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ZAANDIJK - with a view on the "Zaanse Schans"
In the 17th and 18th century there were thousands of windmills along the dykes; sawmills, dye mills, oil mills etc that powered the Dutch economy. The Zaanse Schans village gives you a picture of what it must have been like. Not all the windmills and buildings started out in Zaanse Schans, many of them were moved here from the region as they came under threat from urban development across North Holland.
The windmills are all working mills, and the perform various functions, including a saw mill, a paint mill (grinding pigments), and oil mill (grinding linseed or peanuts to draw off the oil)
Tagine is a slow-simmered stew of northwestern Africa traditionally cooked in a covered earthenware pot. The pot is commonly called a Tagine, too.
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A SONG OF ETERNITY IN TIME.
ONCE, at night, in the manor wood
My Love and I long silent stood,
Amazed that any heavens could
Decree to part us, bitterly repining.
My Love, in aimless love and grief,
Reached forth and drew aside a leaf
That just above us played the thief
And stole our starlight that for us was shining.
A star that had remarked her pain
Shone straightway down that leafy lane,
And wrought his image, mirror-plain,
Within a tear that on her lash hung gleaming.
"Thus Time," I cried, '" is but a tear
Some one hath wept 'twixt hope and fear,
Yet in his little lucent sphere
Our star of stars, Eternity, is beaming."
S Lanier
Sapphire-spangled Emeralds frequent rainforest edges, humid or gallery forests, second growth, clearings, orchards, and gardens. Males defend flower territories and are rather diverse in their flower preferences. These emeralds can be difficult to identify in the field: they are mostly olive-green above with whitish middle and lower underparts. In favorable lighting, their throats sparkle with violet-blue.
Picture taken at Monte Alegre do Sul, São Paulo, for a Peaceful Bokeh Wednesday!
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Ces temps je n'ai pas eu le temps de tous vous remercier. Je profite donc de ce petit message pour vous remercier pour votre gentillesse, votre fidélité, vos petits messages, vos invitations etc... Je m'absente quelques semaines ( ...je pars à la recherche de l'araignée bleue et rouge ;-)) mais à mon retour je n'oublierais pas de venir vous faire un petit coucou!!
Bonne soirée et à bientôt
Sandrine
A carnivorous animal in the same family as weasels, badgers, mink etc. that lives primarily on a diet of fish but also includes frogs, crayfish, crabs and even a few waterfowl.
A coat of long guard hairs over their insulated underfur keeps them warm and dry so they can stay comfortable throughout the North American winters. They are very successful at hunting prey in our rivers, streams and ponds aided by their webbed feet, long muscular tail and sharp claws coupled with the ability to hold their breath for extended periods. As a preventative measure to becoming waterlogged they do spend a lot of time on land and enter the water only to hunt or travel much unlike the sea otters that spend most of their lives in the ocean. An overland sprint of 10 to 18 miles while searching for prey is not uncommon.
River otters seem to have the ability to live alone or in pairs but are quick to socialize in groups when other members are encountered. After mating and going through a gestation period of 80 - 90 days a female will give birth to 1 - 5 pups in a den called a holt or couch which she excavates under tree roots or a cache of rocks. Prior to the birth the female called a bitch or sow will drive the male (dog or boar) away and the pups or cubs will be tended to by the female and older offspring if still around. The pups will begin emerging from the den at about 1 month of age and mom will entice them into the water for their first swim at about 2 months. After the pups are weaned dad may return and help raise the juveniles until probably 1 year of age. Females attain sexual maturity at 2 years of age and males at 3.
River otters range in size from 10 to 33 lbs and 2.5 to 5 ' in length with females being about 1/3 the size of males. When not hunting prey they spend much time playing and frolicking with each other. This individual is one of a trio that has clawed its way onto the ice to enjoy the spoils caught underwater.
Missing the beach about now.
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Holga 120N, HP5+
D-76 1+2, 12 min
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I loved collecting acorns, chestnuts, beech-nuts etc as a child - and I still do!
'a basketful of autumn' On Black
Have a day full of joy!
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Con todo mi cariño, para todos los profesores y maestros, que con abnegacion y dedicación, labran el futuro de un pais, en este dia tan especial, se lo dedico a mi hijo Aries, que en sus limitaciones fisicas a labrado una carrera llena de amor hacia sus alumnos, que realmente son especiales, pero demaciado especiales, alumnos con sindrome de Down, Autistas, Paralisis cerebral, retraso mental, debiles visuales, ciegos, etc., les a demostrado una paciencia infinita y gran dedicacíón. Enhora buena que existen estos seres llenos de luz, Tambien este homenaje va dirigido a mi Tocayo Jorge Cortes, que también es profesor, recibe un saludo especial y un abrazo fraterno.
This young male hummer, was feeding on a flower.
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To learn more about these wonderful little birds please visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/ove...