Autumn on a High Plateau
We went - again - to the high karst plateau of Bloke south of Ljubljana to catch the last warm sun rays and the nice wind that caresses the forested landscape - and try to survey a purported little Bronze Age hillfort. Bloke high plateau in its golden autumn glory While the hillfort proved elusive - we had some problems with the multispectral camera and the analysis shoult take some time - the warm, soft sunlight bathing the plateau was so nice ... These forests are home to b
Saint Lawrence of Thousands of Years
The legend of Laurentius, one of the seven deacons of Rome, is quite amusing (for a martyrdom story) - when he was tortured on a gridiron over the fire, he called out: "Turn me over, I'm well done on this side!" ... Thus he is a patron saint of cooks and comedians. Saint Lawrence is one of the most widely venerated saints of the Catholic Church, and there are numerous churches and chapels dedicated to him. This one is a pretty incospicuouos one, perched on top of a small hill
A Polje and a River
Planina Polje - Planina karst field - is a classic example of this geological feature - a flat-bottomed depression over which a river Unica slowly meanders from its emergence from the Planina cave towards the sinkholes at the other end of the field. Kite aerial view towards the southern end of Planina polje Last time we were here flying kites the field was flooded - the sinkholes can't take all the water when the snow is melting or after serious rains, and the field becomes a
Castle Kalc, Again - and a Tribute to Slawek
Finally a good wind forecast made us pack the gear, and there were favourable conditions for some near infrared aerial archaeology ... So we drove again to "our" place near the medieval castle Kalc in the upper Pivka valley, to determine where exactly - and if at all - once stood an Iron age settlement and a Roman military camp, and what is all about those mysterious circles in the grass ... ... But before we went to work we had a solemn memorial event for a kiter we met in A
