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On clear #Mornings, just before #Sunrise, you can often see the #EarthShadow receding in the #West, as the #Sun rises in the #East. Here, you can see the dark band just above the #Horizon, while the rest of the #Sky is already lighter.
#Snow! I woke up this morning to the unexpected sight of a white landscape. It's not that it never happens here, it's just that I can't remember snowfall so early on. Though relatively rare here, when it does come, usually it occurs in January to March. I doubt it will be here very long as temperatures are forecast to be above 10 at the weekend. Nevertheless, I may stay off my #bike until it's gone.
Mas was ganz anderes. Tagesprogramm heute, Hätte drin sein können, war nicht. Und wenn dann neu.
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Some colourful shots, Moon some days ago, Fog this evening.
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Beware, this is going to be a long post...
My standard longer #bike ride is a 30 km round trip to #Starcross, which is #village on the west coast of the #ExeEstuary on the way to #Dawlish. The ride is motor-traffic-free for a goo 80% of the distance. It's also through a lot of #countryside and it's my intention to photograph some of the #trees through all the seasons. However, this set contains a little more for your edification.
Not all trees are alive. For example, this one is a hulk of what was once probably a magnificent specimen.
Most #FarmFields have been replanted after harvesting and even now, shoots are appearing. Meanwhile most #Trees still have their #Foliage.
The #plants and #insects that feed off them are also a food source for these male and female #pheasants.
The village of #Starcross is small but it happens to have a #RailwayStation on the line from #LondonPaddington and #Penzance, though the #IntercityTrains don't usually stop there. This is the last part of the journey for me before I turn and head back homewards at the station itself.
Here is an #IntercityTrain passing. It is run by #GWR or #GreatWesternRailways, which was a company in existence before nationalization and which came back after privatization.
Starting to head back, you can get a good view of the other side of the #Estuary, where the #town of #Exmouth can be seen. There happens to be a nice ferry trip on which you can take your #bike between #Starcross and #Exmouth
The #ExeEstuary has a few #wrecks in it. I presume they are #NavigationHazards but I guess it would prove too expensive to clear the #waterway. Perhaps they provide a #habitat for #MarineLife. Here you can see #Birds (I can't tell whether they are #Cormorants of #Shags).
Next, we come to #PowderhamCastle, which is now a #NationalTrust property. It has a herd of #deer numbering in the hundreds.
The mild #autumn #Sun is seen shining through this #tree's #branches.
More #trees in the grounds of #PowderhamCastle.
At first glance, this may look like a dead #tree but you can see that parts of it still has #foliage.
This #tree, on the other hand, looks completely dead.
This #Pheasant is eyeing the #photographer warily.
This #cycle #bridge was installed not much longer than a decade ago. It makes traversing the #RailwayLine easy. I think there was a #footbridge before this but I'm not sure. A nice addition to #cycling #infrastructure.
From the top of the #bridge, you can see the #barracks of the #RoyalMarines in #Lympstone. Technically, this #photograph is a #Selfie too.
Getting closer to home now, here is the #M5 #Motorway which links #London to #Exeter. This #concrete #viaduct goes over the #Estuary, thankfully leaving much it intact.
Some parts around the #Cyclepath form natural ponds.
Any #journey of moderate length or longer often leaves one #reflecting. Here, you can let the scenery do it.
This #swan was preening on the #ExeterCanal (and so was its #reflection).
Lastly, this is the #bridge over the #RiverExe, which is a sign that my home is a mere 5 km away. A sight that is always welcome. The bridge is old but it a #cyclepath was constructed as an extension to it on the far side, which blends in very nicely with the existing #masonry.
Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition (50th annual)
Feuille d'une plante de cannabis. Les glandes bulbeuses sont des trichomes. Les bulles à l'intérieur sont des vésicules de cannabinoïdes.
Leaf of a cannabis plant. The bulbous glands are trichomes. The bubbles inside are cannabinoid vesicles
Grappe d'œufs de poulpe (Octopus hummelincki)
Cluster of octopus (Octopus hummelincki) eggs
Graine d'une plante de Silène
Seed of a Silene plant
Algues (Chara virgata) organes reproducteurs - oogones (organes femelles) et anthéridies (organes mâles)
Stonewort algae (Chara virgata) reproductive organs - oogonia (female organs) and antheridia (male organs)
Spores de truffe noire (Tuber melanosporum)
Spores of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum)
Yeux d'une araignée crabe verte (Diaea dorsata)
Eyes of a green crab spider (Diaea dorsata)
Ocelles entre les yeux composés d'une veste jaune
Ocelli between the compound eyes of a yellow jacket
Sable de plage
Beach sand
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Morgens so "rund ums Haus" mit dem Tamron G1 15-600 an D7100.
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