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Fascinating Iceland Skógafoss
After 5 years still enjoying reviewing and editing 3,000 Iceland photos from 2016 -- for the next few weeks 1 x 5 favourites each - from a fascinating island !
Faszinierendes Island
Nach 5 Jahren immer noch Freude am Sichten und Bearbeiten von 3.000 Island-Fotos aus 2016 -- für die nächsten Wochen je 1 x 5 Favoriten - von einer faszinierenden Insel !
This photo shows a part of the standing stones and doesn't cover the whole site.
The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years.
We don’t know why the standing stones at Calanais were erected, but our best guess is that it was a kind of astronomical observatory.
Patrick Ashmore, who excavated at Calanais in the early 1980s writes: ‘The most attractive explanation… is that every 18.6 years, the moon skims especially low over the southern hills. It seems to dance along them, like a great god visiting the earth. Knowledge and prediction of this heavenly event gave earthly authority to those who watched the skies.’
Historic Scotland
Lost in the wind -
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Seeds of a silver thistle / Silberdistel (Carlina acaulis)
some years ago in Botanical Garden, Frankfurt
for a happy Sunday!
Elephant's tongue / Elefantenohr (Haemanthus albiflos)
in a flowerpot in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
This one particular day the amazing colours just went on and on the whole journey and I kept having to stop to take pictures. Needless to say I was late in for work.....
Faszinierende Dolomiten
Das Pordoijoch ist mit einer Scheitelhöhe von 2239 m s.l.m. der zweithöchste mit einer durchgehend asphaltierten Straße versehene Gebirgspass in den Dolomiten Italiens
The leaf of this tree ( Mitsuba-Tsutsuji in Japanese) comes out in threes on the tip of the twig after bloom. Mitsuba means three leaves in Japanese.
広い公園に植わってるミツバツツジです。移植されて来た樹かと思いますが、 この幹の太さに成るには, 少なくとも200年以上は掛かってる筈です。この土地では染井吉野に対して数日遅れで満開になります。 撮影地：静岡県小山町 小雨
In the 1750s at his family seat in Buckinghamshire, Ralph Verney set out to create a country house of extraordinary grandeur that would dazzle his wealthy neighbours and outdo his political rivals. Claydon has been occupied by the Verney family for more than 550 years; the place is a testament to their fascinating fluctuating fortunes, from their close involvement in the English Civil War to the family connection with Florence Nightingale.
Fascinating watching this youngster trying to swallow this very large Rainbow trout it must have tried for about 10 minutes before giving up and abandoning the fish in the shallow water!
The Rhesus monkey is a fascinating species and they love to socialize and play with each other. Fortunately for us they are incredibly fascinating to watch and especially when you have the opportunity to see the young and the babies. Yesterday Patsy and I had a great time with Captain Tom who is always great fun to be with and his vast knowledge of the Silver River and the Rhesus monkeys spans thirty years of experience. How blessed we are to know him and to experience this magical place. Thanks Captain Tom !!!!!!!
Wishing you all an awesome and blessed Wednesday !
Fascinating and colorful world of tropical fishs seen by the glass in the Aquarium of Gdynia, Poland.
Je ne suis ici qu'une ombre transparente, une sorte de copie fragile, un reflet provisoire...
une partie de citation d'André Frossard
Flowers of a giant onion, Allium giganteum, growing at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire, England. The flowers are arranged in a spherical flower head 5-6in wide.
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Fascinating watching this youngster trying to swallow this very large Rainbow trout it must have tried for about 10 minutes before giving up and abandoning the fish in the shallow water!
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It is tranquil and beautiful.
It truly makes me calm.
Worth a visit! Highly recommend!
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Always fascinating to see these falcons "hover" in the air in search of prey.
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“Para ser feliz viva para surpreender a si próprio, e não aos
outros". (Roberto Shinyashiki)
Feliz final de semana
“To be happy alive to surprise proper itself, and not to the others”.
(Roberto Shinyashiki)
Have a happy weekend!!!
San Gimignano is a small town in Tuscany renowned for its many tall towers. These were built in the Renaissance when all the the noble families were trying to out-do each other. The result today is a fascinating place full of really tall towers!
This is a spider wasp with a Wolf spider. I have not been able to identify what type of spider wasp it is, apparently there are many different types. Here in southern Arizona we have one by the name of Tarantula Wasp, which preys on Tarantulas. They are much larger and have orange wings. The wasp in the photo has stung this spider. When I came across them the wasp was dragging the spider across the ground, heading for her nest. The horrifying part of this story is, the venom of the wasp does not kill the spider, it paralyzes it. After stinging and paralyzing the spider, the wasp drags it to its nest where it lays eggs inside the spider. When the wasp larva hatch inside the spider, they eat it alive. I took this photo at Gilbert Water Ranch in Gilbert Arizona.
Pink Waxcaps or Hygrcybe Calyptriformis are a beautiful and unusual sight. They will appear in undisturbed grasslands either singular or with just two or three together. Taken on Dartmoor by the side of a stream.
This MM theme went round and round (no pun intended) in my head all day. After an exhausting day and an accidental after-dinner nap on the sofa 😱, I decided on the simplest thing I could get my hands on. A thimble, which lights nicely and creates its own bokeh. I'm still not sure it's the best thing I could've come up with in the (rather limited) time I've had over the past week, but here it is anyway.
Fascinating little boat cruising the Pitt River.
I watched her launch and motor about.
Truly cute and unique little rig.
Pitt Meadows
British Columbia
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Questo è uno scatto che amo in modo particolare perché la sua bellezza nasconde decadenza e bruttezza (metà di questo fiore - chiaramente la parte dietro - infatti non c'era e quello che c'era era praticamente marcio) ... la fotografia può anche modificare la realtà o farti vedere solo quello che vuoi e questo è un aspetto che mi affascina tantissimo.
Lo dedico ad Arianna per ringraziarla del testimonial che ha voluto scrivermi, per quello che pensa di me che mi riempie di felicità!
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I really love this shot because its beauty hides something decadent and ugly (the hidden part of this flower was without petals and with others completely rotten) ... photography can modify reality or let you see only what you intend to show and this is a fascinating aspect for me.
I dedicate it to Arianna for her testimonial, what she thinks makes me really happy!
The Ruhr, also referred to as Ruhr area, Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million (2017), it is the largest urban area in Germany. It consists of several large cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 10 million people, which is among the largest in Europe.
The Ruhr area has no administrative centre; each city in the area has its own administration, although there exists the supracommunal "Regionalverband Ruhr" institution in Essen.
For 2010, the Ruhr region was one of the European Capitals of Culture.
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It was a special moment: I liked the warm light together with the cold ice at the edges of the falls. The Gullfoss waterfall is a natural wonder, not far from Reykjavik.
– Leonardo DaVinci
Another oldie. I am really enjoying looking through old pictures. Each one sends me into a memory reel inside my head. :)
When the western sky was glowing with splendor of the setting sun, the eastern sky was dyed in a fascinating ash pink color.
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"Person of strong character are usually the happiest. They do not blame others for troubles that can be traced to their own actions and lack of understanding. They know that no one has the power to add to their happiness or detract from it, unless they themselves allow the adverse thoughts or wicked actions of others to affect them." P. Yogananda
Fascinating to observe this Glaucous-winged Gull family!
Both parents incubate the 2-3 eggs for about four weeks. Newborn chicks are covered in down and may leave the nest as soon as two days post-hatching, although they stay near the nest where the parents can protect them. Both parents feed the young, which first begin to fly at 5-7 weeks old, and then leave the colony about 2 weeks after they've learned to fly.
This fascinating Green Iguana was found inside the butterfly farm, of all places. We got quite the show as she made her way along the top lattice, eating leaves, and then climbing down to walk along the foot path. (See pics below)
I was told that her and the male are usually found lounging around in the same spot most of the day and rarely come down to the ground.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating over A$3 billion per year. 22972