“Waking the Witch”

(Jeseniky Mountains, December 2022)

N I H I L G R A T I S.

27.56 x 19.69 inches

•the only art therapy which works for me.🐾

(Wolf in European folklore)

Jeseníky

#flashback Jesionki - sama nazwa w moim umyśle rodzi wspomnienia i obrazy z każdym pobytem coraz żywsze i cieplejsze. Tam nie ma złych chwil, niewłaściwych miejsc, czy źle dobranego roweru. Nie zmienił tego nawet wypadek @l__u_s_i podczas tegorocznej majówki (i wiem, że ona też tak myśli). Ba! Był on nawet przypadkowym powodem do zrobienia całkiem dobrych kilometrów do apteki do Polski. B-) 🇬🇧🇺🇸 *** Jeseniky - the very name triggers memories and images more vivid and warmer with each stay there. There are no bad moments, wrong places or even wrong choice of bike there. Not even @l__u_s_i ‘s accident during this year's May trip changed that (and I know she thinks so too. What’s more, It even came to be a reason to cycle some pretty good miles to the pharmacy to Poland and back. What a day! . . . . . #jeseniky #jesioniki #majówka #roadcycling #szosa #windingroads #bikemindset (at Jeseníky) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfYw-mMBFh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

2022 September 12

Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Ščerba

Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200 kilometers. Red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and are best seen when powerful thunderstorms are visible from the side.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220912.html

Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic - Daniel Ščerba What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200 kilometers. Red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and are best seen when powerful thunderstorms are visible from the side. APOD in world languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Beijing), Chinese (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Farsi, French, French (Canada), German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Montenegrin, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Ukrainian

Photos from the Internet

TIME: THE WORLD’S GREATEST PLACES

The Longest Pedestrian Bridge in the World: Dolni Morava, Czech Republic

By Jesse Reyes

The July 21/Aug. 1 issue of TIME magazine has listed the world’s greatest places, the different places compiled by the international network of correspondents and contributors of Time Magazine, “with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences. The result: 50 far-flung and familiar spots that are charting a path to economic recovery; investing in sustainability; and thriving, growing, and changing.” I wish to share these with you.

“As persistent as the challenges of life in 2022 is the hope that understanding and human connection can be found through travel.  So, with much of the global population now vaccinated against COVID-19, world travelers are again hitting the road—and the skies.  The hospitality industry is reopening and excited to safely welcome them and revitalize local communities.” from TIME magazine.

The first one I’ve chosen to share is Dolni Morava in the Czech Republic. 

 “After few years of grounded travel, take it up a notch by walking the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, a new sky-high architectural marvel in the Czech Republic…

Sky Bridge 721, which opened in May after two years of construction, is a new attraction name for the 721m (nearly half a mile) it spans in the foothills of the Jeseniky Mountains.  Hanging more than 95 m above the cloud-shrouded valley and the Mlyesky Stream. it offers panoramic views on a heart-pumping walkway that is less than 4 ft. wide…

No climbing or skiing skills are needed to get your mountain high here.  Bragging rights will only require a dose of courage to walk across the bridge…

A 2.5-hour drive (about 124 miles) from Prague, Dolni Morava mountain resort on the Czech Republic-Poland border has already been luring travelers with a love of high-mountain thrills,.  Along with its ski slopes, it has an alpine roller coaster (purported to be Europe’s second longest), and another “walk in the clouds” attraction, the Sky Walk—a curved wooden walkway and a walkway and a 100 m-long slide that descends 55 m in a twisting spiral.  Sky Bridge 721 has usurped the current Guinness World for longest pedestrian suspension bridge, gaining 154 m on the previous record holder, Baglung Parbat Footbridge in Gandaki province, Nepal.” Kathleen Rellihan.

Written on Feb. 10, 2023 in Chicago, IL. Other writings and poems of Jesse Reyes can be found in his blog: anadventurecalledlife.com.  Posted on FB 2/10/23.

Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic

What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200 kilometers. Red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and are best seen when powerful thunderstorms are visible from the side.

Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Lerba

“Ghost Story”

(Jeseniky Mountains, 2022)

Spiritus ex mons.

Friend who passed away on September will have a birthday soon.

I remember when he told me about the rare lynx which was captured on a camera trap in our local jeseniky mountains in 2016. The photo was made at night and flesh illuminated his whole figure as he was a ghost. And nobody seen him since. It was a true spirit for us cause lynxes don’t inhabiting local ridges for a long time.

So this one is for you, my friend🎁. We miss you so much💔.

Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Ščerba Explanation: What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200 kilometers. Red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and are best seen when powerful thunderstorms are visible from the side. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220912.html #NASA #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CiZ5N99Os0k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#flashback [ENG below] Tegoroczna majówka była odlotowa, z jednym dość szczególnym wydarzeniem, które zmieniło wiele planów na następne miesiące. @l__u_s_i złamała kość strzałkową, co wyłączyło ją z wiosennych jazd rowerowych i znacznie utrudniło logistykę dni codziennego na cały miesiąc. Na szczęście już w czerwcu, choć bardzo ostrożnie, wróciła do aktywności na tyle, żeby czerpać z tego znowu przyjemność. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 *** This year's May holiday was a doozy, with one rather special accident that changed a lot of plans for the next few months. @l__u_s_i fractured her fibula, which put her out of spring cycling and made the daily family logistics much more difficult for a month’s time. Fortunately, by June, she gradually recovered to even take up some sporting activities again. . . . . . #jeseniky #kouty #koutynaddesnou #dlouhestrane #holidays #familytime #weehoo #weehootrailer #mtb #mountainbiking #liskiweekendowe #happycysiek #bikemindset (at Dlouhé stráně) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgoqzYesRMg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

APOD: Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic (9/12/22) What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 35 years ago: red sprites. Research has shown that following a powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning strike, red sprites may start as 100-meter balls of ionized air that shoot down from about 80-km high at 10 percent the speed of light. They are quickly followed by a group of upward streaking ionized balls. The featured image was taken late last month from the Jeseniky Mountains in northern Moravia in the Czech Republic. The distance to the red sprites is about 200 kilometers. Red sprites take only a fraction of a second to occur and are best seen when powerful thunderstorms are visible from the side. APOD in world languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Beijing), Chinese (Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Farsi, French, French (Canada), German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Montenegrin, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Ukrainian © Daniel Ščerba

Jeseniky mountains, Czech rep., [OC], [4032x1816]