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High in the mountains there are endless paths heading many directions. The traders use them to get to Tibet, the mule trains use the more common trails to supply the villages, the water follows the path of least resistance, and the clouds play bumper cars with the crags and jutting peaks. The beauty of the world is often missed, and when I sit at home on rainy days in the city, I long to be out in the world soaking in the splendor of natures beauty.
The first 2 weeks in June have the Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Poppies around their best.
A visit to the wonderful "Himalayan Gardens" near Ripon, Yorkshire
Sandakphu 2015
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Lophophorus impejanus or Monal is arguably, the most beautiful bird in India. They live in the Alpine Shrublands of the Himalayas. In the Winters they descend ti lower altitudes and can be easily spotted in areas like Chopta, in the Kedarnath Muskdeer Sanctuary. March 2015
Himalayan Vulture. .
Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) at Gulaba, on way to Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. . . November 2019
When tectonic plates smash into each other, they push the Earth’s crust higher and higher, forming mountains. Some mountain ranges, like the Himalayas, are still growing. Others, like the Appalachians, saw their heyday hundreds of millions of years ago and have been weathering away ever since. Volcanoes also form mountains and periodically erupt – scraping clear the landscape.
On a mountain, weather and the organisms that live there rapidly change as elevation increases. As temperatures get colder, tree species change, and then become scarcer before disappearing entirely. At the top there may be nothing but snow and ice. But even these bleak landscapes are home to a diverse array of plants and animals adapted for that environment.
Until recently, mountain habitats have been largely protected because of their inaccessibility. As people have moved into the mountains to live, for recreation and to obtain valuable resources such as timber, mountain ecosystems around the world have been subject to degradation and destruction.
Meconopsis grandis 'Lingholm' :: Himalayan Blue Poppy.
Taken in The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park.
June'16
#macromondays #granules
I decided to share this image for the upcoming #macromondays theme called #granules
Size of the wooden spoon is aprox. 2,5 cm = 1"
Himalayan salt, often called pink salt, is a type of rock salt mined from the Salt Range mountains in Pakistan, particularly near the Khewra Salt Mine. It's famous for its distinctive pink color, which comes from trace minerals like magnesium, potassium, and calcium.
Here are a few quick facts:
Uses: Commonly used in cooking, as bath salts, or in salt lamps for decorative and claimed therapeutic purposes.
Health claims: Some believe it has detoxifying or respiratory benefits, but scientific evidence is limited.
Flavor: Slightly milder than regular table salt, with a unique mineral
Granules are small particles or grains that typically range in size from very fine to coarse. They can occur naturally or be manufactured and are often used to describe materials that are solid, dry, and granular in texture.
Granules In Different Contexts:
Biology / Cell Biology:
Granules are small structures within cells, often involved in storage or secretion of substances.
Examples: Secretory granules in glands, granules in platelets (important for blood clotting), or cytoplasmic granules.
Pharmaceuticals:
Granules refer to a dosage form made of aggregated powdered ingredients.
They improve flowability, compressibility, and can be used for sustained release medications.
Food Industry:
Granules can refer to coarse grains of salt, sugar, coffee (like instant coffee), or seasoning mixes.
They often dissolve easily in water and are used for quick preparation.
Geology:
Refers to a specific particle size category of sediment, typically between sand and pebbles (~2–4 mm).
Found in riverbeds, beaches, and sedimentary rocks.
Astronomy:
Granules on the Sun are convection cells visible on its surface (photosphere).
They appear as bright areas with darker edges, caused by the movement of hot plasma.
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Also known as Policeman's Helmet, Bobby Tops, Copper Tops, and Gnome's Hatstand from the flowers being hat-shaped. Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) is a large annual plant native to the Himalayas, now introduced across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
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After a week of cloud and flat grey skies I decided to go to the woods to do some macro photography. I had been watching a Simon Baxter video in which he said overcast woodland in summer is great for photography and to prove it produced some beautiful macro shots of tiny flowers, so I thought I'd have a go at that. It was very dark in the woods and I managed to find a few ragged fungi, but not a single flower. This picture of Himalayan Balsam was taken after I left the woods on my way home.
Growing wild in a local park.
Lensbaby composer pro/doubleglass optic.
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International trade is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection Act in Pakistan. Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) in Pakistan conducts research on the current status of Himalayan brown bears in the Pamir Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, a promising habitat for the bears and a wildlife corridor connecting bear populations in Pakistan to central Asia. The project also intends to investigate the conflicts humans have with the bears, while promoting tolerance for bears in the region through environmental education. SLF received funding from the Prince Bernhard Nature Fund and Alertis. Unlike its American cousin, which is found in good numbers, the Himalayan brown bear is critically endangered. They are poached for their fur and claws for ornamental purposes and internal organs for use in medicines. They are killed by shepherds to protect their livestock and their home is destroyed by human encroachment. In Himachal, their home is the Kugti and Tundah wildlife sanctuaries and the tribal Chamba region. Their estimated population is just 20 in Kugti and 15 in Tundah. The tree bearing the state flower of Himachal — buransh — is the favourite hangout of this bear. Due to the high value of the buransh tree, it is being commercially cut causing further destruction to the brown bear’s home. The Himalayan brown bear is a critically endangered species in some of its range with a population of only 150-200 in Pakistan. The populations in Pakistan are slow reproducing, small, and declining because of habitat loss, fragmentation, poaching, and bear baiting.
Himalayan Brown Bears exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males range from 1.5m up to 2.2m (4 ft 11in - 7 ft 3in) long, while females are 1.37m to 1.83m (4 ft 6 in - 6 ft) long. They are the largest animals in the Himalayas and are usually sandy or reddish-brown in colour.
International trade is prohibited by the Wildlife Protection Act in Pakistan. Snow Leopard Foundation (SLF) in Pakistan conducts research on the current status of Himalayan brown bears in the Pamir Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, a promising habitat for the bears and a wildlife corridor connecting bear populations in Pakistan to central Asia. The project also intends to investigate the conflicts humans have with the bears, while promoting tolerance for bears in the region through environmental education. SLF received funding from the Prince Bernhard Nature Fund and Alertis. [3] Unlike its American cousin, which is found in good numbers, the Himalayan Brown Bear is critically endangered. They are poached for their fur and claws for ornamental purposes and internal organs for use in medicines. They are killed by shepherds to protect their livestock and their home is destroyed by human encroachment. In Himachal, their home is the Kugti and Tundah wildlife sanctuaries and the tribal Chamba region. Their estimated population is just 20 in Kugti and 15 in Tundah. The tree bearing the state flower of Himachal — buransh — is the favourite hangout of this bear. Due to the high value of the buransh tree, it is being commercially cut causing further destruction to the brown bear’s home. [4] The Himalayan brown bear is a critically endangered species in some of its range with a population of only 150-200 in Pakistan. The populations in Pakistan are slow reproducing, small, and declining because of habitat loss, fragmentation, poaching, and bear baiting.
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For Christmas we were gifted a lamp that is a block of Himalayan salt. It has a carved out area for the bulb, producing a lovely, glowing evening light.
For this shot, I placed the block of salt in the direct sunshine coming through the window, resulting in nicely backlit color and texture.
Captured with my trusty Nikon D600 and the Nikkor 105mm f/2.8F macro lens.
f/5.6 at 1/160th