In an area nearly completely dedicated to agriculture (Mosciano S.A., IT) the natural aspects are quite limited.

Here:
- small groves are present at the bottom of the valleys (poplars, oaks and willows the most common species) :











- some wild flowers grows at the margin of the groves:















- on the south-west facing slopes, some badlands of limited extension interrupt the rounded lines of the cultivated hills:

[MikeNArk]

A nice series of photos focusing on different aspects of the terrain. I particularly like the photos of the wild flowers and the badlands. One of the flowers actually looks like child wearing a bonnet. Compared to the rest of the terrain, the badlands are starkly different. All interesting and good set of photos. Thanks for sharing.

[angkymac]

Beautiful land, and beautiful images of it!
I like that oak tree trunk with the "minimalist" green leaves.
The eroded land has a lot of vegetation in its ravines; it must be relatively stable. A stream at the bottom undercutting the land gradually, perhaps?
Angky.

[maucard]

A nice series of photos focusing on different aspects of the terrain. I particularly like the photos of the wild flowers and the badlands. One of the flowers actually looks like child wearing a bonnet. Compared to the rest of the terrain, the badlands are starkly different. All interesting and good set of photos. Thanks for sharing.

Mike, thank you for the kind comment. The flower that you talk about, the one that looks like child wearing a bonnet, is a species of wild orchid (it should be Orchis purpurea). Yes, the badlands provide a different scenic effect with respect to the rest of the terrain! In other parts of the region they reach more impressive proportions.

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Beautiful land, and beautiful images of it!
I like that oak tree trunk with the "minimalist" green leaves.
The eroded land has a lot of vegetation in its ravines; it must be relatively stable. A stream at the bottom undercutting the land gradually, perhaps?
Angky.

Many thanks for the kind comment Angky. I'm glad you like the oak and you are right, that shot is quite minimalist. Yes, at the bottom of the eroded terrain there are smoll streams, but it is generally believed that this kind of erosion occurs mainly due to the action of rain. It is stable, but the erosion tend to proceed slowly, year by year.

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Last edited by maucard; 11-05-2021 at 02:03 PM.