





Danas je preostalo vrlo malo mjesta u kojima je prirodna sredina, još uvijek, netaknuta, ista kakva je bila i prije pojave ljudskog roda. Može zvučati paradoksalno, ali jedno takvo mjesto predstavljaju planine Grejt Smouki, koje se nalaze u nacionalnom parku sa osam miliona posjetilaca godišnje, što ga čini posjećenijim od ostalih zaštićenih zona u Sjedinjenim Državama. Smješten na južnom kraju Apalačkih planina, na površini od 2.090. km2, Nacionalni park Grejt Smouki, osnovan 1926. godine, obuhvata strme planine visoke i do 2.000 metara između kojih se pružaju široke doline. Središnji dio čini dugačak planinski vijenac sa složenim odvodnim sistemom koji obuhvata 3.057 kilometara uzburkanih planinskih tokova. Park, takođe, obuhvata 45 hidrografskih basena, a voda svuda leži blizu površine.


Sa ovakvim odlikama i klimom, u kojoj se smjenjuju vrela, sparna ljeta, i relativno blage zime, ne iznenađuje činjenica da je 95 odsto teritorije pod vegetacijom. Ono što čini Nacionalni park Grejt Smouki jedinstvenim jeste to što on predstavlja posljednje utočište vrstama s umjerenih ili sjevernih geografskih širina, koje su svoj procvat doživjele tokom pleistocena. Njegov biljni mozaik obuhvata oko 1.500 cvjetnica, od kojih je 130 drvenastih, i ukupno 2.200 bescvjetnica. Oko 20 odsto šume netaknuto je, dok su niži predjeli, vijekovima ogoljavani zarad zemljoradnje, danas poput laboratorija za botaničare u kojima se jasno razlikuju stadijumi rasta flore. U ovoj oblasti raste 14 vrsta šuma. Na najvišim nivoima nalazi se najveće prostranstvo pod crvenom jelom, na svijetu, što ukazuje na povezanost sa šumskim zajednicama u Mejnu, na krajnjem sjeveroistoku Sjedinjenih Država i sa zajednicama u Ontariju i Kvebeku u Kanadi. Nešto niže, zimzelenim četinarima pridružuju se javor i breza, a u nekim dolinama raste i do 20 vrsta širokolisnog listopadnog drveća u oblasti površine samo 500 m2. Bogatstvu flore parira raznovrsnost faune koja obuhvata oko 50 vrsta domaćih sisara.


Najlakše je ugledati brojne crne medvjede (Ursus americanus) i jelene (Odocoileus virginianus), iako je park čuven po sisarima srednje veličine poput crvene lisice, sive lisice, risa, rakuna, jazavca, tvora, mrmota i izvjesnog broja vjeverica i slijepih miševa. Ovdje živi preko 200 vrsta ptica, a vodeni tokovi pružaju stanište za trideset vrsta daždevnjaka, što predstavlja njihovu najveću raznolikost u svijetu. Početkom XIX vijeka, bizon i vapiti ili sjeverni jelen (Cervus elaphus) istrijebljeni su u ovoj oblasti, ali je sjeverni jelen ponovo doveden 2000. godine. Te iste godine, viđeni su puma i kojot, koji su ovdje došli iz drugih oblasti, što je dokaz da je ova okolina zdrava. Životinje su predstavljale još dva dijelića u mozaiku re-kreacije kosmosa koji su poznavali Čiroki Indijanci i prvi evropski doseljenici. Pored toga, u parku nalazi se najveća američka kolekcija drvenih koliba iz XIX vijeka, i zahvaljujući toj činjenici planine Grejt Smouki upisane su u Nacionalni registar istorijskih mjesta…
Source: Great Smoky National Park, United States – Nacionalni park Grejt Smouki, Sjedinjene Države – Myrela
Be thankful! For the last three quarters, renewables created about one quarter of the electricity we needed. Solar (rooftop and utility scale) was up 26 percent over the same period in 2023.

According to the EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” report, which includes data through September 2024, solar power generation (including both utility-scale and rooftop installations) shot up by 25.9% compared to the first nine months of 2023.
Utility-scale solar grew even faster – up 30.1% – while small-scale solar (mostly rooftop) increased by 16.2%. Combined, solar contributed more than 7% of the total electricity generated in the US so far this year.
Zooming in on September, utility-scale solar generation grew by a whopping 29% compared to September 2023, and rooftop solar climbed by 14.2%. Combined, solar generated 7.5% of the nation’s electricity that month.
Small-scale solar made up nearly 30% of all solar generation from January to September and provided 2% of the country’s electricity. Interestingly, small-scale solar is now producing almost double the electricity of utility-scale biomass, and over five times that of either geothermal or petroleum-based power.
https://electrek.co/2024/11/26/renewables-us-electricity-2024/
Source: Renewables powered 24% of US electricity – Darcy Hitchcock

2022-11-27 02368-tod-041442 Black-eyed Susan
Canon PowerShot – ƒ/3.2 1/1000 4.5mm ISO80 – McGregor, MN
Source: Sharpshot Nature .Com 02368-tod-041442 Black-eyed Susan

2023-11-27 02733-tod-037408 Beaver Hut
NIKON D7500 – ƒ/6.3 1/400 600mm ISO800 – Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge, WI

2024-11-27 03099-tod-0110530 Fall Color
NIKON D7100 – ƒ/5 1/400 105mm ISO400 – Crex Meadows Wildlife Refuge, WI

मुस्कुराएँ पहले, फिर दें धन्यवाद,
दया के साथ अपना विवेक रखें साफ़…
ये तीन सरल से कार्य, करते रहें बारम्बार,
लाते हैं जो खुशियाँ, और लगा देते बेड़ा पार…
😊😊😊😊😊😊
Smile with glee, and thank with cheer,
Be generous with your conscience clear…
These three simple acts, so easy to do,
Will bring joy to your life, and see you thru…
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–Kaushal Kishore

The relentless grind of work and stress,
A never-ending cycle, a constant mess…
As exhaustion mounts, my eyes grow wide,
And signals of rest start coming from inside…
.
A yearning voice whispers, “Take a break,”
And let my soul revive, for my heart’s sake…
I open wide my window, embrace the night,
Its soothing silence, calms my fading light…
.
Moonlight drapes like silken threads so fine,
While starlight dances with a heavenly shine…
They kiss my soul with a soft, glowing spark,
And lull my eyes to rest in the tranquil dark…
.
The goddess of night, so serene and fair,
Glides on her chariot through the cool air…
She wraps me softly in her luminous glow,
And hums a lullaby only the cosmos know…
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But the nature’s charm, forever remains,
A beauty infinite, that in my heart sustains…
The golden sunrise, with its rays so bright,
Ushers a new dawn, and a fresh delight…
.
Another cycle turns, a new page unfolds,
A timeless journey, steadfast and bold…
New marvels beckon, vast and unclaimed,
To treasure, to mirror, forever proclaimed…
.
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