Urban Jungle: The History and Future of Nature in the City
In this exhilarating look at cities, past and future, Ben Wilson proposes that, in our world of rising seas and threatening weather, the natural world may prove the city's savior.
I very recently realized that I might be experiencing the onset of a #MidlifeCrisis. And, no, it does not manifest in buying a sports car, neither in extramarital affairs with someone 20 years younger, and I am also not workaholic.
My symptom is wanting to spend all my time in #nature doing all sorts of fun action. Cycling, hiking, canoeing, mountaineering, you name it. And now I'm thinking of getting into cross country skiing...
The red color and its white dots make the appearance of the Amanita muscaria mushroom charming and very beautiful. Amanita muscaria is probably the oldest hallucinogenic mushroom used by humanity.
In the Nordic region, the Sami people of Lapland ate hallucinogenic mushrooms, and even fed them to their reindeer in the days after the winter solstice. The inhabitants of this region dressed in red and white to give mushrooms to the rest of the town, and the consumption was such that they thought they were flying. #wordlfungi#nature#fungi#amanitamuscaria#naturephotography#germany
So there's this Greek myth that says Zeus was fed by bees when he was born. In gratitude, he blessed them with the color of "shining bronze", and made them immune to cold and harsh winds. These bees lived in Zeus' sacred cave in Crete, and aggressively chased away anyone who tried to steal their honey.
Any #apiarist or #entomology expert out there who could tell me what these bees are by any chance?...