Frost Flower Frost flowers, or ice flowers, can form on dried stems of plants with still viable root systems when temperatures are freezing, but the ground is not. Moisture can be drawn up through the roots, then push through the desiccated stems as it freezes in the cold air. This "flower" formed on a dried and broken …
my Monday, 27 November 2023
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my Monday, 11 September 2023
Some insects can be rather creepy, especially those with just too many legs. Some can appear threatening, such as wasps and hornets. Some can be fascinating to watch, such as bees gathering pollen. Some can be beautiful and mood lifting, such as butterflies. And some can be just plain odd, such as walking sticks. Looking …
my Monday, 31 July 2023
On one of my first Wordless Wednesday posts I added a caption, and a friend quipped, "That's not wordless." Since then, I have not added captions to my Wednesday photographs. Sometimes, though, I have a photograph that I want to comment on. Sometimes, I have a photo that I don't think is particularly noteworthy---I just …
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