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Designed by : Eric Joisel
Uncut 30x30cm square Hanji(Korean paper)
Completed model size : 12cm
Time spent : 3 hours
Designed by : Eric Joisel
Uncut 30x30cm square Hanji(Korean paper)
Completed model size : 12cm
Time spent : 3 hours
Designed by : Eric Joisel
Uncut 30x30cm square Hanji(Korean paper)
Completed model size : 12cm
Time spent : 3 hours
Golden Beach, Thassos.
I was told that this was Ground Elder - but it is not the same plant we in England refer to as Ground Elder. I think - upon investigation - that it might be Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus).
Apparently, the berries - unlike those of Common Elder - do not make good wine. Although they will not kill you, they will make you feel a little sick.
From Wikipedia -
Danewort (Sambucus ebulus), also known as Dane Weed, Danesblood, Dwarf Elder or European Dwarf Elder and Walewort is a herbaceous species of elder, native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. It grows to 1-2 m tall, with erect, usually unbranched stems growing in large groups from an extensive perennial underground rhizome. The leaves are opposite, pinnate, 15-30 cm long, with 5-9 leaflets with a foetid smell. The stems terminate in a corymb 10-15 cm diameter with numerous white (occasionally pink) flowers. The fruit is a small glossy black berry 5-6 mm diameter. The ripe fruit give out a purple juice.
The name Danewort comes from the belief that it only grows on the sites of battles that involved the Danes. The term 'Walewort' or 'Walwort' meant 'foreigner plant.' The plant's stems and leaves turn red in autumn and this may explain the link with blood. The word Dane may link to an old term for diarrhoea.
Fornax and Sculptor dwarf galaxies
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal is an elliptical dwarf galaxy at a distance of 460 ± 30 kly (140 ± 10 kpc) in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley.
The galaxy is a satellite of the Milky Way and has six globular clusters.
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is a spheroidal dwarf satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Discovered by Harlow Shapley in 1937, it is at 290,000 light-years (about 95 kpc) in Sculptor.
Tair-3S array
Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae) is an evergreen shrub related to the barberry. Some authors submerge Mahonia in the barberry genus, Berberis. The plant is in no way related to grapes, but gets the name from the purple clusters of berries. It is sometimes called Tall Oregon-grape to distinguish it from Creeping Oregon-grape (M. repens) and "Cascade" or Dwarf Oregon-grape (M. nervosa). The name is often left un-hyphenated as Oregon grape, though doing so invites confusion with the true grapes. It also occasionally appears in print as Oregongrape.
FlowersOregon-grape grows to 1-5 m tall. Its leathery leaves resemble holly and the stems and twigs have a thickened, corky appearance. The flowers, borne in late spring, are an attractive yellow.
Oregon-grape is used in landscaping similarly to barberry, as a plant suited for low-maintenance plantings and loose hedges. Oregon-grape is resistant to summer drought, tolerates poor soils, and does not create excessive leaf litter. Its berries attract birds.
The small purplish-black fruits, which are quite tart and contain large seeds, are sometimes used locally mixed with Salal to make jelly. The fruit is bitter, and generally not eaten without being sweetened first. As the leaves of Oregon-grape are holly-like and resist wilting, the foliage is sometimes used by florists for greenery and a small gathering industry has been established in the Pacific Northwest. The inner bark of the larger stems and roots of Oregon-grape yield a yellow dye.
Oregon-grape is a native plant on the North American west coast from British Columbia to northern California, occurring in the understory of Douglas-fir forests and in brushlands. It is the state flower of Oregon.
In some areas outside its native range, Oregon-grape has been classified as an invasive exotic species that may displace native vegetation
The Dwarf Beech
, Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group, is a rare Cultivar Group of the European Beech with less than 1500 older specimens in Europe. It is also known as Twisted Beech or Parasol Beech.
It is a wide-spreading tree with distinctive twisted and contorted branches that are quite pendulous at their ends. With its short and twisted trunk the Dwarf Beech grows more in width than height, only seldom reaching a height of more than 15 m.
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Die Süntel-Buche
, Fagus sylvatica var. Suentelensis Schelle (1903) syn. Fagus sylvatica var. Tortuosa Willkomm (1887), ist eine seltene Varietät der Rotbuche (Fagus sylvatica).
Süntel-Buchen beeindrucken durch ihre verdrehten, verkrüppelten, miteinander verwachsenen Äste und ihre sehr kurzen, drehwüchsigen Stämme. Sie wachsen mehr in die Breite als in die Höhe. Dabei erreichen sie nur selten eine Höhe von über 15 Metern. Mit ihren herabhängenden Zweigen bilden die Süntelbuchen zeltähnliche, halbkugel- oder pilzförmige Kronen aus. Die Wuchsform ist erblich, ihre Entstehung aber noch ungeklärt.
Dwarf citrus trees, left to right in pots: myer lemon, cara cara navel orange, mineola tangelo, and meiwa kumquat.
The lemon still has a few blooms, the orange and tangelo have baby fruit, and a single kumquat can be spotted but no blooms are visible on it yet.
Kabouter Buttplug/Dwarf Buttplug
Supposed to be Santa Claus
A statue in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Christmas Tree in the hand of Santa doesn't resemble one, does it?
Good Morning Flickr world. The good news is the sun is shining. The bad news is I have to get a new set of boots on my pickup. I drive so much on crappy roads if I get 2 years on a set Im happy. Yesterday I discovered a huge scuff out of the left front tire all the way through the tread. Guess I cant complain I got 22 thousand miles out of them.
I grabbed the macro lens yesterday and went down into our 2 acres of unimproved woods to see what I could find. Lots of fungi and way to many signs that fall is just around the corner as this one shows.
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Forged by David DelaGardelle, EalGyd - Northern Noblemans Arming sword is an Oakeshott Type XII.
It has distinct traditional Nordic elements in its overall style and embellishments, but is also reminiscent of later medieval sword designs. With brass ferrules cast by Viking age artisan Alban Depper of Northan:
And swirling carved ivy motifs similar to those seen in 11th to 14th century Germanic churches.
It's crafted to evoke feelings of Nobility and honor. A sword truly forged for a man of royalty and heritage, yet who is humble and brave enough to fight right along side his own men in any battle.
Stats:
Steel: 1075 carbon steel
Guard & Pommel: 200+ year old wrought iron
Grip: figured maple
Scabbard: Cherry
OAL: 39"
Blade length: 32"
Blade width at base: 2 1/4"
Point of Balance: 3 1/2" from guard
Dwergreier
The dwarf bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a small species of heron in the family Ardeidae, native to tropical and sub-tropical Africa
Dwarf bittern
Scientific classification e
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Ardeidae
Genus:Ixobrychus
Species:I. sturmii
Binomial name
Ixobrychus sturmii
(Wagler, 1827)
Ixobrychus sturmii
The dwarf bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a small species of heron in the family Ardeidae, native to tropical and sub-tropical Africa.
This is a member of the genus Ixobrychus, which contains many of the smallest herons in the world. Going on reported length, from 25 to 30 cm (9.8 to 11.8 in), this is perhaps the smallest species of heron. The weight is similar to other Ixobrychus species, reportedly from 60 to 150 g (2.1 to 5.3 oz), averaging 75–110 g (2.6–3.9 oz).[4] The wingspan reportedly averages 45 to 50 cm (18 to 20 in). The male has a dark slate grey head and neck, with elongated head and neck feathers. The bill is dark overall, being black to dark green on top and yellow on the lower bill. The lores and orbital skin are blue to yellow green and the irises are red brown to dark red. The back, upper wings and other upper parts are dark slate grey. Its throat and upper breast are pale buff, darkening to tawny on the abdomen, heavily streaked black. The legs and feet are green yellow in front and yellow in back. In courtship legs and feet turn bright orange. The female is paler, with a more rufous tinge on its belly and yellow irises. The immature bird is a more buff and pale version than the adult. It is distinguished from the black bittern of Asia by its striped belly, dark neck tufts, shorter, darker bill and much smaller size. It is distinguished from the green and striated herons by its smaller size and slow flight, its pale and heavily streaked underparts, and its uniform (not barred) upper parts.
he dwarf bittern occurs year-round in much of tropical and sub-tropical Africa, with the most southern habitats only visited during the breeding season. It has been reported from Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
This is a migratory species within Africa, particularly in the north and south. Movements of equatorial birds are less clear. Birds occur in South Africa in the November to April wet season. In the dry season, birds from both north and south the migrate toward the equator (Brown et al. 1982). The species does wander outside its usual range, including further into South Africa (Ingram 1998), the Canary Islands, and France.
Dwarf bitterns feed solitarily or in pairs, hunting by night and, especially if it is cloudy, by day. This it does silently and unobtrusively by standing and by walking slowly. This daily schedule overlaps availability of frogs (Tarboton 1980, Hustler and Williamson 1985). Dwarf bitterns sometimes prefer to sneak through vegetation and reeds rather than climb or perch on them. When disturbed, they stay put at the water's edge in an exaggerated version of the bittern posture or it often fly up into trees moving only short distances. It is likely that individuals defend feeding territory, and its use of a forward display[clarification needed] has been described (Riddell 1987). Insects, such as grasshoppers and water bugs, spiders, small fish, crabs, snails and frogs form the main items of the diet. Local populations specialize in grasshoppers and frogs, and can take advantage of seasonal prey availability such as frogs in fishless seasonal pans.
"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', 2015, Fernspray Cypress or [Hinoki Cypress], kam-ee -SIPP-ur-iss ub-TOO-zuh (hi-noh-kee), 10x4 ft Dwarf Conifer, Z4, Small, 8-scaled, greenish -brown (female) to orange brown (male) cones., Bloom Month --, In Bed U1.1 for 4.5 years
Moss-green, fernlike foliage of graceful arching form. It is densely branched, slow growing pyramidal form with gracefully curved limbs. In Japan, hinoki means fire tree. Filicoides means fern-like. Planted 2011, some winter damage 2013-14-15."
The Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum), is a chameleon native to the South African province of the Western Cape where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town. As with most chameleons, its tongue is twice the length of its body and it can be shot out of its mouth using a special muscle in the jaw. This gives the chameleon the ability to catch insects some distance away. The Cape Dwarf Chameleon is not an CITES-protected endangered species.
Golden Beach, Thassos.
I was told that this was Ground Elder - but it is not the same plant we in England refer to as Ground Elder. I think - upon investigation - that it might be Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus).
Apparently, the berries - unlike those of Common Elder - do not make good wine. Although they will not kill you, they will make you feel a little sick.
From Wikipedia -
Danewort (Sambucus ebulus), also known as Dane Weed, Danesblood, Dwarf Elder or European Dwarf Elder and Walewort is a herbaceous species of elder, native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. It grows to 1-2 m tall, with erect, usually unbranched stems growing in large groups from an extensive perennial underground rhizome. The leaves are opposite, pinnate, 15-30 cm long, with 5-9 leaflets with a foetid smell. The stems terminate in a corymb 10-15 cm diameter with numerous white (occasionally pink) flowers. The fruit is a small glossy black berry 5-6 mm diameter. The ripe fruit give out a purple juice.
The name Danewort comes from the belief that it only grows on the sites of battles that involved the Danes. The term 'Walewort' or 'Walwort' meant 'foreigner plant.' The plant's stems and leaves turn red in autumn and this may explain the link with blood. The word Dane may link to an old term for diarrhoea.