This deep blue sky has a wonderful colour but is a sign that the night will be frosty with minus degrees. After more than +20°C, we had a sudden temperature drop last evening. Today only 9°C with a strong and icy NE wind.
I love that time when the edges of the forests and the orchards explose in green, white and rose. The green of April is the most beautiful one!
#blueSky #green #SpringAwakening #spring #VosgesDuNord #Alsace #blooming #forest #meadows #orchard #NaturePhotography
Busy Meadows on a spring afternoon.
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Meadows #MeadowsEdinburgh #parc #park #Ecosse #Scotland
The sun comes out and the Meadows are busy.
Now to await the cherry blossoms blooming along these avenues in the near future, always a delight and wonder each spring.
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #Meadows #MeadowsEdinburgh #trees #arbres #spring #printemps
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Study uncovers surprising fact about #wildflowers in urban areas: 'No difference … between the meadow types'
"By sowing flower #meadows, we quickly create colorful #habitats that are eagerly visited by city inhabitants."
By Cassidy Lovell
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/boosting-biodiversity-in-cities-wildflowers-in-small-patch/
This study's findings could help boost #biodiversity in cities.
A recent study from researchers at the #UniversityOfWarsaw found that small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity
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#Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' #Scotland #rewilding project
"‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful #meadows, full of #wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of #bees’"
by Katharine Hay, 26 Nov 2024
"The bumblebee population has made an impressive comeback in a developed area by increasing to 116 times what it was two years ago thanks to a nature restoration group.
"#RewildingDenmarkfield, a 90-acre project based just north of Perth, has been working to restore nature to green spaces in an increasingly built up area for the past two years."
#SolarPunkSunday #NativePositiveApproaches
#RestoringNature #LandIsLife #RestoreTheForests #RewildingScotland
"Schnee, Mama! (Snow, Mom!)"
https://ashus.art/products/snow-mom-dog-in-the-snow-painting
#originalart #art #painting #oilpainting #fineart #visualart #impressionism #contemporayart #SoulOfAshu
Nero, the Belgian Malamute #dog, looking ecstatic and surprised to see the vast #meadows covered in a layer of #snow in Baden-Württemberg in southwest #Germany
Patches of #wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study. Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban #meadows compared with those in rural settings https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/patches-of-wildflowers-in-cities-can-be-just-as-good-for-insects-as-natural-meadows-study-aoe #pollinators #nature #insects #UrbanDesign #butterflies #flowers #nature #flowers not #lawns #climatechange
Late? Indubitably!
I got lost on my way in from the #meadows and wandered aimlessly for over an hour before accidentally stumbling upon home - hence the delay in getting this to you.
Wouldn’t happen to a bumblebee!
What?
What?
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 318.
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#WompWomp until somehow Trump interferes with state cases
#SCOTUS on Tuesday dealt a setback to former White House chief of staff Mark #Meadows in his defense against 2020 election interference charges in #Georgia, turning away his attempt to transfer his case from state to federal court.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-mark-meadows-appeal-georgia-election-interferenc-rcna178727
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Understanding Wildlife Behavioral Responses to Traffic Noise and Light to Improve Mitigation Planning
Product Type: Policy Brief
Publication Date: June 09, 2020
"As roads and other developed land uses proliferate, the resulting habitat fragmentation and loss of wildlife connectivity hinder animals’ ability to forage, establish new territories, and maintain genetic diversity. Wildlife crossing structures such as culverts and bridges theoretically can reduce these impacts by allowing species to effectively cross highways. However, previous research has shown that traffic presence and density can disrupt wildlife use of highway crossing structures, and that noise and light from human activities can affect animal behavior. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Road Ecology Center measured traffic noise and light levels and placed motion- and heat-triggered cameras at 26 bridges and culverts along four interstate highways, 11 state highways and one major county road across California. The presence and behavior of animals at these highway crossing structures were compared to those detected at sites unaffected by roads to understand the effects of noise and light from a highway on wildlife behavior. This policy brief summarizes findings from that research and provides policy implications.
"Traffic moving on transportation corridors affects wildlife connectivity. Many wildlife species move across road surfaces, or through culverts and bridges, with varying levels of success depending on species, infrastructure and traffic levels. As roads and other developed land uses proliferate, the resulting habitat fragmentation and loss of wildlife connectivity hinder animals’ ability to forage, establish new territories, and maintain genetic diversity. Wildlife crossing structures such as culverts and bridges theoretically can reduce these impacts by allowing species to effectively cross highways. However, the physical roadway barrier may not be the only deterrent. Previous research has shown that traffic presence and density can disrupt wildlife use of highway crossing structures, and that noise and light from human activities can affect animal behavior."
#GorhamConnector #SaveSmilingHillFarm #SaveRedBrook #SaveTheForest #WorkingFarms #MaineTurnpikeAuthority #Sprawl #InducedDevelopment #GorhamSpur #Wetlands #Meadows #EnvironmentalImpact
#SaveTheWoods #Maine #GorhamMaine #ScarboroughMaine #WestbrookMaine #RapidTransit
I'm planning on submitting a summary of these studies as part of my arguments against the #GorhamSpur. I grew up near a 4-lane highway, and the vibrations and noise pollution were constant -- I hadn't realized how bad it was until I went back home a few years ago and camped in my old backyard -- and felt every speeding tractor trailer truck going by.
Evidence of the impact of noise pollution on biodiversity: a systematic map
By Romain Sordello, Ophélie Ratel, Frédérique Flamerie De Lachapelle, Clément Leger, Alexis Dambry & Sylvie Vanpeene
Environmental Evidence volume 9, Article number: 20 (2020)
"Ecological research now deals increasingly with the effects of #NoisePollution on #biodiversity. Indeed, many studies have shown the impacts of #AnthropogenicNoise and concluded that it is potentially a threat to the persistence of many species. The present work is a systematic map of the evidence of the impacts of all anthropogenic noises (industrial, urban, transportation, etc.) on biodiversity. This report describes the mapping process and the evidence base with summary figures and tables presenting the characteristics of the selected articles."
https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-020-00202-y
#SaveSmilingHillFarm #SaveRedBrook #SaveTheForest #WorkingFarms #MaineTurnpikeAuthority #Sprawl #InducedDevelopment #GorhamSpur
#Wetlands #Meadows #EnvironmentalImpact
#SaveTheWoods #Maine #GorhamMaine #ScarboroughMaine #WestbrookMaine #RapidTransit
Sahurs Meadows in Morning Sun (1894) by Alfred Sisley. Sisley spent the summer of 1894 in Le Mesnil-Esnard at the estate of his friend and patron, François Depeaux, a wealthy Norman industrialist. While there, Sisley painted seven views of the Coteaux de la Bouille and the Sahurs meadows adjacent to Rouen.
https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/2-sahurs-meadows-in-morning-sun-1894-alfred-sisley.html
#ArtHistory #Meadows #Summer #Summertime #SilentSunday #tranquil #quiet #landscape #painting #impressionism #impressionist #Normandy #serene #serenity #FediGiftShop
71) The news flow appears to be quickening on multiple fronts, If #Meadows is now testifying against #DonaldTrump, there will be little place for the former president to hide
#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024
https://abcnews.go.com/US/chief-staff-mark-meadows-granted-immunity-tells-special/story?id=104231281
Los abogados de Mark #Meadows pidieron una extensión para que su cliente se personara en la prisión de #Fulton. La fiscal #FaniWillis ha respondido que las 2 semanas que ha dado a los 19 imputados ya son una cortesía.
Hoy se han personado Hall e #Eastman. La fecha límite es el viernes 25 de agosto.
Je me suis dit un jour que je ferai un #thread sur le rapport #meadows, alors voilà, c'est maintenant.
WARNING : je l'ai lu il y déjà un bon bout de temps, les infos qui viennent auront peut-être perdu un peu en précision, mais vous aurez l'idée, et les pointeurs.
Bien avant le rapport #meadows, il faut parler du #ClubOfRome créé en 1965 par des capitaines d'industrie dont le PDG d'une boîte que les moins de 30 ans ne connaissent pas, Olivetti.
Cette boîte faisait des calculettes,...1/X
