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I shoot this celery stick with a beautiful evening sunlight. I wanted to freeze the pattern of the fibers inside but the sunlight wasn’t strong enough. Nevertheless I am happy with this green celery abstract. :-)
This rose is growing on the wall outside one of the shops in the Square - it really is rather pretty!
The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is the highest of all elevated Roman aqueducts, and, along with the Aqueduct of Segovia,
The aqueduct bridge is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, a 31 mile system built in the first century AD to carry water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes). Because of the uneven terrain between the two points, the mostly underground aqueduct followed a long, winding route that called for a bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River.
The bridge has three tiers of arches, stands 160 ft high, and descends a mere 1 inch - a gradient of only 1 in 18,241 – while the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m (41 ft) over its entire length, which is indicative of the great precision that Roman engineers were able to achieve, using simple technology. The aqueduct formerly carried an estimated 40,000 m3 of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of the citizens of Nîmes. It may have been in use as late as the 6th century, with some parts used for significantly longer, but a lack of maintenance after the 4th century led to clogging by mineral deposits and debris that eventually choked off the flow of water.
We have planted several pincushion proteas, along with other drought tolerant plants, to conserve water in our garden. This one is leucospermum reflexum "So Exquisite" and is also known as the Skyrocket Pincusion.
These amazing plants originated in the Cape region of South Africa and thrive in our Mediterranean climate. The blossoms can last for several months, and bring welcome color on wintry days -- also sunny ones!
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Exquisitely patterned Pearl Crescent butterfly sipping nectar from a wild Giant Ironweed (Aster) floret.
Common and abundant.
Tulip art from a photo taken earlier in the week at the Enabling Garden in Altoona, Iowa.
Post-processed with GIMP and Photoshop to isolate and add detail to the flower along with several blended texture layers. Zoom-in and view large to see the texture detail.
I shot this photograph using only my hands. I love shooting hand held, but it sure is difficult to shoot macro images as you need to be stable and patience for a long time.
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe and North America. It has been introduced as a feed for livestock in New Zealand and Australia, where it is a common weed of both wet and dry areas, such as roadsides, meadows, fields and coastal places. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo (Spanish for 'little feather') from its leaf shape and texture. In antiquity, yarrow was known as herbal militaris, for its use in stanching the flow of blood from wounds. Other common names for this species include gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, and thousand-seal. The plant has a strong, sweet scent, similar to that of chrysanthemums. Achillea millefolium is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant that produces one to several stems 0.2–1 m in height, and has a spreading rhizomatous growth form. 18939
Wanderlust.
Into the clouds....
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This weeks Snap Happy theme of 'Spring' was chosen by Gary.
For me Spring is always about the tulips!
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