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DDC- From Below
I was on the floor below Shizandra when I took this photo. She was looking at the cookie.
Wikipedia: Französischer Dom (German for: French Cathedral) is the colloquial naming for the French Church of Friedrichstadt (French: Temple de la Friedrichstadt, German: Französische Friedrichstadtkirche) located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral), formerly a church of German-speaking congregants.
Louis Cayart and Abraham Quesnay built the first parts of the actual French Church from 1701 to 1705 for the Huguenot (Calvinist) community. At that time, Huguenots made up about 25% of Berlin's population. The French Church was modelled after the destroyed Huguenot temple in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France.
Tall rock formations in The Rock Town in Czech Republic :)
The Adršpach-Teplice Rocks (Czech: Adršpašsko-teplické skály) are an unusual set of sandstone formations which has been formed over thousands of years by erosion, covering 17 km2 in northeastern Bohemia, Czech Republic. They are named after two nearby municipalities: Adršpach, and Teplice nad Metují. The rocks have been protected as a national nature reserve since 1933, and since 1991 the whole adjacent region of Broumovsko has enjoyed the status of protected landscape area. It is very valuable not only for geological and geomorphological reasons, but also in terms of diversity of fauna and flora. The Adršpach-Teplice Rocks are also called "The Rock Town", but it's not a "town" meaning a settlement built by people. The "town" is made naturally of huge rock formations that take the shape of pillars, columns, walls and labyrinths. In the Adršpach Rocks area there are two mountain lakes at different levels, through which the river Metuje flows forming two waterfalls. On one lake you can cruise together with a guide that is famous for his morbid humour. Tourists may visit the rocks via a number of marked trails. The area is a popular destination for rock climbers. There are thousands of strange rock formations and some of them, especially those that resemble something have unique names for example "The Lovers", "The Jug", "The Sugar Loaf"or "the Johann Wolfgang". The Adršpach-Teplice rocks are among the largest single rock formations in Central Europe.
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Wysokie formacje skalne w czeskim Skalnym Mieście :)
Adršpašsko-teplické skály – masyw górski w Sudetach Środkowych, w Czechach, będący fragmentem Gór Stołowych (czes. Broumovska vrchovina), na południe od Kotliny Broumovskiej, w pobliżu miasteczka Teplice nad Metují oraz wsi Adršpach, w północno-wschodnich Czechach. Masyw, zwany potocznie Skalnym Miastem, zbudowany jest z górnokredowych piaskowców. Jednolita płyta piaskowca została podzielone licznymi kanionami, dolinami i szczelinami na szereg fragmentów. Całość porośnięta jest lasem z licznymi gatunkami górskiej i podgórskiej fauny i flory. Na terenie Adrszpaskich skał znajdują się dwa górskie jeziorka na różnych poziomach, przez które przepływa rzeka Metuje tworząc dwa wodospady. Na jednym z jeziorek można się przepłynąć łódką z przewodnikiem, słynącym z oryginalnego poczucia humoru, dzięki któremu krótka przepływka z pewnością nie będzie nudna. Cały teren masywu leży w granicach rezerwatu przyrody o nazwie „Národní přírodní rezervace Adršpašskoteplické skály”. Tereny te stanowią znaną atrakcję turystyczną. Miasta skalne znajdujące się w masywie są jednym z najbardziej znanych piaskowcowych terenów wspinaczkowych na świecie. Między labiryntami form skalnych przebiega płatna trasa turystyczna nie wymagająca żadnej wprawy przy chodzeniu po górach, składająca się z wygodnych schodków, poręczy, drabin i miejscami sztucznie wybudowanych chodników i platform. Wychodzenia poza tę trasę jest dozwolone wyłącznie dla osób posiadających specjalne zezwolenie (pracowników rezerwatu, naukowców i wspinaczy). Wiele skał posiada własną nazwę jak: Głowa cukru, Kochankowie czy Starosta i Starościna itd. Obszar został objęty rezerwatem przyrody. Jest bardzo cenny nie tylko ze względów geologicznych i geomorfologicznych, lecz także pod względem różnorodności fauny i roślinności.
She posed for me a bit .. She was so close when I sat on the ground to take photos of her chicks ..
-- replaced -- : I tuned the white balance and replaced the photo .. colours are better now ..
Matilija poppy close up.
First Place winner, "Color Nature; Flowers" at the San Diego County Fair International Exhibition of Photography-on display June 12 through July 7, 2024.
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Bamboo can surge skyward as fast as 1.2 meters in a 24 hour period!
In case you don´t know me from my beginning on Flickr, this is where my name Joãobambu comes from.
Went through some tough times in the past few months, but I still look up towards the sky and hope for a better tomorrow! That´s why this photo is so special to me.
I was lucky to be involved in the bamboo movement in Brazil, travel to China to represent our nation, and see the potential in this non-wood renewable resources in creating jobs, social change, and helping the environment.
Some facts:
A sixty foot tree cut for market takes 60 years to replace. A sixty foot bamboo cut for market takes 59 days to replace.
Over one billion people in the world live in bamboo houses.
The world trade in bamboo and rattan is currently estimated at 14 billion US dollars every year.
The majority of bamboo and rattan harvested for market is harvested by women and children, most of whom live at or below subsistence levels in developing countries.
Bamboo, which has been around for over 200 million years, is the fastest growing plant on earth. It is used to make thousands of useful things, including housing, furniture, musical instruments, art utensils, paper, and food. Bamboo is a real symbol of flexibility.
Strong as steel, nuclear tough, and striking beauty in both its natural and finished state, these qualities have given bamboo a longer and more varied role in human cultural evolution than any other plant on earth.
Some species are suitable for soil stabilization, wind break, urban wastewater treatment and reduction of nitrates contamination
The needle in Alexander Graham Bell's first phonograph was made of bamboo.
In 1882, Thomas Edison used bamboo as filaments in the world's first light bulb manufacturing.
Some bamboo can grow 18 inches per day and reaches a height of 100 feet.
A bamboo stand generates more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.
A suspension bridge on the river in China is 250 yard long, 9 foot wide and rests entirely on bamboo cables fastened over the water. It doesn't have a single nail or piece of iron in it.
A typical bamboo has a tensile strength of 28,000 per square inch vs. 23,000 for steel. That makes it one of the strongest materials in the world when it comes to tension structure.
Used in ladders, scaffolding or fencing, bamboo is twice as stable as oak, and harder than walnut and teak.
Source: "The Book of Bamboo" by David Farrelly
Visit my friend Raphael Vanscollos website for a great virtual overview of all the possibilities bamboo can offer us:
much better viewed large on black
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
~ Oscar Wilde
"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
~ Charles Dickens
(Explored)
Another angle of this very large sculpture in La Défense, Paris, by Raymond Moretti. It's 30m high (100 feet).
Part of "The Color Tower".