WM PHILLIPS [1825-1911] ECO-LIVING DREAMS ~ BICENTENARY 2025+
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Flowery History
Though they have been grown in Europe for well over two hundred years, Dahlias are thought to originate in Mexico and are that country’s national flower. Dahlias are believed to have been named by 18th-century Spanish botanist Abbé Cavanille in honor of Andreas Dahl, a Swedish scientist and environmentalist.
Petals or Florets?
Dahlia florets are often mistakenly called petals, even by horticulturists, but in fact every floret is a flower in its own right. Dahlias are part of the Asteraceae family, also known as the Daisy, Aster or Composite family. The name Asteraceae refers to the flowers’ appearance, which resembles a star surrounded by rays.
Vegetable Tubers
The Aztecs grew dahlia tubers as a food crop but attempts to introduce them to the European diet didn’t succeed. Can you see dahlia tubers as the next must-try vegetable?
Types of Dahlia
There has been much debate over the classification of dahlias. In 1904, there were officially only five types: cactus, pompom, single, show and fancy. More recently, many more types have appeared and from 2010 dahlias have been split into fourteen groups.
Nearly Every Colour of the Rainbow
Dahlias come in a huge variety of colours and like most unscented flowers they use their vibrant blooms to attract pollinating insects. Dahlias can be found in almost every colour except blue.
Sweet Petite to Dinner Plate
Dahlias come all sizes – from a dainty diameter of 2cm to show-stopping varieties known as ‘dinner plate’ dahlias, which can grow up to 25cm in diameter.
Dahlia Café au Lait
There has been a huge surge of interest in Café au Lait dahlias over the last couple of years. Café au Lait dahlias are a delicate blush-toned peachy ivory with eye-catching blooms that can grow to up to 25cm in diameter.
The Meaning of Dahlias
In the language of flowers, also known as florography, dahlias represent “dignity” and “my gratitude exceeds your care”.
Turtle Dove - Streptopelia Tutur
The turtle dove is a dainty dove, smaller and darker than the collared dove and slightly larger than a blackbird. Its upperparts are distinctively mottled with chestnut and black and its black tail has a white edge.
The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer, but has become increasingly rare following rapid and sustained population declines. One cause of the decline is thought to be lack of seed and grain as food during the breeding season, resulting in a much shorter breeder season with fewer nesting attempts. The species is now included on the Red List of conservation concern.
Populations of turtle dove are in rapid decline across Europe and this species has red list conservation status globally. In the United Kingdom its numbers have declined by 93% since 1994 and across Europe numbers fell by 78% 1980-2013.
Environmentalist groups have said that the decline of turtle doves in Europe is partly because changed farming practices mean that the weed seeds and shoots on which it feeds, especially fumitory, are more scarce, and partly due to shooting of birds in Mediterranean countries. According to a 2001 study cited by the European Commission, between two and four million birds are shot annually in Malta, Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain and Greece. Environmentalists have described spring hunting in Malta as particularly problematic as it is the only country with an EU derogation to shoot birds during their spring migration to breeding grounds.
According to a 2007 study by the European Commission, four currently identifiable potential threats to the turtle dove are (1) habitat loss/modification (medium to low impact), (2) droughts and climate change (mostly unknown but likely low impact), (3) hunting (partly unknown but overall medium impact), and (4) competition with the collared dove (unknown impact).The British Trust for Ornithology has also highlighted Trichomonosis parasite as a threat to the turtle dove.
Population:
UK breeding:
14,000 territories
After a harsh winter, the tulips finally arrived with hopes of a warm spring..
For the environmentalists who love flowers and have taken the time to view my floral images, here is something to entertain you from my environmental friends down under.
Wiesenfelden is located on a plateau in the Bavarian Forest Nature Park, about 13 kilometers northeast of Wörth on the Danube. More than half of the municipal area is forested and covers an area of 78 square kilometers at altitudes between 430 m and 749 m. The castle of Wiesenfelden is owned by Hubert Weinzierl, one of the most influential German environmentalists. The castle houses an environmental information center and a museum. Nearby is the Schiederhof, a family-run inn that is surrounded by woods. I like this area because of the nearby natural preserves.
I am an idiot and totally missed her birthday Sunday so this is laaaate! I was having one of those biological freakouts when the temperature dropped and I was biking in the rain after I posted the Dan Deacon Wall of Life photo and then I went to The Music Box to see the film Chile 76 which was a great film about life under Pinochet but it was literally so intense that it made wrapping up a pair of shoes seem suspenseful. So, I thought I was literally having some sort of panic attack and then I came home and took two baths. I am an environmentalist which means I am vegan and I don't own a car (bicycling only) but I do sometimes take two baths on especially cold or bad days. I call these my "two bath days." Anyway, that has nothing to do at all with Weyes Blood, who has that 1970s folk vibe down with the loveliest of voices and chord progressions. You should definitely listen to her when you are taking a bath or not taking a bath...just, you know, doing other non bath stuff. (What other stuff could you be doing, though???)
Listen here:
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JUST SOUTH of Hudson on Route 9 stand the ruins of the former Universal Atlas cement plant, which operated here from 1903 until 1977 when then it became a victim of outdated equipment and the environmentalists. Once it was one of seven portland cement plants on the Hudson between Poughkeepsie and Albany. A 1998 proposal by St. Lawrence Cement to reactivate cement production on this site sparked tremendous controversy until the company dropped its plans in 2005. Today four of the region's seven cement plants stand wholly or partially derelict.
JUST SOUTH of Hudson on Route 9 stand the ruins of the former Universal Atlas cement plant, which operated here from 1903 until 1977, when then it became a victim of outdated equipment and the environmentalists. Once it was one of seven portland cement plants on the Hudson between Poughkeepsie and Albany. A 1998 proposal by St. Lawrence Cement to reactivate cement production on this site sparked tremendous controversy until the company dropped its plans in 2005. Today four of the region's seven cement plants stand wholly or partially derelict.
JUST SOUTH of Hudson on Route 9 stand the ruins of the former Universal Atlas cement plant, which operated here from 1903 until 1977 when then it became a victim of outdated equipment and the environmentalists. Once it was one of seven portland cement plants on the Hudson between Poughkeepsie and Albany. A 1998 proposal by St. Lawrence Cement to reactivate cement production on this site sparked tremendous controversy until the company dropped its plans in 2005. Today four of the region's seven cement plants stand wholly or partially derelict.
December 2019:
My next destination will be the final steps of this genius in South America, but precisely in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, the world's leading living biology lab.
Charles Darwin at 22 years old visited the islands in 1835. Observation of the Galapagos species inspired his theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species in 1859.
"I loathe, I abhor the sea and all ships which sail on it."
Charles Darwin in 1836
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October 2015:
With the presence of Darwin's great-grandson, environmentalist Randal Keynes, two plaques were recently inaugurated in Uruguay commemorating the passage of the famous British naturalist through the country in 1832/1833. Aboard the Beagle, Darwin toured in five years (1832-1836) many regions of the planet: Cape Verde, South America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, the Indian Ocean Islands, and South Africa.
In Montevideo, the beautiful tile sign is placed in a historic location on the city's port, in front of Las Bóvedas, Rambla. It was inaugurated on May 28 with the presence of the Minister of Education and Culture of that country, several other authorities and participants of the XI Meeting of the S&T Popularization Network in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedPOP).
In Maldonado, where Darwin stayed for several weeks in 1833, the plaque opened on May 29, in the former port region, next to the town's Information Center. Two more plates will be placed in Colonia del Sacramento and Soriano.
Darwin's Caminos project in Uruguay is being coordinated by the Associación Civil CienciaViva. The placement of the plates is sponsored by Petrobras, the city authorities and the National Agency for Investigation and Innovation (ANII). The project is also supported by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology.
PS. When they reached Brazil, Darwin was delighted by the tropical forest, but detested the sight of slavery, and disputed this issue with Fitzroy.
The last farewell, with tears from heaven.
As Summer to Fall,
The Seasons Returneth,
Till next Spring repose.
Turtle Dove - Streptopelia Tutur
The turtle dove is a dainty dove, smaller and darker than the collared dove and slightly larger than a blackbird. Its upperparts are distinctively mottled with chestnut and black and its black tail has a white edge.
The gentle purr of the turtle dove is an evocative sound of summer, but has become increasingly rare following rapid and sustained population declines. One cause of the decline is thought to be lack of seed and grain as food during the breeding season, resulting in a much shorter breeder season with fewer nesting attempts. The species is now included on the Red List of conservation concern.
Populations of turtle dove are in rapid decline across Europe and this species has red list conservation status globally. In the United Kingdom its numbers have declined by 93% since 1994 and across Europe numbers fell by 78% 1980-2013.
Environmentalist groups have said that the decline of turtle doves in Europe is partly because changed farming practices mean that the weed seeds and shoots on which it feeds, especially fumitory, are more scarce, and partly due to shooting of birds in Mediterranean countries. According to a 2001 study cited by the European Commission, between two and four million birds are shot annually in Malta, Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain and Greece. Environmentalists have described spring hunting in Malta as particularly problematic as it is the only country with an EU derogation to shoot birds during their spring migration to breeding grounds.
According to a 2007 study by the European Commission, four currently identifiable potential threats to the turtle dove are (1) habitat loss/modification (medium to low impact), (2) droughts and climate change (mostly unknown but likely low impact), (3) hunting (partly unknown but overall medium impact), and (4) competition with the collared dove (unknown impact).The British Trust for Ornithology has also highlighted Trichomonosis parasite as a threat to the turtle dove.
Population:
UK breeding:
14,000 territories
After just five days, now over 55,000 acres, this wildfire in the Lost Sierras of northern California. It hopped over Hwy 395 two days ago and is running wild through very remote terrain in Plumas and Lassen Counties, and now across northern Nevada.
Look closely at an enlarged version, and you'll see a helicopter working the blaze.
Once upon a time, this property was part of the large Wadsworth Estate in Hiram, Maine. The area surrounding the pond (that white streak across the middle of the photo) was a productive cranberry bog you could walk across. Now inhabited by beaver, the property destruction is obvious.
And yet…
Beaver, brought to near extinction because of their pelts and their territorial difficulty living along side man, are extraordinary environmentalists. They create wetlands that support numerous species of plants, fish, birds, wild animals, and micro-organisms. Importantly, these wetlands safely isolate and store carbon both in plant life and in the debris of the felled trees they drag through the waters for their dams and lodges.
It is estimated that globally the “total carbon storage of wetlands is 225 billion metric tons, or the equivalent of carbon emissions from roughly 189 million cars every year.”
Unfortunately, beaver do not manage all those wetlands. Most are mismanaged or not managed at all, left to dry up and release that carbon back into our atmosphere. On the other hand, wetlands controlled by beaver are masterfully managed. Beaver guard and maintain them to support the life that depends upon their waters. And while you certainly do not want beaver in your yard, we need them in our wetlands.
Because of the Maine drought, I thought that this year Don and I would be able to walk across a somewhat soggy marsh to the pond, something we have never been able to do. Because of the beaver, we could not. The water in Cranberry Pond and its surrounding marshlands had not receded one single inch while a nearby lake was down significantly.
"There are as many ways of loving as there are people, and that wildflower variety is the great beauty of this dimension of existence.”
― Rumi
These dazzling wildflowers are Russel Lupins and they brighten the landscape in parts of the South Island in New Zealand, especially around Mackenzie Country.
Tourists flock from over the world to see them when they flower (mid Nov- early Jan). They are, however, considered weeds as they are a non-native, invasive species.
This has caused a clash between environmentalists and farmers who believe the lupins are the answer to feeding merino sheep in difficult times. High Country farmers are planting them in pastures for their stock.
Sometimes it's still hard to ignore the the beauty of weeds.
THREE BRIDGES SPANNING THREE CENTURIES
The Forth Bridge (1890)
The Forth Road Bridge (1964)
The Queensferry Crossing (2017)
The Forth Bridges near Edinburgh in Scotland cross the Firth of Forth from Queensferry to North Queensferry. The three bridges also span three centuries in time.
The Firth of Forth is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south.
The first of the three bridges built was the Forth Bridge in 1890. Next came the Forth Road Bridge in 1964, followed by the Queensferry Crossing in 2017. Interestingly, the latter two were both opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Iconic, historic and magnificent, Scotland's Forth Bridges are Wonders of the Modern World and one of Scotland's most recognisable locations. Towering side by side by side, over the Firth of Forth, these structures represent the pinnacle of engineering across three centuries.
Background
A crossing route over the Forth had existed at the site since the eleventh century, when the queen of Scotland, Margaret, founded a free ferry to take pilgrims north to St Andrews. The site of the ferry crossing became the location of the Forth Road Bridge, which opened in 1964. Proposals for an additional road crossing at Queensferry were drawn up in the early 1990s, as part of the "Setting Forth" consultation document prepared by the Scottish Office. The plans met stiff opposition from environmentalists and from the City of Edinburgh Council on the grounds of increased traffic. Following the Labour victory in the 1997 general election, the proposals were shelved.
We didn't get that Hundred Year Storm, but we did get a Hundred Year Wet Season in the Sierras of northern California. There were certainly some problems (Yuba River Dam, etc) but it did replenish our reservoirs and watersheds, and made even the Environmentalists re-think what's "just Mother Nature's weather cycle".
All I know is.... Yosemite has never been more MAJESTIC !!!
Sure hate to see all that beetle kill, however....
"For how many people do you think might yet stand on this planet before the sun grows cold? That's the responsibility we hold in our hands".
David R. Brower
In Memory Of Ansel Adams. Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. An Inspiration.
C 'est dangereux, ça pue, ça fume, c 'est bruyant , c 'est éclairé toute la nuit, c 'est un des cauchemars des écologistes , c 'est une raffinerie de pétrole !
It's dangerous, it stinks, it smokes, it's noisy, it's lit up all night, it's an environmentalist's nightmare, it's an oil refinery!
On our way to Baler, a beautiful place at the Pacific Ocean coast, in the drive itself you see a wonder of nature. The Sierra Madre, the longest mountain range in the Philippines, has magnificent views. It runs from the province of Cagayan down to the province of Quezon, forming a north–south direction on the eastern portion of Luzon.
The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, is situated at the northern part of the range in the province of Isabela. The park is in the UNESCO tentative list for World Heritage List inscription. Environmentalists, scholars, and scientists have been urging the government to include the other parks within the Sierra Madre mountains for a UNESCO site that would encompass the entire mountain range from Cagayan to Quezon.
It was a wonderful journey to Baler, but many places were not safe enough to stop for a picture. Finally we found this spot.
As I took this in January last year, I'm really not quite sure what it was that I was shooting! It looks very much like ice, but somehow I think it might be crystal??? Not sure, but I was somewhat drawn to it when I came across it in my 2015-Q1 folder this past week. Whatever it is, I think it makes for an interesting abstract image.
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"Simply look with perceptive eyes at the world about you, and trust to your own reactions and convictions. Ask yourself, 'Does this subject move me to feel, think and dream?'"
Ansel Easton Adams - photographer and environmentalist, 1902 - 1984
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While walking along the coast, I saw these little stone towers as they are often found. It might be quite a nice photo, but while posting this photo I learned something about these little towers: environmentalists tear down these stone towers for a serious reason. Lots of little creatures live under the stones. When you pick up the stones, they have to find a new hiding place to survive. So please, don't build these stone towers, so that our coasts stay lively also because of our tiny little cohabitans.
Mono Lake formed at least 760,000 years ago, vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. Mono lake formation is associated to volcanism and faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada. Very impressive place. Thanks to a group of environmentalists this wonder is been preserve by reducing diversions of water from the Eastern Sierra watersheds by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
One of the hardest part of being a nature photographer, is the killing of the young by predation. Last month, I was fortunate to find a musk ox herd with calves. They were a transient herd, one I hadn't seen before. Where I photographed them at was about three miles north of where this bear and calf are. I am sure it is one of the cute calves I photographed the month before. Talking to the Environmentalist that works up in the Arctic, this bear has been following the herd all summer. It is obvious, the bear has been successful in finding food.
Not sure how this musk ox calf died, the Environmental worker said he thought it had a broken leg and could not keep up with the herd.
This is nature, one animals death means life to another, the circle of life.
This photo was taken the day before the one previously posted, in one day, it went from a carcass to just fur and legs.
Support E.a.r.t.h. I coined the acronym. There is still hope.
"Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species -- man -- acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world."
~ Rachel Louise Carson, environmentalist
[Explore 15/11/2015]
This is a classic view of Maya Bay, made famous by the movie 'The Beach' starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Controversy arose during the making of the film due to 20th Century Fox's bulldozing and landscaping of the natural beach setting of Ko Phi Phi Leh to make it more "paradise-like". The production altered some sand dunes and cleared some coconut trees and grass to widen the beach. Fox set aside a fund to reconstruct and return the beach to its natural state; however, lawsuits were filed by environmentalists who believed the damage to the ecosystem was permanent and restoration attempts had failed. The lawsuits dragged on for years and in 2006 Thailand's Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the filming had harmed the environment and ordered that damage assessments be made. Defendants in the case included 20th Century Fox and some Thai government officials.
The insanely picturesque bay is now protected as a National Park.
By the way, the Flickr map is not quite right in terms of naming!
Rouen (France) - Je voulais sortir des traditionnelles manifestations pour documenter la vox populi opposée à la réforme des retraites.
Contrairement à la recommandation de mon médecin qui m’a conseillé pour me rétablir, d’aller respirer le bon air, je suis allé faire des photos sur le piquet de grève qui bloquait l’accès de l’usine d’incinération de l’agglomération de Rouen, sur la zone portuaire. En guise d’air frais, je me suis retrouvé dans un nuage toxique issu d’un brasier monumental, alimenté avec des pneus.
Le pneu de camion brûlé est une tradition chez portuaires en grève.
Je n’avais pas franchi tous les barrages routiers pour faire demi-tour devant un nuage de fumée malodorant.
Des photos de brasier c’est toujours spectaculaire, même si ce n’est pas très recommandé, ni pour les poumons, ni pour l’environnement. S’il y a un seul portuaire qui vote écologiste, qu’il me jette le premier pneu ! Je pense avoir quelques photos du brasier qui mériteraient une publication, mais je préfère cette photos prise à la va-vite à l’écart du brasier. Une image un peu décalée.
Fireside Strikers
Rouen (France) - I wanted to get out of the traditional demonstrations to document the vox populi opposed to the pension reform.
Contrary to the recommendation of my doctor who advised me to get well, to go and breathe fresh air, I went to take pictures on the picket line which blocked access to the incineration plant of the agglomeration of Rouen, in the port area. By way of fresh air, I found myself in a toxic cloud from a monumental pyre, fueled with tires.
The burnt truck tire is a tradition among port workers on strike.
I had not passed all the roadblocks to turn around in front of a smelly cloud of smoke.
Photos of pyres are always spectacular, even if it is not very recommended, neither for the lungs nor for the environment. If there is a single port worker that votes environmentalist, throw me the first tire! I think I have a few photos of the pyre that deserve a publication, but I prefer this photo taken in a hurry away from the fire. A slightly offbeat image.
Bird of Paradise flower, one of several in a large bouquet where we stayed in Akumal Mexico. Although I took several photos of this flower, this macro, which is quite abstracted, drew me in.
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"In life and in photography, a closer look at the familiar can often reveal truth and beauty." Jim Brandenburg, environmentalist and nature photographer and filmmaker
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Stream bank erosion and post-flood slumping afflict this landscape whilst sand and gravel are deposited on the inside of the meanders of the river. Farmers and environmentalists, aand resource managers are all concerned about these issues not only because of their local impacts but also because of the consequences downstream and in coastal environments. Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) has an inter-governmental brief to monitor and generate appropriate responses.
Headed over to Nottingham on family business yesterday, and decided to pack the little Sony pocket camera. Pleased I did too because causing a bit of a stink on Crewe's platform 8 were a pair of English Electric Type 3s (in old money).
Seen here are DRS units 37409 and 37424 - both making a spirited and smoky departure to the alarm of those standing nearby and environmentalists in general.
In fact, and quite appropriately, they'd travelled up from 'The Smoke' as the 6.00am Willesden - Crewe Gresty Bridge light engine movement (0Z37), so this reversal on platform 8 was a prelude to a very short trip to the stabling point.
I quite liked this more distant take featuring the characterful and time-worn steelwork of the station. I just hope the crouching snapper on platform 7 wasn't too overcome with the atmosphere of the occasion!
9.20am, 21st February 2019
The Grant Grove Settlement was based on the ideas of John Muir, the first environmentalist (1838 – 1914). Muir helped preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and many other wilderness areas. He is also the co-founder of the Sierra Club. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature have been read by millions.
La Journée mondiale des animaux a lieu chaque année le 4 octobre pour attirer l'attention des gouvernements mais aussi des citoyens sur l'importance du respect de la vie animale. Qu'il s'agisse des animaux de compagnie, des animaux sauvages ou encore des animaux d'élevage, les animaux méritent d'être mieux traités.
Protéger les animaux sauvages, c'est par exemple respecter leurs lieux de vie naturels. Respecter les animaux domestiques, c'est leur assurer un cadre de vie affectueux et s'engager à ne pas les abandonner.
Enfin, améliorer les conditions de vie et d'abattage des animaux d'élevage est un défi majeur à relever à l'heure actuelle.
Si la date du 4 octobre a été choisie pour célébrer les animaux, ce n'est pas un hasard. En effet le 4 octobre c'est la fête de Saint François d'Assise (1182-1226), qui a manifesté tout au long de sa vie un grand amour pour les animaux.
Il affirmait que chaque créature vivante de la terre, qu'il s'agisse d'un insecte, d'un oiseau ou d'un animal de compagnie, méritait le respect. C'est pourquoi Saint François d'Assise est considéré comme un grand défenseur de la cause animale et a été institué Saint Patron des écologistes par le pape Jean Paul II.
Les animaux, nos compagnons
Un chien, un chat, quand on l'adopte, c'est pour la vie !
Source : Internet
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World Animal Day takes place on October 4 every year to draw the attention of governments and citizens to the importance of respecting animal life. Whether it's pets, wild animals or even farm animals, animals deserve better treatment.
Protecting wild animals, for example, means respecting their natural places of life. Respecting domestic animals means providing them with a loving living environment and making a commitment not to abandon them.
Finally, improving the living and slaughtering conditions of farm animals is a major challenge to be taken up at the present time.
If the date of October 4 was chosen to celebrate the animals, it is no coincidence. Indeed, October 4 is the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), who throughout his life manifested a great love for animals.
He claimed that every living creature on earth, whether it was an insect, a bird or a pet, deserved respect. This is why Saint Francis of Assisi is considered a great defender of the animal cause and was instituted Patron Saint of environmentalists by Pope John Paul II.
Animals, our companions
A dog, a cat, when you adopt it, it's for life !
Hay unas zonas en Benidorm, donde el cemento se come la costa. Urbanizaciones de super lujo que, con dinero, compraron permisos para construir. Ahora en algún caso deben de destruirlos. Algunos apartamentos, según reportaje en TV, valieron sólo 400.000€. Ahora sus dueños se llevan las manos a la cabeza !. Y lo que mas me cuesta creer es que los ecologistas estén en contra de la demolición por los daños que pueden causar en el hábitat marino. Un mundo de locos y locuras !
There are some areas in Benidorm, where the cement eats the coast. Super luxury developments that, with money, bought permits to build. Now in some cases they must destroy them. Some apartments, according to TV report, were worth only € 400,000. Now their owners put their hands to their heads! And the hardest thing for me to believe is that environmentalists are against demolition because of the damage they can cause to the marine habitat. A world of crazy and crazy stuff !
Il y a des zones à Benidorm, où le béton dévore la côte. Développements de super luxe qui, avec de l'argent, ont acheté des permis de construire. Maintenant, dans certains cas, ils doivent les détruire. Selon la télévision, certains appartements ne valaient que 400 000 €. Maintenant, leurs propriétaires mettent la main à la tête! Et le plus difficile à croire pour moi, c'est que les écologistes sont contre la démolition à cause des dommages qu'ils peuvent causer à l'habitat marin. Un monde de fou et de folies !
In typical timing the one southbound stopping train per hour almost coincides with a northbound passing freight, making for a few twitchy minutes ahead of their imminent arrival.
The freight is the 10.01 Washwood Heath - Peak Forest Cemex (4M11) in the hands of DB Shed no. 66200, seen powering its way through the splendid MR stone-lined cutting at Belper, as the 11.36 Matlock - Newark (2N35) heads away from the station with EMT's class 158 no. 158780 doing the honours.
The exhaust display evident in the backlight might not appeal to the environmentalists, but at least pleased the photographer. Taken looking under the King Street overbridge.
7th December 2017
Foxglove (Digitalis) is the original source of digoxin, a heart medicine. Its leaves, flowers and seeds are poisonous to humans and some animals, including deer which are smart enough to know they should not eat it (this is one of the reasons why there are many foxgloves in my garden). Regardless of the colour of the flower there is always an abundance of tiny hairs inside each blossom. (The photo title is adapted from the 1966 movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".)
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"A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into." Ansel Adams, photographer and environmentalist, 1902 - 1984
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"Devil's Playground" by The Rigs
Entry for the Artistic Manipulation Group
CHEF studiodobs challenges us to take “a journey to somewhere, everywhere, nowhere, neverland, wonderland, outer space, black holes, antimatter, Heaven or Hell, or wherever you like.”
➤ Your image must include a means of transportation – but since we are all environmentalists, ecologists, animal activists and rescuers, the vehicle must be activated only by clean energy, such as sunlight, wind, water, geothermal heat, gravity, magnetic force, warp drive, teleportation and so on.
➤ People (of any number) must also be included (aliens and fantasy/sci-fi creatures welcome).
➤ Same for animals (of any number, aliens and fantasy/sci-fi creatures welcome).
➤ Use only soft or natural shades of color
➤ No abstractions: your subjects must be recognizable.
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During the fall of 1994 and spring of 1995, the state of New Jersey hired Conrail to haul dirt from Wayne, NJ, where a man made swamp was being created, to Liberty State Park, where a water buffer/golf course was to be created. I287 was completed in 1993 and took up swamp space that the DEC and environmentalist wanted replaced. Creating a swamp off the Pompton River in Wayne not only made the DEC happy, but provided relief from the floods that plague Wayne on a regular basis.
Five nights a week the train ran from Conrail Jersey City's Croxton yard and then to the railfans delight, it ran Sundays in daylight. I made my way to the Jersey suburbs to catch the operation of freight on the DL&W's old Boonton Line of New Jersey Transit. Such trains have been absent from the line for many years, so this was quite the northeast attraction while it lasted.
Here we see three GE C39-8's, 6008, 6009, and 6010 up front, with another on the rear as a helper rounding the big curve at Walnut Street station in Montclair, NJ with 70 empty ore jennies to fill up with the dirt.
There won't be many years left before photos like this will be a distant memory. Of course, the phasing out of coal-fired power is met with mixed feelings for many people, but Ratcliffe Power Station near Nottingham is set to cease its current role by 2025. Environmentalists might celebrate, but I am sure there will be many local photographers who will lament its passing.
"Oh you glorious Westminster Bubble,
Long may you stay in power and
Protect the privileges of the few.
Give us plenty of grouse.
Continue to bless us with one rule,
And curse the masses with another.
Keep us grouse shooters exempt
From the social distancing rules.
Continue to forgive us when we trespass,
But let no Tom, Dick and Harry
Trespass into our hunting grounds!
Deliver us from environmentalists and
Social justice fanatics.
And we shall always vote for you
Giving juicy donations to the Tory Party."
Double exposure, contre-jour, reflector.
environmentalists poured fluorescein into the Lauch - Umweltschützer gossen Fluorescein in den Lauch - des écologistes ont versé de la fluoresceine dans la rivière Lauch
Shoin (書院 study) of Kita'in is known to have been a private room for Kasuga-no-Tsubone (春日局 1579 - 1643) in the Oo'oku of Edo Castle.
Being a daughter of a Samurai family, she was recruited for the nanny in charge of Tokugawa Iemitsu who later became the third shogun. With the backing of the shogun, she became the boss of the female servants in Oo'oku (大奥) that means "the backside (of the palace)" and even influenced the ruling of the shogun in Omote (表) "the frontside".
The remnants of the palace in Kita'in suggest that it was built in a Shoin-zukuri style (書院造り) that was typical of Samurai residences of that time. There are old drawings of the plan of the palace (御殿 Goten) of Edo Castle, which proves that the palace was a collection of many wooden buildings. Judging from the remnants in Kita'in, they would be of one- or two-story, each built in a reasonably human scale, and not that extravagant. I suppose the palace in Edo Castle was not like Versailles.
The Tokugawa shogunate was a Confucianist or a Confucianism-based environmentalist. They often gazetted people to be simple and frugal in living. A shogun was even a fanatic Confucianism-based animal-right protectionist who was extremely unpopular but long-lived.
Such restrictions were all lifted after Meiji Restoration. The gaudy street of Kura in Kawagoe that was rebuilt in the Meiji period may reflect the mood of the people after the Tokugawa rule.
This is the last photo of Ko-edo Kawagoe. There are other Ko-edo towns, which I would like to show not in the distant future.
Muir Prairie had moderate sized Cup Plants so I took some lucky close ups. Cup Plants in our home prairie are over 7 feet tall making close ups impossible. John Muir Memorial Park, aka Fountain Lake, Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA. Seven miles out my back door. Boyhood farm of environmentalist John Muir, now a county park featuring a prairie, woodlands, and spring fed lake. Pentacon 100 2.8 lens with a Fotodiox M42 to Nikon F adaptor.
At BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) :
Magnolia x brooklynensis
'Hattie Carthan'
(M. x brooklynensis 'Evamaria' x M. x brooklynensis #209)
Magnolia Family: Magnooliaceae
BBG introduction 1984 (?)
This hybrid was introduced by BBG in 1989. Its unique flower is mostly yellow with magenta-rose veins appearing from its base. Its name honors the community activist and environmentalist who founded the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Brooklyn.
A beautiful tall tree hugged by deadly vines. Invasive vines are killing mature trees with alarming frequency robbing them the sun rays and their ability to capture deadly carbon emissions. We need more volunteers and experience hands to remove deadly vines from the trees. It's a remarkable way to address climate change. Doing this, we'll add 10 years to the tree's lifespan, environmentalists say.
Oomura (大村) is the village centre of Ogasawara municipality. Ogasawara islands were under the US rule from 1946 to 1968, and the Oomura area still maintains the US influence.
The tree in the right is royal poinciana or flamboyant (Delonix regia) that is native to Madagascar. Palm trees are spindle palm (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) native to Mauritius. Serious environmentalists may loose their mind if they see the parade of foreign species along the main street of Ogasawara village.
It is noted, however, that islands in the Indian Ocean have cultural ties with Southeast Asia and Oceania, and also have common plants with these areas such as velvetleaf soldierbush, beach cabbage, and pandanus. In this sense, the above species may not be so irrelevant as they are felt.
It’s been a long time since I posted any of my image.
Well, this is one Image which my friend Dev clicked when I was enjoying a walk through areca nut and banana plantation at my childhood friend’s estate. I felt so good enjoying myself surrounded by nature.
Cool wind and chirping birds, far away landscapes, working farmers and far away I see a sheep herd.
Sometimes I feel why people cut down trees. Why don’t they see the beauty in nature, what I gives to humans. I feel we are too greedy without respecting nature.
There are so many tribes who got great knowledge about rain forest better than a educated environmentalist. Everybody throughout the world is in great danger of losing their heritage. They belong to forest and the timber mafia is trying to destroy all the rain forest throughout the world and top politicians are involved in this.
It’s good to see many stars getting involved in saving nature and doing their best to educate people. Leonardo Di Caprio, Black Jack, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford etc.
Every wild animal have right to live just like humans. If people burn the forest, it will surely affect the climate and that’s how so much of destruction we see around the world caused by nature.
We need nature and nature doesn’t need us.
By the time we realize, it will be too late. Problem is everybody wants to rule the world. No matter what, or how they want to rule. But the unforgettable moment was when me and my friends planted few trees.
'In every walk with nature,
One receives far more than he seeks'.
Im like a bird - Nelly Furtado
captured from different angles ...
environmentalists produce site-specific sculptures and land art ...
here in an interior, corresponding to a room ...
ƒ/8.0 14.0 mm 1/30 720
some of them are merged ...
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The Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas, officially known as the Loop 360 Bridge, is an iconic structure that spans the Colorado River. Completed in 1982, the bridge was named after Percy V. Pennybacker Jr., an influential environmentalist in the area. Its distinctive design features an arched concrete deck and tall piers, providing stunning views of the surrounding Hill Country. The bridge serves as a key transportation route and a popular spot for sightseeing and photography.
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This cooling tower for coal generated power dominates the landscape in this city on the edge of Lake Michigan. Though it appears to be a nuclear energy plant there have never been any of these in Indiana. But one source I found seems to indicate that this is what it was intended to be when it was constructed:
"Fun fact: that plant was originally designed to be a nuclear site, hence the huge concrete cooling tower. There were supposed to be 2 more towers.
An environmentalist from Chesterton almost single handedly convinced the state of Indiana that Nipsco was not doing their due diligence regarding environmental and human population impacts.
The state agreed. As a result, the project went millions over budget and time. Nipsco ended up redesigning the site to be a fossil fuel plant."
www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/5tq293/cooling_tower_in...
When I approached this tower to get a photo I was surprised that the site was dominated, not just by the huge edifice but by the distinct sound of falling water. It echoed throughout the neighborhood and off of the houses nearby. At one point I could see from across the railroad tracks that there was indeed water falling inside the structure toward the bottom. Apparently this is the source of the cooling process.
Then there's this:
energycentral.com/news/ticking-time-bomb-environmental-ad...