Peacock

Capers flower

Peony

The peony is named after Paeon (also spelled Paean), a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing. Asclepius became jealous of his pupil; Zeus saved Paeon from the wrath of Asclepius by turning him into the peony flower.[3]

The family name "Paeoniaceae" was first used by Friedrich K.L. Rudolphi in 1830, following a suggestion by Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling that same year.[1] The family had been given other names a few years earlier.[4] The composition of the family has varied, but it has always consisted of Paeonia and one or more genera that are now placed in Ranunculales.[2] It has been widely believed that Paeonia is closest to Glaucidium, and this idea has been followed in some recent works.[1][5] Molecular phylogenetic studies, however, have demonstrated conclusively that Glaucidium belongs in Ranunculaceae,[6] but that Paeonia belongs in the unrelated order Saxifragales.[7]

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Chora Samos

Strange wet sky in Berlin

Weekend Reflections

Meissen lake

Cicada from my world

A cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha, in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many remain unclassified. Cicadas live in temperate to tropical climates where they are among the most widely recognized of all insects, mainly due to their large size and remarkable acoustic talents.

This photo is from last summer in Samos Island. It is called tzitzikas in Greek.

Sky upside down

Sunrising in the North Sea

Sky watcher

Snow in the City

For more see also Scenic Sunday

The first snow

Blackbird

Hello there !!!

This shot is taken in Barcelona Aquarium few years ago :)

Berlin Summer Sky

Scharfe Lanke Berlin

Nature glory - Sky Watch Friday