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Winter sun alongside Māwaihākona Stream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Almost nothing is left of the Podocarp forest that once carpeted this valley floor from hillside to the other hillside. The trees were cleared by the early settlers in the 1840s and 1850s. However the Friends of Māwaihākona restoration group have since 2011 planted 3.2 hectares with 11,500 young trees (seen on both sides of the stream) that in time will return this section of the valley to its former glory.
The title refers to the fallen tree and one of it's branches that has become a new tree. The abandoned building was useful for the composition.
This late afternoon scene was taken just prior to sunset on a west facing slope of Mount Hotham in Victoria, Australia.
This is an alpine area where snow gums abound and the white tree trunks standing like grave markers in a cemetery, are the trunks of snow gums that died from the intense heat of a recent bushfire.
As can be seen the forest floor has regenerated, and this process was started by the very same fire that destroyed so many trees - the heat from a fire is required to both release some seeds and crack open others that have sat dormant waiting for the right conditions.
Fire removes low-growing underbrush, cleans the forest floor of debris, nourishes the soil and opens up the ground to more sunlight thereby allowing seedlings that were released by the fire to sprout and grow.
Fire also kills diseases and insects that prey on trees, and it has been stated that worldwide more trees die each year from insect infestations and disease than from fire.
Eventually these dead trunks will fall and decay thereby adding further nutrients to the soil.
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under sleeping giants
quietly close to the earth
sing a thousand ferns
and of course happily free
from fences friday ;-)
This is from a local swampy area that had a flood event a few years back, killing everything including a large stand of towering Tamarack trees. Last year at this time, there were only dead trees and knee high grasses... a wide open area of about a square km... when I returned there recently, many parts were impassible with 2 metre high winterberry holly plants so thick and an explosion of growth of various trees and grasses. In just one year, it was unrecognisable... and so strange and beautiful!
[They'll tell you it's over, just tell them they're wrong
'Cause it's only just...
It's only just begun]
series : tamed / wild
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stop, ending, destruction, sign of death, demise, annihilation, game over, bad ending
and regeneration
Dead old Sudajii tree on the slope of Oyama volcano.
As I climbed the road toward Oyama volcano, I saw more and more dead trees. They were killed by the 2000 eruption combined with the emission of sulfur dioxide that continued after the eruption. They are now being replaced by new vegetation.
We are seeing a new process of ecological succession, in which Sudajii was, and will be, the climax vegetation in the forests of Miyake-jima.
'Cathedral Grove is a rare and endangered remnant of an ancient Douglas fir ecosystem on Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC), Canada'
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On the summit of Mt Hay, in the Blue Mountains, the gum trees are regenerating after the Grose Valley swept up and over the mountain. Last shot of the morning, as we descended back down from the summit.
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As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral... As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product.
Sara Paddison
Muntjac Deer - Muntiacus reevesi
Doe
Reeves’ muntjac are small, stocky and russet brown in colour in summer and grey/brown in winter. Bucks have short (10 cm) antlers growing from long pedicles. Antlers are usually unbranched but a very short brow tine is occasionally found in old bucks. They also have visible upper canines (tusks) suggesting that they are a primitive species. Muntjac have two pairs of large glands on the face. The upper pair are the frontal glands, whilst the lower glands, below the eyes, are called sub-orbitals. Both glands are used to mark territories and boundaries. They have a ginger forehead with pronounced black lines running up the pedicles in bucks, and a dark diamond shape on does. The haunches are higher than the withers giving a hunched appearance. They have a fairly wide tail, which is held erect when disturbed.
Muntjac were brought from China to Woburn Park in Bedfordshire in the early 20th century. They are now widespread and increasing in number and range. Deliberate releases and escapes from Woburn, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire led to the establishment of feral populations. Movement and release by humans led to their rapid spread across south and central England and Wales, however, north of the Humber distribution is patchy but reaches close to the Scottish border.
Muntjac like deciduous or coniferous forests, preferably with a diverse understorey. They are also found in scrub and overgrown urban gardens. Unlike other species of deer in Britain, muntjac do not cause significant damage to agricultural or timber crops. However, high densities may prevent coppice regeneration and the loss of some plants of conservation importance, such as primulas. Muntjac trophy hunting has only recently become popular so there is little tradition of muntjac stalking on country and forest estates. The most significant direct economic impact that muntjac have on human interests is in collisions with cars. However, this has welfare as well as economic implications.
In contrast to all other species of deer in Britain, muntjac do not have a defined breeding season (rut). Instead, they breed all year round and the does can conceive again within days of giving birth. Bucks may fight for access to does but remain unusually tolerant of subordinate males within their vicinity.
Does are capable of breeding at seven months old. After a gestation period of seven months, they give birth to a single kid and are ready to mate again within a few days.
Bucks can live up to 16 years and does up to 19 years, but these are exceptional.
Muntjac are generally solitary or found in pairs (doe with kid or buck with doe) although pair-bonding does not occur. Bucks defend small exclusive territories against other bucks whereas does' territories overlap with each other and with several bucks.
They are known as ‘barking deer’ from the repeated loud bark given under a number of circumstances. An alarmed muntjac may scream whereas maternal does and kids squeak.
Muntjac are active throughout the 24-hour period but make more use of open spaces during the hours of darkness in populations subject to frequent disturbance. Peak activity is at dawn and dusk. Long periods are spent ‘lying up’, where the deer lies down to ruminate after feeding.
Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross. A fine example of how industrial structures can be repurposed for living and working. Shops and eateries overseen by the newly renovated gas holders turned into residential and office space. Quite an airy and welcoming space, which I'd never been to before.
More information on this area here -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Drops_Yard
Shot on the way up Lake Mountain. It was wonderful to see the forrest regenerating all be it this has taken 11 years.
Panopticon at Wycoller, Wycoller Country Park, Lancashire. A viewing point and shelter. Panopticon: "a structure, space or device providing a comprehensive or panoramic view"
RIBA award winner 2003, by Peter Meacock. Ferro-cement with a coating of metal-based bronze paint.
Sadly, there was originally a polished steel sphere within Atom that reflected the entering light, but this was stolen in 2012, leaving just a stump.
Harden moor was an area of heathland, quarried and grazed. It's now 'common land' and as such is left to its own destiny, which has seen Birch Woodlands develop and also Oaks colonising the open areas. It makes for interesting landscapes but needs some conservation to ensure a future safe from too much human influence.
Created for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Challenge #11 - Negative Space: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157641701914954/
Nature and the Regeneration of London working side by side. A Madame Tussauds moment naturally in Walthamstow E17.
Which bit is real? Both unfortunately.
Some regeneration in Busthinia country, Barcaldine region, Queensland, Australia - following a large bushfire in November 2012, which burnt out 50,000 hectares. The owner told me he has sent his cattle on adjistment and it will take at least 6 months for Busthinia country to recover sufficiently for him to bring back his cattle (that might also rely on some good rain).
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One of the many restaurants, bars. & café's at the new Battersea Power Station redevelopment.
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The Settle to Carlisle Railway was reopened on 31st March after 14 months closure due to major reconstruction following the landslip near Armathwaite. The occasion was marked by a special train running over the line hauled by the restored Flying Scotsman. Here, the return train is passing Waitby.
Read the blog post for details:
digitalregeneration.com/regeneration-...
Head – Vista: Lia
Body – Maitreya: Lara
Shape – 7 Deadly s{K}ins: Nature
Skin – 7 Deadly s{K}ins Tabitha in Caramel
Hair - TRUTH: Teanna in Multitone 1
Pose - FOXCITY: Beauty-1
Location - Comhar Photo Studio