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"Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems"
#SouthAfrica #Conservation
"Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems"
#SouthAfrica #Conservation
'Wolken' #FotoVorschlag 'Clouds'
I chose this one becasue without clouds, this photo wouldn't have been possible.
The photo came totally unplanned. I just walked a mountain in winter with my photo-backpack. I was looking for a completely different spot when I turned around and saw that scene in the distance. -- Knowing it wouldn't last for long, I suddenl…
The Substance VI 🧪
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If you're around NYC, check out the photo exhibition "Tompkins Trees" by Alicia Fowler '20 M.A.R. at Ninth Street Espresso until Aug 11. https://www.aliciafowler.com/about-tompkins-trees
Magic Moment (when the view finally opens up)
(On the way to Drachensee, October 2023)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Alps
The wildfire sparked on Santa Rosa Island on Friday grew to more than 10,000 acres over the weekend,
destroying two historic structures and encroaching on sensitive habitat for endangered plant species
— including the rare Santa Rosa torrey pine tree, which is found only on the island and in two California preserves.
Problems such as wildfire run the risk of the trees disappearing from the island entirely.
Five other rare plant species, found only on the island and no…
Runners off the line at the Twilight 5K last week including two who look a little more dignified here than they looked a few posts ago!
#photo #photography #running
RE: https://masto.ai/@Miro_Collas/116768054565549096
You'd think the local council or some nature body might have considered giving the tree a few liters of water a day when it was hot and dry?
I water my trees by hand all the time.
From The Tyee's Daily Catch
“We live in on a rural property with a lot of mostly mature trees. While I agree with some of the FireSmart recommendations, I’m not going to cut down all these trees in order to have a slightly better chance of saving the house and any outbuildings in case of a forest fire. If I wanted to live on a bald prairie, I’d move to Alberta or Saskatchewan (shudder).... All of us reading The Tyee know exactly what’s triggering all these wildfires, torrential rai…
Trees keep absorbing carbon long after they stop growing #environment
Trial balloon of 400m/200m run/walk intervals to see if my knee and hip don’t argue. Tomorrow will probably reveal more, but no complaints during. 🤞
Hoping — desperately hoping — to ease my way back. I’ve missed #running so very much. Being sidelined is an agony.
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"Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most"
#Trees #Nature #Environment
Our #silentSunday : a view over #lenggries towards the #Brauneck
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Ben McElroy:
🎵 I Wanted the Trees
#BenMcElroy
https://benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanted-the-trees
One thing I like about living in a place with proper seasons, and where the trees lose their leaves in winter: the way your sense of space changes through the year.
In winter, with no leaves, when you are walking on the sidewalk of a long straight street (as we have here), you can see a very long ways down the street. A long narrow ribbon of sidewalk and street extends far, far away.
But then spring comes. The trees start to get their leaves. And when the leave really start to c…
In 2022 I drove across Canada from Ottawa to northern BC. I remember driving for three full days around the top of Lake Superior with a wall of mostly dead trees on either side of the road the whole way, thinking, man when Ontario burns, there's going to be no stopping it. And here we are.
Via Bluesky:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne
Kendrick Lamar:
🎵 Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock)
#KendrickLamar
https://kolosalmusic.bandcamp.com/track/kendrick-lamar-money-trees-kolosal-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/0UtnpKaReKUg2GquaSxCyD
I knew this day would come. The chainsaw has been going all morning. (Even though there is lightning in the area!!)
The former Alberni High School (1920-1952) and Redford Elementary School (1980s) has had a large fir tree on its property likely for that entire time… The tree is at least 80-100 years old.
It was sold a few years ago. I am not speaking ill of the First Nations developer because I actually appreciate what they have done at the property and agree with the development.
This is a failure of City policy not protecting important trees and public spaces that continue to be lost in the City. They provide shade, habitat, and public enjoyment. They are not rotten, they are not at risk of falling or blowing down in a storm.
I don’t understand why people are afraid of trees. 🌲
😢
#trees #portalberni
Wie eulig kann eine Eule? 🦉
https://moresci.sale/@birds/116916565522333404
City Silhouettes 🏙️
城市轮廓线 🏙️
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Britain’s First Furniture Orchard Grows Chairs Right on the Trees (WATCH) https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/britains-first-furniture-orchard-grows-trees-into-chairs/
One of the hazards of photographing a much-photographed thing is that, after careful consideration of viewpoint, composition and framing, you take exactly the same pictures as everyone else who has carefully considered viewpoint, composition and framing.
Here are two photographs I took of the Atlas Fountain at Castle Howard, along with the two illustrations from its Wikipedia entry. Years apart in time, inches apart in space.
Red sunset towards #Monterey bay this evening. Silhouetted palm trees, second picture frames it with a lamp and some olive tree leaves . #photography
California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-peach-trees-destroyed-del-monte-closure-b2972246.html
Fish shell adding support for Darcs is something I truly didn't have on my 2026 bingo card! It was the first DVCS that clicked with me after I bounced of Arch and before hg/git came on the stage. I could even host source trees on my homepage!
https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/…
Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C—but only if they're the right type #cities…
found another abandoned bridge today. very steep, deep railway cutting.
#abandoned #bridge
Last fall I got depressed driving home one day because of all the trees being ripped out along Lisbon Avenue as they rebuild it, add traffic circles, bike lanes, and other improvements.
I was excited for the bike lanes but sad for the trees. (A lot of them were pretty tall.)
Well, today I went down Lisbon and they are planting a *ton* of trees. They're maybe 5 to 7 feet tall, but it's a start.
You plant trees for the future.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Screaming Trees:
🎵 Nearly Lost You
#ScreamingTrees
https://mikemeagher.bandcamp.com/track/nearly-lost-you-screaming-trees-cover-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/7qzFXUvBk7lELXuxVREypV
Our power lines are all buried, but a lightning strike seems to have killed the garage door opener (that I just finished hooking up to voice control), the living room TV, a GFI electrical circuit, and most importantly, the central air conditioner.
I was looking out the front window and everything lit up bright orange-red.
I'll be out in the yard tomorrow, looking for damaged trees and streetlights. Something got the crap knocked out of it.
#teapots ! I think this might be the last of my loft pottery; these are all for sets where we've found other pieces of. Heck, we've got an entire table and a few boxes of recovered pottery from up there.
"France adds 157,000 hectares of protected forest as nature preserves face pressure elsewhere"
#France #Nature #Trees #Environment
On my walk this weekend I went past this abandoned mansion, built by a Victorian stockbroker in the 1860s. You can barely see it from the track but the whole place is falling into ruin. But as I walked past, I could hear the calls of peacocks. Presumably now wild, and it made me think post apocalyptic thoughts. #ruins #walking
Abandoned greenhouse at the arboretum. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. December, 2026. Fujifilm X100VI. #laarboretum #greenhouse #garden
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Why do anarchist gardeners plant shrubs with upright growing forms?
Because proper trees are theft.
From my hike last Sunday.
This moment, when you turn around and see the summit that you're heading to for the first time and think "hm - still quite a bit to go"
#hiking #mountains #wandern
It started out as an exploratory bike ride in neighboring Botetourt County (locals pronounce it “bot-uh-tot”). The ride itself was a disaster of constantly getting lost in trying to connect from the Cherry Blossom Trail onto the Greenfield Trail. You have to take a few horse trails. They’re marked, but only so far as to tell you that you’re on a horse trail. Intersection? “Horse Trail” 😐
Finding a bee sanctuary right off the trailhead was cool. The raggedy looking cabin in the backgrou…
@… trees feeding the community! we have a mulberry tree in our backyard and you’re always welcome to our mulberries!
The Miller's Arms, Mill Lane, Canterbury, April 2023
#photography #documentaryphotography #documentingspace #Canterbury
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Andrew Yee, Caroline Shaw & Andrew Yee:
🎵 Trees of Green Wood
#AndrewYee #CarolineShaw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0eoPwg7IjxsHyproHJqdwa
I finished caging my peach tree to keep the squirrels and catbirds away. Each fruit is also bagged to keep flies and moths from ovipositing. #peaches #prunus #fruit #trees #gardening
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Volunteer at Twilight 5k -- if you can't believe there is such as thing as a fox-photographer you can see for yourself at the next FLRC event, Trackapalooza 2026, this Saturday at Ithaca High!
#photo #photography
Here's one more photo from last weekend's hike.
I'm just SOOOO happy that I was out and about last weekend. Today it's rainy and cold and the snow line dropped again. It could indeed be that this photo would now be covered in snow.
But last week, it was just a nice walk up there.
#hiking
The Substance V 🧪
某种物质 V 🧪
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Strawberry Switchblade:
🎵 Trees and Flowers
#StrawberrySwitchblade
https://night-school.bandcamp.com/track/trees-flowers
https://open.spotify.com/track/39VxarnBZV8POFPXvnAD2U
"Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago"
#Mangroves #Environment #Trees
Last day of vacation! We just did a small walk to our local hill. The clouds in the south look pretty grey, while it looked nice in the north.
We have a relaxing day today, a real #silentsunday.
#hiking
The End Of A Long Summer (2023)
(A last blip of intense summer heat before the first wave of winter descended into the valley just a couple of days later. The colors that day were just magical and created an unforgettable mood, maybe also because it was one of the last long hikes we did with our darling dog...)
#FootpathFriday
Back in 2022, after #StormArwen, I rolled up a section of the fence around my wood so that I could haul fallen timber out of the south end of my wood. There's still a lot of fallen timber there, but I think I have hauled out as much as I practically can. So today I decided to get the fence back up.
Of course, brambles had grown through the rolled up fence, so it was far beyond my stre…
Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/trees-have-a-hidden-climate-superpower-they-keep-ab…
This afternoon, fulfilling a Mother’s Day request a day early, the family hiked the Cascades in Pembroke, VA. The trail transits up Little Stony Creek to this fantastic set of falls. We had the fortunate timing of being there not long after heavy rains. Perfect weather for it too.
#hiking #waterfall
@… massive oak trees are incredible!
"Ecosia’s Purpose-Driven Climate Investment Reaches 250M Trees"
#Ecosia #Trees #Environment
The Substance 🧪
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... and some runners give a great big smile!
#photo #photography #running #sports
Jsut sharing another photo of a recent hike (I blogged about it: https://www.franzgraf.de/blog/2026/a-spring-hike-with-unexpected-challenges-in-the-snow/ ). Sorry, all newer photos are et unprocessed on the hard disk :-/
But they are there …
"Taiwan’s tallest tree found with help of citizen science"
#Taiwan #Trees #Environment
The Substance II 🧪
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Runner makes V-sign at Twilight 5K
#photo #photography #running #sports
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MechanicalBreakdown
Strawberry Switchblade:
🎵 Trees and Flowers
#StrawberrySwitchblade
https://night-school.bandcamp.com/track/trees-flowers
https://open.spotify.com/track/39VxarnBZV8POFPXvnAD2U
Inside Outside VIII 🔲
中间 VIII 🔲
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Just another place we visited in the Fränkische Schweiz. We just walked along a little stream and suddenly passed through this rock-gate with all the lush green on either side.
Just beautiful.
https://www.franzgraf.de/blog/2026/caves-and-meadows-d…
"Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Climate
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Screaming Trees:
🎵 Nearly Lost You
#ScreamingTrees
https://open.spotify.com/track/7qzFXUvBk7lELXuxVREypV
"Climate change could erase most South American cloud forests, study warns"
#SouthAmerica #Climate #ClimateChange
Red City II 🌆
红色城市 II 🌆
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Inside Outside II 🔲
中间 II 🔲
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For #footpathFriday , I chose this photo from my recent blog post - and thus from my recent hike that I did. 🙂
Not the best photo I ever took, but I reminds me of a beatiful walk - even though my legs were tired right from the start. But going a bit slower fixed the issue.
#hiking…
"Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Schools #Education
Urban Illusions and Fallacies - A Day In The Park VII ⛲️
城市的幻影和谬误 - 公园的一天 VII ⛲️
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Our #silentsunday was spent on a mountain trail half an hour from our home. About 400-500m elevation along such a trail. And we didn't meet anybody.
Maybe because the location is too unspectacular: no great summit views, no summit at all, nothing to buy drinks or food - just a trail through patches of sun and shade with quite a few flowers along the trail.
Later, we cycled t…
"Amazon deforestation is falling, but progress is stalling"
#Deforestation #Amazon #Trees #Environment
Angles Angles 📐
角度角度 📐
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'Landschaft in Schwarzweiß' #FotoVorschlag
#Landscape in black&white
Yes I have some #winter photos for the topic! I really like this one as it looks like a drawing. I eve…
The Substance III 🧪
某种物质 III 🧪
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"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
I stepped on my #MTB and suddenly found myself in the #mountains. I was thinking whether to go back down to …
City Silhouettes V🏙️
城市轮廓线 V 🏙️
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Inside Outside III 🔲
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Urban Illusions and Fallacies 🏙️
城市的幻影和谬误 🏙️
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Inside Outside VI 🔲
中间 VI 🔲
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Urban Illusions and Fallacies - A Day In The Park V ⛲️
城市的幻影和谬误 - 公园的一天 V ⛲️
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Urban Illusions and Fallacies - A Day In The Park ⛲️
城市的幻影和谬误 - 公园的一天 ⛲️
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