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Botanical Garden Bratislava Founded in 1941, it is one of Slovakia's oldest botanical gardens. Initially established by the Slovak University of Technology, it is now home to over 4,000 plant species. Historic Water Lily Pond („Lekvárña") dating back to 1946: A charming pond featuring various water lily species, including the giant Victoria amazonica.

Still Life Flowers and Sunlit Window #NiklasHorstmann

A group of penguins waddles along a seaside road as a dog playfully mimics their every step. 😂

The hyperrealistic art of Huang Jianbo

Today is #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay, a time to celebrate the plants around us. Spring has always been my favourite season, and the apple trees in my garden are just coming into blossom, one of my most loved sights. What flowers do you look forward to in April and May?

The magic of Chinese porcelain 🇨🇳

Just a little owl relaxing in a water bath.

Temminck’s Lark (Eremophila bilopha) is a small desert bird known for the male’s face markings and tiny horn-like feather tufts.

Cachoeira da Fumacinha is located in the state of Bahia. It is widely considered one of the most stunning waterfalls in Brazil due to its dramatic location at the end of a deep canyon with moss-covered walls reaching up to 280 meters (918 feet) in height.

Azurite nodules form in copper-bearing rock as water seeps in and reacts with the copper, slowly growing vivid blue crystals. 📽: PhantomMinerals

Lita Lacson, contemporary Filipina artist. "Tomorrow in Yellow." "Watercolor."

Frost flowers turn the frozen surface of Eklutna Lake, Alaska, into a field of intricate ice crystals. 📽: Luc Mehl

A Fireman’s Bicycle from around 1905.

Trésor de la Mer (Treasure of the Sea) perfume bottle designed by René Lalique between 1936 and 1939 for Saks Fifth Avenue in New York.

In Scotland, new rules are being introduced to require “swift bricks” in new buildings, a small change that creates nesting spaces and helps birds coexist with urban life.

April wildflowers and woodland plants for this week’s #WildflowerHour: cherry blossom and wych elm above, snake’s-head fritillary, wood anemone, cowslip, bluebell, wild garlic and primrose below, weaving colour through the woodland. #WoodlandPlants

“I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fixed and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament.” ~Julius Caesar - Act 3. Sc. I #ShakespeareSunday #juliuscaesar #arwen #arwenevenstar #lotr #thelordoftherings

“Tis good speed; foretells the great Apollo” #TheWintersTale #ShakespeareSunday

Wilt thou reach stars, because they shine on thee? #ShakespeareSunday Two Gentlemen of Verona A3S1