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"The birch by the brook"
Cultural guiding tree and bearer of myths, generally valued, widely used and widely sung about.
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"I always thought that there is little merit in virtue and very little fault in error." "Also because I still have not understood what exactly the virtue and what exactly is the error. "
"Why just move the latitude and see how the values become disvalues and vice versa"
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Primula is a genus of mainly herbaceous flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They include the familiar wildflower of banks and verges, the primrose (P. vulgaris). Other common species are P. auricula (auricula), P. veris (cowslip) and P. elatior (oxlip). These species and many others are valued for their ornamental flowers. They have been extensively cultivated and hybridised - in the case of the primrose, for many hundreds of years. Primula are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, south into tropical mountains in Ethiopia, Indonesia and New Guinea, and in temperate southern South America. Almost half of the known species are from the Himalayas. Primula has about 500 species in traditional treatments, and more if certain related genera are included within its circumscription. Primula is a complex and varied genus, with a range of habitats from alpine slopes to boggy meadows. Plants bloom mostly during the spring, with flowers often appearing in spherical umbels on stout stems arising from basal rosettes of leaves; their flowers can be purple, yellow, red, pink, blue, or white. Some species show a white mealy bloom (farina) on various parts of the plant. Many species are adapted to alpine climates. 4424
For me, beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
~ Oscar Niemeyer
This is a close up of The Arc, a building I posted recently, and added to the first comment here.
This building was designed by Walter Franci, but I really liked the quote by Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer.
Barberton daisy and Gerbera jamesonii
Barberton daisy can purify air and remove formaldehyde and benzene. Barberton daisy are valued most in gardens for the striking colors of their large blooms. Often used in flower beds, cut flower gardens, and container plantings, they can make a striking addition to any kind of flower garden.
The gerbera daisy on the other hand symbolizes purity, innocence, and beauty. The most significant characteristic of this flower is its bright, radiant colors, which represent energy and rejuvenation to many. Its colors encourage youthfulness and joy that radiate into the daily lives of individuals.
In the Japanese Garden on the Clingendael estate you will even find a tea pavilion.
This is the most eye-catching and is a popular place to admire the garden from there. In the tea pavilion you will find an indication of the age of the garden. The date "9-7-1913" is applied in the ridge of the pavilion. The Japanese Garden is the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands and has a high historical value.
Embrace your inner fashionista with this stunning [Ahlure] Corinne Shirt & Pants Set. If you value having versatile, one-of-a-kind, and high-quality pieces in your SL closet, this outfit will certainly become one of your go-to favorites!
This set comes with Shirt, Pants, and Heels (not shown). I absolutely love the Color/Texture HUD which allows you to make color and texture changes to the shirt's arms, collar, back, front, and edge (piping) details. There is also a separate HUD for the pants which lets you make color and texture changes to the upper and lower portions of the pants, belt, garter, bow, and metals.
The [Ahlure] Corinne Shirt & Pants Set fits Lara X, Legacy (+Bombshell), and Reborn (+ Waifu) mesh bodies.
You will find this gorgeous [Ahlure] Corinne Shirt & Pants Set at the Swank Around the World August Sales Event:
Taxi to SWANK Around the World August Sales Event:
“Remain true to your values. If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
― Frank Sonnenberg
Location: Green story
The Jurassic Coast begins in Exmouth, East Devon, and continues for 95 miles to Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset. It is England's only natural World Heritage Site, and was inscribed by UNESCO in 2001 for the outstanding universal value of its rocks, fossils and landforms.
There's something inherently sad about household objects left out for the trash man. They are like castoffs; broken or no longer cherished, and left ignominiously out on the curb. This easy chair caught my eye the other day. Part of the forlorn quality of scenes like this is the object being ripped from its normal context. I wouldn't give the chair a second look in someone's living room. But it seemed horribly out of place on the edge of the state highway that bisects the village. That, and the sedentary nature of a recliner juxtaposed against passing traffic. Wonderful visual metaphors for the life cycle of things we purchase and the passage of time (and with it life). In the eerie stillness after the truck passed I contemplated the chair and the many other personal objects scattered about the lawn behind me. There's a village-wide trash haul this weekend, and little collections such as this are springing up all around. I have to admit a weird impulse to inspect them, and yearn to pull over when driving by. I can't help but think I will find something of value (I almost never do) but also that idle curiosity about seeing the remnants of someone else's life (remember I did preface this as weird). I'll be placing some of my own items out on the curb soon. I tend to wait until the night before, perhaps to avoid having others inspect them as I did this chair. Even when it's sheer junk, I feel an odd sentimental tug about letting go of things. And that spell lasts as long as the objects remain on my tree lawn before the pickup. Much like this chair, they are in the condemned phase, but still retrievable. I can simply go back out and reclaim them. That sentiment vanishes the moment the objects are tossed onto the truck. Maybe that's why I wait until the last minute to put them out. I just can't stand that in between time.
Central square in Calico Ghost Town :)
Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in California, located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region. It was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town and abandoned in the 1890s after silver lost its value. In 1890, the estimated population of the town was 3,500 people, including citizens of China, England, Ireland, Greece, France, and the Netherlands, as well as Americans living there, and in 1907 the town was already completely abandoned. Walter Knott purchased Calico in the 1950s, and rebuilt all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in the 1880s. Thanks to this, we can see the town looking almost the same as it did in its best days. In November 1962, Calico Ghost Town was registered as a California Historical Landmark. Nowadays, Calico is a popular tourist attraction. There is a museum, souvenir shops and a camping site, mine tours, stunt shooting shows, gold panning, and demonstrations of traditional costumes and customs of the Wild West. You can also take a ride on the historic Calico & Odessa narrow-gauge railway.
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Centralny plac w Calico :)
Calico to stare miasto wydobywcze rodem z Dzikiego Zachodu, położone w górach Calico, na na pustyni Mojave w południowej Kalifornii. Zostało założone w 1881 roku, jako miasto wydobywające srebro, a porzucono je w latach 90. XIX wieku po tym, jak srebro straciło na wartości. W 1890 roku szacowana populacja miasta wynosiła 3500 osób, a byli to obywatele Chin, Anglii, Irlandii, Grecji, Francji, i Holandii, a także mieszkający tam Amerykanie, zaś od 1907 r. miasto było już całkowicie opuszczone. Walter Knott kupił Calico w latach 50. XX wieku, odrestaurowując wszystkie (poza pięcioma) oryginalne budynki. Dzięki temu oglądać możemy miasto wyglądające niemal tak samo, jak w latach swojej świetności. W listopadzie 1962 roku Calico Ghost Town zostało zarejestrowane jako zabytek historyczny Kalifornii. Obecnie Calico jest popularną atrakcją turystyczną. Znajduje się tam muzeum, sklepy z pamiątkami i pole kempingowe, odbywają się wycieczki po kopalniach, pokazy kaskaderskich strzelanin, płukanie złota, pokazy tradycyjnych strojów i zwyczajów Dzikiego Zachodu. Można się też przejechać zabytkową wąskotorową kolejką Calico & Odessa.
...have fascinated me and I am deeply impressed every time I see them somewhere in the forests of Switzerland. I know this picture is not very new anymore but I recently got some input or an idea from someone who shared his beautiful photo from a jay with us here on Flickr. I had completely forgotten that I have various pictures of jays myself, but never published them on my photostream here. This happens to me very often because I spend most of my time in the wild nature and can then take photos of various animals. The time spent out there is the most important thing for me and the wonderful moments of being able to experience it up close and in the middle of the wild. Selecting the many photos later on is always a lot of work for me and I shy away from it whenever possible. In this way, many of my photos stay on the memory card for a long time before I copy them to my computer. A lot of things are forgotten and I only discover the pictures when I really find the time or when I get a thought-provoking idea from someone like now. In this sense, I would like to thank Mike for recently publishing one of his photos of jays. www.flickr.com/photos/191055893@N07/
This was a good opportunity to check myself again to see if I have anything useful about jays - this beautiful and clever bird of the forest.
As you can see, I found what I was looking for, but I had a lot of trouble choosing one photo from the many that I have. On top of that, I have a lot of trouble choosing one of my usually many photos. I really hope that I have chosen the right one for you and that it is beautiful enough to enjoy?
Well, the story behind this photo might also be informative for you. Actually, I was out and about in the forests of Switzerland and my surroundings again, primarily to photograph squirrels, because I now knew very well where you could find them and at what time. But things usually turn out differently than you think and, as is so often the case out there in nature, you experience small or large surprises. Anyway, I saw squirrels and was able to photograph some very nicely, but the real star of the day was definitely the jay. Why? To my great surprise and even greater joy, the jay passed by several times where I was photographing the squirrels, or at least trying to haha..
This jay sat on a branch not very far from me and maybe watched me doing something strange. At least that's how it seemed to me and it didn't fly away straight away but stayed in the tree for a while before moving on. As if that wasn't enough, he kept coming back to me and the whole game started again. I was simply fascinated by this magnificent bird with its beautiful blue feathers on its side. What more could you expect from a day in the wild than such an amazing spectacle that you can then capture with your camera. There was just one thing that annoyed me a little: my wrong settings on my camera. I was probably a bit nervous and set the exposure time much too short because I now had a camera with image stabilization. In that sense, I could have halved the time and the ISO values would not have been so high. I can't change it now and I'm very happy despite everything because the really nice thing about it all was the great experience with the clever jay, which made me lose track of time that day.
The wonders of creation are so diverse that this beauty will never end. Creation is here. It is in you right now, it has always been. The world is a wonder. The world is magic. The world is love. And it is here, now.
- Iroquois Indian
We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who cannot speak for themselves, like the birds, animals, fish and trees.
- Qwatsinas Edward Moody
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot from July 2017. Enjoy.
Restoring intended value through an application of intended use.
Paper and masking tape.
Dimensions variable.
Sunrise in the Saloum Delta. Senegal. 13°50′ N 16°29′ W
Saloum Delta is classified by UNESCO as a cultural landscape of Outstanding Universal Value.
English ten pound note.
If you are familiar with this banknote then this image may strike you as being a little odd. You’ll know the iridescent holograms on the left, but you may not have seen the large yellow figures ‘10’ formed in the pattern at the top.
That’s because this image was taken in UV light. There are patches of fluorescent ink printed on the note that just look like white paper in ordinary light. The five-pound note has a 5 in the same place. I couldn’t afford a £20 note to check it out for consistency (or should that be cheque?) ;)
The British pound sterling is the oldest currency in the world that has been in constant circulation. It was adopted around 800AD being modelled on the currency of the French kingdom of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) which was established a few years before. Italian, Spanish and Portuguese currency had the same roots.
The French livre (pound) had 20 sous each of 12 deniers, like the 20 shillings and 12 pennies of sterling. Interestingly although the small denomination was called a penny its symbol was the ‘d’, just like the French denier, the Spanish Dinero and the Portuguese Dinheiro. All the names derive from the Roman denarius coin.
Sterling was decimalised in 1971 which caused all the prices to go up and the parking meters to stop working :) The pound now has 100 new pennies (p or pence).
Originally one French livre was worth a pound weight of silver (equivalent to 14.6 Troy ounces), but by 850 the pound sterling was only worth eleven and a quarter Troy ounces of silver. Looking at tonight’s spot price for silver my note should be redeemable for £1868.62 of the shiny metal… times change.
This image measures under 3 inches across as per the rules.
One thing that photographers should be aware of is that it is illegal to reproduce a digital picture of more than 50% of one side of the note without an overstamp, and the Queen’s head must not be distorted. There are the normal copyright issues as well and these can be rigorously prosecuted. See the Bank of England website for more details.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Macro Mondays :)
It is the main wetland area of the Castellón province, as well as one of the least damaged habitats of the Valencian Community. Its special scenic, geological and ecological characteristics make this area one of great value within the context of natural heritage of the Valencian region.
Es la principal zona húmeda de la provincia de Castellón, al tiempo que uno de los hábitats húmedos menos alterados de la Comunidad Valenciana. Sus especiales características paisajísticas, geológicas y ecológicas le confieren un gran valor en el contexto del patrimonio natural valenciano.
Parc Natural Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca (Castelló/ Spain)
www.turismodecastellon.com/es/que-hacer/naturaleza/parque...
On the 15th December 2010, they killed-off the Harrier to save less than £1bn. This year the UK government has already spend more than £300bn fighting COVID-19. That’s more money per day on COVID-19 than the entire savings from retiring the Harrier force.
The value of these two cards together in the gambling card game of Blackjack.
Shot for Crazy Tuesday, 21
Orange Beef with Noodles
by Weight Watchers Magazine
Course: light meals
PointsPlus™ Value: 6
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 9 min
Cooking Time: 11 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
We use flank steak, but you can also use boneless top round steak.
Ingredients
4 oz packaged rice noodles
2/3 cup(s) fresh orange juice
2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp dark sesame oil
1 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp chili sauce, (chili paste)
1/2 pound(s) raw lean flank steak, trimmed of all visible fat and sliced thin across the grain
6 medium scallion(s), cut into 2-inch slices
2 clove(s) garlic clove(s), minced (medium)
2 tsp ginger root, minced, peeled, fresh
Instructions
Prepare the noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Combine the orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, oil, cornstarch, and chili paste in a bowl until blended and smooth; set aside.
Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over high heat. Add the steak and cook in batches, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the scallions, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in the orange juice mixture and cook until the sauce boils and thickens slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in the noodles; heat through. Serve at once.
Notes
When browning meat, make sure it is cooked over high heat in a single layer. If your pan is not big enough to accommodate all the meat at one time, cook it in batches, otherwise the meat will steam instead of brown.