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Aphantopus hyperantus (a-fan-TOH-puss hy-per-AN-tuss)
Wingspan
Male: 42 - 48mm
Female: 46 - 52mm
Checklist Number
59.009
Family:NymphalidaeRafinesque, 1815
Subfamily:SatyrinaeBoisduval, 1833
Tribe:ManioliniGrote, 1897
Genus:AphantopusWallengren, 1853
Subgenus:
Species:hyperantus(Linnaeus, 1758)
Introduction
This is a relatively-common butterfly that is unmistakable when seen at rest - the rings on the hindwings giving this butterfly its common name. The uppersides are a uniform chocolate brown that distinguish this butterfly from the closely-related Meadow Brown. Despite this uniformity, a newly-emerged adult is a surprisingly beautiful insect, the velvety wings providing a striking contrast with the delicate white fringes found on the wing edges. The dark colouring also allows this butterfly to quickly warm up - this butterfly being one of the few that flies on overcast days.
Variation in this butterfly is primarily focused on the rings on the hindwings, the lanceolata aberration being particularly striking, where the rings are elongated to form teardrops. Other aberrations occur where the rings are greatly reduced or completely absent. Huggins (1959) also describes a form in Kerry, Ireland, that is of normal size until 600 feet, when it starts to be replaced by a dwarf form that, at 1,000 feet, takes over completely.
This butterfly can be found throughout most of the British Isles, south of a line between the South Ebudes in the west and Banffshire in the east. It is also absent from the western parts of northern England, north-west of the Midlands, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. This butterfly forms discrete colonies where numbers vary from a few dozen to several thousand.
Aphantopus hyperantus
This species was first defined in Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation Status
This is one of the few species that is doing well, with evidence of increases in both distribution and population. It is not, therefore, a priority species for conservation efforts.
Habitat
A variety of habitats is used, although sites characterised as being sheltered and damp are preferred, such as woodland clearings, woodland edges and rides, meadows, hedgerows, road verges and country lanes, where the full heat from the summer sun can be avoided and where the foodplant is lush. The butterfly is not typically found in open areas, such as grassland or heathland.
Life Cycle
There is one generation each year, with adults emerging in the second half of June, peaking in mid-July, with a few individuals continuing into August. The flight period is relatively-short when compared with its close relatives.
Imago
Male and female are almost identical in appearance, although it is just possible to make out the feintest of sex brands on the forewings of the male, which contains special scent scales used in courtship. Males adopt an exclusive strategy of patrolling for mates and are often seen in ones and twos fluttering among the grasses that typify their habitat.
A mated female lays her eggs in a somewhat-chaotic fashion, typically perched on a grass stem and ejecting a single egg at random, often into the air, causing it to land in the vegetation. Both sexes take nectar from a variety of sources, Bramble and Thistle being particular favourites.
Adults feed primarily on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica), Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), Marjoram (Origanum vulgare), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Thistles (Cirsium spp. and Carduus spp.).
Ovum
Eggs are a pale yellow when first laid, but soon turn a pale brown. The stage lasts between 2 and 3 weeks.
Larva
The larva is nocturnal and hides by day at the base of a grass tussock, emerging at night to feed on the tenderest parts of the foodplant. The larva hibernates while in the 3rd instar, but will feed on particularly warm evenings during the winter. Regular feeding resumes in the spring when the larvae can be found by torchlight feeding on grass stems, although they will fall to the ground with the slightest disturbance. There are 4 moults in total.
The primary larval foodplants are Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), Common Couch (Elytrigia repens), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum), Meadow-grasses (various) (Poa spp.) and Tufted Hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).
Pupa
The pupa is formed in a flimsy cocoon, comprising just a few strands of silk, at the base of a grass tussock. This stage lasts around 2 weeks.
Una delle mie preferite. L'espressione femminile islamica. Perdente, sottomessa e infinitamente triste... Direi orgogliosamente disperata.
Da occidentale non posso che "assistere" alla nullità femminile dei paesi islamici, Marocco incluso.
Sono stato in alcune case marocchine, sia di città che di montagna, e nel deserto. E assicuro che le donne non contano nulla. O meglio, non contano nulla umanamente. Per il resto, naturalmente, hanno la loro funzione sociale, materiale e affettiva ma sempre in subordine all'uomo e alla polizia governativa.
Ho visto le donne lavorare nei campi (cioè nel deserto) tornare su camion scoperti ammassate come bestie. Ho visto i bar pieni di uomini e basta. Le donne non possono accedervi. Le donne non possono contrattare soldi. Le donne non possono "scegliere" quasi nulla.
Per quanto il nuovo Re, salito al trono per discendenza diretta nel 1998 (mi pare) sia un occidentalista convinto, i marocchini ad uno stadio, molto più moderno degli altri stati islamici, sono ben lungi da considerare le donne delle "persone" a tutti gli effetti. Certo, col passare degli anni, saliranno fino alla parità. Ma al momento chi parla di parità, esprime un commento decisamente edulcorato. Tuttavia è corretto ritenere il Marocco uno degli stati più avanzati in questo senso e quel conta di più in fortissima crescita economica e civile.
Dopo aver visto coi miei occhi il Marocco, non voglio immaginare cosa siano gli altri stati più integralisti con le donne...
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One of the things I love the most about photography is how as a photographer you are in total control to tell a story through the picture. The mood, setting, as well as the feelings the picture portrays are all completely within your control. How you compose and capture a particular scene can tell such a different story from one photograph to another.
This photograph and my previous post linked below are a great example of how by simply changing a few minor elements, I was able to drastically change not only the mood, but the emotion the scene conveys. Both photographs from this location were taken on the same morning. In fact, no more than five minutes separates the two shots. As well the photographs were taken from within ten feet of each other, and yet they convey such different scenes to the viewer.
The composition of my earlier post conveys a sense of order and symmetry. The smoothed out long exposure water adds a sense of calm to the scene. The B&W conversion further adds to the lack of drama and emphasizes a smoothness and flow from front to back. Overall the image conveys that sense of peace throughout.
In comparison the composition of this image conveys a sense of asymmetry and disorder. The motion of the water and waves exploding on the foreground pier adds a sense of danger and excitement. The raw power of the waves building in the ocean amplifies the drama of the scene. Lastly the warmer red and yellow colors on the horizon convey a sense of warmth and energy.
To me, this is the true heart of photography, the ability to capture and convey the emotion of a scene in a manner that it tells a unique story.
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As I enjoyed my morning latté at the Café Augusta, a cute little almost four-year-old girl had a tea party (helped by the wait staff) with her Pooh Bear. I fortunately had my camera with me, and could not resist the charming photo op. I promised the mother I would not show her daughter on-line, but I'm sure your imagination will do just as well - just picture a bright-faced, smiling little girl with blond hair! Look at Winnie's smile. Pooh Bear is having a wonderful time.
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Actuación de la Compañía Senza Tempo (España), con la obra "A+, Cosas que nunca te conté", durante la celebración del Noveno Festival Internacional de Teatro y Artes de Calle [TAC] de Valladolid.
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'... there was a time when god was a part of science. newton thought that his research on physics helped clarify god's celestial plan. so did linnaeus, the swedish botanist who devised our current scheme for organizing species. but over centuries of research we have learned that the idea "god did it" has never advanced our understanding of nature an iota, and that is why we abandoned it. in the early 1800s, the french mathematician laplace presented napoleon with a copy of his great five-volume work on the solar system, the mechanique celeste. aware that the books contained no mention of god, napoleon taunted him, "monsieur laplace, they tell me you have written this large book on the system of the universe, and have never even mentioned its creator." laplace answered, famously and brusquely: "je n'avais pas besoin de cette hypothese-la," "i have had no need of that hypothesis." and scientists have not needed it since.'
- jerry coyne, seeing is believing
i saw ca omid's beautiful images and i couldn't resist getting one of these. very cool.
i took this in northern athens, on the intersection of kifissias avenue and attiki odos. my position is on the map. it's processed in photomatix as an HDR from one RAW file.
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One of the rollerbladers last night in the Grand Palais, doing a grind on a metallic railing . No special effects here, this is straight out of the camera :-)
If you look closely (easier with large size), you can see the 2 dark silhouettes of the skater still jumping onto the rail a moment before, and sliding a moment after. I'm not sure what caused this, might be a combination of my own flash and someone's else on the other side I think ?
Part of RUE at the Grand Palais
Instead of going to the same places near the house every weekend we are going to attempt to travel farther away from the house every other weekend to see something new. This one has been on my to do list for years!!!
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EXPLORE # 32 30.07.09
Nash Point Lighthouse
Position 51° 24'.00 N 03° 33'.05 W
Nash Point Lighthouse
Nash Lighthouse was designed by James Walker, the Engineer-in-Chief to Trinity House, in 1832 to mark the sandbanks off the point at the entrance to the Bristol Channel. The decision to build it followed a public outcry after the passenger steamer FROLIC was wrecked with heavy loss of life in 1830.
Two circular towers were built each with massive walls and a stone gallery. The eastern, or high lighthouse being 37 metres high and the western or low lighthouse 25 metres high. Placed 302 metres apart they provided leading lights to indicate safe passage past the sandbanks. The high light was painted with black and white stripes and the low light was white. In those days both towers showed a fixed light which was either red or white depending on the direction from which a vessel approached. The red sector marked the Nash Sands.
The low light was abandoned early this century and the high light was modernised and painted white. In place of the fixed light a new first order catadioptric lens was installed which gives a white and red group flashing.
Nash is one of those lighthouses scattered around our coast that has no claim to fame. For over 160 years its light has done its job as a sign to mariners to keep them clear of danger, its sole distinction is the discovery in 1977 of the tuberous thistle (Cirsium Tuberosum), a rare plant, which was found growing around the lighthouse.
No HDR for this image from a very hot , dramatic sunrise !!
Sunrise did not look promising as i got here , the funny thing about this shot was poor mollys reaction to me setting the timer running across the pebbles climb up on the rock and pose , eveytime i turned around she was at the base of the rock . SIT !!! anyone watching must have been crying with laughter !!! SIT !! STAY !!! SIT !!!
I very much doubt the images i took before this will ever get processed or seen !
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This was my view on my drive to work on the morning of Monday, 20 November 2006 at about 7.15 am. Some things just need to be photographed.
sym‧pho‧ny /ˈsɪmfəni/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sim-fuh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
1.Music.
a.an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements.
b.an instrumental passage occurring in a vocal composition, or between vocal movements in a composition.
c.an instrumental piece, often in several movements, forming the overture to an opera or the like.
2.symphony orchestra.
3.a concert performed by a symphony orchestra.
4.anything characterized by a harmonious combination of elements, esp. an effective combination of colors.
5.harmony of sounds.
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The Cathedral-Basilica of Cefalù, (Italian: Duomo di Cefalù) is a Roman Catholic church in Cefalù, Sicily, southern Italy.
The cathedral, dating from 1131, was commenced in the Norman style, the island of Sicily having been conquered by the Normans in 1091. According to tradition, the building was erected after a vow made to the Holy Saviour by the King of Sicily, Roger II, after he escaped from a storm to land on the city's beach. The fortress-like character of the building, which, seen from a distance, rises as a huge bulk above its medieval town, may in part reflect the vulnerability of the site to attack from the sea. It also made a powerful statement of the Norman presence.
Numerous changes were made over succeeding centuries and the edifice was never entirely completed.
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The flat hill in the distance is a marvelous formation that can be recognised from miles away. Just to the south of it is located the historic 77 ranch first owned by Peck and Converse. Mike Shonsey of the Johnson County Range War was employed by the 77 ranch. www.wheeler-roots.org/histories/history-shonsey.php
In his book,The long trail from Texas, Ad Spaugh talks of burying a couple children who live with thier mother in a cabin east of Flat Top that took sick and died. They were buried on a pine knoll nearby Flat Top by a crew of sad cowboys.
My Grandmother who knew Ad and sadly recalled visiting with him about the burial. She told me of it before I had ever read the book many years later. Exciting and hard times...
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Took a quick trip up to Derwent Reservoir where I met up with Dugi it was very good of him to show me around the place,
I have been wanting to take a shot like this for ages I would of liked more clouds but I am quite happy with the couple that did turn up.
EXIF: 24mm | ISO:100 | 90s @ ƒ/11 | Lee 0.75h + Lee 10 Stop + 105mm Polariser
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Jeudi dernier après le boulot Yoann et moi nous sommes allés sur la plage de Bourda/Montjoly (entrée Ifremer) pour tenter un coucher de soleil. Malheureusement, elle était pleine de joggers et de kitesurfers. La marée était trop haute pour essayer de composer avec les rochers, donc... encore un autoportrait (désolé ;-). Plage de Bourda, Guyane française.
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Last Thursday after work Yoann and I went on the beach of Bourda/Montjoly (Ifremer's entry) to try a sunset shot. Unfortunately, it was full of joggers and kitesurfers. The tide was too high to try to compose with the rocks, so ... yet a selfportrait (sorry ;-). Beach of Bourda (French guiana).
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A little break in my cold Finnish seascapes...Back to some hard core urban architecture shots! ;-)
As of October 19th 2008, the height of the Burj Dubai is estimated at 730 meters (2395 feet). Speculated final height: between 800 and 950 meters...Anyway, there is already another project of a 1000 metres tower in the pipe, also in Dubai!
This is a handheld (40mm at f/8 with my Tamron 17-50mm) 5exp tonemapped HDR. This had to be shot very fast as the car was stopped on the emergency lane of a busy highway!
Oh ya ... you'll like it.
Taro fields of Kauai, the largest in the US. Taro has been a staple for the Hawaiians like potatoes are to us. It’s a starchy plant that the root is used to make poi. I tried it once, I don’t think I need any more. Not that is has a bad taste, actually there isn’t a strong taste, just didn’t care for it.
I ignored the no trespassing sign and turned off the highway on to this lane to get the shot. My plan if I got challenged was to say I was just turning around.
This was taken just outside the little town of Hanalei .... the PERFECT spot to retire in a tropical environment!!! … just my opinion.
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Republic forces in retreat! While rescuing General Aayla Secura from certain defeat, Anakin Skywalker has been seriously injured. After a narrow escape, our heroes crash-landed on the remote world of Maridun. Stranded, and with no way to contact the Republic, the Jedi receive medical aid from the peaceful Lurmen colonists. But even on this tiny planet, the war threatens to follow the Jedi....
Star Wars The Clone Wars means so much to me. It defined so much of my childhood all the way into my teenage years, and even now it still impacts me. Then you also have Rebels, it never ends haha :P
I'll currently rewatching Star Wars the Clone wars in canon order and am close to finishing Season 5. Still such incredible content! As I've been going I've been jotting down ideas from episodes I want to build, and this was one of the first on the list. This is of course from the Episode Jedi Crash. I have lots more planned (and currently have 2 others built) So get hyped. But yeah you know, exciting! There'll be MOC's from Seasons 1 through to 5 and most likely even the Lost Missions too.
I know I've watched Seasons 1 and 2 more time then I can remember, and this episode was always a very enjoyable one for me. Not my favourite by any means, but very enjoyable!
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Found a cool location deeper in these woods we have around here. I am hoping to shoot more there, only if I am willing to get down into the mud...
Flickr sharpening kinda mess this up, but it is an issue out of my control.
Oh and please "like" my Facebook page! I'm trying to get to a 100 likes and I am so close!
Hope everyone had a fantastic Valentines day!
Explorer #193: Thank you guys SO much! I wasn't expecting this at all!
Explored - Jan 3, 2011.
He is an artist, the best that I came across, who absorbs his thoughts through apertures, mesmerizes his viewers with each shutter click and paints his pictures with the grandeur mix of light and shadow. In his spirit he stands tall beyond anything. He is a man I consider a mentor, and a man I know to be a friend.
Folks years come and then they end, but the memories we build up last forever. In many ways 2011 is going to be one of those years for me that will define me for years to come. I hope you will all have a blissful and progressive 2011.
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Update: To assure my fellow photographers - Please note that this is not our beloved Aftab bhai of 2010, just his spirit! This IS Aftab in his mid 20s! At any rate it's hard to id, wouldn't you agree :P
Il 3 dicembre 1922 re Vittorio Emanuele III firmava il decreto legge che istituiva il Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso. L'articolo 1 del decreto sancisce che la finalità del parco è quella di "conservare la fauna e la flora e di preservare le speciali formazioni geologiche, nonché la bellezza del paesaggio"
This is bamboo.
I'm exhausted beyond words. I'm getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, no more than that. I'm bombarded with school and homework. Geometry quiz, two sections of history notes and Q&A, and an entire double-page spread for the yearbook all due on Friday, none of which I have started, none of which I have the damn time to do. I'm beat, so bad I want to cry. The worst part is, when I get into my bed, no matter how early or how late, it takes me hours to fall asleep. Hours.
I want a cure.
289 to go.
Took a little stroll up a hill with Rob & Mr Messy of WFC
What can i say about this amzing place my first sunset here that meant getting home around 11.40 pm after climbing up to the lake ( thanks Mr Messy then climbing up to Corn Dhu the hard way ) but what a view !!! My knees are so gonna hate me today .
Yes, this one is old, but the photo I took yesterday was a failure--and I didn't want to post another lame photo just for the sake of posting.
I'll try to do better.
Lately, all creativity seems to have gone out the door.
Now I try, but come up with nothing but empty thoughts. The product of over thinking.
I'm thinking of starting some sort of mini series to get going on this again. But really have no idea what I'd like to do.
Suggestions?
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This shot was done for MACRO MONDAYS' theme of 'looking up'.
The title is a reference to the Paramore song 'Looking Up'.
My favourite of my Macro Monday shots this week is something to look up to - please take a look if you haven't already - it is one of those shots where the thumbnail doesn't do it justice!
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This is the longest of 3 canal tunnels. It is around 1 km and does not have a footpath - so this girl looking. I was told that you can see the other end. But i was on the wrong side. Also it happened that the majority of this walk were shoot by 50 mm which is not ideal for scenery.
Also i am amazed how little information about the Regent canal is available around - i mean history, pictures, walking guides, current development. I've seen only 1 book on Amazon. It goes through such a vibrant number of areas. And it has been there since 1820.
I found that much however about Islington tunnel
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As many of you know I love Castle building, it's so easy to pack in detail with that theme, which is why it's one of my favourite things to do when building. So Castle and Marvel in the one vig? Why not! I've had the Doom figure lying around since I bought the set it came in, so what's that... 2013? Man 5 years now. Anyway yes super glad I finally got to use this figure in a MOC. For me collecting figs is fun, it's nice to have them sure, but it's only worth it when I can put them in a MOC. So I used this MOC as a way to display some other figs that I have yet to come up with concepts for MOC's to put them in. The Sentry figure is from bigkidbrix, if you are wondering ;)
But yeah, love building throne rooms like this, makes me want to do more, it was great fun to combine two of my favourite themes in the one vig like this. Would love to do it again!
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We attended a landscape photo workshop yesterday (Sunday). Not too close - 4hr drive to location in South Moravia, Czech Rep. so we had to wake up at 4am and got back home too tired around 11pm. But it was so worth it. Location was stunning and well known by the pro photographer who was leading the workshop. And he even managed to secure ideal weather somehow LOL. Area was full of rolling hills that are used for agriculture so the fields were vibrant and varied. Sky was nice and blue almost all day with those puffy white clouds moving very fast in the strong wind and that resulted in an amazing light&shadow show on the fields.
At one moment I spotted a triangle illuminated in the sea of shadows so I immediately turned the ball head on my tripod, prefocused manually, adjusted polarizer & 1-stop hard edge grad filter, set the exposure and fired. Post process included only the adjustment of the levels to achieve better contrast, tiny bit of saturation and square crop.
Didn't have time to play with all the photos yet but this one is my personal winner - at least I think so ;) Anyways... expect more photos soon.
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We arrived in Tahoe early in the afternoon, did the whirlwind tour of Tahoe. What a pretty day, sunny, warm and party cloudy. Our first goal was to scout out the location of known photo ops, but also to find some new ones. We found several areas that we are going to go back to when the weather is better. A few parts in the back country, which I am really happy about. Since I have been trying to get Jim to go on a back packing trip for years.
Our scouting led us into Nevada to look for the elusive bonsai rock. Luckily, I had a GPS with the coordinates. So I set the GPS to navigate, so we would know how close we were to the parking/trailhead as we drove south. I looked over the edge of the cliff and could see bonsai, but the GPS still said 4.2 miles, then after another minute of driving the GPS beeped to illustrate that we were there. Oh well, just goes to show that technology still has a way to go.
We took the long straight down, boulder hoping route to bonsai. With camera gear, wading boots and extra warm clothes in tow... it was a bit of a journey. Luckily, we spent a few hours there, so the trip was worth it.
I posting an image from twilight, since Jim's sunset can not be beat.
Nikon D300
Tokina 11-16mm @ 13mm
f/16 for 100.4s
ISO 100
Lee .6 soft GND
Singh-Ray 3 stop reverse GND
Canon Eos 450D 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. IS
ISO 200, F11 , 1/250sec, 55mm
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La colonna sonora della nostra estate...
The Verve - Love Is Noise
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Cause love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I’m singing again
Love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I’m singing again, again, again, again, again
...Love is these blues that I’m singing again
Love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I’m singing again
Love is noise, love is pain
Love is these blues that I’m feeling again
Love is noise, love is pain...
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La spiaggia del Pevero o Piccolo Pevero (separata da quella più ampia del Grande Pevero) si trova nella località omonima del comune di Arzachena. L'arenile si presenta con un fondo di sabbia fine e chiara, circondata da scogli e scogliere. La suggestiva spiaggetta, situata nella parte centrale del golfo, si apre alla vista delle bellissime Isole Li Nibani. È circondata dai cespugli della profumata macchia mediterranea, in mezzo ad acque limpidissime che offrono colorazioni varie con sfumature dell'azzurro
Come arrivare - Uscire da Olbia sulla S.S. 125 per Palau e dopo 7,2 km svoltare a destra in direzione Costa Smeralda (S.P. 73), continuando per 7,6 km sino al bivio di San Pantaleo dove si gira a destra imboccando la S.P. 94. Dopo 8 km., si trova il bivio per Cala di Volpe: svoltare a sinistra e proseguire per 1,5 km. sino al bivio per Abbiadori. A questo punto si gira a destra sulla S.P 59 in direzione Porto Cervo e dopo aver percorso meno di due km. bisogna svoltare a destra per Piccolo Pevero e proseguire ancora per 400 metri. Qui si lascia l'auto e si continua a piedi per 350 metri sino a raggiungere la spiaggia (a metà percorso si deve oltrepassare una sbarra).
It leeches onto you, draining your life to lengthen its own.
Everyone has a nasty alter ego which at times, gets the best of them. Everyone has a little voice in their head that tells them evil things, a little voice that sparks suspicions, doubt, anger, envy, jealousy and hate.
It just depends on how loud that little voice is.
Inspired by siamese twins and Brooke Shaden