A Nature Lovers Thread....

[Magge]

Where's that at Magge? That building in the background of the first pic is cool!

It`s in Malmö, Sweden.

Here more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Torso

[J3scribe]

This of course isn't something that occured out of the blue in nature, but for flower lovers it's quite a treat. Enjoy.

[J3scribe]

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[haydaddict]

[JDoeson69]

Here's a different perspective of nature...flooding! These were taken over the past few days around town. Rapid snow melting from mountains upstream caused massive flooding; this isn't even the worst of it-- surrounding towns have roads washed out, buildings partially washed away, etc.

[bamafan]

Nice pics, hope it receeds soon and not much damage!

[JDoeson69]

Nice pics, hope it receeds soon and not much damage!

Well...we just got MORE rain today...I was talking to my dad (I'm a college student in the town I grew up in-- I am NOT living in my parent's basement. LOL) who worked for the village for 15 years. He said that when he spoke with some of the Dept. of Public works people, they estimated that we've been hit with roughly 250,000 cubic inches of water over the 5 square miles of township (in the past day alone, assuming 1/10th" rainfall). Add to that the fact that it's STILL raining...But hopefully it ends soon!

[Edit]: Apparently it's worse than I thought...because a state of emergency was just declared. *yikes* So if I suddenly stop posting, it's because I was washed away by the water. . .

[Magge]

Well, this happens when we paint "our" world ....



... that poor spider !


(Sorry about the quality ... taken with my mobile phone !)

[The Cunt Factory]

Just outside the city I live; at the horizon the wetlands/marshes start as part of a flooding zone for the nearby river. The moon was setting and with the clouds it made an interesting view imo.



On my way back I shot the flood-control building; pretty ugly in daylight but late in the evening with warm counterlight it comes to life.



Not really nature ... but part of man controlled nature.

[Classyvixenart]

This is a pic from the underside of a tree I walk past daily - it looks rather naked compared to the other blossoming trees around it. But I really love the beauty of its complicated lines and how the Bright blue sky peaks at me from overhead. Some might say this tree is ugly - so bare...and tangled in its branches.... however, I see this as proof that beauty is possible in everything.


I love its clean branches, and I love its chaotic twisted structure......it reminds me of life....and all its fantastic intricacies, simply Remarkable.

[Flippy]

the following springtime pics are taken with my cellphone camera so the quality is what it is.



This is just the normal route i take more or less a couple of days in the week. It is something about the silence of the woods that speaks too me. I cant explain with anything else.



It is a rather open forrest where i live so plenty of space and you can walk pretty much anywhere. We dont have too many venemous species in our fauna so if you know the surroundings its a fieldday for a naturelover.



It isnt season for it this early but what you see here is what will later be blueberries. There are lots of blueberryrice almost everywhere in this parts. Off course you have to be out in time too pick em later im not the only one who loves the berries. Lingonberries is also around but not as much as the blueberries.



Since i live near a forrest i might as well tell the most common trees in it. In the picture is an older oak. The further south in Sweden you get the more leaftrees you are likely too find. There are oaks and birches but the predominant trees here are pinetrees and firtrees. The dryer the soil are the more pinetrees you see.



Like all countries we have problem with polution and bugs that attacks the trees but one common problem around here is when a small space gets too crowded with trees. There simply isnt enough nutrition in the soil too feed all the trees. the result is what you see in the pic above. If the government ad enough money they really should thin out the forrest a bit for a more healthy forrest.



Not too many flowers around where i walked today. But this is what i could find. Its more different shades of green in the trees that are the biggest sign of spring.

So that concludes this small collection. More too come when i find something.

[Flippy]

some more for nature lovers out there.



Just a picture of symbiotic life between mushrooms and trees. Normaly in cases like this both the tree and the mushroom benfit from this type of cooperation. The mushroom gets a steady flow of nutrition from the tree and the mushroom could provide defense against bugs that live of the tree.



I just found it so pretty how the young tree was arched over the small road i walked on. Wind could be the reason why it has arched the way it has but me bet is that snow has added too much weight on it.



the humble home of the normal pissant. Eventough it looks impressive the actual home of the ant is under the soil where it takes refuge during the winterseason. Its hard to tell from the pics but it was a huge activity at the top of the pile. Normaly the ant build these pile in a position so that it has the most amount of sun possible during a day.



Last two pics were partly ruined by poor resolution on my phone but should show a small black beetle walking along in the grass and a small white butterfly or possibly moth sitting on a leaf on a small straw.

[Flippy]

no description or theme today just complete randomness. Which in itself also can hold a certain beauty.

[Flippy]

okey so a little change of scenery today. Some pics from Swedens largest lake/sea Vänern. They were somewhat spoiled due to do sun outside. It was windy outside as you can see. A few views from our recreational hideaway. Enjoy!