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Pilgrims circumambulating the National Memorial Chorten in Thimpu, Western Bhutan.
Circumambulation is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol. Circumambulation of temples or deity images is an integral part of Hindu and Buddhist devotional practice.
In a world 100 years after man, everything once created by people is becoming biomass. When left alone, nature will extract almost any sign of human existence. Resting in rural silence somewhere in Italy, we found proof of that. There is an artifact of industrial archeology dating back to the 19th century. But it was abandoned long ago. It has been isolated for an indefinite period. Today, surrounded by dense undergrowth it is blending in perfectly. What is this place? And what is its story? Join us while we are exploring an unseen world - the world after man! This is our exploration video: youtu.be/E9ReyaSq9F0
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.”
~Hal Borland
Breeding primarily in coniferous forests, the Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) is a small bird with a big voice and appetite for song. When visiting the north's boreal forests, one will often hear the emphatic calls of these abundant birds stitching through the air. Interestingly, northern populations tend to specialize in their feeding methods, taking most of their insect prey by gleaning them off the tops of leaves. In the south, where they compete with fewer similar species, they enjoy a wider range of hunting methods, including hawking and hovering!
Nothing new to most of you but after a 5 year drought this is the first time I've seen our hillsides this green. Of course I had to stop the car and take a photo. It makes me feel as if I live in England or Ireland and I love it.
Another photo below with info on our drought:
Apple Green Field.
Les verts frais amicaux gazouillis ailes animées valeurs douces solitude sons heureux pétillants pins belles feuilles de bambou près,
sléibhte bluacha dorcha ag féachaint ar dhiaga dhiaga ag ardú spiorad ag smaoineamh scamall mearbhall ag dul brón bláthanna cumhra ag fás eagar,
suy ngẫm về bản chất cách chùm hoa dại hoang dã của nông dân tỉnh giác ngộ tâm linh màu xanh dương,
激烈的陰影粘貼白色的河流溫暖的鍛造詩歌表達自由世界充滿激情的焦點文學夢想情感的早茶,
allvarliga blommor gula rockande sol oändliga ljusa brett tankar tysta strömmar slingrande stigar broderade toppar grodor sjunger,
霜降りの朝閉じた秋の窓バナナ熟した合併する芸術詩的な母国語敏感なフォームソーネットの視覚的な活気のある意識のインスピレーションを復元.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Banana plantation seen from close :) Taken on Tenerife in Puerto de santiago. Here you can see young plants, 'cos they didn't have any fruits yet :)
The banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa, of the family Musaceae, one of the most-important fruit crops of the world. The banana plant is a tree-like perennial herb. It is an herb because the aerial parts of the parent plant die down to the ground after the growing season. Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated in southeast Asia. The banana is grown in the tropics, and, though it is most widely consumed in those regions. The banana plant is a gigantic herb that springs from an underground stem, or rhizome, to form a false trunk 3–6 metres (10–20 feet) high. After a plant has fruited, it is cut down to the ground, because each trunk produces only one bunch of fruit. The dead trunk is replaced by others in the form of suckers, or shoots, which arise from the rhizome at roughly six-month intervals.
In many places on Tenerife, bananas are grown, and they are one of the most important fruits. The island produces the most bananas in the entire Canary archipelago - annually around 150,000 tons. 90% of them are exported to countries around the world. The plantations themselves occupy an area of 4,200 hectares in Tenerife. Some of them are open to tourists who can take a closer look at the process of growing bananas and preparing them for sale. It's interesting, that they don't go to the European Union as bananas. They are not considered to be bananas because they are smaller and don't have the right size, which is recognized by the European Union as appropriate for the banana. In the Canary Islands banana is eaten in different ways, which are also popular in other parts of the world. This fruit is add to many dishes and desserts. On the islands of the archipelago you can taste fried bananas or banana jams and delicious liqueurs.
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Plantacja bananów, jedna z wielu na Teneryfie (ta fotografowana w Puerto de Santiago). Widać tu młode rośliny, gdyż są niskie i nie mają jeszcze owoców :)
Banan zwyczajny, banan właściwy, (Musa paradisiaca) – gatunek rośliny jednoliściennej należący do rodziny bananowatych (Musaceae), powszechnie uprawiany dla owoców. Choć bananowce pokrojem przypominają drzewa, są jednak bylinami. Banan zwyczajny jest prawdopodobnie mieszańcem dwóch gatunków dzikich: Musa acuminata oraz Musa balbisiana. Ojczyzną tych gatunków i ich hybryd jest prawdopodobnie podpaństwo Indomalajskie. Nie stwierdzono występowania banana zwyczajnego w stanie dzikim. Uprawiany jest w rejonach tropikalnych i subtropikalnych. Banan zwyczajny rozmnaża się wegetatywnie poprzez kłącza. Roślina kwitnie i wytwarza owoce tylko raz, po czym zamiera; kwitnienie i owocowanie następuje po 2 latach od zasadzenia.
W wielu miejscach na Teneryfie uprawia się banany, które są jednym z głównym owoców eksportowych. Na wyspie produkuje się najwięcej bananów w całym archipelagu Wysp Kanaryjskich – rocznie około 150 000 ton. 90% z nich trafia na eksport, do krajów całego świata. Same plantacje zajmują na Teneryfie obszar 4200 hektarów. Niektóre z nich otwarte są dla turystów, którzy mogą przyjrzeć się z bliska procesowi uprawy bananów i ich przygotowania do sprzedaży. Co ciekawe, do krajów Unii Europejskiej nie trafią jako banany. Nie są uznane za te owoce, gdyż są mniejsze i nie posiadają odpowiednich rozmiarów, które uznawane są przez Unię Europejską jako właściwe dla banana. Na Wyspach Kanaryjskich banana je się na różne sposoby, które są również popularne na całym świecie. Owoc ten stanowi podstawę lub dodatek do wielu dań, a także deserów. Na wyspach archipelagu można skosztować smażone banany czy panierowane. Stanowią one też bazę dla dżemów, konfitur oraz przepysznych likierów.
A moth about half an inch long, found in South Texas. I didn't get a good shot of his top side, but here is one from before. I love his antennae and that cute face.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. I will be uploading any I think may be of interest. None were catalogued. Where I know the approximate date I will state it. Similarly I will give the location.
Despite the Grey Green fleetname I believe this bus was on hire from Nottingham.
South Mimms. 1989
I thought to break the pattern of urban images I have been posting recently with a throwback to my visit to Madeira in December. This was taken on a Levada hike in the heart of the island. The inner part of the island has its own climate - wet, moist and colder than the coast. But this is why the green is so intense and saturated. I miss greenery, and look forward to spring :)