Owner: POMARICO HD URL:http://pomaricohd.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:27:36 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Hello everyone and welcome in my photoblog. The photos are all taken in italy and specifically in basilicata. My small town called POMARICO is located in the province of Matera, the city of stones. Good Vision! Dino.
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SUNSET POMARICO (ITALY) 2008-09-15 15:29:00 Sunset, also called sundown in some American English dialects, is the instant when the trailing edge of the sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west. It should not be confused with dusk, which is the point at which darkness falls, some time after the beginning of twilight when the sun itself sets.://picasaweb.google.com/dinospera/TRAMONTIPOMARICOITALYIIIThe sunset is often more brightly
BUTTERFLY 2008-09-15 13:39:00 These butterflies I found in the woods around the manferrara and I assure you it was difficult to approach. They move quickly and are really sensitive to noise. A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and col
MUSHROOM 2008-09-15 10:02:00 Manferrara Forest is s wooded area (mainly oak Quercus) surrounded by cultivated land, in southern Italy, close to the village of Pomarico. The main land-uses are forestry and agriculture.Conservation issues Urbanization is the main threat to the area. The area is a proposed LIPU reserve. Some or all of the site is covered by a management plan. mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body o
MUSHROOMS IN THE WOOD MANFERRARA, POMARICO (ITALY) 2008-09-30 05:43:00 Typical of the woods of Basilicata and Pomarico, so named because they grow near wild thistles (cardo in Italian).This mushroom is typical of the Murgia. It is wild and it is called cardoncello because it normally grows under thistle bushes (thistle is cardo in italian). They are very good, I reccomend them and I wouldnt translate the name because it is so typical that it is impossible to do so.
ROSES 2008-09-24 12:13:00 A rose is a perennial flowering shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Natives, cultivars and hybrids are al
CHURCHES POMARICO 2008-09-24 10:20:00 Pomarico (Greek: Pomerikon) is a small town of 4500 inhabitants in Southern Italy, in the region Basilicata. It is about 30 km far from Matera, the capital of the province to which Pomarico belongs. The town was founded about 850 AD by Greeks. An old castle was built but only few ruins of it remain. The mother church, whose restoration ended in 1994, has a Baroque facade and contains within it pa
GRAPE POMARICO ( ITALY ) 2008-09-18 15:18:00 A grape is the non-climacteric fruit that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts and grape seed oil.Grapes grow in clusters of 6 to 300, and can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green and pink. However, "white" grapes are actually green in color, and are evolutionaril
SNAILS IN CUISINE 2008-09-18 06:27:00 Snails have been eaten for thousands of years, beginning in the Pleistocene. They are especially abundant in Capsian sites in North Africa but are also found throughout the Mediterranean region in archaeological sites dating between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago. However, it should be noted that wild-caught land snails that are undercooked can harbor a parasite that may cause a rare kind of meningiti
THISTLE 2008-09-18 06:27:00 Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae. Prickles often occur all over the plant - on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. These are an adaptation to protect the plant against herbivorous animals, discouraging them from feeding on the plant. Typically, an invo
SPIDERS 2008-09-16 16:24:00 Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that have two body segments, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. They are classified in the order Araneae, one of several orders within the larger class of arachnids, a group that also contains scorpions, whip scorpions, mites, ticks, and opiliones (harvestmen). The study of spiders is called arachnology. All spiders produce silk, a thin, str
BLACKBERRY 2008-09-16 08:12:00 The blackberries (singular, blackberry; genus Rubus, subgenus Eubatus; also called bramble or occasionally "bramble raspberry") are a widespread and well known group of several hundred species, a number of which are closely related apomictic microspecies, native throughout the temperate Northern hemisphere.Growth and anatomical descriptionBlackberries are perennial plants which typically bear bien
DRAGONFLY 2008-09-16 04:19:00 A dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and pe
SUNSET POMARICO (ITALY) II 2008-10-15 10:50:00 SUNSET It is so peaceful at sunset, They show all dreams to be met In it, memories are also held There in your heart, your fears are quelledAs the sun dips low in the sky It reminds you of all those times you flew high And with those memories of soaring above, You have the hope and strength to find new loveBecause at that sunset you find peace There, is where your fears all cease For dreams you f
OPUNTIA FICUS - INDICA 2008-10-14 05:31:00 Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian Fig Opuntia) is a species of cactus and a long-domesticated crop plant important in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts of the world. Indian Fig Opuntia is grown primarily as a fruit crop, but also for the vegetable nopales and other uses. Most culinary references to the "prickly pear" are referring to this species. The name "tuna" is also used fo
PARASOL MUSHROOM 2008-10-09 12:08:00 The parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a lady's parasol. It is a fairly common species on well-drained soils. It is found solitary or in groups and fairy rings in pastures and occasionally in woodland. Globally, it is widespread in temperate regions.The height and cap diameter of a mature specimen may both reach 40 cm, Read more:PARASOL
Olive 2008-10-09 11:28:00 The Olive
(Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil.The Olive tree is an evergreen tr
RESIN 2008-11-09 11:02:00 Resin, not to be confused with rosin, is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume. Fossilized resins are the source of amber. The term is also used for synthetic substances of similar properties
MEDITERRANEAN SCRUB 2008-11-02 10:24:00 Mediterranean scrub Two principal varieties are recognized on the basis of the stature of the constituent shrubs. The tall variety is called maquis, the short variety garrigue; but the distinction is somewhat arbitrary and there are many intergrade types. Both occupy vast areas and were derived by burning and grazing from an earlier forest cover. Indeed, constant use of fire has created distinctiv
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