Go back the time — Le Drake Noir

Carcassonne is a french fortified city in the department of Aude. Inhabited since the neolithic period, better known as the stone age. Historic area with a huge strategic location and important trade routes, Linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea – and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. It was added to the UNESCO list […] …

‘Pollen tsunami’: Why allergies seem to get worse every year — NBC News Top Stories

About one in five Americans suffer from allergies triggered by pollen, and if you’re one of them, you might feel like your allergies are getting worse every year. Unfortunately, you’re right. via 'Pollen tsunami': Why allergies seem to get worse every year — NBC News Top Stories

Asilomar — Walking with Aki

It’s still sunny as I wind down Pacific Grove streets to the beach at Asilomar. Sunlight shines off the coats of two very tame deer eating ice plant near the road. Living here has taught them to ignore men on two wheels. They have never been prey, just potential victims of one of the autos […] …

In Colombia’s Coca Heartland, Photos And Drawings Show Life Between War And Peace — News : NPR

A Venezuelan photographer travels to a Colombian coca-growing region and uses instant photography and drawings to portray a country in limbo.(Image credit: Fabiola Ferrero) via In Colombia's Coca Heartland, Photos And Drawings Show Life Between War And Peace — News : NPR

Bellllyyyy Floooop! — Through Open Lens

F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Bufflehead Duck Why are hairdressers never late for work? Because they know all the short cuts! Interesting Fact: Bufflehead nest only in cavities, using holes dug by Northern Flickers and sometimes Pileated Woodpeckers (as well as artificial nest boxes). In the summer, females that are too young to breed, or whose …

March Nests — Wild Barley

It feels like March has flown by and while last year we were in the grasp of the Beast from the East, this year the warm weather of February has continued. In March 2018 we were building snowmen, walking on squeaky snow and braving sub-zero temperatures, while the natural world seemed only to be just […] …

‘Super Whoa’: NASA Captures Breathtaking Aerial Images of Super Bloom at Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve — KTLA

Visitors have been flocking in droves recently to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve to view the hillsides and fields awash in a super bloom of bright orange poppies and yellow wildflowers. But for those who wish to check out the expansive desert bloom from a different angle — or perhaps want to see its… via …