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Thomas Huber

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Italy 2008
« on: April 09, 2008, 04:42:24 PM »
Hello everybody!

Chris and I have travelled through Italy from North to South to North and had a wonderful time,
with lots of nice impressions and plants. I would like to share some of them with you now:

1st Day


First crocus (vernus ssp vernus forma napolitanus) we found on Passo della Cisa near La Spezia.
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Me and Chris with the view from Passo della Cisa gen North with a traffic jam on the freeway/autobahn
in front of the tunnel through the mountain we've been visiting:
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Passo Cerreto was our next stop, where we had a wonderful view to the surrounding
mountains, the table mountain Pietra de Bismantova and Scilla biflora:
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Lunch on Passo Carpinelli:
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Crocus etruscus and a rare white Crocus vernus on the way to Pisa, where I tried to save the tower  ;D
« Last Edit: April 12, 2008, 08:11:03 AM by Thomas Huber »
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 05:12:18 PM »
Lovely pics Thomas, keep 'em coming.
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 05:32:16 PM »
That is the best stopping-the-tower-leaning I have seen. It looks like your hands are around it. How many takes?
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2008, 08:43:51 PM »
A very nice start Thomas !  I bet you've seen lots more, so we'll be watching this space for more. 8)
Thanks !
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 10:30:27 PM »
 :) :) :) 8)
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Thomas Huber

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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2008, 07:42:16 AM »
Mark it was just one shot done by Chris - seems like he has the photogenic eye  8)

More photos will follow soon - of course !
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2008, 07:51:15 AM »
Great!
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Thomas Huber

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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2008, 11:25:51 AM »
2nd day:

In Tuscany we didn't find many plants, but the landscape and the sceneries were always great.

Typical Tuscanian village-on-the-hill are Piccioli and San Gimigniano:  8)
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Then we came to Larderello with its geothermal power generation and the ugly pipeworks
rolling through the Tuscanian landscape  :P
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The most interesting botanical find together with Crocus etruscus seed-capsules
were Narcissus tazzeta growing beneath the street. This was the only Narcissus we found:
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The most promising botanical location for the Tuscany should be Monte Amiata behind Arcidosso (photo)
but the heavy snowfalls in the days before we arrived made it impossible to find any plants  :-[
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Chris was very happy, when we met the coastline, even if it was not the Mediterranean Sea.
But soon dark clouds covered the sun above Lago di Bolsena:
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2008, 11:46:18 AM »
Thomas,
Both parts - fine pics - magic landscapes - the daffodil is Narcissus tazzetta - fine form!

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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2008, 12:31:41 PM »
Thomas ,with your height you could have picked a taller tower to demonstrate your strength. Nice photos of Tuscany- brings back memories.
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2008, 12:45:55 PM »
Quote from: Gerdk on April 10, 2008, 11:46:18 AM
Thomas,
Both parts - fine pics - magic landscapes - the daffodil is Narcissus tazzetta - fine form!


Thanks for ID Gerd!
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2008, 02:05:54 PM »
3rd day

On our third day we explored the mountain ranges around Roma - starting with Monti Lucretilli:
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Followed by the impressive rock-buildings of Cervara di Roma in the Monti Simbruini:
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Later, while driving through a small village a pink clump catched my eye. We stopped and found this:
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Chris searching for Crocus imperati ssp suaveolens in the Monti Leppini!
Unfortunately we were to late to find flowers. Only some seedpods were found:
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In 1000 meters height we found Romulea bulbocodium in flower. Between the standard blue forms we
found one single white flower twice the size of the blue ones, and other things that everybody needs  ;D
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Between some clumps of Crocus vernus napolitanus we found some interesting Snowdrops. I made more
shots of these plants, but didn't realise that they were fuzzy, so I have only one good photo to show for you:
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2008, 02:11:47 PM »
Very nice patch of Cycl. repandum, Thomas. And those hill villages are really amazing.
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2008, 04:39:59 PM »
Thomas

very nice pictures.Sorry you missed the crocus on MT Amiata but overall a very good trip.
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Re: Italy 2008
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2008, 05:19:25 PM »
Great pictures, the cyclamen are wonderful.
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