AHLBECK, GERMANY

Ahlbeck is a village of the Heringsdorf municipality on the island of Usedom on the Baltic coast. It is the easternmost of the so-called Kaiserbäder ("Imperial Spas") seaside resorts on the German part of the island, situated right next to the border with Poland and the city of Świnoujście.
It is a charming seaside resort

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FALSE SUNFLOWER

Heliopsis helianthoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names rough oxeye, smooth oxeye and false sunflower. It is native to eastern and central North America.It is a popular garden plant for moist, fertile soil in full sun. Plants grow stiff and tall, so may require staking.

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WEIGELA

Weigela is a genus of between six and 38 species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, growing to 1–5 m tall. All are natives of eastern Asia.
Weigela species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including brown-tail.
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BLOOMING RHODODENDRON

Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region.
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Paeonia lactiflora

Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony, Chinese herbaceous peony, or common garden peony) is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to central and eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across northern China to eastern Siberia. @ Wikipedia

MAGNOLIA IN BLOOM

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. The natural range of Magnolia species is disjunct, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South

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VISITING TREVISO IN ITALY

Piazza dei Signori is a city square in Treviso, north-eastern Italy. It is the most important square in Treviso, located in the heart of the city and its cultural, historical and social center.

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THE TIBER, ROME

The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy and the longest in Central Italy, rising in the Apennine Mountains.
The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, which was founded on its eastern banks.
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MAGNOLIA

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. The natural range of Magnolia species is disjunct, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South

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HYDRANGEA

Hydrangea paniculata, or panicled hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae native to southern and eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia (Sakhalin).
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 1–5 m tall by 2.5 m broad, growing in sparse forests or thickets in valleys or on mountain slopes.
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RHODODENDRON

Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family. They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia.
Most species have brightly colored

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Eastern Veil In Cygnus

STILL GREEN

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. The natural range of Magnolia species is disjunct, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South

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Topinamburg

The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower,[2] topinambur,[2] or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America.[3][4] It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.[5]

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CISTERCIAN ABBEY

Wąchock Abbey is a Cistercian abbey in Wąchock, Poland. Located in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of south-eastern Poland, Wąchock is best known for the architecture of this Roman Catholic site.
The abbey was founded by Cistercian monks, who came to the region in the late 12th century

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Serender

Nüzhetiye Köyü / Gölcük / Kocaeli

Serender, genellikle Orta ve Doğu Karadenize özgü, kırsal yörelerde görülen mimari bir yapıdır. Yapı, dört direk üzerine oturtulmuş bir tür odadır. Mutlaka evin dışında bulunur, kesinlikle ev ile serender arasında herhangi bir geçit, köprü bulunmaz. Yerden yüksekliği

Nüzhetiye Gölcük Serender

Taş Köprü

Babaeski Köprüsü ;
Kırklareli ilinin Babaeski llçesinin doğu tarafındaki Babaeski deresi üzerinde bulunan köprü 1633 yılında IV. Murat tarafından yaptırılmıştır. 6 sivri kemerli ve aralarında ikişer taşkın gözü bulunan köprü 72 m uzunluğunda ve 5,85 m genişliğindedir. Selyaranları kuzey tarafta sivri,

Taş Köprü Babaeski Kırklareli

Lüneburg Heath

Lüneburger Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in the northeastern part of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. Most of the area is a nature reserve.

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Demoiselle crane

The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and

Euchloe ausonia / Dağ Öyklosu / Eastern Dappled White | Pearl White

Lüneburger Heide

Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest and woodland in the northeastern part of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. Most of the area is a nature reserve.

Lüneburg Heath Lüneburger Heide Wacholder Heideblüte Totengrund Wilsede

Long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)

The long-tailed shrike or rufous-backed shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. They are found widely distributed across Asia and there are variations in plumage across the range. The species ranges across much of Asia, both on the mainland and the eastern archipelagos. The eastern or Himalayan subspecies,

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Astrophytum myriostigma

Astrophytum myriostigma, the bishop's cap cactus, bishop's hat or bishop's miter cactus, is a species of cactus native to the highlands of northeastern and central Mexico.
Astrophytum myriostigma is a spineless cactus defined by the presence of three to seven (usually five) pronounced vertical ribs which define the cactus' shape

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Eastern tailed blue butterfly

Victoria

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FORSYTHIA

Forsythia is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after William Forsyth

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METEORA

The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area.

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MAHONIA'S FRUITS

Mahonia is a genus of approximately 70 species of evergreen shrubs and, rarely, small trees in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalaya, North and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis.
The ripened fruits are acidic with a very sharp flavor.The plants contain berberine, a compound

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Wisteria

Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), that includes ten species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and north of Iran. They were later introduced to France, Germany and various other countries in Europe. Some

DRAGON

The central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), also known as the inland bearded dragon, is a species of agamid lizard found in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of eastern and central Australia.
This photo was taken on the Crocodile Farm on Djerba Island, Tunisia

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