NOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT FROM 1960S ONWARDS
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Taken along the edge of Grimms Ditch that runs through Barnes's Grove, Buckinghamshire, I was taken by the implied forward motion of some of these trees as they appear to be moving along the top of the bank and as we move into a new year seemed an apt image to post.
So on this new years eve can I wish you all the very best and lots of happiness for 2023.
This tiny brown argus seemed a little sleepy and slow, but was determined to climb to the top of its stalk for a better view.
After a bit of an emotional and stressful week at work I think I'll take this brave butterfly's lead...onwards and upwards!
Method Statement was prepared and approved as to how to take camera and monopod safely up the scaffolding by yours truly
I think this might be an Essex skipper due to the black ends of its antennae, but it was looking dazzling in the late evening sunlight even if my ID's wrong!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
as with all festivities Halloween is no longer kept to one day, the kids are out from Friday onwards guising / trick or treating before the 31st! Enjoy your spooky weekend:))
Or in our case downwards and back to Horton.... This is the usual way up to Pen-Y-Ghent... but, we went the other way via plover Hill ....This is a shot looking back the way we came....
Horton in Ribblesdale Yorkshire Dales UK... August 2020
An alpine cirque beyond the top left tree-rimmed ridge was our destination. We may have overstretched ourselves a bit on this hike!
This is National Tree Week here in Ireland {5th of March onwards} where we celebrate
our trees. We havent got many but thankfully since 2000 they have started planting more of our native hardwood species and less of those horrid Norway Spruce that block out light from the forest floor and prevent all the wonderful undergrowth, fungii and wild flowers from growing. Of course they are a commercial crop and vital for the economy. Indeed, Coilte, the forestry people here do great work as they allow access through there land and plantations to access the trails and mountain tracks which I love so much.
I dont think theres is anything more wonderful than Oak trees.
This tree which is an Irish Oak [Quercus Petraea] is reckoned to be over 400 years old and is growing in the Powerscourt Valley, near the waterfall here in Co. Wicklow. The ground and the humidity seems to suit them better than the more common English Oak [Quercus Robur] which are also magnificent trees.
I would really love to see more of your tree photos here on Flickr as the truly are such beautiful things.
Do hope you like it! Catch up with you later,
P@t. x.
Lupinus polyphylus Lindl. Captura: Camprodon, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia.
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Lupinus polyphyllus was introduced to Europe from North America by the famous explorer and plant collector David Douglas. Formerly widely grown as a striking garden plant in its own right, L. polyphyllus is one of the parents in crosses that formed the renowned Russell Hybrids, Lupinus × regalis, which became a popular garden ornamental in the UK from the late 1930s onwards.
“Plants on the World Online”
plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:...
Glockenturm bei Falkenstein:
www.westpfalz.wiki/wiki/glockenturm-bei-falkenstein/
This stand-alone bell tower has a long story::
The bell tower in Falkenstein, like many other towers in the North Palatinate, was created out of the desire of a Protestant minority in the village to have their own bell ringing. Until 1818, Lutherans were pastored in Winnweiler and the Reformed in Alsenbrück-Langmeil (then Alsenbrück). After the unification of the Reformed and Lutherans (Unionism) in the 19th century, Falkenstein became the parochial town of Imsbach from 1819.
Specifically, the Falkenstein Protestants wanted their own bells for baptisms, prayers or funerals. This wish took concrete form from 1884 onwards, as it says in the annual report of the pastor at the time: “The prepared work to build our own bell tower in Falkenstein has been completed, the building site has been marked out, measured and purchased.”
However, financing the construction was not without problems, as the “poor Protestant community of Falkenstein” was not able to raise the necessary financial resources on its own. The community was therefore dependent on the help and co-financing of the neighboring communities. The construction cost was 2,650 marks. The community was very lucky because Carl von Gienanth (1818-1890) provided generous financial support totaling more than 2,000 marks. The priest was therefore able to send the following message in a report to Speyer: “The rapid completion of the work is primarily due to the benevolence of Freyherrn Carl von Gienanth in Hochstein.”
Glockenturm bei Falkenstein:
After being pretty well holed up due to the extremely high winds we gingerly made our way through the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. The forecast was for the winds to drop around midday but there must have been a sting in the tail as it seemed to get worse. We ended up sheltered behind a remote church for around three hours, battered by the elements. Eventually the winds subsided enough for us to continue cautiously onwards.
This pano shot was taken not long afterwards to show the strength of the winds. The winds blowing the water back up the waterfalls, an amazing sight.
Number 8 in the recent set from Birmingham, UK.
A scene that disappeared during the Bullring redevelopment of the early 2000s.
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