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Cussonia spicata found in Valley of Desolation, Camdeboo National Park. Graaff-Reinet.
More info: pza.sanbi.org/cussonia-spicata
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Golden Fields of Rapeseed
Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, rāpum or rāpa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus.
In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.
Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.
There's a lighthouse in the distance there. I took this up at Ecola park, near Cannon Beach in OR. The little lighthouse is cool but I don't think it's active.
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Wise County, TX—OCT 9, 2010
Bois d'arc tree bearing a plentiful crop of "horse apples" (not to be confused with "road apples").
Learning about textures in art class.. I'm enjoying learning new ways of painting with water colours paint.
Glennifer Braes.
I was reminded of this place from some excellent shots taken by Neo7Geo , so I thought I would go up and take a look for myself. It didn't disappoint, some interesting shots to be taken up there.
2. Explored on 1st May 2014 (#463)
A long range shot of some Welsh Woodland lit up magnificently last week.
A crop from a much bigger 3:2 shot that I think works better in High Res on a big screen. This is the abridged version for the mobile generation.