Images Dated 4th August 2006

Malta - Spinola Bay - once a thriving fishing port, but in recent years tourism has taken over

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Malta - Spinola Bay - once a thriving fishing port, but in recent years tourism has taken over.
The brighly coloured traditional Maltese fishing boats are called "Luzzu". November.
David C Dixon
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Squirting cucumber

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Squirting cucumber
Mediterranean plant, with explosive dispersal mechanism
Ecballium elaterium
Bob Gibbons
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Cucumber, Cucumbers, Europe, European, Floers, Flower, Flowering Plant, Mediterranean, Pla Nts, Plant, Yellow

DAD-1853 Salt pans at Marsaskala, Malta look like shallow trays cut into the stone

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Salt pans at Marsaskala, Malta look like shallow trays cut into the stone
They were created by the Knights in the 17th century. There are a number of sites around the island's coast - most are disused. The site in this picture is however operational in the summer months. November
David C Dixon
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