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At Pashley Manor Gardens you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
Waterscape 4 of 100 for 2025.
This massive rock sits proudly in the middle of Deadman's Beach. I've often wondered how it ended up there—what geological forces shaped its journey?
Today, as I looked at the photo, it struck me: the rock resembles a giant bao bun buried in the sand. Naturally, this led me down a rabbit hole exploring the history of bao buns. Originating in Northern China, bao dates back to the Three Kingdoms period in the 3rd century, with some evidence pointing as far back as 400 BC.
And then it all made sense: giant, rock-eating aliens with a penchant for Chinese cuisine must have dropped this here during one of their visits in ancient times. Mystery solved. You're welcome!
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P.S. Speaking of buns, if you’ve got 3 minutes, I recommend this touching animation about motherhood and buns:
Visitar el barrio de la Ribeira en Oporto es sumergirte en el encanto de sus estrechas calles empedradas, del ambiente que se respira junto al río Duero y a la imagen de sus fachadas y los inolvidables puentes de Oporto. Es un lugar único, como de otro tiempo, con un legado histórico tan relevante que es considerado Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.
VISIT MY PERSONAL BLOG / VISITA MI BLOG: Cielos Nocturnos I / Nocturnal Skies I
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Calas de Roche (Cádiz - Andalucía)
More Night shots in Cádiz
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Ice plants (delosperma) form a magic carpet of vivid flowers along the CA coast in April. Joining with the sunshine & the sea, they form a perfect backdrop for a pleasant afternoon chat.
I went to visit you today,
walked through your neighbourhood,
but nobody was there,
nobody answered,
nobody to talk to;
I wondered around a bit
I called your name
only the wind answered;
I was missing you
so I waited,
Even though the light started to fade,
and the moon came up,
nobody answered;
My knocking went unnoticed for so long,
that my knuckles were grazed,
so I ran my thumb one last time
over your name
carved in granite
and left.
Kumari
The Flåm Railway
has been described as one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world and is one of the leading tourist attractions in Norway.
The train runs from the end of Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the Sognefjord, up to the high mountains at Myrdal station.
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Sacred Kingfisher
Scientific Name: Todiramphus sanctus
Description: The Sacred Kingfisher is a medium sized kingfisher. It has a turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. There is a broad black eye stripe extending from bill to nape of neck. Both sexes are similar, although the female is generally lighter with duller upper parts. Young birds are similar to the female, but have varying amounts of rusty-brown edging to feathers on the collar and underparts, and buff edges on the wing coverts.
Distribution: The Sacred Kingfisher is common and familiar throughout the coastal regions of mainland Australia and less common throughout Tasmania. The species is also found on islands from Australasia to Indonesia and New Zealand.
Habitat: The Sacred Kingfisher inhabits woodlands, mangroves and paperbark forests, tall open eucalypt forest and melaleuca forest.
Seasonal movements: In Australia, Sacred Kingfishers spend the winter in the north of their range and return south in the spring to breed.
Feeding: Sacred Kingfishers forage mainly on the land, only occasionally capturing prey in the water. They feed on crustaceans, reptiles, insects and their larvae and, infrequently, fish. The birds perch on low exposed branch on the lookout for prey. Once prey is located, the Sacred Kingfisher swoops down and grasps it in its bill, returning to the perch to eat it.
Breeding: For most of the year Sacred Kingfishers are mainly solitary, pairing only for the breeding season. Usually two clutches are laid in a season. Both sexes excavate the nest, which is normally a burrow in a termite mound, hollow branch or river bank. The nest chamber is unlined and can be up to 20m above the ground. Both sexes also incubate the eggs and care for the young.
Calls: The voice of the Sacred Kingfisher is a loud "ek ek ek ek" repeated continuously throughout breeding season. Birds also give a "kee kee kee" in excitement and a series of chirring, scolding notes when alarmed.
Minimum Size: 19cm
Maximum Size: 24cm
Average size: 21cm
Average weight: 45g
Breeding season: September to December; occasionally extended to March, if conditions are favourable.
Clutch Size: 3 to 6
Incubation: 18 days
Nestling Period: 26 days
(Sources: www.birdsinbackyards.net and "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - Second Edition")
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Dans le golfe de Girolata (commune Osani)
Girolata est un hameau auquel on accède par bateau ou ...par les pieds. (à une vingtaine de kilomètres de Porto)
Le fortin dominant le paysage avait été bâti, tout comme d'autres tours jalonnant la côte ouest de la Corse, du temps des Génois pour surveiller la mer. (invasions des Barbaresques)
Quant aux vaches, paisibles, circulant entre les touristes, cherchaient elles de l'eau douce , de l'herbe, voire de la compagnie...
Corse
Septembre 2014.
Sony ILCE-6500, Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS
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Yesterday, I went over to the Tualatin Hills Nature Park for a walk with my wife and daughter, and took the camera in hopes of a shot. As we walked, this downy woodpecker landed on a trunk, less than 10 feet from me. He allowed a few shots before moving on.
The northern cardinal is a bird in the genus Cardinalis; it is also known colloquially as the redbird, common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal. It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Phylum: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Happy Bench Monday!
On 9 October, fans of all ages took a pew next to Paddington as STUDIOCANAL unveiled a statue of the marmalade loving bear in Edinburgh.
Launched as part of Paddington Visits, a trail of Paddington Bear statues across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the forthcoming release of PADDINGTON IN PERU, arriving in cinemas on 8 November, Paddington took a seat on a bench in St Andrew Square Garden and was immediately embraced by the local community.
With passersby stopping for selfies, Edinburgh is one of 23 locations taking part in Paddington Visits, a trail which will see the special statues appearing in cities, towns, and beauty spots all over the UK and Ireland.
110km west of Alice Springs is the Ochre Pits, a colourful outcrop of ochre on the banks of a sandy creek. Ochre has always been an important part of Aboriginal culture and a vital part of everyday life. Ochre has ongoing importance to many Aboriginal people, it has religious significance and is used in ceremonies, healing practices and art. It has been used in rituals for at least 42,000 years, when the Aboriginal man known as 'Mungo Man' was buried he was covered in ochre, as part of a ritual burial.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre_Pits
See photo below...
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Went off to Bushy Park yesterday to celebrate my birthday the day before:
Not much you can do in these Covid days... so a visit to
my favourite park was lovely
A lovely Sunday outing to British Wildlife Centre with my friend... coerced into photographing a snake!
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