The name “Dolomites” is derived from the famous French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu who was the first to describe the rock, dolomite, a type of carbonate rock which is responsible for the characteristic shapes and colour of these mountains; previously they were called the “pale mountains,” and it was only in the early 19th century that the name was Gallicized.
Mountain Lake
Nestled in a valley, far in the mountains, lies a beautiful gem of a lake.
North Wales, Scotland or the Lake District. Does anyone recognize it?
Good Manners
I’m just saying, annoying twitter remarks come down to a simple premise: Ask yourself do you really need to tell us that?
Pull a page out of the twitter playbook: ‘I shall not commit unnecessary annoying personal remarks without due course and attention’.