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Hiking in Switzerland ; Grindelwald , First , above Bachsee . No. 8975.
"It's impossible to imagine the Swiss mountain world as more idyllic than the area surrounding Lake Bachalpsee. The snow-covered peaks of the Alps are reflected in the crystal clear blue water.
First is the starting point for hikes and it offers action: An adrenaline rush and speed thrills are guaranteed on the First Flyer, trottibike scooters or bikes. Children can have fun on the 700-m² playground at the Bort intermediate station."
Trois étapes vous seront nécessaires pour débarquer en toute tranquillité dans cet écrin de nature montagnarde paradisiaque. A 2200 mètres d'altitude, le First offre des panoramas étourdissants, notamment une vue imprenable sur sept 4000 des Alpes bernoises.
En une petite heure de marche à travers pâturages et chemins pédestres bucoliques, vous atteignez le superbe lac Bachalpsee et ses eaux cristallines. De tous les côtés, des points de vue pittoresques. Inoubliable ascension. Pour un peu de culture, passez donc la nuit au Berghotel Faulhorn, le plus ancien hôtel de montagne de Suisse!
Der First ist eine Verflachung des Südwest-Rückens zum Widderfeldgrätli (2'632 m ü. M.) im Berner Oberland nördlich oberhalb von Grindelwald. Er ist über eine Gondelbahn oder zu Fuss erreichbar. Die obere Bergstation heisst ebenfalls First (2'167 m ü. M.) und steht den Besuchern im Winter und im Sommer mit einem gut ausgebauten Ski- und Wandergebiet zur Verfügung.
Besonders beliebt ist die Wanderung zum Bachalpsee und weiter zum Faulhorn, die ein spektakuläres Panorama mit Blick auf den oberen Grindelwaldgletscher sowie Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau bietet. Eine weitere interessante Wanderung führt auf das Schwarzhorn. Östlich von First liegt 5,6 Kilometer zu Fuss entfernt die Grosse Scheidegg.
Der First ist ein Startort für Paraglider und Deltasegler sowie Ausgangspunkt für zahlreiche Mountainbiketouren. Station First bietet auch einen imposanten kurvenreichen Schlittenweg, welcher bei guten Schneeverhältnissen direkt nach Grindelwald führt.
This information was found in Swiss tourism and Wikipédia.
This was its favorite perch and would eventually return to it, after several tries I finally got it landing with a fish. Since it was distant it has a fair crop to the image.
Thanks D for your help it is working again I can now save in jpeg..
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Eng ☞ Old wooden wheels in a Lavender field.
Esp ☞ Viejas ruedas de madera en un campo de lavanda.
Fra ☞ Vieilles roues en bois dans un champ de lavande.
The Bressanone (Brixen) Cathedral was built in 980. Eventually, after two fires, the Romanesque design with its three naves and two front towers was constructed (around 1200). A Baroque design was later constructed in 1745-1754.
The Bressanone Cathedral's cloister is one of the most important monuments of art in South Tyrol. The cloister is famous in particular for its Gothic frescoes. It was originally built in pre Romanesque times but later redesigned in Romanesque and Gothic style.
A cloister (from Latin claustrum, "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of a building.
The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church usually indicates that it was part of a monastic foundation forming a continuous and solid architectural barrier that effectively separated the world of the monks from that of the serfs and workmen, whose lives and works went on outside and around the cloister.
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Inside the museum for the beautiful arts in Arras - in the former Abbaye Saint-Vaast. The abbey dates back to 667 when it was a monastery for the Benedictine order, but it was heavily damaged in the French Revolution and rebuilt after that. The museum has been here since 1825. The building was classified as Monument historique (important historical building) in 1907.
A seaside resort was developed by Sir Richard Hotham in the late 18th century on what was a sand and gravel, undeveloped coastline. It has been claimed that Hotham and his new resort are portrayed in Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon. The resort grew slowly in the first half of the 19th century but grew rapidly following the coming of the railway in 1864. In 1929 the area was chosen by advisors to King George V which led to its regal suffix, by royal consent. Butlin's has been present in the town since the early 1930s when an amusement park and zoo were opened. A holiday camp followed in 1960 and this has more recently moved towards hotel accommodation with modern amenities.
Information from Wikipedia.
Texture's & Effect's by William Walton & Topaz.
Yoda was rescued as a tiny Owlet. He is a Tawny owl and was raised and loved by keeper Meg at British Wildlife Centre, UK. A recent survey of owls have identified a decline in numbers in the UK of Tawny owls (State of UK birds report 2021)
It was a mad dash to try and get to Sandcut Beach to see if I would bag the sunset shot I was looking for. I think this shot speaks for itself. What gorgeousnesss!!! Check out the Video link below!!
Saturday 21st January 2023, when the tow paths are covered in frozen snow and the air is filled with freezing fog. The Shropshire Union canal was very well frozen.
50th photograph in Flickr Explore
It was nice running across this chatty fellow - - a Carolina Wren
I followed it along the trail for a few minutes waiting for a better pose - - I got a series of bursts in about 6 different positions - - this is one of the better ones in my opinion.
Carolina Wren - Ontario
Foto wurde durch meine Frau aufgenommen, mit ihrer Ausrüstung -Canon 100-400 L IS II USM, Canon EOS80D - Im Eberswalder Zoo ist es immer eine Herausforderug gute Fotos zu machen, Viele hohe Bäume erschweren das Fotografieren, aber bei hohen Temeraturen ist es dort auszuhalten
while it was still dark we had gone to a simple bird hide to be there before the flocks of Meyer's parrots and African green pigeons arrive at the clay eating site at sunrise.
While we were waiting we heard some noise behind us and after a while we knew these were warthogs ( definitely safer than some other possibilities...)
The family of warthogs came closer and had picked up our scent but they had no clue where we were.
The huge male in this image was walking in front and stopped nearby to look in our direction.
You can clearly see both set of tusks of which the very sharp small ones are used for fighting other warthogs or for defense against predators. The larger ones are used for digging etc.
Kafue National Park, Zambia
phacochoerus africanus
common warthog
knobbelzwijn
phacochère
Warzenschwein
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Yeah, and a Happy Fucking Valentine's Day to you, too.
I want you to hold out the palm of your hand
Why don't we leave it at that?
Aspyn was having a lovely time, yesterday. She had the whole garden to herself. I think the others were either inside or sunning themselves in the yard at the front of the house.
Here, she was having a wee rest, having scampered all over the (long!) grass.
It was a beautiful day, yesterday. (I’m trying to be very positive in this time of such tragedy and pain.)
Happy Easter!
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
A young Buck (Black-tailed Deer) was strolling through the neighborhood eating snacks along the way. He looked up just as I came outside on our deck with my camera. He made me laugh as his expression was saying he was not guilty of eating the neighbor's roses!
So while I was cleaning up after our Easter ham dinner I dumped the leftover juice out by our rock wall. It seemed we forgot to invite our new neighborhood fox to dinner who couldn't resist the heavenly ham aroma and came by to investigate. I got my camera and when we piled out the front door she moved away but the smell was overwhelming and she came back for a few shots. She licked the rock a bit and then off she went, checking out the neighbors chicken coop as she headed to the woods. This is why it's best to stay in the coop area and not venture out into the unprotected yard if you happen to be a chicken. Still on the lookout for the kits.
This photo was taken 23 minutes later at the same observation lounge of Tochou (都庁) as the previous photo.
The road marked by taller buildings toward Fujisan is National Route 20, which is also called Koushuu Kaidou (甲州街道) as the trunk road leads to Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県), and Koushuu is its old name.
Shinjuku was originally developed as a post town on Koushuu Kaidou in the Edo era. Shinjuku (新宿) means “new post town.”
Well, and after the creation of the island, people came to it and started building houses and villages with their churches.
The sea was their friend, but at the same time their enemy because on the one hand they provided a source of income through fishing, but on the other hand the sea had its terrible quirks and she could rage like a raging rage and devourded houses, villages in short everything what got in her way and therefore also people.
And in order to avoid the seething desolation of the sea, dikes were always built higher, higher and higher, so that you no longer see the villages from the sea side, except for a small part of the church tower........
After I saw the two steering wheel cart with the family and dog, there appeared this male green heron in the nearby pond....my first seen in Minnesota.
I was able to edit enough to bring out the bird's colors as the sun was out and on the wrong side of this beautiful heron.
Enjoy the weekend Flickr friends, thanks for your visit....Pat...xo
A beautiful day was coming to an end and the setting sun transformed the surroundings into a fairytale landscape. After the relatively warm day, it quickly became bitterly cold. I made my way back to Sils Maria on the frozen lake, grateful for the magnificent impressions I was able to enjoy.
Ein schöner Tag neigte sich zu Ende und die untergehende Sonne verwandelte die Umgebung in eine Märchenlandschaft. Nach dem relativ warmen Tag wurde es dann sehr schnell bitterkalt. Auf dem gefrorenen Silsersee machte ich mich wieder zurück nach Sils Maria, dankbar für die wunderschönen Eindrücke, die ich geniessen durfte.
!.. عيني آنآ بعينهآ ۈآلقلـۈب آبعآد آخشى هدب عيني يلآمس هدبهآآ
Say Mshalla PlZz ,,
model al7ob Nawari <3
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I was fortunate enough to see a number of reticulated giraffes when I was in northern Kenya last month. With only about 15 000 animals left in the wild, these are rare animals that can only be found in northern Kenyan parks like Ol Pejeta and Samburu. This particular animal was on the move in the early evening.
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We don´t see light we are light.
and we´re spreading light.
Where light shines through
it´s something thin and fragile
But only that way can the light get in...
There are places to go where your spirits are never dampened. Look for those places.
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Not all insights need to be dazzling.
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It's only possible to live happily ever after on a moment to moment basis.
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The paths we take depend on our definitions of success.
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Projection is; seeing the world through our own experience.
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This photo was from last year, when Clear Lake Goddess gifted me often with morning skies filled with spectacular and explosive cloud formations, so much that I was hoping to get a break so that I could sleep in.
This year, she seems to be teaching me a lesson by putting out hazy colorless sunrises every morning!
Maybe the spell will be broken tomorrow, or maybe not!
Thank you for viewing, my apology for not paying a visit to your stream often enough lately (I've been busy)!
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#UkraineStrong 🇺🇦
Just trust that everything is unfolding the
way it is supposed to. Don't resist.
Surrender to what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be. Great things are waiting for you around the corner.
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A juvenile spotted Hyena popping out of its den to check us out ! He was one of three juveniles we saw in Masai Mara that evening.
There is a misconception that hyenas are predominantly scavengers. In fact they are one of Africa's top carnivore predators and 70% of their diet are from direct kills.
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves...it is always appreciated.
Happy Safari Saturday
There was an art festival going on while I was at the coast. I had forgotten that Rockport was an art community. After taking this pic I went and walked around the in side and was really impressed by the work of so many artist. However, most of it was paintings. I hate the fact that people to recognize photography as art. Sure there was some photography work but selling for so much less than the paintings.
Other than that..;) The festival was fun. There was live music, lots of different foods and of course, the rides. I didn't go on the rides..:)
...bei den "Saltos del Río Petrohué" in der Nähe von Puerto Varas (Chile) im Parque Nacional "Vicente Pérez Rosales".
Im Hintergrund hat man den Blick auf den Vulkan Osorno.
This mural was made by GOMAD (Marcus Debie) during Urban Colour festival 2017 Arnhem. I'm surprised that the colors still look so fresh.
Happy Wall Wednesday
Found some info about him on his website:
""GOMAD (Marcus Debie, 1972) is a colorblind Dutch artist, born and raised in the city of Sittard in the south of Holland where he still lives and works. Heavily influenced by the iconic film, ‘Beat Street’, as well as ‘Style Wars’, GOMAD got artistically active all the way back to the early 80’s in the Southern Dutch graff scene. So much so, that he’s considered one of the pioneers of the sport in that region.
Nowadays he works as an international ‘urban fine artist’ doing murals and paintings for exhibitions wherever his art brings him. GOMAD’s work is considered a pinnacle of post-neo-cubism, the combination of photorealistic images, often woman faces, eyes and birds in a mind bending surrealistic setup, against cubistic and organic shapes, in a Picasso-like composition, combining oil paint, acrylics and sprays in a vibrant and unique way.""
Street Art Arnhem.
Alfie was helping to roll up the wire,
but he rolled himself with it ;-))
This little pup was nearly 1 year old here.
My dearest ✞ Alfie.
Today (August 5, 2022) it's been 1 year
since he crossed the rainbow bridge.🌈
NB: Alfie was not hurt or anything else during his play that day.
* There was a lot of text on my last post this is much reticent . An image of early morning sun catching the trunks of Chestnut trees on the banks of the River Wharfe below Hebden.I spent a very peaceful hour by the river that morning
PS Plot19 comment reminded me of the late Nick Drakes song Riverman it sort of fits the mood of the image. Have a listen
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This was not a planned shot. I saw him flying by, and just panned and took a few shots. This was the best. My settings were not optimal for this sort of capture, but all things considered, I liked it!