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Tx, Houston. USA. I'm one not to set up a scene when it comes to taking a picture. One Houston does not have the landscape. So I try to find things interesting just long enough to hold your interest you the viewer critic. I took his picture in color and B&W. The color picture was not as interesting so I went with b&w. The end result. This leaf had no color to it. Just brown, but, I did like the shape of the leaf. So I place it up against the big tree, the sun light was prefect the shadow was prefect, so I thought what the hell. I hope you like this picture. Oh, I took this picture with a cheap cell phone.
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Waipoua Forest,North Island NZ
Agathis australis - New Zealand Kauri,Kauri,Southern Kauri
Family : Araucariaceae
At between 2000 and 3000 years old Te Matua Ngahere is the 2nd Largest Agathis australis -(Southern Kauri) in New Zealand and effectively - the world, having the
biggest Kauri girth of - 16.41m and the 2nd biggest trunk volume - 208.1Cubic Metres. Compared to the tallest Kauri,it is just over half Tane Mahuta's
height - 29.9m (Trunk Height - 10.21m.)
Although not as tall as Tane Mahuta (51.5m) "Lord of the Forest", Te Matua Ngahere "Father of the Forest" is much broader and stouter.
At 208.1Cubic Metres compared to Tane Mahuta's massive volume of 244.5 cubic metres Te Matua Ngahere is second in overal size to Tane Mahuta.
Te Matua Ngahere suffered serious crown damage in 2007 after a storm.
Storm takes centre of Te Matua Ngahere
Regretably in recent times New Zealand's iconic Agathis australis trees are in trouble from an introduced pathogenic fungus called Phytophthora - left unchecked it has the potential to wipe the species out.
This is an amazing must read article which details the sad history of Australia's tallest trees
Everything is just more photogenic there. Late afternoon light on some gnarly old trees on the Omo River. Finally to Kara land too! Our time in Dus Village was by far the best. I'll get some pics up of the Kara people next.
Golden Gate Park in San Francisco ~ it had been raining the previous day and the air was so sweet ;-) I stayed in a Bed and Breakfast about 10 blocks away from this spot...needless to say that i want to go back to San Francisco ;-)
學生時代有一次騎機車到東埔，很驚訝沿途竟可以看見群山之上的玉山連峰積雪，對於這條可以走進玉山的新中橫公路心嚮往之。96年8月賀伯颱風重創新中橫公路，當時翻越堆滿巨石的山路，坐著流籠通過暴漲的洪流，也只能走到神木村，我站在斷裂的橋上遠望，心想這倒底是怎樣的一條山路呢？
迷上騎腳踏車後，幾度神遊地圖，我問自己，有沒有可能從水里騎上塔塔加呢？
從海拔700公尺的和社到2600公尺高的塔塔加鞍部，這段連續上坡四十五公里的山路，最吸引我的是，好像可以騎的到卻又沒有十足的把握；尤其，過神木村後，不再有村落，不是成功的騎上塔塔加，就是中途撤退回東埔。先前的南橫之行，一天不過爬坡25公里，很想知道能不能騎的到？
一早從和社出發，我不知道晚上是心滿意足的在塔塔加鞍部坐看腳下雲海；還是挫敗的在東埔泡溫泉。埋著頭，一步一步的踩著踏板，一點一點的爬升。過程，就是騎腳踏車的迷人之處，心情是輕鬆的，不管能騎多遠，都要好好的享受置身山林的樂趣。
風災地震使得新中橫公路傷痕累累，這條漂亮的景觀道路總是處於修修補補的狀態中。裸露的山壁暗藏落石的危機。正午前，看見連續兩公里的落石區，岩壁裸露，叫人心驚。我不得不停下來喘口氣休息，以便一鼓作氣衝過去。我的眼睛緊盯著崩壁，戰戰兢兢的前進，雙腳拼命踩著踏板，快快避開要命的落石。
下午一點半爬升到海拔兩千公尺，針葉林景觀浮現，看著路標猛然發現，離塔塔加僅剩十五公里，再兩個鐘頭就可到達，就算用牽的，天黑前一定到的了。精神為之一振，在觀景平台倒頭就睡。我想像著傍晚時分，脫掉鞋襪在東埔山莊前坐看雲海的美妙畫面。
騎了一公里，右大腿傳來痠痛，心頭一驚！三星期前在墾丁騎車後未曾運動過，前一天，從集集騎了四十公里到東埔，腳不痠，以為沒事的。千算萬算就是沒料到大腿痠痛。這下慘了。
騎騎停停，勉勉強強前進五公里，右腿痛的不能再騎。現在掉頭，一個多鐘頭就可以衝下東埔，泡在熱呼呼的溫泉中；可是，心有不甘啊！就只剩下最後的十公里，牽著腳踏車都走的到，只是，體力耗盡大腿痠痛，只能靠意志力了。騎五百公尺，牽著走半公里，痠痛稍微緩和，再騎半公里，休息，再騎，再走，再休息，還有8公里、7.5 、7、6.5公里...，塔塔加，好遠！好遠！
午後雲霧翻騰，能見度不到十公尺，只有我一人坐在公路護欄休息，身體是虛脫的，沉浸滿山靜謐，心中卻又充滿感動。看不見玉山群峰之美，高山的空靈仍感受到。五六隻台灣獼猴忽然從三公尺外的樹叢竄出，猴子和我都愣了一下，相互對看，猴子旋即隱身濃霧之中........。
天黑前半個鐘頭，終於騎上海拔2600公尺的塔塔加遊客中心。完成自我挑戰，興奮不已，新中橫公路由此轉成「阿里山公路」。我稍稍收起激動的心，現在最重要的是，在下坡路段的濃霧中仔細留意東埔山莊的看板，要是衝過了頭，再回頭騎爬坡路，那可不是好玩的事。
東埔山莊位在阿里山公路下方，啊，辛苦一天爬坡四十五公里後，沒有比最後這五百公尺的下坡路段更讓人愉快了，我抬起了雙腳衝下去！山莊在濃霧中浮現，沒有一輛車，意外的安靜，騎到大門口，我大叫一聲，啊！我竟然遇到東埔山莊暫停營業！
天色越來越黑，溫度降至10度以下，我的心慌亂的不知如何是好。我很想一腳踹開大門，理智則催促我趕緊打電話到阿里山青年活動中心訂房。還好，情況不太糟，訂到最後一間單人房。僅剩的麵包、巧克力和蘋果通通吃到肚子裡；穿上保暖的Polartec衣褲，套上風衣，手帕圍住口鼻，阿里山青年活動中心，前方二十四公里！
註：照片攝自新中橫公路著名景點：夫妻樹。當時濃霧瀰漫，有別於畫冊上以藍天為幕的景觀，一些駕車路經的遊人踩著煞車，往車窗外看了一下，隨即離去，我因體力不繼，而在那裡停留了二十分鐘，四下無人，索性將腳踏車扛進神木中拍照，以為到此一遊。
Left and Right lower: taken in 2009
Right upper: taken in 1997
Photo taken in 1997 : www.flickr.com/photos/richardwonghk/4527479769/
拔萃男書院
In 1860, Diocesan Native Female Training School was found at Bonham Road.
It was renamed Diocesan Female School in 1866, restricted to orphans and destitute Chinese girls in 1869. Later, it became the Diocesan Home and Orphanage and accepted boys as well.
The School first received government financial assistance in 1878. The boys were to continue their education at the newly founded Diocesan Boys' School.
In 1891, the School changed its name to "Diocesan School and Orphanage" (DSO).
In 1902, the School changed its name to "Diocesan Boys’ School and Orphanage" (DBSO).
In 1913, DGS moved to Jordon Road 1.
In 1918, the name Diocesan Boys’ School was already used.
The school campus was built in 1923, borrowed to British Military Authority as hospital.
DBS moved into present campus in 131 Argyle Street in 1927.
This old oak has been slowly declining for many years. I like its colour and shape, particularly in the low Winter Sun
Stand of Douglas fir in the oldest and largest forest area in America, Washington, 1926
Photographer:
Kinsey, Darius
Subjects (LCSH):
Douglas fir--Washington (State)
Digital Collection:
Darius Kinsey Photograph Collection
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Item Number: KIN077
Persistent URL:
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The cemetery, established in 1874, is terraced into the hillside on the north end of what remains of Gardiner, Oregon, on Old Highway 101. Most of the headstones are quite old and some are struggling with the elements and the passage of time. These gravestones belong, for the most part, to the early pioneers of the area. Steep cement paths lead visitors to the graves of founding citizens and their descendants, children who never made it to adulthood due to the rigors of pioneer life, and others can be found there.
The International Paper mill in Gardiner, Oregon employed hundreds of people at its peak, but closed in 1999, laying off nearly 1,000 workers. Population 351 (2023)
The largest and oldest Heritiera woods and the only Derris woods in Hong Kong
Derris 魚藤, Derris trifoliata Lour.
Coastal Heritiera 銀葉樹, Heritiera littoralis Ait.
Not included in List of :Old and Valuable Trees"
Location: Lai Chi Wo 荔枝窩
Deadwood in the field! This old "dead" tree has stood in this field forever and there is something quite wonderful about it. Really pleased this has never, yet, been cut down - I believe it makes for a good shot!
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Mollestadeika eller Vetteeika er kåret til Norges nest største tre (omkrets, 1,3 m over bakken), etter «Brureika» ved Lothe i Ullensvang. Treet står på gården Vestre Mollestad i Birkenes kommune i Aust-Agder. Det er ca. 1 000 år gammelt og har seks store grener. Største gren har en tykkelse (omkrets) på 2,59 m. Treet er fremdeles i live, selv om det er innhult (diameter på hulrom = 1,3 m), etter angrep av svovelkjuke (Laetiporus sulphureus). (Kilde: Wikipedia)
The Camphor Tree in Kowloon Park was elected as the Chapion Tree in Hong Kong Urban Area 1997. However, inappropriate care leads to withering.
The Tree is included in the list of "Old and Valuable Trees'
Photo was taken in 2006.
© James Dyas Davidson
Hoping to get out this weekend for a bit of croft crawling but much work for work to be done, sadly. No long lie tomorrow then.