carex: garden design by carolyn mullet

terrasensi: Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Trees,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:42:58 -0400

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Trees, 1997-98

http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/projects/wrapped-trees#.UZ0iebXGync

remash: lake view residence ~ alterstudio architecture

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:52 -0400

remash:

lake view residence ~ alterstudio architecture

timberpress: “Jo Thompson’s Stop the Spread garden for the Food...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:38:48 -0400

timberpress:

“Jo Thompson’s Stop the Spread garden for the Food and Environment Agency failed to win gold, but it deserves brownie points for the daring decision to cast dead trees in a starring role. The lifeless trees are intended to draw visitors’ attention to the dangers of pests and diseases which threaten Britain’s flora and fauna.” - The Telegraph

steepravine: Purple Lilies Everywhere (Triteleia...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:34:54 -0400

steepravine:

Purple Lilies Everywhere (Triteleia laxa)

(Presidio, San Francisco - 5/2013)

watershedplus: For centuries Bath, England, had suffered from...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:34:20 -0400

Picture by Andy Brown

by: www.flickr.com/photos/39396342@N05/5040994299

by www.flickr.com/photos/j2ndphotography/

watershedplus:

For centuries Bath, England, had suffered from the River Avon flooding, even the Romans had to raise the level of some of their baths complex to alleviate the problem.
In the early 1970’s the weir was rebuilt in its current ‘V’ shape with an associated flood control gate (sluice) on the east side of the river.

Read more here

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:07 -0400

watershedplus: On Racetrack Playa, in Death Valley, California,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:19 -0400

picture by parkerlab.bio.uci.edu/nonscientific_adventures/racetrackvalley.htm

picture by www.mikereyfman.com

watershedplus:

On Racetrack Playa, in Death Valley, California, rocks from a few centimetres in diameter to half a metre have trails hundreds of metres long showing that they have moved across the ground.

The most likely explanation involves the rain and melting snow from the surrounding hills in Spring, leaving many of the rocks partly-submerged in enormous, shallow pools. As temperatures fall at night, ice can form a collar around the base of a rock. This creates enough buoyancy for strong winds to overcome friction with the lake bed. This is only possible because of the flatness of the Playa, which allows wind to gust at 90 mph close to the ground.
A variation of this theory suggests that rather than just a collar, the stones are actually floated by ice rafts and moved by lighter winds.

In any case, the movement probably on lasts less than a minute and may only occur every several years.

From The Guardian

watershedplus: Roots growing in a Roman aquaduct in Cagliari,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:30 -0400

watershedplus:

Roots growing in a Roman aquaduct in Cagliari, Sardinia.
The same thing is happening in current water infrastructure, as in our previous post.

Picture by Stefano Mattana

Via Skeleton Games

lewisginter: “Diamonds in the Rough” sculpture by Patrick...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:28:26 -0400

lewisginter:

“Diamonds in the Rough” sculpture by Patrick Dougherty

(Photo by Garrett McLees)

lewisginter: You’ve got to love lambs ear, especially when it’s...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:26:56 -0400

lewisginter:

You’ve got to love lambs ear, especially when it’s blooming! #flowers #nofilter #blooms (at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden)

bofransson: Flowers at the Gardener’s House toward the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:24:35 -0400

bofransson:

Flowers at the Gardener’s House toward the Northwest (sketch) Max Liebermann - 1921

mypubliclands: The Ciervo Hills in the Hollister Field Office...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:23:30 -0400

mypubliclands:

The Ciervo Hills in the Hollister Field Office in California. Public Lands with a blooming almond orchard in the foreground. (BLM Photo: M. Westphal)

travelingcolors: Versailles | France (by Greierasul)

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:21:53 -0400

travelingcolors:

Versailles | France (by Greierasul)

yeltumpar: This fountain had a rough night!

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:28 -0400

yeltumpar:

This fountain had a rough night!

thekhooll: 1000 Roses Located in Zweibrücken, Germany, The Rose...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:12:59 -0400

thekhooll:

1000 Roses

Located in Zweibrücken, Germany, The Rose Garden of Princess Hildegard of Bavaria grows more than 60,000 roses of 2,000 varieties and, as a result, Zweibrücken is appropriately known as the City of Roses. In celebration of this alluring flower, German artist Ottmar Hörl developed a massive public art installation, entitled 1,000 Roses for Zweibrücken

yelperth: Perth - 1940’s - 1981/82 - 2012 via YeLPar

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:36 -0400

yelperth:

Perth - 1940’s - 1981/82 - 2012

via YeLPar

yeltumpar: letsbuildahome-fr: Orthodox Christians observe Good...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:03 -0400

yeltumpar:

letsbuildahome-fr:

Orthodox Christians observe Good Friday celebrations in and around the famed monolithic rock-cut churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia on May 3, 2013.

[Credit : Goran Tomasevic/Reuters]

I want to go to there

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:51 -0400

valscrapbook: Tuscany by lepustimidus on Flickr.

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:31 -0400

valscrapbook:

Tuscany by lepustimidus on Flickr.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:59 -0400