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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2010 23:20:28 GMT
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Post by bjd on Apr 12, 2010 7:04:26 GMT
The Atlantic Ocean just west of Bordeaux, south-west France in February 3 years ago And Meech Lake, in Gatineau Park, not far from Ottawa in June 2007
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2010 14:53:43 GMT
Such a contrast with those two photos, bjd. Both with a completely different kind of atmosphere about them.
I just realized that my first photo on this thread is of the same lake as as my pics of yesterday, but in the Fall. But it looks so different now, different color even. And as the summer rolls around it will look different again. I imagine because of all the extra greenery in the summer months reflecting on the lake?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2010 15:24:48 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Apr 12, 2010 16:27:13 GMT
what a tangle of branches, deyana! I'll bet you can hardly see the water when they all leaf out!
Your stream is a lot like ours, though we've tamed ours a bit over the years, removing dead wood and branches that interfere with walking along the stream.
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Post by Kimby on Apr 12, 2010 16:27:58 GMT
(the first image in #6 would look nice in the "Wood" thread...)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2010 20:02:35 GMT
You're right, it could just as well go in the ''wood'' thread. I think I'll put that particular one in there as well.
It's true once the branches are full of leaves and the grass grows all around it's even harder to manoeuvre through it all! I think cutting the branches around the stream is a good idea. It's all been left to go wild...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 5:04:50 GMT
Do the streams run year round, or do they dry out sometimes?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 11:48:45 GMT
They freeze over in the winter months, Kerouac. But this one will run all year around if not frozen.
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Post by happytraveller on Apr 14, 2010 13:11:10 GMT
Beautiful pictures ladies !!
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Post by Kimby on Apr 14, 2010 15:03:26 GMT
Do the streams run year round, or do they dry out sometimes? Our stream-let runs year-round but under the ice in the winter. It is an overflow channel from the bigger stream that defines our valley, but our stream has been used as an irrigation channel for most of a century, so there is a headgate and diversion to ensure that water runs to meet the demands of the ranchers downstream. The stream is about 12 feet wide at its widest, and I can jump across it at its narrowest, like where this photo was taken. Since we own land on both sides of the creek, we have built bridges to connect paths on the house side with the open land on the far side.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 17:33:31 GMT
This is an Alpine lake in southern Switzerland
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 21:33:36 GMT
I'm still waiting for imec to come back and add to this thread.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 21:36:50 GMT
Just beautiful. The water looks so calm.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 9:53:39 GMT
The Mighty Mississippi,taken from bridge. (I know rivers not in the category but nowhere else to put that I could find...)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 10:33:51 GMT
Casi, Rivers on here is fine. I tried to add 'Rivers' to the title but am unable to do so. Maybe K. or Bixa can add them if they like.
The Mississippi is a huge river isn't it? So much is written about it. Does it cross most of Mississippi and is it still used to transport goods?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 10:45:20 GMT
It could probably be incorporated into 'Streams" thread since it is a big stream...
The Mississippi River runs from Minnesota all the way down the middle of the United States and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is the largest river in the U.S.,second largest in North America,and third longest in the world (if including the Missouri River tributory). It is 2320 miles (3730 km.) long.
The Port of New Orleans is the second largest in the U.S.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 10:49:58 GMT
Wow, I knew it was a big river, but I had no idea just how much so. I wonder how long it would take to sail through it..from one end to the other. Are there sailing voyages like that, that a person can take?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 11:03:57 GMT
Funny,you should mention,was just discussing this recently. I have never traversed the whole river but,one year back in the early '70's took a train from NY to Saint Louis and took a riverboat (one of the old ones,no longer around) and traveled on it down the river to New Orleans. Was one of the highlights of my life.(Took 3 nights,almost 4 days) I think it would certainly depend on your mode of transportation,not too many sail boats on the river, as it narrows and widens so much,too unwieldy for a sail boat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 11:23:13 GMT
Oh a river boat sounds just ideal for crossing such a large river. It must have been a great experience for you.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 16, 2010 3:17:02 GMT
The Mighty Mississippi,taken from bridge. (I know rivers not in the category but nowhere else to put that I could find...) The subject title of this thread could be changed to Bodies of Water. I particularly like that first shot, as it really typifies the Mississippi.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2010 10:09:21 GMT
The Mighty Mississippi,taken from bridge. (I know rivers not in the category but nowhere else to put that I could find...) The subject title of this thread could be changed to Bodies of Water. I particularly like that first shot, as it really typifies the Mississippi. Makes sense yes,Bodies of Water. Incorporate them all. Less confusing and cluttered. Thanks,I wasn't going to post but,T. saw and exclaimed; "The Mighty Mississippi!". If you look in the distance you can almost see where I live. To the right of that large cluster of beige buildings (Ocshner Hospital).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2010 10:49:45 GMT
Yes, Bodies of water would be fine. I can't seem to change it myself. So you can go ahead and do that if you want, Bixa.
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Post by Jazz on Apr 16, 2010 13:07:43 GMT
One day, I took a long and beautiful boat trip on the Bosphorus, a natural strait which connects the Black sea to the sea of Marmura. The Bosphorus seperated the European part from the Asian part of Istanbul. Two suspension bridges connect the city. 'Bosphorus is one of the most popular parts of Istanbul amongst its inhabitants, especially during summer for its climate. Its shores are lined with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman palaces, fortresses, old wooden villas, hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants, cafeterias, and so on.'
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2010 17:55:10 GMT
Really, really nice photos, Jazz. In the forth and fifth picture down, what are those buildings? Are they hotels or apartments or something else?
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Post by Jazz on Apr 16, 2010 19:38:18 GMT
I'm not sure. The fourth may be a wooden villa and the next, an Ottoman palace.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2010 10:37:23 GMT
Lovely shots Jazz. I have to dig up and scan my photos of similar scenes on the Bosphorus.
Many of the old wooden homes,palatial by most standards,are known as yali,and were built in the last century of the Osmanli Sultanate. Not too unlike the social pattern of the British and the French,these were homes built for seasonal use, and ,patrician families migrated to them accordingly,as temperatures dictated. These homes on the Bosphorus were occupied mainly during the summer months. I had the great pleasure of visiting two of them. Great rooms,some hanging right over the water,courtyards with fabulous walled gardens lined with fig trees... The river was lined with them at one time. Unfortunately,many of them were demolished over time. They are all on the Asiatic shore of the Bosphorus. I know a couple from here in New Orleans that own one and go every summer. I do plan on going back some day,hopefully soon...
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Post by gertie on Apr 18, 2010 0:00:44 GMT
All these photos have given me a great desire to go see some huge body of water, so lovely and full of sun!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2010 17:39:25 GMT
Are you far from a body of water, gertie?
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Post by Kimby on Apr 20, 2010 23:07:35 GMT
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