Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana

Caralluma socotrana is one of many interesting species I found in a very small area in a valley at 320 meters altitude. A river runs through on the valley…


Caralluma socotrana UV

Caralluma socotrana UV

A mesmerizing flower in shape, texture and color which is almost completely dark in UV. Native range of is East & South Ethiopia to Kenya, Socotra.……


Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species. Pekea nut (Caryocar brasiliense) is one of the tallest of the…


Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

Pekea Nut (Caryocar brasiliense)

The protected areas of Chapada dos Guimaraes National Park is a treasure trove of plant species. Pekea nut (Caryocar brasiliense) is one of the tallest of the…


Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Heliophanus cupreus)

Dette er andre arten av hoppeedderkopp jeg finner på favorittsolplassen! Denne var veldig interessert i å gjemme seg innimellom badehåndklet. Hver gang jeg…


Hoppeedderkopp (Sitticus terebratus)

Hoppeedderkopp (Aellurius v-insignitus)

Når jeg ligger på magen og soler meg får jeg et nærblikk på alle gjøremål på svabergnivå. I dag var det denne hoppeedderkoppen (en hunn) som virkelig sto frem…


Total lunar eclipse of June 2011

Total lunar eclipse of June 2011

At this time of the year the nights are hardly noticable, as the sun is below the horizon for just a few hours - during which the sky never darkens enough for…


2010 total solar eclipse

2010 total solar eclipse

The first photo is right before the totality of the 2010 total solar eclipse begins (second contact), with the Baily's beads. I viewed the 2010 total solar…


2009 total solar eclipse – the longest eclipse of the century

2009 total solar eclipse – the longest eclipse of the century

In 2006 I witnessed my first total solar eclipse in Antalya Turkey. I was lost for words! Tears were flowing! Nothing can make a non-witness remotely…