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August 18, 2012
Twin Lakes, California
Distant thunder continued accompanying the gathering of dense dark clouds. The sound was getting closer and we knew it was coming fast from over the mountain peaks at our backs. While I have no problem with raindrops falling on my head, this time before it rained I wanted to be settled in a warm trailer drinking a cup of hot coffee.
There was also another sound in the forest … silence. The trees themselves were silent. One could feel rather then hear the quiet. Also silent were the chirps and songs of birds, large and small. In fact, there weren’t any birds to be seen. Often a sign of impending doom and gloom ... the famous last words from the last man in line. Truthfully, I didn’t feel the doom, but the gloom was self-evident. A few more things to do outside and then to the warmth and comfort in our home in the woods.
Once inside, I was looking out the window and noticed that a solitary Blue Jay had landed in the clearing just beyond our unit. In spite of the gray sky, the blue in its feathers was intense. The color of a top-grade Burmese sapphire. A few more gems arrived. As they do, the first Jay hopped here and there, all the while keeping a keen eye on the ground. If there were any bugs they had had the good sense to find shelter away from the approaching storm. I had some duck feed in the truck, but selfishly made no attempt to get it. Maybe another time ... perhaps tomorrow. The Blue Jay, undeterred, continued on nevertheless. His fellows followed his lead.
A huge clap of thunder! The trailer shuttered. I jumped. The birds, like a synchronized unit, took off like a shot into the trees. Thunder again. Then, the sound of light rain falling on the roof. In a few minutes, it came down in buckets. A wind began pushing through. The Jays took flight to God knows where. With hot coffee in hand, stretched out on the sofa, looking out into the wild wet forest … life was good.
MATSUSHIMA, MIYAGI, THE NIHON SANKEI, ( ONE OF THE 3 MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN JAPAN ) , 日本三景、陸奥、松島、松島佐勘、松庵
Dedication of Memorial Plaque
C:\Users\BillMary\Pictures\Other Pictures\Other Images\ACT Forests\Sherwood
title is..
Memorial Plaque for Henry & Eliza Phillips
Sherwood Forest
Uriarra 1863-2000
Unveiling of Memorial Plaque
Canberra 2nd November 2000
By Brendan Smyth M.P.
Minister for Environment & Heritage
Assisted by Doreen Brown
Here is a list from the Word file I made.
Doreen Brown
Margaret Urban
Ian Brown
Nathan Urban
Leila Plumtree
Bill Chase
June (Maurice) Nicholson
Christine Gould, Carol & Andrew
Phillip Nicholson
Len Phillips
Valerie Wood-Bradley
Brett Brown & Connah
Catherine Brown & Caitlin
Kathleen Everest
Leone Blackwell
Elaine Blackwell
Helene Blackwell
Barry Smith
Ian Phillips
Heather Phillips
Dorothy Baker
Marion Carpenter
Non-potable water tanks, to quote Uriarra Village Site Plan!
The Flickr map satellite image shows the forest and depot before the 2003 fires!!!
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriarra,_Australian_Capital_Territory. For a note about the village..
Uriarra Village is a historical forestry village in the Australian Capital Territory established in 1928 at the foothills of the Australian Alps.
The settlement and surrounding forest was significantly damaged by the 2003 Canberra bushfires with 16 of the original 23 homes being destroyed.[2] In May 2004 the ACT Government considered information on social capital, infrastructure innovation, environmental, planning and financial analysis and found that Uriarra Village should be redeveloped in a sustainable manner.[2] Fifteen of the original families moved away from the settlement with nine choosing to remain.[3]
In 2007 the ACT Government commenced rebuilding the settlement as a rural village, through the funding of new roads and infrastructure. In mid-2012 the settlement was officially recognised and named as a village within the ACT.[4]
Uriarra Village is the only "community title" village in Australia. The village community independently owns and maintains village services and infrastructure including roads, community lands, the village hall, and stormwater. As such the village receives only minimal services from the ACT Government for the provision of garbage collection. The National Capital Authority advocated community title for the village after the 2003 bushfire to "promote social interaction and a shared community spirit".[2]
MATSUSHIMA, MIYAGI, THE NIHON SANKEI, ( ONE OF THE 3 MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN JAPAN ) , 日本三景、陸奥、松島、松島佐勘、松庵
Where this forest once fueled my young imagination and fear of fairytale evil, seeing it for the first time after many many years the quiet peacefulness, in contrast, allured me and made me experience a wonderful sense of contentment.
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
MATSUSHIMA, MIYAGI, THE NIHON SANKEI, ( ONE OF THE 3 MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN JAPAN ) , 日本三景、陸奥、松島、松島佐勘、松庵
I thought these fly agaric mushrooms were all finished, but just to prove me wrong here’s one in the pine forest alongside Entwistle Reservoir, Bolton.
Im 30. Juni 2025 lag die Region rund um Kamari auf der Peloponnes unter klarem Himmel mit Temperaturen um 31 °C. Ein leichter Wind vom Golf von Korinth brachte Abkühlung, und die Sicht reichte weit über Meer, Hügelland und die umliegenden Gebirgsketten.
Kamari, gelegen an der Nordküste der Peloponnes, gehört zur Gemeinde Xylokastro-Evrostini. In der näheren Umgebung finden sich mehrere historische und kulturell bedeutsame Orte. Das Kloster Moni Panagia Korifis, erreichbar über eine kurvenreiche Bergstraße, geht auf byzantinische Ursprünge zurück und ist in späteren Jahrhunderten mehrfach umgebaut worden. Der heutige Gebäudekomplex besteht aus einer kleinen Hauptkirche mit Kuppel, die von umgebenden Mönchszellen und Wirtschaftsgebäuden eingerahmt wird. Fresken und Ikonen im Inneren zeugen von der religiösen Kunst und liturgischen Tradition der Region. Die Lage auf einem Hügel erlaubt einen weiten Blick über das Tal bis zum Meer, was dem Ort in der Vergangenheit auch strategische Bedeutung verlieh. Archäologische Spuren deuten auf ältere Kultstätten hin, die möglicherweise vorchristlichen Ursprungs sind, bevor die Anlage im Mittelalter zur christlichen Klosterstätte wurde.
Entlang des Fonissa-Flusses, der sich durch eine enge Schlucht windet, liegen mehrere Natur- und Kulturobjekte von historischem Interesse. Der Fonissa entspringt im Westen der Region Korinthia und fließt durch eine markante Schlucht, bevor er zwischen Kato Loutro und Kamari in den Golf von Korinth mündet. In der Antike bildete der Bach die natürliche Grenze des antiken Pellene. Der Name „Fonissa“ (weibliche Mörderin) verweist auf die Gefährlichkeit des Wassers bei Hochwasser, wenn die Strömung in der engen Schlucht besonders stark ist. An einer Stelle befindet sich eine Höhle, die sowohl geologisch als auch archäologisch bedeutsam ist. Die Höhle weist Karstformationen auf, die sich über Jahrtausende durch die Auswaschung des Kalksteins gebildet haben. Funde von Keramikscherben und Spuren von Feuerstellen deuten auf eine Nutzung als Schutzraum in der Antike und möglicherweise schon in prähistorischer Zeit hin. Die Schlucht selbst war über Jahrhunderte ein schwer zugänglicher Naturraum und bot Rückzugsorte während politischer Unruhen. Alte Pfade, die heute teils als Wanderwege genutzt werden, verbinden die Siedlungen im Tal mit den Höhenlagen und waren früher wichtige Verbindungslinien für Handel und Versorgung.
Der Küstenbereich bei Kamari ist ebenfalls historisch gewachsen. Reste von Befestigungen und kleinere Hafenanlagen deuten auf eine intensive Nutzung der Küste in vergangenen Jahrhunderten hin. Die Nähe zur antiken Stadt Sikyon und die Lage an der Handelsroute zwischen dem Golf von Korinth und dem peloponnesischen Binnenland machten den Ort zu einem Knotenpunkt lokaler und regionaler Wirtschaft. In osmanischer Zeit dienten die kleinen Häfen vor allem der Verschiffung landwirtschaftlicher Produkte. Viele der heutigen Gebäude im Ortskern zeigen Elemente traditioneller Architektur mit Natursteinmauern, Ziegeldächern und Holzläden, die im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert typisch für Küstendörfer der Region waren.
Die Natur in und um Kamari bietet eine große landschaftliche Vielfalt. Entlang der Küste wechseln sich Kies- und Sandstrände mit felsigen Abschnitten ab, in deren Spalten Muscheln, Krebse und kleinere Fische leben. Das Wasser im Golf von Korinth ist in den Sommermonaten warm und klar, was die Entwicklung von Seegraswiesen begünstigt. Diese sind Lebensraum für zahlreiche marine Organismen und tragen zur Stabilisierung des Ökosystems bei. Der Fonissa-Fluss entspringt im Gebirge und führt, abhängig von der Jahreszeit, unterschiedlich viel Wasser. Im Frühjahr und nach Regenfällen ist er wasserreich und bildet kleine Kaskaden, während er im Sommer stellenweise trockenfallen kann. Entlang seines Laufs gedeihen Platanen, Weiden und Oleander, die Schatten und Schutz für verschiedene Tierarten bieten.
Die Schlucht des Fonissa ist geprägt von steilen Felswänden, an denen sich Kletterpflanzen wie Efeu und Wilder Wein ausbreiten. In den kühleren und feuchteren Abschnitten wachsen Moose und Farne, während die trockeneren Hänge von Macchie-Vegetation mit Wacholder, Zistrose und Thymian bedeckt sind. Die Tierwelt reicht von Insekten wie Schmetterlingen und Libellen über Reptilien wie Eidechsen und Schlangen bis zu Vögeln wie Wiedehopf, Turmfalke und Mönchsgeier.
Das Hinterland ist landwirtschaftlich geprägt: Olivenhaine, Zitrusplantagen und Weinberge bestimmen das Landschaftsbild. Die Böden sind meist kalkhaltig und bieten günstige Bedingungen für mediterrane Nutzpflanzen. In höheren Lagen nahe des Klosters wachsen Pinien- und Zypressenwälder, die in den heißen Sommermonaten ein kühleres Mikroklima schaffen. Die dortigen Wälder bieten Lebensraum für Kleinsäuger, Igel und eine Vielzahl von Singvögeln.
Die geologischen Gegebenheiten der Region sind stark vom Kalkstein geprägt, der durch Erosion und Verkarstung zahlreiche Höhlen und Spalten bildet. Diese geologischen Strukturen haben nicht nur landschaftliche, sondern auch ökologische Bedeutung, da sie als Wasserreservoirs dienen und Mikrohabitate für spezialisierte Tier- und Pflanzenarten schaffen. Der Wechsel von Küsten-, Fluss- und Berglandschaften auf engem Raum macht die Region zu einem vielfältigen Naturraum mit hoher Biodiversität.
Die Region Kamari mit Kloster Moni Panagia Korifis, der Fonissa-Schlucht und der Küste ist ein Ziel mit kulturellen, historischen und landschaftlichen Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Wikipedia: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnes
Weblink: xylokastro-evrostini.gov.gr
Kamera und Objektiv:
Sony QX1 und Sony SEL18200
Sony A6500 und Sony SEL18200LE
Sony ILCE-7CR und Sony SEL24240
Bildinformation:
12MP - 3465 x 3465 px - ca. 3 bis 6MB
Bildbearbeitung: Adobe Photoshop Express
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The Perrine Road trail snaking its way through the pine forest of Cheesequake State Park in New Jersey
Cook Island Pine trees are a frequent sight on the island of Lanai (Hawaii) and are named after 'Captain Cook' and came from 'the Cook Islands.
A beautiful winter forest scene featuring snow-covered pine trees illuminated by soft, natural light, creating a calm and atmospheric snowy landscape.
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
LAT:Pinus pinea
NO:Pinje
ENG:Stone pine
SP:Pino pinonero
DE: Pinie
Sted/Place:Dunas Artola, Malaga
Dato/Date:11 2010
Str/Size:Opptil 30 meter
Blomstring/Flowering:Mars-mai (3-5)
Habitat: Kystnære områder, kystsletter. Mye plantet.
Typisk sammenhengende pinjeskog.
Med sin store utstående og dekorative paraply-krone er pinjen lett å skille fra andre furu-sorter. Dessuten er dette en furu-art mange har smakt på. Pinje-kjernene inne i pinjenøttene (1,5-2 cm) er både oljerike, næringsrike og aromatiske og populært i salater, andre matretter og bakst. Og ingen ekte pesto-saus uten pinjekjerner!.
Nålene er fra 10-20 cm lange. Barken er grov og ofte blekgrå av og til varmere brunfarget. Treet har en stor kraftig opprett stamme og mange tykke grener øverst som bøyer seg utover og oppover som i en parasoll eller paraply.
Pinjen med sin brede paraply-krone er populær og mye plantet langs kysten langs veier og i parker og gir god skygge i hete sommermåneder. Og man kan plukke konglene som ofte er stappfulle av pinjenøtter når de faller ned. Med en tang og litt strev kan man trekke ut pinjenøttene og knekke de forsiktig slik at pinjekjernene kommer hele ut. Litt lett oppvarming i tørr stekepanne gjør dem enda mere aromatiske og perfekte som dryss over salater, til pestosaus, ikaker eller andre matretter.
Konglene som er fra 8-14 cm lange er annerledes enn hos de andre furu-artene. De er nesten runde, ofte bredere enn høye og de nederste skjellene peker nedover og ikke oppover som hos de andre furu-artene.
My travel by car and camp in Squoia National Forest Park, Northern California on 10 September 1971 with the late Christopher J. M. Steele. Taken on Kodachrome.
Uploaded on flickr for first time on 19 September 2020 because of the destructive recent forest fire.
I walked through here to get to the nature reserve I visited yesterday, Coed Y Bedw is behind me in this photo.......these trees were amazing. A return visit with the wide angle lens I think.
I also think because my usual walks are through broadleaf woodlands this made a lovely change. Again a nice sunny day would have helped for photos,
but we are not getting any of those :)
below another photo of this beautiful forest.
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
MATSUSHIMA, MIYAGI, THE NIHON SANKEI, ( ONE OF THE 3 MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN JAPAN ) , 日本三景、陸奥、松島、松島佐勘、松庵
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine forest near Killhope lead mine, Weardale, after heavy rain. Everything was so green, the mosses so vibrant.
These cute quick little mammals were awesome to watch, but at the same time tricky to capture, i didn't want to put the ISO up too high, but you need a quick enough shutter to grab a image, in the testing light of a pine forest, i tried my best.
MATSUSHIMA, MIYAGI, THE NIHON SANKEI, ( ONE OF THE 3 MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN JAPAN ) , 日本三景、陸奥、松島、松島佐勘、松庵
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM
Pine Forest Range
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The area is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet. The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin -- The largest, Blue Lake, is shown in the image "reflection".
The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name. In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west had moved to the highest elevations. This part of Nevada is as dark as anywhere in the continental U.S. so the Milky Way is very visible!!
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM