Frosty Field At Sunrise, Market Harborough
by Dave Kennard
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Nettles and grass covered in frost shortly after sunrise on the edge of a field to the west of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, England.
The field has a footpath round the outside, making it a popular location with dog walkers, and the River Welland runs round the south of the field.
A low mist rolls across a field on a November afternoon near Marston Trussell, in Northamptonshire, E...
A large puddle at the end of a ditch in the north-west corner of Farndon Fields, Market Harborough, E...
Tracks through the snow past a hollow tree, between the villages of Lubenham and East Farndon, Englan...
A damaged, but still alive tree growing by a field of green wheat near East Farndon, Northamptonshire...
The afterglow of the sun at twilight is reflected in a large puddle at Fardon Fields, in Market Harbo...
Farndon Road, near Lubenham, Leicestershire, after snowfall in February 2012. The back road links the...
The footpath across Farndon Fields on a frosty morning, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England...
The footpath across Farndon Fields, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The area is curren...
Small trees and shrubs ready to be planted at the Farndon Fields development site, in Market Harborou...
Kerbstones, tiles, and various other building supplies and equipment, at the Farndon Fields Developme...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
