenpflanzen, die in Mexiko beheimatet sind. Ein Mitglied der Asteraceae, dicotyledonous -Pflanzen, verwandte Arten umfassen Sonnenblumen, Daisy, Chrysanthemen und Zinnia. Es gibt 42 Arten von Dahlia, wobei Hybriden üblicherweise als Gartenpflanzen angebaut werden. Blütenformen sind variabel, mit einem Kopf pro Stamm; Diese können nur einen Durchmesser von 5 cm oder bis zu 30 cm ("Teller") sein. Diese große Vielfalt resultiert aus Dahlien, die Oktoploide sind - das heißt, sie haben acht Sätze homologer Chromosomen, während die meisten Pflanzen nur zwei haben. Darüber hinaus enthält Dahlien auch viele Transposons - genetische Stücke, die sich von Ort zu Ort auf ein Allel bewegen, was zu ihrer Manifestierung einer so großen Vielfalt beiträgt. Anders Dahl, der schwedische Botaniker, war derjenige, der die Blume in die nordischen Länder vorstellte, und als Hommage bekam die Blume seinen Namen. Die Niederländer trugen zur Ausweitung dieser Blume in Brasilien bei.

Dahlia（英国： /deɪliə /またはus： /dgrliə /）は、メキシコに自生したふさふさした、塊状の草本多年生植物の属です。 キク科のメンバーである双子葉植物、関連種には、ヒマワリ、デイジー、菊、Zinniaが含まれます。 42種のダリアがあり、ハイブリッドは一般的に庭の植物として栽培されています。 花の形は可変であり、茎ごとに1つの頭があります。 これらは、直径5 cm（2インチ）または最大30 cm（1フィート）（「ディナープレート」）までです。 この非常に多様性は、ダリアが卵巣であることに起因します。つまり、8セットの相同染色体がありますが、ほとんどの植物は2つしかありません。 さらに、Dahliasには、対立遺伝子の上に場所から場所へと移動するジェネティックな多くのトランスポゾンも含まれています。 スウェーデンの植物学者のアンダース・ダールは、北欧諸国に花を紹介し、オマージュとして花は彼の名前を得た人でした。 オランダはブラジルでのこの花の拡大に貢献しました。

Dahlia (المملكة المتحدة: /deɪliə /أو الولايات المتحدة: /dːliə /) هي جنس من النباتات الدائمة الكثبانية ، العشبية الأصلية للمكسيك. عضو في Asteraceae ، والنباتات dicotyledonous ، والأنواع ذات الصلة تشمل عباد الشمس ، و Daisy ، و chrysanthemum ، و Zinnia. هناك 42 نوعًا من داليا ، مع الهجينة التي تزرع عادةً كنباتات حديقة. أشكال الزهور متغيرة ، برأس واحد لكل ساق. يمكن أن تكون هذه القطر صغير مثل 5 سم (2 بوصة) أو ما يصل إلى 30 سم (1 قدم) ("لوحة عشاء"). ينتج هذا التنوع الكبير عن دالياس هو الأخطبوط - أي أن لديهم ثماني مجموعات من الكروموسومات المتماثلة ، في حين أن معظم النباتات لديها اثنتين فقط. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يحتوي Dahlias أيضًا على العديد من عمليات النقل - القطع الجينية التي تنتقل من مكان إلى آخر على أليل - والتي تساهم في إظهار هذا التنوع الكبير. كان أندرس دال ، عالم النبات السويدي ، هو الشخص الذي قدم الزهرة إلى بلدان الشمال الأوروبي وكمحية حصلت الزهرة على اسمه. ساهم الهولنديون في توسع هذه الزهرة في البرازيل.

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The Andromeda Galaxy, with a diameter of 200 light years, is a spiral galaxy at approximately 2.5 million light years from Earth and it is the largest galaxy of the Local Group which also contains the Milky Way, the Triangulum Galaxy (M33) and about 44 other smaller galaxies.

The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at about 100 kilometres per second. This makes Andromeda one of the few blueshifted galaxies that we observe. It is expected to directly collide with the Milky Way in about 4 billion years. Like the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy has satellite galaxies, consisting of 14 known dwarf galaxies. The best known and most readily observed satellite galaxies are M32 and M110.

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Fly agaric

The classic fairy tale toadstool, this red and white fungus is often found beneath birch trees in autumn.

Scientific name

Amanita muscaria

When to see

August to November

Species information

Category

Fungi

Statistics

Cap diameter: 8-20cm

Stem height: 8-18cm

Conservation status

Common

Habitats

Heathland and moorland

Woodland

Towns and gardens

About

Fly agaric is probably our most recognisable species of fungus, with the mushroom's distinctive red cap and white stalk featuring in countless stories, television shows and even video games! Fly agaric is found in woodlands, parks and heaths with scattered trees, typically growing beneath birch trees or pines and spruces. The colourful fruiting bodies can usually be seen between late summer and early winter.

Like most fungi, the parts we see are just the fruiting bodies, or mushrooms. These grow up from an unseen network of tiny filaments called hyphae, which together form a structure known as the mycelium. The fruiting bodies produce spores for reproduction, although fungi can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation. The mycelium of fly agaric often forms a symbiotic relationship with the trees around it, wrapping around the roots and supplying them with nutrients taken from the soil. In exchange, the fungus receives sugars produced by the trees.

Fly agarics are poisonous and should not be eaten. Reports of deaths are rare, but ingestion often causes stomach cramps and hallucinations.

How to identify

The distinctive mushrooms have a red cap, either flat or rounded, often with a scattering of white spots or warts, and a white stem. The gills, beneath the cap, are free of the stem.

Distribution

Widespread

Did you know?

Despite it being toxic to us, there are some animals that do eat fly agaric. These include red squirrels and slugs, as well as specialists such as fungus gnats - these flies lay eggs on the fungus, and when they hatch the larvae feed on the fruiting body.

How people can help

Fungi play an important role within our ecosystems, helping to recycle nutrients from dead or decaying organic matter, and providing food and shelter for different animals. The Wildlife Trusts manage many nature reserves sympathetically for the benefit of all kinds of wildlife, including fungi: you can help by supporting your local trust and becoming a member. Our gardens are also a vital resource for wildlife, providing corridors of green space between open countryside. Try leaving log piles and dead wood to help fungi and the wildlife that depends on it.

In this shot I had just finished pushing down some small trees and brush to improve the view of Seneca Rocks from this tent site area.

Lumberjack, logger, able to use a chain saw - all of these words came pouring out of Fred's mouth. I kept shaking my head no and Fred the Area Manager decided that it would be best if I drove the tractor. The tractor is a very important tool. With the grapple attachment on the front it can pick up and carry away large piles of brush or large sections of cut up trees, In many cases a little extra pressure from the tractor pushing on the tree can help nudge it to falling where you want it when cut. It saves hours of work in cleaning up the mess. I believe we cut down around 80-90 trees from 10- 30 inches in diameter.

So how hard could it be to run a campground? It fell in our laps so we decided to give it a try! I will put up a series of photos of our campground life.

This is where I spent 3 months (July - early October) as a Campground manager. Seneca Shadows Campground in Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. It is in the Seneca Rocks - Spruce Knob Recreation area that is part of the Monongahela National Forest

Star cluster in Vela constellation

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Magnitude: +2.6

Diameter: 10 light years.

Apparent size: 60 arc minDistance: 570 light years.

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Templo de Zeus Olímpico - Atenas - Grecia

El templo de Zeus Olímpico, también conocido como el Olimpeion (griego Ναός του Ολυμπίου Δός, o Naos tou Olimpiou Dios), es un templo de Atenas. Aunque comenzado en el siglo VI a. C., no fue terminado hasta el reinado del emperador Adriano, en el siglo II. En las épocas helenística y romana era el templo más grande de Grecia.

El templo se ubica a unos 500 metros al sureste de la Acrópolis de Atenas y a unos 700 m al sur de la Plaza Sintagma (centro de Atenas).

Sus cimientos fueron colocados en el sitio de un primer templo por el tirano Pisístrato en 515 a. C., pero el trabajo fue abandonado cuando su hijo, Hipias, fue derrocado en 510 a. C.​Durante los años de la democracia ateniense, el templo fue dejado incompleto, porque se pensó que atentaba contra la hybris construir a tal escala. Aristóteles, en la Política, citó el templo como un ejemplo de cómo las tiranías atraían al pueblo a grandes obras de estado y lo dejaban sin tiempo, energía o medios para rebelarse.

El trabajo fue reanudado en 174 a. C., durante la dominación macedonia de Grecia, bajo el patrocinio del rey helenístico Antíoco IV Epífanes, que contrató al arquitecto romano Cosucio para diseñar el templo más grande del mundo conocido. Cuando Antíoco murió en 164 a. C. el trabajo estaba retrasado otra vez.

En 86 a. C., después de que las ciudades griegas cayeran bajo dominio romano, el general Sila llevó dos columnas del templo inacabado a Roma, para adornar el templo de Júpiter Capitolino en la Colina Capitolina. Estas columnas influyeron en el desarrollo del estilo corintio en Roma.

En el siglo II, el templo fue retomado por el emperador Adriano, un gran admirador de la cultura griega, quien finalmente lo llevó a su conclusión en 129 (algunas fuentes dicen que en 131).

El templo fue construido en mármol del monte Pentélico. Medía 96 metros de largo en sus lados mayores y 40 metros a lo ancho de sus caras oriental y occidental. Contaba de 104 columnas corintias, cada una de 17 metros de alto, de 2,6 metros de diámetro y un peso aproximado de 364 toneladas; de las cuales 48 estaban colocadas en filas triples bajo los frontones y 56 en filas dobles en los lados. Solo 16 de estas columnas sobreviven hoy, 13 de ellas, en el lado este, en pie. De las tres restantes, en el lado oeste, una se derrumbó en 1852 y está todavía tendida donde cayó.3

Adriano dedicó el templo a Zeus. También erigió una enorme estatua de marfil de Zeus en la cella del templo. Los frontones estaban adornados con muchas estatuas, pero también en todo el templo había estatuas y bustos de hombres famosos. Los atenienses, para mostrar su gratitud a Adriano, erigieron una estatua de él detrás del templo. Desafortunadamente, ninguna de las esculturas que adornaban el templo, o de su interior, ha sobrevivido. No se sabe exactamente cuándo fue destruido el templo, pero se especula que, como otros grandes edificios en Atenas, probablemente fue destruido por un terremoto durante los años bizantinos y sus ruinas se utilizaron para construir otros edificios.

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Temple of Olympian Zeus - Athens - Greece

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός, Naós tou Olympíou Diós), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, some 638 years after the project had begun. During the Roman period the temple, which included 104 colossal columns, was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.

The temple's glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after being pillaged during a barbarian invasion in 267 AD, just about a century after its completion. It was probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter. In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, it was extensively quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere in the city. Despite that, a substantial part of the temple remains today, notably sixteen of the original gigantic columns, and it continues to be part of a very important archaeological site of Greece.

The temple is located approximately 500 m (0.31 mi) south-east of the Acropolis, and about 700 m (0.43 mi) south of the center of Athens, Syntagma Square. Its foundations were laid on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus. An earlier temple had stood there, constructed by the tyrant Peisistratus around 550 BC. The building was demolished after the death of Peisistratos and the construction of a colossal new Temple of Olympian Zeus was begun around 520 BC by his sons, Hippias and Hipparchos. They sought to surpass two famous contemporary temples, the Heraion of Samos and the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. Designed by the architects Antistates, Callaeschrus, Antimachides and Phormos, the Temple of Olympian Zeus was intended to be built of local limestone in the Doric style on a colossal platform measuring 41 m (134 ft 6 in) by 108 m (354 ft 4 in). It was to be flanked by a double colonnade of eight columns across the front and back and twenty-one on the flanks, surrounding the cella.

Corinthian columns detail

The work was abandoned when the tyranny was overthrown and Hippias was expelled in 510 BC. Only the platform and some elements of the columns had been completed by that point, and the temple remained in that state for 336 years. The temple was left unfinished during the years of Athenian democracy, apparently, because the Greeks thought it was hubris to build on such a scale. In his treatise Politics, Aristotle cited the temple as an example of how tyrannies engaged the populace in great works for the state (like a white elephant) and left them no time, energy or means to rebel.[1]

It was not until 174 BC that the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who presented himself as the earthly embodiment of Zeus, revived the project and placed the Roman architect Decimus Cossutius in charge. The design was changed to have three rows of eight columns across the front and back of the temple and a double row of twenty on the flanks, for a total of 104 columns. The columns would stand 17 m (55 ft 9 in) high and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The building material was changed to the expensive but high-quality Pentelic marble and the order was changed from Doric to Corinthian, marking the first time that this order had been used on the exterior of a major temple. However, the project ground to a halt again in 164 BC with the death of Antiochus. The temple was still only half-finished by that stage.

Serious damage was inflicted on the partly built temple by Lucius Cornelius Sulla's sack of Athens in 86 BC. While looting the city, Sulla seized some of the incomplete columns and transported them back to Rome, where they were re-used in the Temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill. A half-hearted attempt was made to complete the temple during Augustus' reign as the first Roman emperor, but it was not until the accession of Hadrian in the 2nd century AD that the project was finally completed around 638 years after it had begun.

Diameter about 5mm

SN/NC: Dahlia, Syn. Dahlia Pinnata, Asteraceae Family

Dahlia (UK: /deɪliə/ or US: /dɑːliə/) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.

Otros nombres de la dahlia, xicamiti,

flor de camote. Proviene de las regiones de Cuernavaca y Tepoztlán, en México. Se conocen más de 2 mil variedades diferentes de esta planta. Crece en forma de mata y puede medir desde unos pocos centímetros hasta más de un metro de altura, según la variedad.Dahlia (Reino Unido: /Deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) es un género de plantas perennes arbustivas, tuberosas y herbáceas nativas de México. Un miembro de las Asteraceae, plantas dicotiledóneas, especies relacionadas incluyen el girasol, la margarita, el crisantemo y la zinnia. Hay 42 especies de Dahlia, con híbridos comúnmente cultivados como plantas de jardín. Las formas de flores son variables, con una cabeza por tallo; Estos pueden ser tan pequeños como 5 cm (2 pulgadas) de diámetro o hasta 30 cm (1 pie) ("plato de cena"). Esta gran variedad resulta de que las dahlias son octoploides, es decir, tienen ocho conjuntos de cromosomas homólogos, mientras que la mayoría de las plantas tienen solo dos. Además, las dahlias también contienen muchos transposones, piezas genéticas que se mueven de un lugar a otro sobre un alelo, que contribuye a su manifestación de tanta diversidad. Anders Dahl, botánico sueco, fue quien introdujo la flor en los países nórdicos y, como homenaje, la flor recibió su nombre. Los holandeses contribuyeron a la expansión de esta flor en Brasil.

Dahlia, nome comum dália, é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae. É uma herbácea de porte médio, perene. Quando adulta, a planta chega a atingir até 1,50 metro. É originária do México, onde é muito popular. Os índios daquela região foram os primeiros a cultivar dálias, ainda no período do império Asteca. Por volta do final do século XVIII, o diretor do Jardim Botânico de Madrid encantou-se com a flor, durante uma visita ao México. Foi o suficiente para que a dália atravessasse o oceano e chegasse à Europa, onde se adaptou ao clima temperado. Foi o botânico sueco Anders Dahl, responsável pela expansão das dálias pela região nórdica da Europa, que inspirou o nome da flor. Os holandeses e os franceses foram os maiores incentivadores do cultivo e da produção de inúmeras espécies híbridas de dálias. Os imigrantes holandeses contribuíram para a propagação desta flor no Brasil. Hoje, entre naturais e híbridas, existem mais de 3 000 variedades, com uma diversificação de formas, cores tamanhos e adaptações a diferentes condições.

Dahlia, nom commun Dahlia, est un genre de plantes fleurissantes de la famille des marguerites. C'est une herbacée de taille moyenne, vivace. En tant qu'adulte, l'usine atteint jusqu'à 1,50 Metro. Il est originaire du Mexique, où il est très populaire. Les Indiens dans cette région ont été les premiers à cultiver Dahlia, encore dans la période de l'Empire aztèque. Vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le directeur des jardins botaniques de Madrid a été enchanté par la fleur, lors d'une visite au Mexique. Il suffisait que le dahlia traverse l'océan et atteigne l'Europe, où il s'adapte au climat tempéré.

C'est le botaniste suédois Anders Dahl, responsable de l'expansion des dahlias par la région nordique de l'Europe, qui a inspiré le nom de la fleur.

Dahlia (uk: /deɪliə /of us: /dːliə /) is een geslacht van bossige, knol, kruidachtige meerjarige planten afkomstig uit Mexico. Een lid van de Asteraceae, Dicotyledonous planten, gerelateerde soorten omvatten de zonnebloem, Daisy, Chrysanthemum en Zinnia. Er zijn 42 soorten dahlia, met hybriden die gewoonlijk worden gekweekt als tuinplanten. Bloemvormen zijn variabel, met één kop per stengel; Deze kunnen zo klein zijn als een diameter van 5 cm (2 inch) of tot 30 cm (1 ft) ("bord"). Deze grote variëteit resulteert van dahlia's zijn octoploïden - dat wil zeggen dat ze acht sets homologe chromosomen hebben, terwijl de meeste planten er slechts twee hebben. Bovendien bevatten Dahlias ook veel transposons - generale stukken die van plaats naar plaats op een allel gaan - wat bijdraagt aan hun manifestatie van zo'n grote diversiteit. Anders Dahl, de Zweedse botanicus, was degene die de bloem introduceerde in de Alnend landen en als eerbetoon kreeg de bloem zijn naam. De Nederlanders hebben bijgedragen aan de uitbreiding van deze bloem in Brazilië.

Dahlia (Regno Unito: /deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) è un genere di piante perenni folli, tuberose, erbacee originarie del Messico. Un membro delle Asteraceae, piante dicotyledoni, specie correlate includono il girasole, la margherita, il crisantemo e la zinnia. Esistono 42 specie di dahlia, con ibridi comunemente coltivati come piante da giardino. Le forme di fiori sono variabili, con una testa per stelo; Questi possono essere piccoli come 5 cm (2 pollici) di diametro o fino a 30 cm (1 piedi) ("piatto per la cena"). Questa grande varietà deriva da Dahlias che sono poltoploidi, cioè hanno otto serie di cromosomi omologhi, mentre la maggior parte delle piante ne ha solo due. Inoltre, le dahlia contengono anche molti trasposoni - pezzi generatici che si spostano da un luogo all'altro su un allele - che contribuiscono alla loro manifestazione di tale grande diversità. Anders Dahl, botanico svedese, è stato colui che ha introdotto il fiore nei paesi nordici e come omaggio il fiore ha ottenuto il suo nome. Gli olandesi hanno contribuito all'espansione di questo fiore in Brasile.

Dahlia (UK: /DEɪliə /oder USA: /dːliə /) ist eine Gattung von buschigen, knallberechtigen, krautigen Staudenpflanzen, die in Mexiko beheimatet sind. Ein Mitglied der Asteraceae, dicotyledonous -Pflanzen, verwandte Arten umfassen Sonnenblumen, Daisy, Chrysanthemen und Zinnia. Es gibt 42 Arten von Dahlia, wobei Hybriden üblicherweise als Gartenpflanzen angebaut werden. Blütenformen sind variabel, mit einem Kopf pro Stamm; Diese können nur einen Durchmesser von 5 cm oder bis zu 30 cm ("Teller") sein. Diese große Vielfalt resultiert aus Dahlien, die Oktoploide sind - das heißt, sie haben acht Sätze homologer Chromosomen, während die meisten Pflanzen nur zwei haben. Darüber hinaus enthält Dahlien auch viele Transposons - genetische Stücke, die sich von Ort zu Ort auf ein Allel bewegen, was zu ihrer Manifestierung einer so großen Vielfalt beiträgt. Anders Dahl, der schwedische Botaniker, war derjenige, der die Blume in die nordischen Länder vorstellte, und als Hommage bekam die Blume seinen Namen. Die Niederländer trugen zur Ausweitung dieser Blume in Brasilien bei.

Dahlia（英国： /deɪliə /またはus： /dgrliə /）は、メキシコに自生したふさふさした、塊状の草本多年生植物の属です。 キク科のメンバーである双子葉植物、関連種には、ヒマワリ、デイジー、菊、Zinniaが含まれます。 42種のダリアがあり、ハイブリッドは一般的に庭の植物として栽培されています。 花の形は可変であり、茎ごとに1つの頭があります。 これらは、直径5 cm（2インチ）または最大30 cm（1フィート）（「ディナープレート」）までです。 この非常に多様性は、ダリアが卵巣であることに起因します。つまり、8セットの相同染色体がありますが、ほとんどの植物は2つしかありません。 さらに、Dahliasには、対立遺伝子の上に場所から場所へと移動するジェネティックな多くのトランスポゾンも含まれています。 スウェーデンの植物学者のアンダース・ダールは、北欧諸国に花を紹介し、オマージュとして花は彼の名前を得た人でした。 オランダはブラジルでのこの花の拡大に貢献しました。

Dahlia (المملكة المتحدة: /deɪliə /أو الولايات المتحدة: /dːliə /) هي جنس من النباتات الدائمة الكثبانية ، العشبية الأصلية للمكسيك. عضو في Asteraceae ، والنباتات dicotyledonous ، والأنواع ذات الصلة تشمل عباد الشمس ، و Daisy ، و chrysanthemum ، و Zinnia. هناك 42 نوعًا من داليا ، مع الهجينة التي تزرع عادةً كنباتات حديقة. أشكال الزهور متغيرة ، برأس واحد لكل ساق. يمكن أن تكون هذه القطر صغير مثل 5 سم (2 بوصة) أو ما يصل إلى 30 سم (1 قدم) ("لوحة عشاء"). ينتج هذا التنوع الكبير عن دالياس هو الأخطبوط - أي أن لديهم ثماني مجموعات من الكروموسومات المتماثلة ، في حين أن معظم النباتات لديها اثنتين فقط. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يحتوي Dahlias أيضًا على العديد من عمليات النقل - القطع الجينية التي تنتقل من مكان إلى آخر على أليل - والتي تساهم في إظهار هذا التنوع الكبير. كان أندرس دال ، عالم النبات السويدي ، هو الشخص الذي قدم الزهرة إلى بلدان الشمال الأوروبي وكمحية حصلت الزهرة على اسمه. ساهم الهولنديون في توسع هذه الزهرة في البرازيل.

Audacia is Allseas’ versatile pipelay vessel, optimised for the execution of small- to large-diameter pipeline projects of any length in all water depths, and for associated work such as the installation of risers and subsea protection frames. The concept for Audacia was developed entirely in-house and she has been operational since 2007.

A length of 225 m places her between Allseas’ dynamically positioned pipelay vessels Solitaire and Lorelay. Precise manoeuvring on full dynamic positioning with a stinger positioned on the bow allow Audacia to work safely in congested areas and lay pipes in very deep water. Pipeline start-ups and lay-downs are executed in very quick time ensuring any disruption to other activities near platforms is minimised. Due to her long length and ship-shape Audacia can accommodate multiple work stations and has a greater pipe hold capacity. Her independence from anchor handlers and large buffer capacity also ensure she is less dependent on pipe off-loading from supply vessels. A high transit speed, high lay speed and large carrying capacity ensure Audacia is highly competitive for pipelay projects anywhere in the world.

Vessel specifications

Length overall (incl. stinger)327 m (1073 ft)

Length overall (excl. stinger)225 m (738 ft)

Length between perpendiculars217 m (712 ft)

Breadth32 m (105 ft)

Depth to main deck19 m (62 ft)

Operating draught11 m (36 ft)

Maximum speed16 knots

Total installed power41,600 kW

Thrusters7 x 5000 kW retractable, fixed pitch azimuth thrusters

Dynamic positioning systemLR DP (AAA), fully redundant Kongsberg SDP-11 and SDP-22 system

HelideckMaximum take-off weight 12.8 t; suitable for Sikorsky S-92 and Bell 429 helicopters

Deck cranesSpecial purpose crane of 150 t (330 kips) at 16 m (53 ft) main hoist

Pipe transfer crane of 30 t (70 kips) at 33 m (108 ft) main hoist

Work stations7 (single joint) welding stations, 1 NDT station and 3 coating stations

Installed tension capacity3 x 175 t (3 x 390 kips)

Pipe cargo capacity on main deck14,000 t

ROV150 HP work-class ROV, rated to 4000 m depth (13,000 ft), for subsea surveys and intervention work

Pipe diametersFrom 2" to 60" OD

ClassificationsOU–100 A1–Multi-purpose support unit, pipelaying unit,

OIWS LA, LI, () LMC, DP (AAA), PCR (97, 93)

Dual A-frameFor PLEM installation and SCR handovers, capacity 550 t (1200 kips)

Buoy handling systemGantry crane above the stinger, capacity 35 t (80 kips), rail length 85 m (280 ft)

Port of registryValletta

20170312 1070-Pano

This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead Christmas baubles for a select group of friends every year. In this case they are for a friend, who like me, elects blue as her favourite colour.

Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the butterflies which are 10mm, and the central butterfly which is 12mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. I always leave the flowers and stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in.

These baubles are smaller than some others I do, however because it is a complex pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours per side.

It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.

Makarov Embankment. Malaya Neva River. In the distance is the cable-stayed bridge of the Western High-Speed Diameter and the "Lakhta Center" skyscraper. St. Petersburg

Набережная Макарова. Река Малая Нева. Вдалеке - вантовый мост Западного Скоростного Диаметра и небоскрёб "Лахта-Центр". Санкт-Петербург

MC Zenitar-C 1.2/50 S

Mysterious is the 11/14/16 topic for Macro Monday, so I can't tell y'all what it is, or it wouldn't be mysterious any more. I will say it measures 11/32 inch / 8.7mm in diameter.

Taken with a 105mm Micro Nikkor lens + a Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Conversion lens.

The DODECALITH (Greek: The Twelve-Stone) consists of twelve menhirs, each 7-8 meters high, of which the uppermost 2 meters will be sculpted as heads, all facing inwards towards the center of a circle approximately 30 meters in diameter.

The stone figures will stand on invisible foundations and they will sing!

Under a circle of natural sitting stones, a 12 channel sound system will be installed. This system will allow spatial electro acoustic song and music – specially created for The DODECALITH – to sound inside the circle at intervals every day, all year round.

Norderney, Germany, 2023.

This "little fellow" was easily 40cm in diameter.

There's more on www.chm-photography.com.

Enjoy!

200/365,

Zespri., Green New Zealand, Grown in New Zealand.

Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia. The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa 'Hayward') is oval, about the size of a large hen's egg: 5–8 centimetres (2–3 inches) in length and 4.5–5.5 cm (1+3⁄4–2+1⁄4 in) in diameter. Kiwifruit has a thin, fuzzy, fibrous, tart but edible, light brown skin and light green or golden flesh with rows of tiny, black, edible seeds. The fruit has a soft texture with a sweet and unique flavour.

Garden Village, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

M 13 is 145 light-years in diameter and composed of between 300,000, to more than half a million gravitationally bound stars in the constellation of Hercules.

It’s a spectacular star cluster to see in a telescope with its super bright core of hot blue stars.

Imaged over 2 nights in May 2023 from my home in Gérgal, Spain. Taken during almost a full Moon to test a new mount recently purchased.

A high resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/1moarg/0/

Thank you for looking.

Technical summary:

Captured: 03,04-05-2023

Imaging Sessions: 2

Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain

Bortle Class: 4

Total Integration: 6h 50m

Filters:

Red 48x 91s 1h 31m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 19.5

Green 73x 60s 1h 13m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 19.5

Blue 78x 60s 1h 18m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 19.5

UV/IR 168x 60s 2h 48m BIN 2 Gain 100 0C SQM 19.5

Pixel Scale: 0.27 arcsec/pixel

Telescope: Celestron C11 Edge HD f/10 2800mm

Image Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro

Guiding: Omegon 60mm 240mm, ASI 183MC Pro

Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, UV/IR

Mount: iOptron CEM120 EC

Computer: Minix NUC

Capture software: NINA, PHD2

Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom

These flowers are about 1/4" or 6mm in diameter

SN/NC: Dahlia, Syn. Dahlia Pinnata, Asteraceae Family

Dahlia (UK: /deɪliə/ or US: /dɑːliə/) is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 5 cm (2 in) diameter or up to 30 cm (1 ft) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids—that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons—genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele—which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.

Otros nombres de la dahlia, xicamiti,

flor de camote. Proviene de las regiones de Cuernavaca y Tepoztlán, en México. Se conocen más de 2 mil variedades diferentes de esta planta. Crece en forma de mata y puede medir desde unos pocos centímetros hasta más de un metro de altura, según la variedad.Dahlia (Reino Unido: /Deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) es un género de plantas perennes arbustivas, tuberosas y herbáceas nativas de México. Un miembro de las Asteraceae, plantas dicotiledóneas, especies relacionadas incluyen el girasol, la margarita, el crisantemo y la zinnia. Hay 42 especies de Dahlia, con híbridos comúnmente cultivados como plantas de jardín. Las formas de flores son variables, con una cabeza por tallo; Estos pueden ser tan pequeños como 5 cm (2 pulgadas) de diámetro o hasta 30 cm (1 pie) ("plato de cena"). Esta gran variedad resulta de que las dahlias son octoploides, es decir, tienen ocho conjuntos de cromosomas homólogos, mientras que la mayoría de las plantas tienen solo dos. Además, las dahlias también contienen muchos transposones, piezas genéticas que se mueven de un lugar a otro sobre un alelo, que contribuye a su manifestación de tanta diversidad. Anders Dahl, botánico sueco, fue quien introdujo la flor en los países nórdicos y, como homenaje, la flor recibió su nombre. Los holandeses contribuyeron a la expansión de esta flor en Brasil.

Dahlia, nome comum dália, é um género botânico pertencente à família Asteraceae. É uma herbácea de porte médio, perene. Quando adulta, a planta chega a atingir até 1,50 metro. É originária do México, onde é muito popular. Os índios daquela região foram os primeiros a cultivar dálias, ainda no período do império Asteca. Por volta do final do século XVIII, o diretor do Jardim Botânico de Madrid encantou-se com a flor, durante uma visita ao México. Foi o suficiente para que a dália atravessasse o oceano e chegasse à Europa, onde se adaptou ao clima temperado. Foi o botânico sueco Anders Dahl, responsável pela expansão das dálias pela região nórdica da Europa, que inspirou o nome da flor. Os holandeses e os franceses foram os maiores incentivadores do cultivo e da produção de inúmeras espécies híbridas de dálias. Os imigrantes holandeses contribuíram para a propagação desta flor no Brasil. Hoje, entre naturais e híbridas, existem mais de 3 000 variedades, com uma diversificação de formas, cores tamanhos e adaptações a diferentes condições.

Dahlia, nom commun Dahlia, est un genre de plantes fleurissantes de la famille des marguerites. C'est une herbacée de taille moyenne, vivace. En tant qu'adulte, l'usine atteint jusqu'à 1,50 Metro. Il est originaire du Mexique, où il est très populaire. Les Indiens dans cette région ont été les premiers à cultiver Dahlia, encore dans la période de l'Empire aztèque. Vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle, le directeur des jardins botaniques de Madrid a été enchanté par la fleur, lors d'une visite au Mexique. Il suffisait que le dahlia traverse l'océan et atteigne l'Europe, où il s'adapte au climat tempéré. C'est le botaniste suédois Anders Dahl, responsable de l'expansion des dahlias par la région nordique de l'Europe, qui a inspiré le nom de la fleur.

Dahlia (uk: /deɪliə /of us: /dːliə /) is een geslacht van bossige, knol, kruidachtige meerjarige planten afkomstig uit Mexico. Een lid van de Asteraceae, Dicotyledonous planten, gerelateerde soorten omvatten de zonnebloem, Daisy, Chrysanthemum en Zinnia. Er zijn 42 soorten dahlia, met hybriden die gewoonlijk worden gekweekt als tuinplanten. Bloemvormen zijn variabel, met één kop per stengel; Deze kunnen zo klein zijn als een diameter van 5 cm (2 inch) of tot 30 cm (1 ft) ("bord"). Deze grote variëteit resulteert van dahlia's zijn octoploïden - dat wil zeggen dat ze acht sets homologe chromosomen hebben, terwijl de meeste planten er slechts twee hebben. Bovendien bevatten Dahlias ook veel transposons - generale stukken die van plaats naar plaats op een allel gaan - wat bijdraagt aan hun manifestatie van zo'n grote diversiteit. Anders Dahl, de Zweedse botanicus, was degene die de bloem introduceerde in de Alnend landen en als eerbetoon kreeg de bloem zijn naam. De Nederlanders hebben bijgedragen aan de uitbreiding van deze bloem in Brazilië.

Dahlia (Regno Unito: /deɪliə /o us: /dːliə /) è un genere di piante perenni folli, tuberose, erbacee originarie del Messico. Un membro delle Asteraceae, piante dicotyledoni, specie correlate includono il girasole, la margherita, il crisantemo e la zinnia. Esistono 42 specie di dahlia, con ibridi comunemente coltivati come piante da giardino. Le forme di fiori sono variabili, con una testa per stelo; Questi possono essere piccoli come 5 cm (2 pollici) di diametro o fino a 30 cm (1 piedi) ("piatto per la cena"). Questa grande varietà deriva da Dahlias che sono poltoploidi, cioè hanno otto serie di cromosomi omologhi, mentre la maggior parte delle piante ne ha solo due. Inoltre, le dahlia contengono anche molti trasposoni - pezzi generatici che si spostano da un luogo all'altro su un allele - che contribuiscono alla loro manifestazione di tale grande diversità. Anders Dahl, botanico svedese, è stato colui che ha introdotto il fiore nei paesi nordici e come omaggio il fiore ha ottenuto il suo nome. Gli olandesi hanno contribuito all'espansione di questo fiore in Brasile.

Dahlia (UK: /DEɪliə /oder USA: /dːliə /) ist eine Gattung von buschigen, knallberechtigen, krautigen Staudenpflanzen, die in Mexiko beheimatet sind. Ein Mitglied der Asteraceae, dicotyledonous -Pflanzen, verwandte Arten umfassen Sonnenblumen, Daisy, Chrysanthemen und Zinnia. Es gibt 42 Arten von Dahlia, wobei Hybriden üblicherweise als Gartenpflanzen angebaut werden. Blütenformen sind variabel, mit einem Kopf pro Stamm; Diese können nur einen Durchmesser von 5 cm oder bis zu 30 cm ("Teller") sein. Diese große Vielfalt resultiert aus Dahlien, die Oktoploide sind - das heißt, sie haben acht Sätze homologer Chromosomen, während die meisten Pflanzen nur zwei haben. Darüber hinaus enthält Dahlien auch viele Transposons - genetische Stücke, die sich von Ort zu Ort auf ein Allel bewegen, was zu ihrer Manifestierung einer so großen Vielfalt beiträgt. Anders Dahl, der schwedische Botaniker, war derjenige, der die Blume in die nordischen Länder vorstellte, und als Hommage bekam die Blume seinen Namen. Die Niederländer trugen zur Ausweitung dieser Blume in Brasilien bei.

Dahlia（英国： /deɪliə /またはus： /dgrliə /）は、メキシコに自生したふさふさした、塊状の草本多年生植物の属です。 キク科のメンバーである双子葉植物、関連種には、ヒマワリ、デイジー、菊、Zinniaが含まれます。 42種のダリアがあり、ハイブリッドは一般的に庭の植物として栽培されています。 花の形は可変であり、茎ごとに1つの頭があります。 これらは、直径5 cm（2インチ）または最大30 cm（1フィート）（「ディナープレート」）までです。 この非常に多様性は、ダリアが卵巣であることに起因します。つまり、8セットの相同染色体がありますが、ほとんどの植物は2つしかありません。 さらに、Dahliasには、対立遺伝子の上に場所から場所へと移動するジェネティックな多くのトランスポゾンも含まれています。 スウェーデンの植物学者のアンダース・ダールは、北欧諸国に花を紹介し、オマージュとして花は彼の名前を得た人でした。 オランダはブラジルでのこの花の拡大に貢献しました。

Dahlia (المملكة المتحدة: /deɪliə /أو الولايات المتحدة: /dːliə /) هي جنس من النباتات الدائمة الكثبانية ، العشبية الأصلية للمكسيك. عضو في Asteraceae ، والنباتات dicotyledonous ، والأنواع ذات الصلة تشمل عباد الشمس ، و Daisy ، و chrysanthemum ، و Zinnia. هناك 42 نوعًا من داليا ، مع الهجينة التي تزرع عادةً كنباتات حديقة. أشكال الزهور متغيرة ، برأس واحد لكل ساق. يمكن أن تكون هذه القطر صغير مثل 5 سم (2 بوصة) أو ما يصل إلى 30 سم (1 قدم) ("لوحة عشاء"). ينتج هذا التنوع الكبير عن دالياس هو الأخطبوط - أي أن لديهم ثماني مجموعات من الكروموسومات المتماثلة ، في حين أن معظم النباتات لديها اثنتين فقط. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، يحتوي Dahlias أيضًا على العديد من عمليات النقل - القطع الجينية التي تنتقل من مكان إلى آخر على أليل - والتي تساهم في إظهار هذا التنوع الكبير. كان أندرس دال ، عالم النبات السويدي ، هو الشخص الذي قدم الزهرة إلى بلدان الشمال الأوروبي وكمحية حصلت الزهرة على اسمه. ساهم الهولنديون في توسع هذه الزهرة في البرازيل.

Related to the apple, my Photinia 'Red Robin' produces these very pretty clusters of small, white flowers appearing in dense, dome-shaped heads during the spring months.

An evergreen, tall shrub/small tree with large, finely serrated, deep green glossy leaves which are ruby red when new.

The natural range of of Photinia is within warm temperate Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and south to India and Thailand. The genus has been widely cultivated throughout the world as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits.

Flowers 5 to 10 mm diameter.

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From my set entitled “Roses”

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607214064416/

In my collection entitled “The Garden”

www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose

A rose is a perennial flowering shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance. [1]

The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, with sharply toothed oval-shaped leaflets. The plants fleshy edible fruit is called a rose hip. Rose plants range in size from tiny, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach 20 metres in height. Species from different parts of the world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses.

The name originates from Latin rosa, borrowed through Oscan from colonial Greek in southern Italy: rhodon (Aeolic form: wrodon), from Aramaic wurrdā, from Assyrian wurtinnu, from Old Iranian *warda (cf. Armenian vard, Avestan warda, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr).[2][3]

Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high Vitamin C content. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products.

The leaves of most species are 5–15 centimetres long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. The vast majority of roses are deciduous, but a few (particularly in Southeast Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.

The flowers of most species roses have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals.

The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Rose species that produce open-faced flowers are attractive to pollinating bees and other insects, thus more apt to produce hips. Many of the domestic cultivars are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the Dog Rose (Rosa canina) and Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.

While the sharp objects along a rose stem are commonly called "thorns", they are actually prickles — outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem). True thorns, as produced by e.g. Citrus or Pyracantha, are modified stems, which always originate at a node and which have nodes and internodes along the length of the thorn itself. Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and R. pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight spines, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses only have vestigial prickles that have no points.

Roses are popular garden shrubs, as well as the most popular and commonly sold florists' flowers. In addition to their great economic importance as a florists crop, roses are also of great value to the perfume industry.

Many thousands of rose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use; most are double-flowered with many or all of the stamens having mutated into additional petals. As long ago as 1840 a collection numbering over one thousand different cultivars, varieties and species was possible when a rosarium was planted by Loddiges nursery for Abney Park Cemetery, an early Victorian garden cemetery and arboretum in England.

Twentieth-century rose breeders generally emphasized size and colour, producing large, attractive blooms with little or no scent. Many wild and "old-fashioned" roses, by contrast, have a strong sweet scent.

Roses thrive in temperate climates, though certain species and cultivars can flourish in sub-tropical and even tropical climates, especially when grafted onto appropriate rootstock.

Rose pruning, sometimes regarded as a horticultural art form, is largely dependent on the type of rose to be pruned, the reason for pruning, and the time of year it is at the time of the desired pruning.

Most Old Garden Roses of strict European heritage (albas, damasks, gallicas, etc.) are shrubs that bloom once yearly, in late spring or early summer, on two-year-old (or older) canes. As such, their pruning requirements are quite minimal, and are overall similar to any other analogous shrub, such as lilac or forsythia. Generally, only old, spindly canes should be pruned away, to make room for new canes. One-year-old canes should never be pruned because doing so will remove next year's flower buds. The shrubs can also be pruned back lightly, immediately after the blooms fade, to reduce the overall height or width of the plant. In general, pruning requirements for OGRs are much less laborious and regimented than for Modern hybrids.

Modern hybrids, including the hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, modern miniatures, and English roses, have a complex genetic background that almost always includes China roses (R. chinensis). China roses were evergrowing, everblooming roses from humid subtropical regions that bloomed constantly on any new vegetative growth produced during the growing season. Their modern hybrid descendants exhibit similar habits: Unlike Old Garden Roses, modern hybrids bloom continuously (until stopped by frost) on any new canes produced during the growing season. They therefore require pruning away of any spent flowering stem, in order to divert the plant's energy into producing new growth and thence new flowers.

Additionally, Modern Hybrids planted in cold-winter climates will almost universally require a "hard" annual pruning (reducing all canes to 8"–12" in height) in early spring. Again, because of their complex China rose background, Modern Hybrids are typically not as cold-hardy as European OGRs, and low winter temperatures often desiccate or kill exposed canes. In spring, if left unpruned, these damanged canes will often die back all the way to the shrub's root zone, resulting in a weakened, disfigured plant. The annual "hard" pruning of hybrid teas, floribundas, etc. should generally be done in early spring; most gardeners coincide this pruning with the blooming of forsythia shrubs. Canes should be cut about 1/2" above a vegetative bud (identifiable as a point on a cane where a leaf once grew).

For both Old Garden Roses and Modern Hybrids, any weak, damaged or diseased growth should be pruned away completely, regardless of the time of year. Any pruning of any rose should also be done so that the cut is made at a forty five degree angle above a vegetative bud. This helps the pruned stem callus over more quickly, and also mitigates moisture buildup over the cut, which can lead to disease problems.

For all general rose pruning (including cutting flowers for arrangements), sharp secateurs (hand-held, sickle-bladed pruners) should be used to cut any growth 1/2" or less in diameter. For canes of a thickness greater than 1/2", pole loppers or a small handsaw are generally more effective; secateurs may be damaged or broken in such instances.

Deadheading is the simple practice of manually removing any spent, faded, withered, or discoloured flowers from rose shrubs over the course of the blooming season. The purpose of deadheading is to encourage the plant to focus its energy and resources on forming new offshoots and blooms, rather than in fruit production. Deadheading may also be perfomed, if spent flowers are unsightly, for aethestic purposes. Roses are particularly responsive to deadheading.

Deadheading causes different effects on different varieties of roses. For continual blooming varieties, whether Old Garden roses or more modern hybrid varieties, deadheading allows the rose plant to continue forming new shoots, leaves, and blooms. For "once-blooming" varieties (that bloom only once each season), deadheading has the effect of causing the plant to form new green growth, even though new blooms will not form until the next blooming season.

For most rose gardeners, deadheading is used to refresh the growth of the rose plants to keep the rose plants strong, vibrant, and productive.

The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice.

Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses and pagan ritual. The red rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be associated with the Virgin Mary.

Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape, size, fragrance and even for lack of prickles.

Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty. The rose was sacred to a number of goddesses (including Isis and Aphrodite), and is often used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary. 'Rose' means pink or red in a variety of languages (such as Romance languages, Greek, and Polish).

The rose is the national flower of England and the United States[4], as well as being the symbol of England Rugby, and of the Rugby Football Union. It is also the provincial flower of Yorkshire and Lancashire in England (the white rose and red rose respectively) and of Alberta (the wild rose), and the state flower of four US states: Iowa and North Dakota (R. arkansana), Georgia (R. laevigata), and New York[5] (Rosa generally). Portland, Oregon counts "City of Roses" among its nicknames, and holds an annual Rose Festival.

Roses are occasionally the basis of design for rose windows, such windows comprising five or ten segments (the five petals and five sepals of a rose) or multiples thereof; however most Gothic rose windows are much more elaborate and were probably based originally on the wheel and other symbolism.

A red rose (often held in a hand) is a symbol of socialism or social democracy; it is also used as a symbol by the British and Irish Labour Parties, as well as by the French, Spanish (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Brazilian, Dutch (Partij van de Arbeid) and European socialist parties. This originated when the red rose was used as a badge by the marchers in the May 1968 street protests in Paris. White Rose was a World War II non violent resistance group in Germany.

Roses are often portrayed by artists. The French artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté produced some of the most detailed paintings of roses.

Henri Fantin-Latour was also a prolific painter of still life, particularly flowers including roses. The Rose 'Fantin-Latour' was named after the artist.

Other impressionists including Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne have paintings of roses among their works.

Rose perfumes are made from attar of roses or rose oil, which is a mixture of volatile essential oils obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals of roses. The technique originated in Persia (the word Rose itself is from Persian) then spread through Arabia and India, but nowadays about 70% to 80% of production is in the Rose Valley near Kazanluk in Bulgaria, with some production in Qamsar in Iran and Germany.[citation needed]

The Kaaba in Mecca is annually washed by the Iranian rose water from Qamsar. In Bulgaria, Iran and Germany, damask roses (Rosa damascena 'Trigintipetala') are used. In the French rose oil industry Rosa centifolia is used. The oil, pale yellow or yellow-grey in color, is sometimes called 'Rose Absolute' oil to distinguish it from diluted versions. The weight of oil extracted is about one three-thousandth to one six-thousandth of the weight of the flowers; for example, about two thousand flowers are required to produce one gram of oil.

The main constituents of attar of roses are the fragrant alcohols geraniol and l-citronellol; and rose camphor, an odourless paraffin. β-Damascenone is also a significant contributor to the scent.

Quotes

What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet. — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet act II, sc. ii

O, my love's like a red, red rose/That's newly sprung in June — Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose

Information appears to stew out of me naturally, like the precious ottar of roses out of the otter. Mark Twain, Roughing It

Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses. — James Oppenheim, "Bread and Roses"

Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose — Gertrude Stein, Sacred Emily (1913), a poem included in Geography and Plays.

Aston Martin DBS is a 6.0-litre V12 powered, race-bred, two-seater shaped by the aerodynamic demands of high performance, with an exquisite interior that marries beautifully hand-finished materials with the very latest in performance technology. Race-derived materials and components and Aston Martin’s unrivalled hand-build expertise makes the DBS a luxury sports car without equal.

Aston Martin DBS Specifications:

Body:

- Two-door coupe body style with 2+0 seating

- Bonded aluminium VH structure

- Aluminium, magnesium alloy and carbon-fibre composite body

- Extruded aluminium door side-impact beams

- High Intensity Discharge headlamps (dipped beam)

- Halogen projector headlamps (main beam)

- LED rear lamps and side repeaters

Engine:

- All-alloy, quad overhead camshaft, 48-valve, 5935 cc V12. Compression ratio 10.9:1

- Front-mid mounted engine, rear-wheel drive

- Fully catalysed stainless steel exhaust system with active bypass valves

Projected Performance figures:

- Maximum power: 380 kW (510 bhp/517 PS) @ 6500 rpm

- Maximum torque: 570 Nm (420 lb ft) @ 5750 rpm

- Maximum speed: 307 km/h (191 mph)

- Acceleration: 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.3 seconds

Transmission:

- Rear-mid mounted, six-speed manual gearbox

- Alloy torque tube with carbon-fibre propeller shaft

- Limited-slip differential

- Final-drive ratio 3.71:1

Steering:

- Rack and pinion

- Servotronic speed-sensitive power-assisted steering

- 3.0 turns lock-to-lock

- Column tilt and reach adjustment

Wheels & Tyres

Wheels:

- Front: 8.5" x 20"

- Rear: 11" x 20"

Tyres:

Pirelli P Zero

- Front: 245/35

- Rear: 295/30

Suspension:

Front:

- Independent double wishbone incorporating anti-dive geometry

- Coil springs

- Anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers

Rear:

- Independent double wishbones with anti-squat and anti-lift geometry

- Coil springs

- Anti-roll bar and monotube adaptive dampers

Adaptive Damping System (ADS) with Track mode

Brakes:

Front: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 398 mm diameter with six-piston calipers

Rear: Ventilated carbon ceramic discs, 360 mm diameter with four-piston calipers

Dynamic Stability control (DSC) with Track mode, including anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD), emergency brake assist (EBA) and traction control.

Dimensions:

Length: 4721 mm

Width: 1905 mm excluding door mirrors, 2060 mm including door mirrors

Height: 1280 mm

Wheelbase: 2740 mm

Fuel tank capacity: 78 litres

Weight: 1695 kg

Interior:

- Semi-aniline leather and Alcantara interior

- Matrix alloy facia trim and Iridium Silver centre console finish

- Carbon-fibre door trims and door pulls

- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror & garage door opener (USA and Canada only)

- Sports seats with ten-way electric adjustment, including height, tilt and lumbar adjustment

- Memory seats & exterior mirrors (three positions)

- Dual-stage driver/passenger front airbags

- Side airbags (sports seats only)

- Heated seats (sports seats only)

- Heated rear screen

- Automatic temperature control

- Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) displays

- Trip computer

- Cruise control

- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) satellite navigation system*1,2

- Bluetooth telephone preparation*1

- Powerfold exterior mirrors

- Front and rear parking sensors

- Tyre-pressure monitoring*1

- Alarm and immobiliser

- Remote-control central door locking and boot release

- Battery disconnect switch

- Battery conditioner

- Tracking device (UK only)

- Boot-mounted umbrella

*1 Not available in all markets

*2 Includes Traffic Messaging Channel (TMC) in Continental Europe

In-car entertainment:

- Aston Martin 700 W premium audio system with Dolby® Pro Logic II®

- MP3 player connectivity

Optional Equipment:

- Lightweight seats with six-way adjustment, including front and rear height adjust (Does not include side airbags or heated seats feature. Not available in USA or Canada)

- 20" alloy wheels with graphite finish

- Satellite radio system (USA only)

- Piano Black facia trim and centre console finish

- Leather storage saddle

- Personalised sill plaques

- Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror*1

- Auto-dimming interior rear-view mirror with garage door opener (Europe only)

- Alarm upgrade (volumetric and tilt sensor)

- Tracking device*3

- First-aid kit

- Ashtray and cigar lighter

*1 Not available in all markets

*3 Complies with UK Thatcham Category 5 requirements. Excludes subscription. Standard in UK.

Comet Neowise has a nucleus measuring roughly 5 kms (3 miles) in diameter, and its dust and ion tails stretch hundreds of thousands to millions of kilometers while pointing away from the Sun. Discovered on March 27, 2020, by astronomers using the Neowise space telescope. Neowise is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on July 22, passing at a harmless distance of 103 million kms (64 million miles). It has a long, elliptical orbit, so it will be approximately 6,766 years before Neowise returns to the inner parts of the solar system.

Comets are made of frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system roughly 4.6 billion years ago. The masses of dust, rock, and ice heat up when approaching the Sun; as they get closer, they spew gases and dust into a glowing head and tail.

It’s quite rare for a comet to be bright enough that we can see it with the naked eye or even just with binoculars. The last time we had a comet this bright was Hale-Bopp back in 1995-1996.

~ NASA ~

I haven't done a lot of astrophotography, but thought I would give it a try with such a unique opportunity.

freshair.photography

SN/NC: Tabebuia Rosea Syn. Heptaphylla, Bignoniaceae Family

Tabebuia rosea, also called pink poui, and rosy trumpet tree is a neotropical tree that grows up to 30 m (98 ft) and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to 100 cm (3 ft). The Spanish name roble de sabana, meaning "savannah oak", is widely used in Costa Rica, probably because it often remains in heavily deforested areas and because of the resemblance of its wood to that of oak trees. It is the national tree of El Salvador, where it is called "Maquilíshuat"and by the scientific name tabebuia heptaphylla. Very commonly used as landscaping in many cities, especially in Brazil where it is quite abundant. The tree is known as "tekoma" in Malaysia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailand. It has an excellent and heavy wood and very common in the floors because of it’s sturdiness.

Tabebuia rosea, é uma árvore neotropical que cresce até 30 m (98 pés) e pode atingir um diâmetro na altura do peito de até 100 cm. O nome espanhol roble de sabana, que significa "carvalho da savana", é amplamente utilizado na Costa Rica, provavelmente porque permanece frequentemente em áreas fortemente desmatadas e pela semelhança de sua madeira com a dos carvalhos. É a árvore nacional de El Salvador, onde é chamada de "Maquilíshuat" e com nome científico tabebuia heptaphylla. Muito utilizado como paisagismo em muitas cidades, principalmente no Brasil onde é bastante abundante. A árvore é conhecida como "tekoma" na Malásia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" no Sri Lanka e "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" na Tailândia. Possui madeira excelente e pesada e é muito comum em pisos devido à sua robustez.

La Tabebuia rosea, es un arbol que crece delgado hasta 30 m (98 pies) y puede raggiungere un diámetro all'altezza del petto delgado hasta 100 cm. El nombre spagnolo roble de sabana, que significa "quercia della savanna", se usa ampliamente en Costa Rica, probablemente perché rimane spesso in aree fuertemente disboscado y por la somiglianza de su legno con quello delle querce. Es el refugio nacional de El Salvador, el cual se llama "Maquilíshuat" y tiene el nombre científico tabebuia heptaphylla. Se utiliza más comúnmente como paesaggio en el casco antiguo, soprattutto en Brasile dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero se conoce como "tekoma" en Malesia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" en Sri Lanka y "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" en Tailandia. Existe un excelente y pesado legno que se parece mucho al pavimento por su robustez.

La Tabebuia rosea, chiamata anche poui rosa e albero della tromba rosa, è un albero neotropicale che cresce fino a 30 m (98 piedi) e può raggiungere un diametro all'altezza del petto fino a 100 cm. Il nome spagnolo roble de sabana, che significa "quercia della savana", è molto usato in Costa Rica, probabilmente perché rimane spesso in aree fortemente disboscate e per la somiglianza del suo legno con quello delle querce. È l'albero nazionale di El Salvador, dove è chiamato "Maquilíshuat" e con il nome scientifico tabebuia heptaphylla. Molto comunemente usato come paesaggio in molte città, soprattutto in Brasile dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero è conosciuto come "tekoma" in Malesia, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka e "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailandia. Ha un legno ottimo e pesante e molto comune nei pavimenti per la sua robustezza.

De Tabebuia rosea is een neotropische albero die dun wordt tot 30 m (98 voet) en een diameter heeft van maximaal 100 cm. De naam spagnolo roble de sabana, wat "quercia della savanne" betekent, wordt veel gebruikt in Costa Rica, waarschijnlijk perché rimane spesso in een sterk disboscate en voor de somiglianza van zijn legno con quello delle querce. Het is het nationale opvangcentrum van El Salvador, dat "Maquilíshuat" wordt genoemd en de wetenschappelijke naam tabebuia heptaphylla heeft. Meestal gebruikt als paesaggio in de oude stad, soprattutto in Brazilië, duif en abbastanza abbondante. L'albero staat bekend als "tekoma" in Maleisië, "රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā)" in Sri Lanka en "ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" in Thailand. Er is een uitstekende en zware legno die door zijn robuustheid erg op de bestrating lijkt.

Tabebuia rosea, auch Pink Poui und Rosentrompetenbaum genannt, ist ein neotropischer Baum, der bis zu 30 m (98 ft) hoch wird und einen Brusthöhendurchmesser von bis zu 100 cm (3 ft) erreichen kann. Der spanische Name roble de sabana, was „Savannen-Eiche" bedeutet, wird in Costa Rica häufig verwendet, wahrscheinlich weil sie oft in stark abgeholzten Gebieten verbleibt und ihr Holz dem von Eichen ähnelt. Es ist der Nationalbaum von El Salvador, wo er „Maquilíshuat" und den wissenschaftlichen Namen Tabebuia heptaphylla trägt. Wird in vielen Städten sehr häufig zur Landschaftsgestaltung verwendet, insbesondere in Brasilien, wo es recht häufig vorkommt. Der Baum ist in Malaysia als „Tekoma", in Sri Lanka als „ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์" bekannt. Es handelt sich um ein ausgezeichnetes und schweres Holz, das aufgrund seiner Robustheit sehr häufig für Fußböden verwendet wird.

Le Tabebuia rosea, c’est un albero néotropical qui pousse jusqu'à 30 m (98 pieds) et peut atteindre un diamètre à la hauteur du petit animal jusqu'à 100 cm. Le nom spagnolo roble de sabana, qui signifie "quercia della savanna", est largement utilisé au Costa Rica, probablement parce que rimane spesso dans les zones fortement disbosquées et pour la somiglianza de son legno con quello delle querce. Il s'agit du refuge national du Salvador, appelé "Maquilíshuat" et portant le nom scientifique tabebuia heptaphylla. Le plus couramment utilisé comme paesaggio dans la vieille ville, soprattutto en Brésil dove è abbastanza abbondante. L'albero est connu sous le nom de « tekoma » en Malaisie, « රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiyā) » au Sri Lanka et « ชมพูพันธุ์ทิพย์ » en Thaïlande. Il existe un legno excellent et lourd qui ressemble beaucoup au pavage en raison de sa robustesse.

ピンクのポイとも呼ばれるタベブイア ロゼア、およびバラ色のトランペットの木は、最大 30 m (98 フィート) まで成長し、胸の高さの直径が 100 cm (3 フィート) に達することもあります。 「サバンナの樫の木」を意味するスペイン語の名前「ロブレ・デ・サバナ」はコスタリカで広く使われているが、これはおそらく森林伐採が進んだ地域に多く残っていることと、その木材が樫の木に似ているためと考えられる。エルサルバドルの国木であり、そこでは「マキリシュアト」、学名はタベブイア・ヘプタフィラと呼ばれています。多くの都市で造園として非常に一般的に使用されており、特にブラジルでは非常に豊富です。この木は、マレーシアでは「テコマ」、スリランカでは「රොพูพันธุ์ทิพย์」として知られています。優れた重厚な木材を持ち、その丈夫さから床によく使われます。

Tabebuia rosea، وتسمى أيضًا poui الوردي، وشجرة البوق الوردية هي شجرة استوائية جديدة تنمو حتى 30 مترًا (98 قدمًا) ويمكن أن يصل قطرها عند ارتفاع الثدي إلى 100 سم (3 قدم). الاسم الإسباني roble de sabana، والذي يعني "بلوط السافانا"، يستخدم على نطاق واسع في كوستاريكا، ربما لأنه غالبًا ما يبقى في المناطق التي أزيلت منها الغابات بشدة وبسبب تشابه خشبها مع أشجار البلوط. وهي الشجرة الوطنية للسلفادور، حيث يطلق عليها اسم "Maquilíshuat" وبالاسم العلمي tabebuia heptaphylla. يُستخدم بشكل شائع جدًا كمناظر طبيعية في العديد من المدن، خاصة في البرازيل حيث يتوافر بكثرة. تُعرف الشجرة باسم "تيكوما" في ماليزيا، و"රොබරෝසියා (Robarōsiya)" في سريلانكا، و"ชมพูพัnnyธุ์ทิพย์" في تايلاند. يتميز بخشب ممتاز وثقيل ومنتشر جدًا في الأرضيات بسبب متانته.

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This blue glass salt (salt dish) of six centimetres in diameter dates from the early 1920s. It has a beautifully executed intaglio of a classical Roman maiden and a cherub who look like they are about to kiss. The intaglio is designed by Czechoslovakian glass maker Heinrich Hoffman. An intaglio is an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material (in this case glass) depressed below the surface so that an impression from the design yields an image in relief.

The theme for “Looking Close… on Friday” on the 5th of February is “blue on a black background”, so I thought this beautiful little blue glass salt would suffice. It has been photographed sitting on a piece of French black velvet.

Heinrich Hoffmann (1875 - 1939) was prominent among glass makers at the luxury level of vanity glass production. Heinrich’s reputation as the specialist for articles made of jet black crystal was established in Paris just prior to the time of Lalique´s venture into glass. Heinrich’s´s vanity pieces followed the Art Deco ethic in shape and subject, but echoed an Art Nouveau stylization late into the 1920s. Production was handled by various Czechoslovakian contract factories and cottage finishers, with jewelled bronze mounting completed in Austria, and sales transacted in Paris. The realistic glass jewels manufactured in Gablonz are legendary and were used also in the thinner brass Czechoslovakian mountings of the 1930s, as well as later in costume jewellry by names such as Chanel, Dior, Schiaparelli and Hattie Carnegie.

An assortment of candy: Gummi Bears, Assorted Spice Drops, and Sixlets Chocolatey Candies, all designed to make you higher than a kite on sugar.

Strobist/technical info:

The round candies measure 1 cm in diameter. A 13-image focus stack composite was required to render the scene sharp from front to back. The candy was illuminated by two Nikon SB900 speedlights placed 90° CL/CR, three-feet away and two-feet above the subject. The speedlights were fired through two Neewer 24" x 24" soft boxes in Manual mode @ ½ power.

The SB900's were triggered by three PocketWizard Plus X's.

Lens: Tokina AT - X M100 AF PRO D (AF 100mm f / 2.8 Macro).

Western Rapid Diameter

These tiny 1.2cm diameter bottles came in a box of fifty from an army surplus store. I have no idea as to what their intended purpose is/was. For the Macro Mondays group. Topic: In a row. Happy Macro Monday!

„Three small metal balls, each 3 mm in diameter, arranged on the countertop of the kitchen, illuminated by the small LED flashlight - the photo studio is ready.

And since I can't decide which one I like best again, I'll just show you the best five in this week. Five different perspectives in the ‚Balls Of Art Werk‘…“

(Photo 4/5)

„Drei kleine Metallkügelchen, jeweils 3 mm im Durchmesser, angeordnet auf der Arbeitsplatte der Küche, von der kleinen LED-Taschenlampe beleuchtet - fertig ist das Fotostudio.

Und da ich mich mal wieder nicht entscheiden kann welches mir am besten gefällt, zeige ich ich einfach mal in dieser Woche die besten fünf. Fünf unterschiedliche Perspektiven in der ‚Balls Of Art Woche‘…“

(Foto 4/5)

„I would like to take this opportunity to thank all followers, all new followers, and all those who just stop by. I say thank you for all previous and for all the new fav's and comments. 🙏“

„Ich danke an dieser Stelle allen Followern, allen neuen Followern, und all jenen die einfach so mal vorbeischauen. Ich sage Danke für alle bisherigen und für Sie all die neu hinzukommenden Fav‘s und Kommentare. 🙏“

My personal challenge for 2022 - I'll try - and do my very best...

Meine persönliche Herausforderung für 2022 - ich werd's versuchen - und mein Bestes geben…

A hand-made cat shaped ceramic ring holder that I purchased at a craft market in Winnipeg, Manitoba last summer. The cat ring holder measures approx 2” in length. In this image, the cat is sitting in a decorative owl dish which measures approx 3” in diameter.

I love this little cat ring holder and I use it everyday, admittedly, I was drawn to the cat’s shiny gold ears and tail!

diameter 2¾ inches

A kind of ...house, but I don't know the ...owner! (Its diameter was about 1cm).

SN/NC: Albizia Niopoides, Fabaceae Family

Flour-dry is a semi-deciduous, monoecious, flowering tree, with an ornamental trunk and crown. Native to South America, it is found in several Brazilian states, from Rio Grande do Sul to Pará, with a lower incidence in the northeast of the country. Its trunk is cylindrical, measuring around 40 to 80 cm in diameter, and with a relatively tall shaft, reaching 12 meters in height. It reaches 10 to 20 meters in height, however some individuals can reach up to 35 meters. The elegant set formed by the crown, branches and trunk of the flour-dried tree make it a very decorative tree, ideal for large spaces, such as parks and large gardens. When in flower it is a spectacle in itself and becomes very attractive to bees and other pollinating insects. Threatened with extinction, this native tree is also considered a pioneer and of primary succession, making it important to include it in reforestation and environmental recovery programs. The speed of its growth is fast to moderate. Its wood is soft, light and fragile, and can be used in boxes, crafts and in the manufacture of light objects. Despite its ornamental and ecological qualities, it is still little used in landscape projects.

A farinha-seca é uma árvore semidecídua, monóica, florífera, que apresenta tronco e copa ornamentais. Nativa da América do Sul, ela é encontrada em diversos estados brasileiros, desde o Rio Grande do Sul até o Pará, com menor incidência no nordeste do país. Seu tronco é cilíndrico, com cerca de 40 a 80 cm de diâmetro, e com fuste relativamente alto, que alcança 12 metros de altura. Atinge de 10 a 20 metros altura, contudo alguns indíviduos podem alcançar até 35 metros. O conjunto elegante formado pela copa, ramagem e tronco da farinha-seca a tornam uma árvore bastante decorativa, ideal para grandes espaços, como parques e jardins amplos. Quando florida é um espetáculo à parte e torna-se muito atrativa para abelhas e outros insetos polinizadores. Ameaçada de extinção, esta árvore nativa também é considerada pioneira e de sucessão primária, sendo importante incluí-la em programas de reflorestamento e recuperação ambiental. A velocidade de seu crescimento é rápida a moderada. Sua madeira é macia, clara, e frágil, podendo ser utilizada em caixotaria, artesanato e na confecção de objetos leves. Apesar de suas qualidades ornamentais e ecológicas, ainda é pouco utilizada em projetos paisagísticos. Outros nomes: Frango-assado, Angico-branco, Mulateira, Angico-pururuca, Canela-de-corvo, Coxa-de-frango, Farinha-seca-de-mico, Manga-do-mato, Pé-de-frango, Gurujuba

Harin-dry es un árbol en flor, semideciduo, monoico, con tronco y copa ornamentales. Originaria de América del Sur, se encuentra en varios estados brasileños, desde Rio Grande do Sul hasta Pará, con menor incidencia en el noreste del país. Su tronco es cilíndrico, mide entre 40 y 80 cm de diámetro, y con un eje relativamente alto, que alcanza los 12 metros de altura. Alcanza de 10 a 20 metros de altura, sin embargo algunos individuos pueden alcanzar hasta 35 metros. El elegante conjunto formado por la copa, ramas y tronco del árbol secado en harina lo convierten en un árbol muy decorativo, ideal para grandes espacios, como parques y grandes jardines. Cuando está en flor es un espectáculo en sí mismo y se vuelve muy atractivo para las abejas y otros insectos polinizadores. Amenazado de extinción, este árbol nativo también es considerado pionero y de sucesión primaria, por lo que es importante incluirlo en programas de reforestación y recuperación ambiental. La velocidad de su crecimiento es rápida a moderada. Su madera es blanda, ligera y frágil, pudiendo utilizarse en cajas, manualidades y en la fabricación de objetos ligeros. A pesar de sus cualidades ornamentales y ecológicas, todavía es poco utilizado en proyectos paisajísticos.

Mehltrocken ist ein halb sommergrüner, einhäusiger, blühender Baum mit einem Zierstamm und einer Zierkrone. Ursprünglich in Südamerika beheimatet, kommt es in mehreren brasilianischen Bundesstaaten vor, von Rio Grande do Sul bis Pará, wobei die Häufigkeit im Nordosten des Landes geringer ist. Sein Stamm ist zylindrisch, hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 40 bis 80 cm und einen relativ hohen Schaft, der eine Höhe von 12 Metern erreicht. Er erreicht eine Höhe von 10 bis 20 Metern, einige Exemplare können jedoch auch eine Höhe von bis zu 35 Metern erreichen. Das elegante Ensemble aus Krone, Zweigen und Stamm des mehlgetrockneten Baumes macht ihn zu einem sehr dekorativen Baum, ideal für große Flächen wie Parks und große Gärten. Wenn es blüht, ist es ein Spektakel für sich und wird für Bienen und andere bestäubende Insekten sehr attraktiv. Dieser vom Aussterben bedrohte heimische Baum gilt auch als Pionier und Primärsukzessionsbaum, weshalb es wichtig ist, ihn in Wiederaufforstungs- und Umweltsanierungsprogramme einzubeziehen. Die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit ist schnell bis mäßig. Sein Holz ist weich, leicht und zerbrechlich und kann in Kisten, zum Basteln und zur Herstellung leichter Gegenstände verwendet werden. Trotz seiner dekorativen und ökologischen Qualitäten wird es in Landschaftsprojekten immer noch kaum verwendet.

Meeldroog is een halfbladverliezende, eenhuizige, bloeiende boom, met een sierlijke stam en kroon. De ziekte komt oorspronkelijk uit Zuid-Amerika en wordt aangetroffen in verschillende Braziliaanse staten, van Rio Grande do Sul tot Pará, met een lagere incidentie in het noordoosten van het land. De stam is cilindrisch, heeft een diameter van ongeveer 40 tot 80 cm en heeft een relatief hoge schacht van 12 meter hoog. Hij wordt 10 tot 20 meter hoog, maar sommige individuen kunnen wel 35 meter hoog worden. Het elegante geheel gevormd door de kroon, takken en stam van de met bloem gedroogde boom maakt het tot een zeer decoratieve boom, ideaal voor grote ruimtes, zoals parken en grote tuinen. In bloei is het een spektakel op zichzelf en wordt het zeer aantrekkelijk voor bijen en andere bestuivende insecten. Deze inheemse boom wordt met uitsterven bedreigd en wordt ook beschouwd als een pionier en van de primaire successie, waardoor het belangrijk is om hem op te nemen in herbebossing- en herstelprogramma's voor het milieu. De snelheid van de groei is snel tot matig. Het hout is zacht, licht en kwetsbaar en kan worden gebruikt in dozen, handwerk en bij de vervaardiging van lichte voorwerpen. Ondanks zijn decoratieve en ecologische kwaliteiten wordt het nog steeds weinig gebruikt in landschapsprojecten.

Flour-dry è un albero semideciduo, monoico, fiorito, con tronco e corona ornamentali. Originario del Sud America, è presente in diversi stati brasiliani, dal Rio Grande do Sul al Pará, con un'incidenza minore nel nord-est del Paese. Il suo tronco è cilindrico, misura da 40 a 80 cm di diametro, e con un fusto relativamente alto, che raggiunge i 12 metri di altezza. Raggiunge dai 10 ai 20 metri di altezza, tuttavia alcuni individui possono raggiungere i 35 metri. L'elegante insieme formato da chioma, rami e tronco dell'albero essiccato con farina lo rendono un albero molto decorativo, ideale per ampi spazi, come parchi e grandi giardini. Quando è in fiore è uno spettacolo di per sé e diventa molto attraente per le api e gli altri insetti impollinatori. Minacciato di estinzione, questo albero autoctono è considerato anche pioniere e di successione primaria, per questo è importante inserirlo nei programmi di rimboschimento e di recupero ambientale. La velocità della sua crescita è da rapida a moderata. Il suo legno è tenero, leggero e fragile e può essere utilizzato nelle scatole, nell'artigianato e nella fabbricazione di oggetti leggeri. Nonostante le sue qualità ornamentali ed ecologiche, è ancora poco utilizzato nei progetti paesaggistici.

Flour-dry est un arbre semi-caduque, monoïque, à fleurs, avec un tronc et une couronne ornementaux. Originaire d'Amérique du Sud, on la trouve dans plusieurs États brésiliens, du Rio Grande do Sul au Pará, avec une incidence plus faible dans le nord-est du pays. Son tronc est cylindrique, mesurant environ 40 à 80 cm de diamètre, et avec un fût relativement haut, atteignant 12 mètres de hauteur. Il atteint 10 à 20 mètres de hauteur, cependant certains individus peuvent atteindre jusqu'à 35 mètres. L'ensemble élégant formé par la couronne, les branches et le tronc de l'arbre séché à la farine en font un arbre très décoratif, idéal pour les grands espaces, comme les parcs et les grands jardins. Lorsqu'elle est en fleur, elle est un spectacle en soi et devient très attractive pour les abeilles et autres insectes pollinisateurs. Menacé d'extinction, cet arbre indigène est également considéré comme un pionnier et un pionnier de la succession, ce qui rend important son inclusion dans les programmes de reboisement et de restauration de l'environnement. La vitesse de sa croissance est rapide à modérée. Son bois est tendre, léger et fragile, et peut être utilisé dans la confection de caisses, d'artisanat et dans la fabrication d'objets légers. Malgré ses qualités ornementales et écologiques, il est encore peu utilisé dans les projets paysagers.

الدقيق الجاف عبارة عن شجرة شبه نفضية، أحادية المسكن، مزهرة، مع جذع وتاج للزينة. موطنها الأصلي أمريكا الجنوبية، وتوجد في العديد من الولايات البرازيلية، من ريو غراندي دو سول إلى بارا، مع انخفاض معدل الإصابة في شمال شرق البلاد. جذعها أسطواني، يتراوح قطره من 40 إلى 80 سم، وله عمود طويل نسبيًا يصل ارتفاعه إلى 12 مترًا. ويصل ارتفاعه إلى 10 إلى 20 مترًا، ولكن قد يصل ارتفاع بعض الأفراد إلى 35 مترًا. المجموعة الأنيقة التي تتكون من تاج وفروع وجذع الشجرة المجففة بالدقيق تجعلها شجرة مزخرفة للغاية، مثالية للمساحات الكبيرة، مثل المتنزهات والحدائق الكبيرة. عندما تكون في الزهرة فهي مشهد في حد ذاتها وتصبح جذابة للغاية للنحل والحشرات الملقحة الأخرى. تعتبر هذه الشجرة المحلية المهددة بالانقراض أيضًا رائدة وخلافة أولية، مما يجعل من المهم إدراجها في برامج إعادة التشجير والتعافي البيئي. سرعة نموها سريعة إلى معتدلة. خشبها ناعم وخفيف وهش، ويمكن استخدامه في الصناديق والحرف اليدوية وفي صناعة الأشياء الخفيفة. على الرغم من صفاته الزينة والبيئية، فإنه لا يزال يستخدم قليلا في مشاريع المناظر الطبيعية.

フラワードライは、装飾用の幹と冠を持つ半落葉、雌雄同株の花の咲く木です。元々は南米原産で、リオグランデ・ド・スル州からパラ州までのブラジルのいくつかの州に存在しており、国の北東部での発生率は低いです。幹は直径40～80cmの円筒形で、幹の高さは12メートルにも達する比較的高いものです。高さは10～20メートルに達しますが、35メートルに達する個体もいます。小麦粉で乾燥させた木の葉、枝、幹がエレガントなアンサンブルを形成するため、非常に装飾的な木となり、公園や広い庭園などの広いスペースに最適です。花が咲いているときは、それ自体が光景であり、ミツバチや他の受粉昆虫にとって非常に魅力的になります。絶滅の危機に瀕しているこの在来の木は、先駆者であり一次継承の樹木でもあるため、植林や環境回復プログラムに含めることが重要です。その成長速度は急速から中程度です。その木材は柔らかく、軽く、壊れやすいので、箱、工芸品、軽い物品の製作に使用されます。装飾的で生態学的に優れた性質があるにもかかわらず、造園プロジェクトではまだほとんど使用されていません。

Scorhill is Dartmoor's finest stone circle. With a diameter of 27 metres, it's not the largest circle on the moor, but it does hold claim to the tallest megaliths.

This blaze of colored rolls of large diameter plastic conduit at a construction site grabbed my attention coming out of a restaurant.

I just touched up the saturation a bit to compensate for hotspots from the overhead sun that day. Other than that, the bright colors are pretty much the way it was.

Diameter of glass 2.75in

Macro Mondays theme of Numbers