In 1593 William Shakespeare wrote in Taming of the Shrew, Katerina tells off a gentleman to go jogging till his boots go green. The terms to jog and jogging, as a form of exercise, originated in England in the mid seventeenth century. In the United States jogging was also called "roadwork" when athletes in training, such as boxers, customarily ran several miles each day as part of their conditioning. In New Zealand during the 1960s or 1970s the word roadwork was mostly supplanted by the word "jogging" The idea of jogging as an organised activity was mooted in a sports page article in the New Zealand Herald in February 1962, which told of a group of former athletes and fitness enthusiasts who would meet once a week to run for "fitness and sociability". Since they would be jogging, the newspaper suggested that the club "may be called the Auckland Joggers Club"—which is thought to be the first use of the noun "jogger".
Photo of a jogger running in the Stulp at the end of day. The sun is shining his last rays of the day. The Stulp is a nature area in Soest, the Netherlands. I'm not a jogging type I do prefer walking.
Hardlopen kan men bijna bij elk weertype doen. Sommige lopers stellen zich tot doel gewoon lekker te blijven lopen. Anderen proberen hun prestaties te verbeteren door steeds snellere tijden neer te zetten op bijvoorbeeld de 5 km. Weer anderen trainen verder voor bijvoorbeeld de 10km, 10 mijl, halve marathon of natuurlijk de hele marathon. Veel hardlopers zeggen dat, wanneer je eenmaal de smaak van het hardlopen te pakken hebt, het een bezigheid is waar men niet meer zonder wil. Dit is niet vreemd als men zich bedenkt dat bij het lopen endorfines worden afgegeven aan het bloed. Deze stoffen zorgen ervoor dat je je goed voelt. Zelf hou ik niet zo van jogging, laat mij maar wandelen en genieten van de natuur in de Stulp. De Stulp is een natuurgebiedje tussen Baarn en Lage Vuursche. Het gebied maakte oorspronkelijk deel uit van de bezittingen van de Heer van Drakenburg, schout van Utrecht. Hij werd in 1346 zelfs tot ridder geslagen. Het gebied bestond in eerste instantie uit heidevelden, met hier en daar een verhoging ten behoeve van de jacht. Zo'n verhoging is bijvoorbeeld de Konijnenberg vlakbij Lage Vuursche. In de loop der jaren is de meeste hei door bos verdrongen. Zo gaat dat met heide wanneer de mens niet ingrijpt. De Stulp is heel heuvelachtig. Een gevolg uit de tijd dat het hier nog één grote zandverstuiving was. Die was ontstaan doordat schapen te veel weg graasden en de wind vrij spel kreeg. Staatsbosbeheer heeft de zandverstuiving tot staan gebracht.
e enjte, nëntor 04, 2010
Roadwork deep in the forest
But we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards.
But we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards., originally uploaded by Michelle Brea.
But we danced, under wigs and between unfinished walls, through broken promises and around empty cupboards.
Manali, Guest house
August 2009, North India, motorbike trip in the Himalaya. Manali is the start point of the trip with the Royal Enfield motorbikes
e enjte, janar 28, 2010
PearSpective
tweaked this photo in a variety of ways including making color adjustments and using a warp brush to reshape the pear bodies and stems.
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Iceland
A mystical place, Iceland. Shot in June.
This image is shot standing on melting ice over Bræðravatn, Mjóafjarðarheiði. The locals tell me this is never to be done again. The name, Lake of Brothers, comes from two brothers who drowned in the extremely deep and cold water after the ice broke.
Silence has broken!
Totally different moods to the previous rainbow shot but I prefer this one for that reason!
Frost-5 (RVP-05-03-28)
Ponemah Bog in Amherst, New Hampshire (Audubon Society land).
I should point out that these plants are known as "bog cotton" (shown in bloom in other pictures in my stream) and here they're sticking up through the frozen surface of the Ponemah Bog pond.
e hënë, korrik 20, 2009
e mërkurë, korrik 15, 2009
e martë, korrik 14, 2009
World Refugee Day, Kenya
Sudanese refugees dance for High Commissioner António Guterres at the University of Nairobi.
Light = Colors
To anyone who lives near Tokyo, we will have a June 7, Sunday, "Heart of Tokyo" Shoot at Ginza, Yurakucho and Tokyo area. Please PM me for details if you are interested.
I know that this is a short notice, but sometimes, good plans happen in the last minute.
I'm using the description for this announcement to better serve its purpose.
Double A trees
Double A is a Thai company and brand that is currently available in more than 100 countries worldwide and recently started in the U.S.. According Double A their business also serves as a major economic benefit for the citizens of Thailand. The farmed trees are harvested by more than 1.5 million local farmers who receive training and stability amongst Thailand's agricultural crops that can cause seasonal labor migrations and income fluctuations. Double A uses pulp from farmed trees in Thailand, a sustainable and innovative harvesting method that reduces environmental impacts. Made from farmed Eucalyptus trees grown throughout agricultural communities in Thailand, Double A's pulp harvesting method significantly reduces environmental impacts while making a high-quality paper product. Planted alongside existing rice paddies, corn and other crops that would otherwise be unused, the paper from farmed trees does not require land clearing or the destruction of forests, avoiding impact to the environment. Additionally, the trees significantly diminish harmful greenhouse gases by reducing more than two million tons of CO2 emissions each year.
photo of the Eucalyptus trees taken at the border of the Khao Yai National park in Thailand. A sign near the trees mentioned "Double A paper". Last year there were my advertisements on television with the slogan " Double A paper, double quality paper". I didn't know it was a Thai company.
De conventionele pulp- en papierindustrie is volledig afhankelijk van bomen die meer dan 50 jaar oud zijn. En die bovendien gekapt worden in natuurlijke bossen.Bij Double A doen ze het anders. Zij gebruiken 3 tot 5 jaar oude bomen. Deze worden speciaal gekweekt in het geografisch en klimatologisch gunstig gelegen Thailand. En dankzij de expertise en jarenlange ervaring van Thaise boeren worden bomen geplant en gekapt zonder daarbij de natuurlijke bossen te vernietigen of te beschadigen. Op die manier behouden ze dus het ecologisch evenwicht. De bijzondere kwaliteit van Double A Paper is allereerst te danken aan een speciale eucalyptusboom. Deze snelgroeiende boom wordt gekweekt op hun eigen plantages in Thailand. Deze bomen worden vervolgens met minimaal water verbruik verwerkt in een van de meest moderne fabrieken van Azië. De capaciteit van de pulp (de eerste verwerking) fabriek is ruim 427.000 ton. Deze fabriek is overigens vrij te bezoeken op afspraak.
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