Anyway, kid's birthday involved making terrariums at spiffy local shop Pretty Green Terrariums. Fairly involved, makes a closed system with a few bugs to ... balance... I dunno. Was hovering outside. Neat components, teens were very engrossed, products varied a lot with personalities. Highly recommend for groups, couples, or any plant-lovers!
Found another of my sample flakes of the lavender-gray & red Alibates flint from the Texas Panhandle. This one has an old patinated cleavage surface (human or natural breakage) & what looks like original cortex. #Archaeology#rocks
This is the river Rhine in cologne. It's the biggest and longest river in Germany.
The drought shows us structures and things that are usually under the water.
It's a rugged place, this high valley in the wilderness of Oregon. May the artwork take you to such a place -- one of wild beauty, intense silence, and timeless majesty.
This discovery shows that these #sediments were formed in a river, a delta or near the shore of an ancient lake. It raises questions about #oxydation processes on Mars... and reinforces the hypothesis of past #habitability...