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Schokland with its surroundings symbolizes the history of the Netherlands and the lives of people on the border between water and land. For this reason, in 1995, UNESCO placed the area of more than 1,300 hectares as the first Dutch monument on the prestigious World Heritage List. Museum Schokland provides a fascinating insight into the history of this former island in the Zuiderzee and what preceded it.
The Schokland Museum is centrally located on this first Dutch world heritage site. The historic church from 1834 and the striking wooden museum buildings form a striking point in the modern landscape of the Noordoostpolder.
Autre champ de lave un peu plus loin ! Another lava field, a bit farther !
Le sommet à droite est le Hvannadalshnukur, le point le plus haut d'Islande.
Fascinating places, salt lakes and pans, the salt crunches under foot, the glare is intense and the atmosphere eerily quiet. No place to get lost (there are few landmarks) and still salt lakes and pans call to my inner photographer. This shot taken in the Coorong National Park in South Australia.
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
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 island of San Michele, located in the lagoon close to Venice, has been the city's cemetery since the early nineteenth century.
There's also a church with a peaceful cloister leading to the cemetery.
Provence, in the south of France, with its small perched villages, fascinating cities, natural beauties, following in the footsteps of great impressionist painters such as Van Gogh or Cézanne... is a land rich in suggestions, perfumes, flavors and colors that enchant with their incredible elegance.
Aix-en-Provence
France
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It is tranquil and beautiful.
It truly makes me calm.
Worth a visit! Highly recommend!
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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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A wonderfully conjured and twisted tree sitting hidden on a hill. The trunk was just fascinating as it seemed to be made up of multiple twisted and warped elements. Almost as-if sometime in the past it was hurt and then protected itself by growing multiple new trunks in all directions entwining the original tree trunk.
Je ne suis ici qu'une ombre transparente, une sorte de copie fragile, un reflet provisoire...
une partie de citation d'André Frossard
"Madame Meilland" est un trésor végétal sauvé de la seconde guerre mondiale. Voici son histoire:
Afin de protéger sa création de l'invasion de la France par l'Allemagne en juin 40, Francis Meilland fit parvenir ses boutures à des amis basés en Turquie, en Italie et en Allemagne.
La plante fut aussi envoyée aux Etats-Unis sous forme de quelques greffons, via le consul américain qui utilisa le dernier avion à quitter la région lyonnaise en 1942. La variété fut ainsi préservée par Robert Pyle, un rosiériste de Pensylvanie, ami américain de la famille Meilland depuis 1933.
A l'automne 1942, F. Meilland publia cette nouvelle rose dans le catalogue de l'entreprise, lui attribuant le nom de sa mère décédée 10 ans plus tôt: Madame A. Meilland.
Après la signature de l'armistice le 8 mai 1945, F. Meilland reçut une nouvelle inattendue de la part de Robert Pyle: Il avait officiellement lancé la commercialisation du rosier N°3-35-40 sous le nom de "PEACE". Le baptême avait été organisé par l'American Rose Society à Pasadena en Californie en présence de vedettes de cette époque.
C'était le jour de la chute de Berlin, date considérée officiellement comme marquant la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale en Europe !
La nouvelle "Rose Peace" fut offerte aux 49 personnes des différents pays, qui, le 26 juin 1945 se réunirent à San Francisco pour constituer l'ONU.
Une "ROSE de la PAIX" était posée sur le bureau de chacun des délégués, accompagnée de cette note; "NOUS ESPERONS QUE LA "ROSE PEACE" PORTERA LES PENSEES HUMAINES VERS UNE PAIX DURABLE DANS LE MONDE"...
Quand la petite histoire rejoint la grande Histoire...
J'aurai toujours un rosier Madame Meilland dit "Rose Peace" dans mon jardin...
Here is the History of the rose "Madame Meilland" or "PEACE ROSE":
The history of "Peace Rose" and how it came about is a fascinating story wich is well worth telling.
In 1935, the French rose breeder Françis Meilland chose fifty seedlings from his seed beds. One of which was labelled 3-35-40. Over the next few years, F. Meilland watched its development with interest and planned to launch the new rose as "Madame Antoine Meilland" in honour of his mother.
However, a few months later, Hitler invaded France and the future of the rose nursery looked dire. To ensure that the new rose was not lost forever, F. Meilland managed to get 3 parcels of budwood out of the country, one of which was smuggled out in a diplomatic bag on the last plane out of France. The budwood was sent to another rose breeder, Robert Pyle, in Pensylvania, USA.
Over the next few years, F. Meilland launched his new rose in France as "Madame Antoine Meilland". He was not aware that some of the budwood had reached Germany, and Italy and the rose was being sold under different names. In Germany, it was called "Gloria Dei", and in Italy "Gioia".
F. Meilland had not had any word from America and had no idea the fate of his rose over there.
It was not untill liberation of France in 1945, that F. Meilland finally heard from Robert Pyle that the rose had survived the war and was being grown successfully.
In the meantime, F. Meilland had decided to change the name of the rose. He wrote to Field Marshall Alan Brooke to thank him for his part in the liberation of France, and to ask him if he would give his name to the rose. The Field Marshall declined stating that a far more fitting name would be "PEACE".
The new name "Peace" was publicly announced in America by Robert Pyle on the 29th April 1945, the very day that Berlin fell and was officialy considered the end of Second World War in Europe.
Towards the end of 1945, "Peace Roses" were given to each of the delegations at the inaugural meeting of the UNITED NATIONS in San Francisco each with a note which read
"We HOPE THE "PEACE ROSE" WILL INFLUENCE MEN'S THOUGHTS FOR EVERLASTING WORLD PEACE"...
I will always have a rosebush "Peace Rose" in my garden...
It was fascinating watching these Buzzards standing in line to feed on this dead Pheasant.The most dominant birds were always first in line whilst the smaller.presumably younger birds, would stand back and wait their turn to feed.
Taken in wiltshire
The male and female taking turns at watching the nest.
Very fascinating.
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Always fascinating to see these falcons "hover" in the air in search of prey.
Cheers!
Location: Friesland, the Netherlands
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Standing on a rock watching severe weather raging in the distance is something very exiting. On one hand its fascinating to see the power of nature. On the other hand I never can foresee where the weather is hiding to and I am aware how unprotected I am up here, if it's deciding to come to me. Yesterday evening, on mt. Gohrisch in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains I was lucky and it did stay at distance.
Auf einem Felsen zu stehen und zu beobachten, wie in der Ferne ein Unwetter tobt ist etwas sehr Aufregendes. Zum einen ist es faszinierend die Kräfte der Natur zu sehen. Zum anderen kann ich nicht vorhersehen, wohin das Wetter zieht und ich bin mir bewusst, wie schutzlos ich hier oben bin, wenn es sich entscheidet zu mir zu kommen. Gestern Abend, auf dem Gohrisch im Elbsandsteingebirge ist es zum Glück auf Abstand geblieben.
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Fascinating Praying Mantis Facts: Mantids Can Turn Their Heads a Full 180 degrees. Praying mantids have a flexible joint between the head and prothorax that enables them to swivel their heads. Source: www.thoughtco.com/praying-mantid-facts-1968525
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Praying Mantis Albino de Santa Gemita - 011222 - BW- Enhanced
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.
Had 3 beautiful windless days in Lodi where so many people go to view these amazing Sandhill Cranes. I found a deeply plowed divot in this cornfield where these beautiful birds allow me to sit and watch them as they leisurely grazed and at times would go into their 'fascinating mating dances'.
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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Fascinating Iceland - Ice blocks in the glacier lagoon Jökulsárlón
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Faszinierendes Island - Eisblöcke in der Gletscherlagune Jökulsárlón
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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 birds these Western Marsh Harriers
Location: Friesland, the Netherlands
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This spectacular rock formation is located in the National Park "Bardenas Reales" in Spain, really a fascinating landscape.
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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