Thursday, May 24, 2007

Formation of a waterfall:

Typically, a river flows over a large step in the rocks which may have been formed by a fault line. Over a period of years, the boundaries of this shelf will gradually break away and the waterfall will steadily retreat upstream, creating a gorge of depression. Often, the rock layer just below the more resistant shelf will be of a softer type, meaning undercutting, due to splashback, will occur here to form a thin cave-like formation known as a rock shelter under and behind the waterfall. Finally, the outcropping, more resistant cap rock will fall down under pressure to add blocks of rock to the base of the waterfall. These blocks of rock are then broken down into smaller boulders by attrition as they crash with each other, and they also erode the base of the waterfall by abrasion, creating a deep plunge pool.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Lavender flowers:

Lavender flowers give up abundant nectar which yields a high eminence honey for beekeepers. Lavender monofloral honey is formed primarily in the nations around the Mediterranean, and marketed worldwide as a finest product. Lavender flowers can be candied and are used as cake embellishment. Lavender is also used as a herb, either alone or as an ingredient of herbes de Provence. Lavender is also used to flavour sugar, the product being called "lavender sugar", and the flowers are sometimes sold in a blend with black tea, as "lavender tea".

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Statue:

A statue is a sculpture depicting a precise entity, usually a person, event, animal or object. Its prime concern is representational. A small statue is called statuette. A statue of just a head and shoulders is a bust not to be perplexed with the anatomical part of the female body referring to the chest or the part of a dress. Many statues are built on payment to honor a historical event, or the life of an powerful person. Many statues are intended as public art, exhibited outdoors or in public buildings for the edification of passers-by, with a larger size than normal words could ever have for the common man.