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Snow can metamorphose an old structure into something of beauty,

 

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04-May-2022: about turism: my perplexities towards a future with more and more bans and more and more over-taxes.

 

Lake Bohinj and the much more famous Lake Bled are close (less than 20 km) but the second has a mass tourism now rooted, while the first is expanding its tourist reception in recent years, coming out (unfortunately) from the shadow of Bled, that was a lightning rod for peaceful and symbiotic nature lovers.

 

I am totally against mass tourism because it transforms a relaxing resort into an area where it is difficult even to access it.

Around Lake Bled, even at a certain distance, there are only paid parking lots, which come to cost 6 euros per hour (about the most decentralized and in May...) that, certainly, leave perplexed about the "tourist selection" that "they" would like to implement (high-end tourism) and, in general, certainly drive away the tourist in search of nature and not restaurants, bars, concrete lake-front and crowd baths.

 

The naturalist tourist should not feel like a tourist in Nature, which is a single great asset of humanity and that only administratively is divided between various Countries, while in Bled, as in Rimini or Cortina d'Ampezzo, they make you feel not only tourist, but also guest, sometimes unwanted if you spend little.

 

As tourism increases, so do the bans, because unfortunately mass tourism includes many people who don't know anything about Nature and generally only go to very touristy places to make themselves of...people, sowing dirt and ignorance wherever they move.

 

The imposition of prohibitions/bans to limit the "damage from mass tourism" affects everyone indiscriminately, including locals and naturalists who have always had a symbiotic relationship with these places, thus making them become inhospitable, at least to those seeking pure contact with nature itself.

 

Of course this happens all over the world, but it should be condemned.

We already pay State taxes for the maintenance of the slice of Nature that falls within our administration, tourist surcharges, exploiting market laws that should be verified and contained, are for the most part unconstitutional, as well as several prohibitions that deprive access and use of public property.

 

With the money that the tourist municipalities pocket they could very well implement a targeted prevention (controls by foresters, cameras, ad hoc fences for areas subject to micro-pollution...) rather than closing everything and then de-empowering themself on the maintenance of roads and areas (more and more numerous), thus going to save further, starting from the basic taxes that we pay to also have access to given areas.

 

I can understand that you tax parking at high altitude to maintain the roads, but the amount of the payment should be directly proportional to the expenses that must be incurred to ensure accessibility, not by putting prices at random and with increases of 200% from one year to the next.

 

I have always appreciated the fact that Slovenia, thanks also that it is not densely inhabited and has a modest tourism (except precisely Bled, Postojna Caves and the Coast), guarantees a wide accessibility and use of its territories and I hope it can continue, limiting the prohibitions and parking lots everywhere.

In her transformation, the river take some magician airs... (rivière millstream)

The imposing geology of the Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

 

The Giant's Causeway, located in County Antrim, on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places.

A l'origine, le domaine faisait partie intégrante de la Forêt de Soignes. En 1833, le marquis Maximilien de Béthune achète 341 ha de forêts, qu'il fait partiellement défricher pour y aménager un parc. Il fait construire trois maisons de garde et deux fermes et entreprend ensuite la construction du château (achevée en 1842), dont il confie la réalisation à l'architecte français Jean-Jacques Nicolas Arveuf-Fransquin et au belge Jean-François Coppens.

 

Érigé au sommet de la colline, de style néo-renaissance flamand très prisé à l'époque, le château, paré de briques rouges avec des lignes de pierres naturelles, est flanqué de quatre tours et de quatre tourelles. Le terrain marécageux du bas de la colline est transformé en étang.

 

De 1871 à 1893, le domaine devient la propriété du baron Antoine de Roest d'Alkemade qui l'agrandit au sud jusqu'à ses limites actuelles en acquérant des prairies, les berges de l'Argentine et les étangs de Nysdam.

 

En 1893, l'industriel Ernest Solvay, Fondateur de la société internationale « Solvay & Co », achète la propriété pour en faire sa résidence d'été. Il confie à Victor Horta le soin de revoir les aménagements intérieurs du château. Une terrasse est aménagée en façade, surmontée d'une marquise vitrée à colonnes de fonte. Ernest Solvay fait réaménager le parc et agrandit encore le domaine qui atteint en 1920, 490 hectares.

 

Ernest Solvay lègue ses biens de son vivant à ses enfants. Le domaine de La Hulpe est divisé entre ses deux fils, Edmond qui reçoit la partie nord et Armand, l'aîné, qui reçoit le château et la partie basse de la propriété, dont l'ensemble constitue le domaine Solvay actuel.

Armand Solvay, puis son fils, Ernest-John réalisent d'importants aménagements du domaine qui lui donneront sa configuration actuelle.

 

L'architecte Georges Collin modifie considérablement l'aspect du château. Les tourelles, le clocheton central et la marquise sont supprimés, les flèches des tours sont raccourcies, la brique rouge est recouverte d'un enduit clair.

 

Ernest-John fait construire un belvédère auquel mène un escalier de 140 marches. Un jardin à la française est créé sur un côté du château. Face à la façade principale, une percée rectiligne engazonnée de 800 mètres à travers la forêt se termine par un obélisque de 36 mètres de haut surmonté d'un soleil doré. Il fait planter des espèces exotiques encore présentes aujourd'hui.

 

Préoccupé par la perspective d'un morcellement futur du domaine, il obtient son classement en 1963 et décide quelques années plus tard d'en faire don à l'État belge, à la condition de le maintenir dans son intégrité et de promouvoir les manifestations et rencontres culturelles.

 

Après le décès d'Ernest-John en 1972, cette magnifique propriété de 227 Ha devint accessible au grand public.

 

(Source : www.chateaudelahulpe.be)

 

Cette petite bâtisse, certainement un transformateur EDF, présente, sur fond de briques rouge, un ensemble de personnages qui s’associe en une fresque bien agréable.

 

Los humedales de Wakodahatchee es un parque ubicado en Delray Beach, Florida . El parque se creó en 50 acres (20 ha) de terrenos de servicios públicos no utilizados y se transformó en un humedal de recreación abierto al público con un paseo marítimo de tres cuartos de milla que cruza entre áreas de estanques de aguas abiertas, áreas de pantanos emergentes , estantes poco profundos e islas con arbustos y enganches para fomentar la anidación y el descanso. El paseo marítimo tiene señalización interpretativa, así como cenadores con bancos en el camino. Este sitio es parte de la sección sur del Great Florida Birding Trail y ofrece muchas oportunidades para observar aves en sus hábitats naturales .

The Third ‘R’ – Recycling

The last stage of the waste hierarchy is to recycle.

To recycle something means that it will be transformed again into a raw material that can be shaped into a new item.

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We're Here! visiting the 'Anything Wood' group

 

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A collaboration between goat transforming into a cathedral

and myself.

A work in progress.

The John Madejski Garden is one of the most elegant outdoor venues in London. it is a tranquil space featuring a paved ellipse with water jets between steps, which are illuminated at night. the design allows the beautiful 19th-century terracotta facades to be more visible and provides flexibility to transform

the space for different types of events. The garden is one of London’s hidden treasures and is particularly magical when lit.

Mitakon Speedmaster at F8, three LED lights.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are ~ Joseph Campbell

  

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L’ossuaire date du 17ème siècle. Il était incorporé au cimetière situé autour de l’église. L’enclos paroissial étant désaffecté, l’ossuaire gênant la circulation, les Allemands voulurent le raser, il a aussi été déplacé en 1941/1942. Il s’agit d’une tombe collective utilisée avant la Révolution. A l’époque de la construction de l’ossuaire, le cimetière était un lieu de vie, une foire où avaient lieu des manifestations joyeuses. Cet ossuaire est en granit, d’architecture lourde, la toiture est en dalle de pierre et l’ouverture décorée de 2 collerettes.

En 1861, le curé-doyen de Plélan, l’Abbé Morin, souhaita rassembler ces trois croix pour édifier un calvaire, destiné aux processions de la Fête-Dieu. On éleva donc une butte mi-circulaire maintenue par une murette avec une rampe de terre pour l’accès sur une terre marécageuse au niveau de l’actuelle salle des fêtes. Lors de la construction de la salle des fêtes, les 3 croix furent déplacées d’une vingtaine de mètres sur la route de Saint-Maudez (actuelle médiathèque). Cette nouvelle localisation à côté d’un transformateur électrique fit polémique et en 1971 la municipalité ordonna un nouveau transfert, près du cimetière.

Les 2 croix latérales sont des croix dite « pattées », ce sont en fait des croix latines dont les branches s’élargissent aux extrémités. Elles encadrent la troisième croix, plus curieuse, en forme de croix de Lorraine à double traverse, dont le fut est légèrement galbé. Les socles de ces croix, plus anciens, furent choisis sur le chemin de l’Etrat (la route de Corseul à Vannes).

 

L'ossuaire du xviie siècle, qui était autrefois adossé au mur du cimetière et a été déplacé en 1937. Inscrit au titre des Monuments historiques en 1926.

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//F-ART// Suruba Jardinera

Under the expressway ramp the space was transformed into a skateboard park. Fantastic job by local artists.

More than a year ago already I posted an imago of a romantic couple posing on the rim of the Charyn Canyon (www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49239492492/in/datepo...), a wonderful spot in the far east of Kazakhstan (and the most eastern point that I ended up during this journey, ca 100 kilometer close to the border with China).

 

After that shot we walked down into the canyon, along a very rough but also scenic path. We ended in this lovely oasis where the river the Charyn has carved its way through the rock formations with all those intense red and purple rocks. And where water is, arid landscapes turn green.

 

If you want to sleep in this place, there is a campsite and cabins to stay for the night.

  

20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.

 

Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!

 

We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.

 

And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.

Macro Mondays

{BAM 17 of 52}

Theme: Transformation

 

I normally don't wear this much make-up but when I do I can honestly say I feel transformed. lol

Happy Macro Monday everyone! Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

 

By the way my eyebrows are having a bad day lol

  

Retired railroad car decked out for lunch

il aura suffit d'une percée du soleil pour transformer cette scène en un enchantement.

 

My local pier, which is no longer in use, has fallen into a state of disrepair. I still see it as a thing of beauty and interest. I captured this image at sunrise yesterday and although there was little colour, due to the impending rain clouds, the Long Exposure gave some lovely movement in the sky and smoothed the water nicely. Beauty from something which at first glance, was not so beautiful.

 

My declaration of love to side roads. -Seen on a recent road trip; Havelland, Brandenburg 2024. - Project: Rural Areas

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Super-Padd has almost recovered from the accident.

He was on his way to Mummy Marian's house when he collided with the sliding door on landing. He was unconscious for a while and suffered from paw problems.

He now wants to meet Paddy, Daddy Jesse and all the other bears who live in Australia.

Peter told Super-Padd about the secret magical portal in Mummy Marian's garden and also told him when you go through the portal you are in Australia.

But..because S-Padd is too big, he cannot go through the portal.

Peter asked for help from the fairy-mother.

She came immediately with fairy-dust.

Peter took Super-Padd to the agreed place in the garden after sunset.....

 

SUPER-PADD:

I do find it a bit scary Peter.

I don't know what's happening.

 

PETER:

Have faith in the Fairy Mother....look...there she is already!!!!

 

FAIRY-MOTHER:

I don't have much time Peter and Super-Padd. So if you stay still, I'll do the spell and sprinkle fairy-dust all over you Super-Padd. Then you can go through the gate.

It takes a few seconds to transform.

If there are any problems, you can send me an app.

Here we go....

 

Fairy Mother does the spell...sprinkles fairydust all over Super-Padd.

After that, she disappeared.

 

The fairy-dust circles around Super-Padd. Fog forms...a thud....and....

 

PETER:

Huh....Super Padd....where are you???????

 

SUPER-PADD: (replies in a small voice)

Here Peter!!!

Boy are you big! What happened to you?????

 

Be continued

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O mundo além das palavras - Jalal ud-Din Rumi

 

"Dentro deste mundo há outro mundo

impermeável às palavras.

Nele, nem a vida teme a morte,

nem a primavera dá lugar ao outono.

 

Histórias e lendas surgem dos tetos e paredes,

até mesmo as rochas e árvores exalam poesia.

Aqui, a coruja transforma-se em pavão,

o lobo, em belo pastor.

 

Para mudar a paisagem,

basta mudar o que sentes;

E se queres passear por esses lugares,

basta expressar o desejo.

 

Fixa o olhar no deserto de espinhos.

– Já é agora um jardim florido!

Vês aquele bloco de pedra no chão?

– Já se move e dele surge a mina de rubis!

 

Lava tuas mãos e teu rosto

nas águas deste lugar,

que aqui te preparam um fausto banquete.

Aqui, todo o ser gera um anjo;

e quando me veem subindo aos céus

os cadáveres retornam à vida.

 

Decerto vistes as árvores crescendo da terra,

mas quem há de ter visto o nascimento do Paraíso?

Viste também as águas dos mares e dos rios,

mas quem há de ter visto nascer

de uma única gota d’água

uma centúria de guerreiros?

 

Quem haveria de imaginar essa morada,

esse céu, esse jardim do paraíso?

Tu, que lês este poema, traduze-o.

Diz a todos o que aprendeste

sobre este lugar. "

 

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