#ecologyUnmoderated tag#ecologyNewronthroop memberin Curators Community • 7 mo. ago • 16 min readPaddle-to-ComplacencyRon Throop paddles to doom!madventure in # blurtlife • 11 mo. ago • 2 min readMore beautiful and strange flowers in the park gardenFunkia BLUE ANGEL This beautiful honey plant has been growing in the park for many years. It typically grows to a height of 1 meter, but a Polish grower is said to have grown it to a height of 7 meters. The plant has large leaves up to 40 cm wide. The name comes from the color of the leaves, which are green in young flowers, but blue in…madventure in # blurtlife • 12 mo. ago • 1 min readTraditional Zanzibar boat made of mango tree - it's called NgalawaNgawala is a traditional fishing boat used in Tanzania and Zanzibar. The hull is made of a single piece of wood, most often Mango. Rigging and connectors are made of bamboo. The boat has special floats that stabilize it while swimming. It has a characteristic triangular sail. Ngalawa was established over 1000 years ago, and its…madventure in # blurtlife • 12 mo. ago • 2 min readBeautiful butterflies on Jurassic meadows - Argynnis paphiaWalking through the meadows of the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland in the summer season, it is difficult to concentrate on a specific goal. Life explodes with a variety of creatures, plants and phenomena. This time I decided to take a look at a butterfly named Dostojka Malinowiec. There were quite a few of them in the clearing, so although the…madventure in # blurtlife • 12 mo. ago • 3 min readMonkey Gereza tricolor or Kima punju - ZanzibarWhere did the name Gereza tricolor come from? Gerezy can be found in many regions of the world where they are favored by the climate. They are found in Asia and Africa, they like mangroves and rainforests. On the other hand, the tricolor geese are endemic and inhabit only Zanzibar. They eat mainly leaves, flowers, rarely fruit, unless they are…iamfaruk memberin Curators Community • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readWhy Do All My Plants Die Even When I Don't Overwater ThemSo you take home the new plant, this time with hope. You got the easy one. You got the adorable little pot. You didn’t baptize it with the watering can because you’ve learned the number one indoor plant killer is over watering. But at some point in the near future, it’s sad and limp. Then it’s yellow. Then it’s crinkly. Then it’s dead. Yet…iamfaruk memberin Curators Community • 1 yr. ago • 3 min readTerracotta day, yaayI had thought that terracotta would be an exotic finish or material of some sort, but honestly, what terracotta is, is simple plain clay that is baked in the kiln. It is an Italian term that is literally the translation of baked ground. It makes sense because that is literally an earthen type of clay that is fixed through baking. It is most…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 3 min readThe largest Gothic castle in the world - Malbork Castle in PolandNext to the Order of Knights Hospitaller and Templars, it was a symbol of the power of the Order of the Hospital of the Holy Virgin Mary of the German House in Jerusalem. It is the most powerful fortress of medieval Europe and an example of perfect defensive architecture. The castle was once the capital and residence of great masters. Over the…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 3 min readAn unusual temple in Kyoto - Fushimi Inari Taisha - Tori gates and sacred foxesIt is a place that cannot be missed while visiting Japan in the city of Kyoto. Most folders or websites advertise this place as the top 5 must-visit places in Japan. And it is true. We often get disappointed when visiting overrated monuments, but Kyoto and its attractions are not such places. Inari surprises with its size, it is beautiful and you…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readThe Royal Castle in Chęciny from a bird's eyeA brief history of the castle The Royal Castle in Chęciny, probably at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. It was built on a hill that is 367 m above sea level. The construction was initiated by the king of Poland and Bohemia - Wacław II. The castle consists of two parts. The older one, i.e. the upper one, is located between two…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readMy trip to Cambodia - Kampot, the plantation of the best pepper in the worldWe decided to make our trip to the pepper plantation with the help of a scooter. So we rented a scooter for $ 5 a day and went to the pepper plantation, but as it turned out later, not just pepper as there were many exotic crops there. The distance of about 25 km one way seemed trivial to travel on a scooter, unfortunately…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readMy trip to Myanmar - Mandalay PalaceThe first day of our stay in Myanmar took us to the Mandalay Palace. As it is in the museum you have to buy tickets, standard, but you could not enter without a passport! We had to leave this one at the entrance gate, in return we received IDs which, as the guard said, should be visible all the time. Mandalay Palace is the reconstructed…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readMekka of surfers - Lombok, the city of Kuta - my trip around IndonesiaA trip around Indonesia took us to the island of Lombok. We moved to Kuta. It was supposed to be the best surfing spot in the area. And so it was. Giant waves and lots of local youth with boards. I was going to learn to surf, but when I saw young people warming up freely doing splits, I gave up the idea. Indonesia, Lombok island -…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 4 min readSocotra, an island out of this world, a forgotten wonder of the worldSocotra is the most unusual island in the world. The nearest land is 350 km away, and its entire ecosystem develops in complete isolation, which has resulted in the formation of unique and unique forms of fauna and flora. This extraordinary place combines extraordinary life forms from Africa, Europe and Asia, therefore it has become a great…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readCastles in Poland - The White Lady of the castle cloisters - Krasiczyn CastleWho is the White Lady - The Woman in White It is said to be the spirit of a young 16-year-old girl, daughter of Prince Leon from the Sapieha family. Her name was Zosia. The whole story is a romantic unfulfilled love where the girl's parents forced her to marry a man other than the one she loved. Then she ran to the castle tower and jumped out…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 1 min readCastles in Poland - small but happy - Castle in ZawadaA neo-Gothic castle in the village of Zawada on the Zawadka River, on the Rzeszów-Tarnów route. Nothing unusual, but it captivates. Only one of the four cylindrical towers has survived. A chapel, a brick gate and a farm building have also survived. The former name of the Bobrek castle. It was built in the mid-sixteenth century, and built…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readGniew Castle - the most important military center of the Teutonic OrderGniew Castle is located about 40 kilometers south-west of Malbork on the left bank of the Vistula River When the Teutonic Order received the Gniew land from the hands of the Gdańsk prince Mściwoj II, the construction of the castle began in 1283. Around 1290, work on bricklaying the castle began. They lasted for over forty years.…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readJay never goes anywhere, so she dropped in for a photoshootGarrulus glandarius - because this is the Latin name of the Euroasian jay, is a very common sight in the place where I often hang out. This park bench has become a mecca for all species of birds in the area, mainly due to feeding. They do not appear only in winter, but throughout the year, because although there is a lot of food in this…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 1 min readBell in Mingun - Myanmar - my asia tripMingun, or actually a guide took us there. Incredibly kind man, instead of the 5 temples included in the price, he showed us 11 of them. He didn't know, however, that I was wearing an 11 kg backpack with electronics, it was over +35 degrees in the shade, and you had to climb stairs to reach each temple. Well, I survived this nightmare…madventure in # blurtlife • 1 yr. ago • 2 min readReconnaissance in the town of Pilica, province. Silesian. - Palace in Pilica - Mascarons and GargoylesThis abandoned and ruined palace, in addition to its rich history, has a peculiar architectural curiosity, namely "ornaments" in the form of mascarons and gargoyles. It is difficult to imagine the rehabilitation function of this facility, because its last destination is a correctional facility for young people (reformatory). "Linden…
