A big mass of earth and rock , rising above the common level of the earth or adjoining land, often given by geographers as above a thousand feet in peak (or 304.8 metres), although such lots may still be described as hills as compared with larger mountains. The mountain was snow-peaked however maroon-tinged by the early spring buds of deciduous trees on the lower slopes; its presence by no means left my consciousness as I walked below it. I watched a chaffinch because the day warmed; I sat on a park bench by the little Victorian railway line that may have taken Freud and his family from their lodge in the valley to the cable car, and was baffled by the flight of a giant insect, or was it a small chook?
This yr, the theme is also linked to the Mountain Partnership World Meeting, to be held on 11-thirteen December at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, which can give attention to the challenges and alternatives in sustainable mountain development and can launch a Framework for Motion to help concrete actions and establish policies that strengthen the resilience of mountain peoples and environments.
They both like mountain climbing. Aan Katha …
