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SMALL MOUNTAIN LAKE WITH UNDERWATER SPRINGS. (by Serge Sabotovich)

Snoqualmie Falls, Twin Peaks, Washington 2019.

every morning when i go in the kitchen she yells at me nonstop so i have to put the spoon on her head

Fordite, also known as Detroit agate, is old automobile paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It was formed from the built up of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks and skids on which cars were hand spray-painted (a now automated process), which have been baked numerous times.

There are three breeds of cat:

Chonk

Goblin

Yeah that looks like a cat

Stomata as a Proxy for Atmospheric CO2 Levels

These strange, mouth-like structures are called stomata. Stomata are specialized pore structures found on plant leaves that permit the exchange of gases such as CO2, O2 and H2O, between the inside and outside of the leaf. They do so through the opening and closing of stomatal guard cells.

Plants convert visible light into sugars via the process of photosynthesis, which uses CO2 as a reactant. Along with light availability and temperature, CO2 is a limiting reactant of photosynthesis which means that the quantity of this compound controls the number of reactions that can take place.

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it is starting to bloom outside!!! smell like earth and worms!! the grass is tall and awake!!! flowers are here and scattered everywhere!!! it’s raining and humid and fresh!!! i know i say this every other day!!! i love!!! spring!!!

The Black Falls (by Matt Purciel)

A Rose of Jericho three hours after being watered having nearly returned to is previous, alive, state!

The Rose of Jericho(Anastatica hierochuntica) is a species of resurrection plant. These plants are characterized by their ability to use Poikilohydric mechanisms which enable them to survive extreme dehydration for years at a time.

“nothing to see here.” - The Field Museum of Natural History

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