Keepin' it Surreal

🏵 Vollständige Naturgeschichte der forstlichen Culturpflanzen Deutschlands. Berlin, A. Förstner'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (P. Jeanrenaud)1851. Original source Image description: Illustration from an 1851 German forestry natural history depicting Pinus austriaca, featuring a detailed branch with long, slender green needles. The image includes close-up views of the pine’s male catkin (a), a cross-section of a needle sheath (b), and a mature, brown pine cone ©. The artwork shows botanical precision typical of 19th-century scientific plates, highlighting key reproductive and structural features of this forest conifer species. The number “6” appears at the top right, indicating its plate or figure identification in the publication.

Henri Martin (1860 - 1943) - The Bridge in Labastide-du-Vert. Oil on canvas.

Segovia, Spain

Sandhill Cranes in the fog