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Zion National Park is a southwest Utah nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s steep red cliffs. Zion Canyon Scenic Drive cuts through its main section, leading to forest trails along the Virgin River. The river flows to the Emerald Pools, which have waterfalls and a hanging garden. Also along the river, partly through deep chasms, is Zion Narrows wading hike.
A aldeia de Campanhó, localizada na encosta da Serra do Marão no concelho de Mondim de Basto, apresenta uma paisagem rural marcada por campos em socalcos, uma técnica agrícola tradicional que maximiza o cultivo em terrenos inclinados, prevenindo a erosão e otimizando a gestão de recursos hídricos. Os socalcos, construídos com muros de pedra seca, criam pequenas plataformas cultiváveis que favorecem culturas de subsistência, como hortas, milho, vinha e árvores de fruto. As casas brancas, dispersas pela encosta, acompanham o relevo, refletindo a adaptação das comunidades locais a este ambiente agreste. A vegetação, composta por pinheiros e plantas caducifólias, sinaliza a transição entre áreas florestais e agrícolas, criando um mosaico de biodiversidade típico das serras do Norte de Portugal. Este cenário não só sublinha a interdependência entre a atividade agrícola e a natureza, mas também evidencia a importância da preservação das tradições culturais que caracterizam a identidade desta região, onde o Marão se destaca pela sua beleza natural e riqueza ecológica.
The village of Campanhó, located on the slopes of Serra do Marão in the municipality of Mondim de Basto, presents a rural landscape characterized by terraced fields, a traditional agricultural technique that maximizes cultivation on sloped terrain, preventing erosion and optimizing water resource management. The terraces, built with dry stone walls, create small cultivable platforms that favor subsistence crops such as gardens, corn, vines, and fruit trees. The white houses, scattered across the slope, follow the terrain, reflecting the adaptation of local communities to this rugged environment. The vegetation, composed of pines and deciduous plants, signals the transition between forested and agricultural areas, creating a mosaic of biodiversity typical of the northern mountain ranges of Portugal. This scenario highlights not only the interdependence between agricultural activity and nature but also underscores the importance of preserving the cultural traditions that define the identity of this region, where Marão stands out for its natural beauty and ecological richness.
This little Tit is a specialist of the Scottish pine forests, was so lucky this one would drop down from the trees within feet from us. funny how it was with a flock of coal tits probably for safely. we known when it was about to pop out the tree because of its sweet little call.
Crested Tit photographed in the Scottish Highlands. For guided or unguided sessions with these fab little birds (Dec-Mar) please get in touch.
These area will be inundated with water during the wet-season. It's alway calming and peaceful around this area.
Nikon D800 | AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED | Benro Tripod
16-35mm and a polariser. Lovely dappled light as I walked through the pine wood at Entwistle Reservoir near Bolton.
This little Tit is a specialist of the Scottish pine forests, was so lucky this one would drop down from the trees within feet from us. funny how it was with a flock of coal tits probably for safely. we known when it was about to pop out the tree because of its sweet little call.
Grayling / hipparchia semele. Dunwich Forest, Suffolk. 23/07/20
'SUPPING IT UP.' (1)
Its always a treat to see this species, something I look forward to whenever I'm in Suffolk during the summer.
This year they took a bit of finding though. I was getting quite concerned after searching several of their strongholds and drawing a blank.
Thankfully, one particular track in Dunwich Forest was to their liking and there was a great deal of activity along it. I enjoyed watching males patrolling the heather clad margins, seeking out females who were nectaring on the flowers. There was also plenty of sunbathing taking place on the warm stony track itself or on wooden posts. The butterflies offered up an awesome display of behaviours ... a true Grayling 'fix', especially welcome in this trying year.
Wendover Woods, Buckinghamshire, England.
Wendover Woods is an area of woodland on the north edge of the Chiltern Hills in England. Named after the nearby town of Wendover, the woods are owned by the Forestry Commission.
Covering 325 ha (800 acres), the woods are a mixture of coniferous and broadleaved trees. There are several signed walks for recreation, as well as bridleways, picnic and barbecue areas and a children's playground. A Go Ape treetop adventure course opened in 2008.
There are views of the countryside in the Aylesbury Vale to the north, and a stone monument marking the highest point of the Chilterns which lies within the woods on Haddington Hill.
A tranquil mountain lake in the southern Dolomites, known for its vivid reflections, seen here, and called "Rainbow Lake".
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What is the best thing to do when you have a break at a Tea Garden in Coonoor, Ooty. Have tea.
The South Indian tea is very different in flavor and taste from the one that originates from Assam. There is a kind of earthy alkaline flavor in the acidic tea that I guess the people in South India have got used to but not the rest of the world. The teas from south India as a result do not fetch the same high prices that the Assam ones do.
The tea here is served in a small stainless steel tumbler and not really a cuppa. :)
Cheers!
Tea is a favored beverage in the world. Whereas 6 billion cups of tea get consumed in the world, coffee accounts for about 2 billion cups.
Which side of the beverage game are you on ?
I prefer tea, preferably black from the cold highlands of the Himalayas. Nothing compares to Darjeeling teas. The prices are a proof for it with Makaibari tea retailing at $1850 per kg and that is the price that the tea estate sells it to buyers who then retail it further at prices I am not even willing to quantify.
The hard to find rare Chinese tea called Tieguanyin used to sell at about $1500 per pound in retail.
Monsoon Lover/ has very recently sent me a chestlet of some organic Makaibari tea. It tastes wonderful and this is to thank him for his generosity.
South India is a large producer of tea and this photo was shot in Coonoor near Ooty at an estate where the tea pluckers were having their sugary milky Indian version.
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Well, he can also make Hari ( Earthen Bowl) and when he makes Hari ; You can call him Hari Potter. Here he is making Khapra which is a roofing material, this Vase shaped earthenware will be vertically cut into half and fired. Khapra makes this kind of Roof..
From Pre Historic time, people of this area is producing Red & Black pottery. This style of Pottery indicates a connection with Africa. In Subarnarekha Basin on every strata evidence of Red & Black pottery has been found. Chotanagpur Plateau is supporting human habitation from the dawn of human existence. Its difficult to say which Tribe ( among nearly 50 Tribes) is the first group to grow up here , predominant physical feature and practices indicates Indo - African group of people and later on there was mixture of Australoid group, some Mongolian features are also evident in some tribes. Predominant features are - Short -Stout body, Curly Hair, Flat Nose, High Chick Bone, Fairly large Skull. Here people used to and still worship Trees and Stones as God. They are good hunter, use of bow & arrows are still present, hunting is celebrated as a sacred yearly ritual among some tribes & the beauties prefer the Good Shooter.
Flute is a common love among men, Dhamsha & Madal (Big Percussion Instrument - another African connection) is played in every occasion. I can't blame the womenfolk for practicing dance at every step; when moon rises above the Tar (Hillock) and flute spreads its magic who can resist a Dhing-ta ~ Dhi-tang!!
A view of Pilot (11,708 ft) and Index (11,313 ft) Peaks from the pilot-index overlook on Beartooth highway. Both peaks were formed by melting/retreating glaciers that eroded a lot of hillsides. Still seen is one of the glaciers in between the two peaks. Pilot Peak (the pointy one) is a glacial horn, a pyramid of rock carved by four glaciers while Index Peak (to the right) was also carved by glaciers but looks little blunted at the top.
This is the northern edge of the Absoraka Range, an eroded mass of lava, ash, and mudflows that began forming 50 million years ago.
The Beartooth highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt. The Beartooth highway is the section of U.S. Highway 212 between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, Montana. It traces a series of steep zigzags and switchbacks, along the Montana-Wyoming border to the 10,947 ft (3,337 m) high Beartooth Pass. The approximate elevation rise is from 5,200 ft (1,600 m) to 8,000 ft (2,400 m) in 12 mi (19 km) in the most daring landscapes.
Source:Wikipedia
September 6, 2010, Pilot-Index overlook, Beartooth highway, Wyoming, Geo location.
Model: Viktoria
Photo: Thomas Ohlsson Photography
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