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beauty on the brink - (4 PIPs)

River plants live on the very edge of two worlds, their lives precariously balanced on a tight rope. A few centimetres farther and the water would drown them, a bit more rain and the river would gnaw at their roots and carry them away on the current, half a step more inland and the rocky banks would no longer provide enough moisture.

As summer comes to an end, their beauty is poised on the brink. Soon the rains will come, swelling the river and moving that line of transition between land and the watery world. Their short lived paradise and their miraculous little lives will end with the season and many months will go by before their children - if they were lucky enough to take root on the right spot, that magical place of transition - will bring it back.
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18 comments

Karl Hartwig Schütz said:

Du hast den Spätsommer sehr beeindruckend eingefangen!
3 years ago ( translate )

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

You describe it beautifully Annalia. Hopefully it will return and all will be well next year. No more disasters please!! Nature seems to win through eventually.
A beautiful series.
3 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Wonderful series !!
Happy week ahead
3 years ago ( translate )

Malik Raoulda said:

Sublime et excellemment rendue.
Bonne journée dominicale salutaire.
3 years ago ( translate )

Gabi Lombardo said:

una stupenda serie di piante di fiume! mi piace soprattutto la nr 2!!
3 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

A beautiful series of plant images Annalia, Nature has a way.
3 years ago ( translate )

Esther said:

A lovely collection of plants.
3 years ago ( translate )

cammino said:

Beautiful aquatic flora!
3 years ago ( translate )

HappySnapper said:

Terrific series Annalia, your documentary is interesting and informative.
Have a good week ahead.
3 years ago

Xata said:

Nature cycles... so well explained we almost feel sorry for those plants struggling to survive and reproduce, Mother Earth is programmed right, we are the ones to do things disrespecting Her.
3 years ago

klaus 040 said:

A wunderful description of this special habitat for plants. Nature often finds niches, even if they are not always optimal.
Nice series!
3 years ago

Erika Akire said:

...wunderschön***, Annalia...
3 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Beautiful...
3 years ago ( translate )

ColRam said:

Great pip Annalia
3 years ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

MAGNIFICENT
3 years ago ( translate )