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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Gerdk on March 12, 2014, 10:47:31 AM

Title: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Gerdk on March 12, 2014, 10:47:31 AM: After visiting the Hepatica site I took the opportunity to go to the Schweineberg (pig mountain) near Hameln
to look for spring snowflakes. These are growing within a beech forest in a 170 ha nature reserve. It is most
obviously the largest occurence of this plant in northern Germany.

Part 1.

Gerd
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Gerdk on March 12, 2014, 10:50:44 AM: Schweineberg

Part 2.

1. -the most photographed plant
2. - photographers

Gerd
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Maggi Young on March 12, 2014, 11:06:37 AM: Oh!! Such pictures, Gerd - a real delight to see these, thank you!
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: annew on March 12, 2014, 05:27:14 PM: fantastic, Gerd!
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Lesley Cox on March 12, 2014, 07:32:10 PM: How wonderful to see these growing in such profusion! The gentleman on the left of the photographers pictures, looks exactly like many NZ men as they wait - patiently? - for their wives to take pictures at events such as the annual Trillium weekend. Even his frontage bears a close resemblance. :o :D
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on March 12, 2014, 08:11:10 PM: Quote from: Lesley Cox on March 12, 2014, 07:32:10 PM
Even his frontage bears a close resemblance. :o :D

That would be the Brewer's Goitre you are referring to?
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Lesley Cox on March 12, 2014, 09:17:15 PM: It would Ralph. I've not heard that expression before but it's apt except that goitre is from too little (iron?) whereas this phenomenon is definitely from too much (beer) ;D and very prevalent among NZ and Australian men. Not funny really and almost impossible to get rid of.
Title: Re: Leucojum vernum at the Schweineberg close to Hameln
Post by: Gerdk on March 13, 2014, 06:37:25 PM: Quote from: Lesley Cox on March 12, 2014, 07:32:10 PM
How wonderful to see these growing in such profusion! The gentleman on the left of the photographers pictures, looks exactly like many NZ men as they wait - patiently? - for their wives to take pictures at events such as the annual Trillium weekend. Even his frontage bears a close resemblance. :o :D

Thanks for kind remarks alltogether!
Concerning the gentleman and his eminent frontside it seems this is a result of lifestyle habits in affluent societies and not a result of too much waiting. ;)

Gerd