Paeonia

Paeonia. Carl N. Linnaeus, 1753.

Romanesque tower in Zamora

Romanesque tower in Zamora, Spain.

Twilight

Twilight.

Spring at the Priorat county

Spring at el Priorat, a county in Catalonia (Spain).

Seagull in winter

Picture of a seagull taken during winter season.

Cyclamen

Cyclamen is a circummediterranean plant, usually found in rocky mountain areas. It reproduces by seeds that are deposited in cracks and crevices by its mobile stem, which holds the globular fruit.

Moyobamba orchids

Moyobamba is the capital city of the Peruvian region of San Martin. It is famous for its orchids, the botanical gardens of San Francisco and for its thermal springs.

Acacia dealbata

Acacia dealbata, also known as “mimosa” or “wattle” in Australia, produces yellow flowers rich in anethole. The bark of its trunk contains tannins. Its bipinnate leaves close at night.

Peruvian iris

Peruvian iris

Monkey in Bali

Monkey in Bali, Indonesia.

Flysch in Zumaia

The Germanic term Flysch means ‘slippery terrain’.  These are rock formations generated by alternating sedimentation of hard shale and soft marl. In the picture, rocks have undergone a process of vertical elevation from its initial horizontal position within the seabed sediment layers.

Malachite and native gold

Malachite (copper carbonate) and native gold.