Monthly Archives: July 2012

Blue flowers …

May 6th. The Hallerbos (Halle, south of Brussels) is known for its beautiful “Hyacinthoides non-scripta” (Bluebell, Jacinthe des bois, Wilde hyacint ( http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/survey-bluebells/bluebell-identification/native/index.html)) but this popularity also has a disadvantage: too many people are visiting these woods in springtime. Some … Continue reading

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El reino de los Mallos

Riglos, Aragon, June 3rd. At the time that the Pyrenees were formed (during the tertiary era), the pre-Pyrenees and Spanish sierras also came into shape while strong erosion, mainly caused by the lakes and streams of the Pyrenees, carried a … Continue reading

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