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Fort Belle Fontaine - St. Louis County, Missouri ---Copyright © W. Paul Thomas. All rights reserved.
Along the path that traverses over the Saltpan wetland at times, small tributary feeder creeks exist where a number of dragonflies can be found.
Orthetrum villosovittatum
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Still a bit of greenery in the New Forest at the end of October. I was expecting more colour in the trees but still a lovely place for a wander.
After constant encouragement from my wife my daughter was able to schlep me on this wonderful bike path. Only two miles, but more than enough for me. The worst part was that I had forgotten to recharge the batteries in my camera!
Rolleiflex 2.8E + Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F/2.8
Fuji NPS 160 expired / Tetenal C-41 rapid dev kit.
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Coast path near the Verne prison on Portland , a natural opening in the hills to give a clear view of the sea
Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens
On a walk around lIam Gardens with a Flickr freind. October 27th 2017 Christchurch New Zealand.
In 1860 Sir John Cracroft Wilson came to Christchurch from India and brought seeds of a few varieties of rhododendrons and raised seedlings. Rhododendrons growing along the drive at Strowan kindled Stead's interest in these flowers, but there were few varieties available in New Zealand. He imported some for Ilam each year and from 1918 used cool storage for importing them.
The soil at Ilam is a heavy clay which is slightly acid, and is known as Ilam pug. It is particularly suited to rhododendrons, azaleas, and other trees.
Stead began trying out layering, grafting and raising seedlings to produce larger and more brilliant flowers. He was a pioneer in using pinus radiata sawdust as a mulch for the plants.
In 1917 Stead was given seeds of the North American varieties and began experimenting with hybridising them.
For more info: www.nzine.co.nz/features/ilamgardens.html
May all your paths be so colorful and fragrant. Looks really good on black. Seen at the Yampa River Botanical Park; Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
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