30.12.10

~Animal series with endangered animals

zuckerman
Andrew Zuckerman is an American photographer
who was born in Washington, DC in 1977.

In 2007 he completed his first film, High Falls,
premiered at Sundance Film Festival
For this film he won best short narrative
at the Woodstock Film Festival.

There have been 3 books published
by Andrew Zuckerman.
The first is Creature, a portrait series of animals.

READ MORE About Zuckerman.
AND HERE!

27.12.10

Ik weet dat de kerstdagen voorbij zijn
maar dit is zo geweldig leuk om te zien
dat ik jullie niet wilde onthouden!
Kijk en geniet!!!

I know Christmas is over
but is so wonderful to watch…
WATCH AND ENJOY!!!

~Music Break

Sacred Anchestor’s Chant by Lisa Thiel

25.12.10

~The world outside my window…

 
When I look outside….

The snow has been so beautiful here lately..
I couldn't resist capturing it,
Shots through the window…

How do you like my windows, Mette?


Wishing you All

a Wonderful

Christmas Day.

24.12.10

~Wish

Santa Claus


Wishing you all a
Wonderful Christmas time

Art by Arthur Rachkam

23.12.10

clear jade studio

It is My Birthday Today!

19.12.10

~Hello my Friends…


I am feeling a bit better,
not great but I am doing oké! 

Richard took this photo this morning
I had to share with you…
Isn’t it a wonderful picture?

(a Cyanistes caeruleus)
I don’t know the english name for the bird
Does anyone of you know?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Deze foto heeft Richard vanmorgen gemaakt
en ik wilde jullie ‘m graag laten zien
Prachtig hé?
Het is een Pimpelmeesje die regelmatig komt eten
maar nog nooit eerder op de foto wilde!

Met mij gaat het redelijk,
nog lang niet de oude ik,
maar iedere dag een beetje beter!

Fijne dagen voor iedereen!

13.12.10

Christian Krohg 1852 – 1925, Norwegian sick girl

The Sick Girl
by Christian Krohg
(1852 – 1925, Norwegian)

Sorry..
MySweet friends and
readers of my Blog (s)
I am very Sick but hope to be back Soon!!!

10.12.10

~Blogpauze!

by stephanie graegin Art by Stephanie Graegin

 

I am taking a Blogpauze for a While
for some Personal Reasons!
I Hope to See you All Again Soon!
XXX ANNA


Wishing You all

wonderful Holidays!!!


ethel jackson morris
'Just Living is not enough'

said the butterfly

'one must have Sunshine

Freedom and a little Flower'


by Hans Christian Andersen
art by Ethel Jackson Morris
'The White Butterfly and other Fairy Tales' (1921)

9.12.10

~not to be tangled with…

Tis So Sweet!!!
I would love to watch the whole movie;o)

7.12.10

~Merry Christmas

To get in the Christmas mood
a bit already!!!

6.12.10

~The Sheep

"Lazy sheep, pray tell me why
In the pleasant fields you lie,
Eating grass, and daisies white,
From the morning till the night?
Everything can something do,
But what kind of use are you?"

"Nay, my little master, nay,
Do not serve me so, I pray;
Don't you see the wool that grows
On my back, to make you clothes?
Cold, and very cold, you'd be
If you had not wool from me.

Sheep

True, it seems a pleasant thing,
To nip the daisies in the spring;
But many chilly nights I pass
On the cold and dewy grass,
Or pick a scanty dinner, where
All the common's brown and bare.

Then the farmer comes at last,
When the merry spring is past,
And cuts my woolly coat away,
To warm you in the winter's day:
Little master, this is why
In the pleasant fields I lie."

 

Poem by Ann (1782-1866)
and Jane Taylor (1783-1824)

5.12.10

~Amazing Potter..

beatrice potter 
by Beatrix Potter!
Source

OOOH
How I love these!

Enjoy your Sunday!
I am sure I will too ;o)
I’ll Think I will watch this movie again, tonight!

beatrix potter

4.12.10

~Robin Redbreast in our garden!

 

Goodbye, goodbye to Summer!
For Summer's nearly done;
The garden smiling faintly,
Cool breezes in the sun;

Our Thrushes now are silent,
Our Swallows flown away-
But Robin's here, in coat of brown,
With ruddy breast-knot gay.

Robin, Robin Redbreast,
O Robin dear!
Robing singing sweetly
In the falling of the year.

Poem by William Allinghamn

Redbreast 1880 Engraving 1880 Engraving



Roodborstje tikt tegen 't raam, tin, tin, tin,
Laat mij erin, laat mij erin.
't Is hier te guur en te koud naar mijn zin,
Laat mij erin, tin, tin, tin.

't Meisje deed open en strooid' uit haar schoot
Kruimeltjes suiker en kruimeltjes brood.
Dat was het roodborstje wel naar de zin,
Vloog toen het bos weder in.

KinderLiedje

  
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3.12.10

~Weekend!

hertje


For all my Readers and Followers,

I wish you

an Enchanting Weekend
!!!

XXX

2.12.10

~Quote

Henry Meynell Rheam

In every walk with

nature,

one receives far more

than he seeks!

by John Muir (1838 – 1914)
Art by Henry Meynell Rheam (1859 – 1920)

27.11.10

~It’s Weekend

mushrooms

Photo; aprintaday

 

Wishing you a Wonderful Weekend!

26.11.10

~Salangaan

Salangaan
De Salangaan (Aerodramus) is een geslacht van
vogels uit de familie gierzwaluwen.
Het woord vogelnest zit in de naam van twee
verschillende Chinese gerechten, een gefrituurd
eiergerecht en de delicatesse van gedroogde
vogelnestjes van een bepaalde Aziatische zeezwaluw,
de Salangaan. Salanganen bouwen hun nestjes van
speeksel; anders dan andere zwaluwen gebruiken
ze geen takjes of modder.
De zeezwaluwen bouwen met duizenden tegelijk hun
nestjes in donkere spelonken of diepe grotten.
In de keuken wordt de delicatesse vooral
gebruikt voor vogelnestsoep.

De vogelnestjes verschillen in grootte en de zwaluwtjes
vliegen enige malen achter elkaar tegen dezelfde plek
aan de rotswand. Elke keer blijft een half
cirkelvormige streep speeksel kleven en als deze
gedroogd zijn worden er telkens nieuwe kringen
gemaakt aan de binnenzijde. De rand blijft altijd scherp
en verdikt zich naar binnen, waarin 1, 2, 3 of 4 eieren
in gelegd zullen worden.
Toch blijven de vogelnestjes piepklein waar de
zwaluwtjes maar net op kunnen gaan zitten
om te broeden. De nodige speeksel wordt afgescheiden
door de ondertongklier, die in de broedtijd tot abnormale
afmetingen uitzet. De kleur van de vogelnestjes
verschilt van diep-bruin tot een wittige tint en
zijn soms vermengd met allerlei troep zoals
veertjes, takjes, bloed en zelfs ontlasting.

Aerodramus 
Toch wordt de voedingswaarde zeer hoog geschat
vanwege de eiwitten en vitaminen en vooral de
Chinezen schrijven aan deze vogelnestjes een
stimulerende en geneeskrachtige werking toe.
Op vele plaatsen in Azië komen de eetbare
vogelnestjes voor. De cremekleurige vogelnestjes
werden tot voor kort als de meest populaire vogelnestjes
beschouwd, doch de Chinezen geven nu vooral de
voorkeur aan de rode vogelnestjes waar bloed aan kleeft.
De prijs van deze soort kan enorm hoog
oplopen tot wel $10.000 per kilo.

Aerodramus is a genus of small, dark, cave-nesting
birds in the Collocaliini tribe of the swift family.
Its members are confined to tropical and subtropical
regions in southern Asia, Oceania and northeastern
Australia. Many of its members were formerly
classified in Collocalia, but were first placed in a
separate genus by American ornithologist
Harry Church Oberholser in 1906.

This is a taxonomically difficult group of very similar species. Echolocation, DNA sequencing and parasitic lice have
all been used to establish relationships,
but some problems, such as the placement of the
Papuan Swiftlet are not fully resolved.
These swiftlets can pose major identification
problems where several species occur.

Uniform Swiftlet

What distinguishes Aerodramus swiftlets from
other swifts, and indeed almost all other birds,
is their ability to use a simple but effective form
of echolocation. This enables them to navigate
within the breeding and roosting caves.

The nests of Aerodramus swiftlets are constructed
with saliva as a major component.
In two species, saliva is the only material used,
and the nests are collected for the famous
Chinese delicacy 'bird's nest soup’,
the over-collection of which puts pressure
on the swiftlet populations.

Niah_cave
Niah cave (located within the district of
Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia), a swiftlet nesting site.


Have an Amazing

Weekend!

24.11.10

~My sweeties!

 
These are my 3 little Sweeties!

Kelly on the right
Chica left, and Rico in the middle!

The 2 little white doggies are just with us for 7months!
They were abused for many years
before they came to life with us!
They are very good accustomed to our lifestyle and
to Kelly, who is almost 10years old now!

 
They are so adorable, don’t you think?

23.11.10

~Fascinated by these beautiful birds!

The Crimson Wing, which chronicles the life and
struggles of the colony of two million lesser flamingos
that breed on Lake Natron in northern Tanzania.