Tracks in the snow, East Farndon
by Dave Kennard
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Tracks through the snow past a hollow tree, between the villages of Lubenham and East Farndon, England. As well as the tracks left by walkers, there are lots of rabbits tracks left in the snow.
Beyond the dead tree there is a snow covered manure heap, and a farm building.
A damaged, but still alive tree growing by a field of green wheat near East Farndon, Northamptonshire...
A gateway between two fields located between Lubenham and East Farndon, Northamptonshire, England. Th...
An old rusty bathtub in a snow covered field between Lubenham and East Farndon, Northamptonshire, Eng...
Nettles and grass covered in frost shortly after sunrise on the edge of a field to the west of Market...
A 'Heavy Plant Crossing' sign placed in the middle of the footpath at the southern end of the Farndon...
Kerbstones, tiles, and various other building supplies and equipment, at the Farndon Fields Developme...
Farndon Road, near Lubenham, Leicestershire, after snowfall in February 2012. The back road links the...
The stile between two snow covered fields at the top of a hill to the north-west of East Farndon, Nor...
A low mist rolls across a field on a November afternoon near Marston Trussell, in Northamptonshire, E...
Panorama by a pile of rubble at twilight in Farndon Fields, Market Harborough, UK. Farndon Fields is ...
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.
