Q: What is my son doing on the beach? A: Picking up some sand to throw at his brother. Q: Do they have a fight? A: They are brothers. No other comments given or necessary. Julianadorp, the Netherlands.

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A seagull grabbed a piece of bread out of my hand, but was attacked by another seagull. Photo by my son "B" captured at exactly the right moment. On the ferry between den Helder and the island Texel, Northern Holland, Netherlands.

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One of the many giant blue atlas cedars (Cedrus libani atlantica) in the Leicester region. Botanical garden at University of Leicester, UK.

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Cedrus libani, possibly the atlantica subspecies. An enormous cedar in the "English Heritage" garden at Brodsworth, Doncaster. With the help of Google earth I have measured the diameter to more than 30 m.

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Giant Dogwood (Kjempekornell). Cornus controversa "Variegata".

Dogwoods are normally known as shrubs, but this one ("Giant dogwood") grows into a beautiful tree. Possibly the most beautiful tree I have seen. The combination of the white color and the shape of the branches is extraordinary.

Also called "Wedding cake tree", guess why.

Trompenburg arboretum in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

I planted this tree in my own (Trondheim) and my parents' (Sykkylven) gardens in Norway, but after a few years I had to admit it did not work. The growth was very slow, and finally they died.

The species are hardy, it has grown to a significant height both places. But this variety seems have much more problems with Norwegian winters, or something else?

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