Sentences with phrase «from verdant»

Indeed, Brown's Drought Task Force website compares shocking before - and - after pictures of lakes and waterways transformed from verdant vistas into withered wastelands.

Four years of drought have pushed countless lone pines and forests alike to the brink of collapse, turning entire swathes of mountains from verdant to withering rust.

Banoi's lush tropical beauty offers many natural wonders: from verdant rain forests to mountain highlands to virginal white sand beaches.

Kauai has earned the nickname, «Garden Isle», and from your verdant surroundings, you'll understand why.

Designed by Olga Polizzi, the suites are imbued with a floral, sylvan theme from the verdant, leafy wallpaper.

A fascinating island: prehistoric mysteries, Roman traces, a warlike medieval past, and the splendours of more recent ages, all set in a country of contrasts, from verdant rolling hills to rugged mountains.

Witness the natural wonders of the world unfold before your eyes, from verdant tropical forests to sky - high mountain peaks, down to the vast expanse of the Great Barrier Reef.

It is green and lush with an abundance of fauna and flora; ranging from verdant forests to tumbling waterfalls.

Jeff Koehler, a proud Barcelona resident for over 15 years, offers «an expert guide» to the intriguing and sophisticated flavors of Spanish cuisine in his cookbook, Spain: Recipes and Traditions from the Verdant Hills of the Basque Country to the Coastal Waters of Andalucía.

My recipe is loosely based on this recipe from The Verdant Life.

Not exact matches

The meticulously stocked boutique is an attempt to mesmerize even the most jaded New York shopper: verdant murals of fruits and nymph - like creatures and rich wood panelling provides an organic backdrop for the clothing while halogen lights beaming from every direction, even the floor, reflect off a central glass staircase.

From the balcony, we've seen the mountains shimmer in the haze of mid-September sun; a maple tree gives shade and verdant murmurings of praise.

Qingyuan County is a secluded, verdant forest paradise ringed by mountains isolating the entire area not only from any major city but for most of its history from most contact with the outside world.

A stark vision in red, set against the verdant greens of the Helvellyn peak in the Lake District, a bridge made entirely from paper takes its place in the British countryside to defy both belief and gravity.

Dried poblano chiles are called anchos, but fresh they have a verdant flavor not all that different from a bell pepper but with a more complex smokiness to them.

Strongly brewed green tea adds a subtle verdant flavor to these tender muffins, and adding baking soda directly to the tea cuts any bitterness that might occur from brewing it...

Vegetable-wise, Boulud likes to serve sturdy salads that benefit from a bit of marinating, or at least won't suffer if they sit out: a haricot vert and roasted beet salad with goat cheese, pecans, and a red wine vinaigrette fit the bill nicely, as did a pile of verdant English peas and poached carrots mounted on top of a bright pea pesto.

From kitchen, dooryard, and «pleasure» gardens to the verdant OSV Herb Garden, each of the museum's garden types has been carefully researched to showcase plants that were popular — and practical — in the early 1800s.

Set on twelve verdant acres in the heart of Nashville on the spacious Trinity Presbyterian Church campus, Linden Waldorf School (the only Waldorf school in Tennessee) serves children from early childhood to grade eight.

But my husband comes from the rolling hills of lowland Scotland, where the purple heather lights up the hillsides on a bright sunny day and the clear water of the River Tweed winds its way through the verdant valleys.

«This was all forest» Gene - Rene Vaceus, a driver for the United Nations who returned to his native Haiti from New York a few years ago to retire, drives past the barren hills and says the verdant country of his youth is long gone.

When explorer Aldo Leopold canoed the delta in 1922, he marvelled at «a verdant wall of mesquite and willow» that separated the river from the desert.

Another $ 3.3 million has come in from the Canadian government — Verdant is testing a new type of turbine in the Saint Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ontario, that sits on the riverbed rather than being moored to the bottom.

Including its plans to help Verdant, the Energy Department in September said it would dole out up to $ 7.3 million over the next five years to advance commercial viability, cost - competitiveness and market acceptance of new technologies that can harness renewable energy from oceans and rivers.

Verdant, which operates its kinetic (non-dam) hydropower project in the East River under a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), plans to by the end of the year apply for a FERC pilot commercial license that would allow the company to create a field of up to 40 underwater turbines with up to 1.5 megawatts of capacity.

Verdant's Taylor says his company is at least two years away from being able to quote costs to potential customers.

The first appearance of dandelion is subject to debate, but most scientists agree that the species emerged from Eurasia and was later introduced to other regions, resulting in its current naturalization on every verdant continent in the world.

You can find everything from arid desert - like hills (as seen here) to verdant forest, majestic lakes, wildlife filled marshland, scores of beige beaches and plenty of other settings to enjoy and take photos in the beautiful presence of.

From the houseboat, we could enjoy the glorious landscape of Srinagar, with the mirror - like lake, lush green valleys, snow - topped mountains and verdant trees rustling in the breeze.

Inexplicably, the verdant glow alights on Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), a womanizing hot - dog pilot who's just been fired from his job testing state - of - the - art military aircraft for an aviation contractor.

John Marston's melancholy adventure was great at mixing up its setting, taking in everything from the barren wastelands of New Austin, the earthy canyons of Mexico to the verdant greenery of Tall Trees.

Lane's colors are lushly romantic (red, as one might expect, leaps from practically every frame, surrounded by a thousand verdant shades of green) but loaded with melancholy.

Millions of years later, we're on a different earth from the one we know: dinosaurs have not evolved significantly in form, apart from acquiring American speaking voices, and inhabit a verdant landscape that has never been spoiled by industrialization.

From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, Naslund brings the 18th Century, and Marie Antoinette, vividly to life.

«And then the knight was held over the pit of writhing snakes, which hissed and spat as their twining lengths ensnared the whitening bones of their previous victims...» «And then the black - hearted villain, with a hideous oath, drew a secret dagger from his boot and advanced towards the defenceless...» «And then the maiden took a pin from her hair and the golden tresses fell from the window, down, down, caressing the castle walls until they almost reached the verdant grass on which he stood...» Arthur was an energetic, headstrong boy who did not easily sit still; but once the Mam raised her porridge stick he was held in a state of silent enchantment — as if a villain from one of her stories had slipped a secret herb into his food.

From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen's life is joyful, poignant, and harrowing by turns.

Through verdant fields and meandering brooks, life is simple and easy, far from the turmoil of the Cold War world.

Nestled in the verdant hillside of Saint Jean, your view from Wine Note will make you feel like St. Barts royalty.

Part of the new Amanera resort on the verdant northern coast of the Dominican Republic, this sleek modern vacation rental offers panoramic views of azure sea and golden beach from its hilltop perch.

From the window the land skims past like a finger - smudge of verdant green and yellows.

Discover the region's verdant vineyards and absorb the atmosphere of its historic towns, soaring cathedrals and half - timbered houses as you sail from Lyon, taking in the UNESCO - protected centre of Avignon.

Folded up against each other, we watch the yellow lines speed out from under us and disappear into the notches in the verdant hills while Neil hums in the background.

Much of what we read about travel is packaged into a descriptive personal essay that seeks to sweep the reader to a magical land where cotton candy falls from the sky and unicorns roam undulating; verdant hills leading to an ethereal Eden.

Rolling down from the snow - dusted peaks of the Swiss Alps through into the verdant meadows and Mediterranean climate of Southern France.

Further afield, you'll find the beach resorts of Tokeh, Bureh, and Kent (just two hours from the capital by taxi along good roads and beautifully verdant mountain forests).

On the seventh floor, a 25 metre infinity pool overlooks the verdant green belt of the Southern Ridges, providing a peaceful escape from the bustle of the city below.

Perched on a verdant hillside on the north shore of St. Barts, Joy is situated near Marigot Beach and enjoys panoramic views of the coast and sea from its ample pool terrace and spacious interior living areas.

Overnight guests have use of the grand library and other common areas, and can stroll the 5 acres of verdant grounds and enchanting fountains and... MORE gardens (you can hear a bit of highway noise outside, but the Belvedere feels otherwise cloistered from the hubbub of downtown Saugatuck).

Perched on a verdant hillside, the home enjoys panoramic canyon views from its ample terraces and stunning living spaces.

Off the coast and away from the rugged cliffs and spectacular beaches the countryside changes to rolling hills dotted with craggy trees, lush verdant green pastures covered in grazing sheep and rustic dwellings straight out of a movie set.