Natural selection

Yup. Shaking on glass cabinet doors.

Of course, you are half way to getting great pics when you have fabulous subject matter.

Hungary election live: ‘We have done it,’ Magyar tells jubilant Budapest as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Heh heh
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

I set you up for that, didnt I? :)

The third one is worthy of reproduction for prints.

Will Trump continue to wax poetic about Orban? They threw the bum out, spectacularly. Can we do that here?

Interesting angle on diverse rocks' textures from a tactile perspective.
Also compelling for geoscientists daring to wade outside of their comfort zone of viewing rocks is appreciating the vast indigenous peoples' view and cultural meanings as revealed in The Whispers of Rock by Anjana Khatwa.

The "anti Victorian" movement may have also led to the Arts and Crafts church construction in the 1880s and 90s. Some in London. Now I discover a book specifically on that topic. Blast, I hate it when I'm piqued by another distraction and compelled to buy more books.

It spawned the whole A & C movement with Morris and Ruskin leading a creative revolution.

Ah, yes, the architectural corrections of the Victorians are addressed in Ziminski's review as well. An arrogant lot.

After reading the book, I am prone to pay closer attention to the decorative features in posts like yours. Some really rare and important church features are only left in small, out of the way parishes, or those that escaped the destructive wrath of the Reformation.

You might like "Church Going" by Andrew Ziminski. A thorough review of architecture, decoration, cultural heritage, and political influences, all preserved in such churches in Britain. Excellent.

Indeed. Plus, the awareness of the drawbacks of modern cement has only come to widespread attention in recent years.
Great photos, BTW.

Oops, the lime mortar appears to be repointed with cement.

I'm always amazed at the fine jointing work of the artisans that fashion this stonework even into the 20th century as in this case. What do you call this, stone marquetry?

Kiln as in lime? Not the ones out by the castle, but in the digs nearby the priory building?

Same time frame?

Durham Cathedral preserves a great moment in architecture evolution. The transition from the Roman (round) arch with thick columns (see your interior pics) to the Gothic arch (pointed) that allowed for taller, lighter (more glass) construction. (See your exterior pics of later exterior aisle walls).

The life like eyes are striking!

Back in January, I was showing my mini volcanologist grandson (6yo) the pahoehoe vs aa lava on the Cinder cone road. He picked up a piece of reticulite that initially baffled me. The lightbulb came on when photographs appeared of the next episode in late January w that stuff blowing onto your roof!

Are the needles in the ash a version of Pele's tears?

Indeed!
Especially the puddingstone one.

You've created a compelling 3D effect with this one!

Nice landscape. Dave chatting with a pod guest? The tree cuts along the footpath for trail maintenance?

I suspected the dark gray stone is quartzite but was uncertain about others.
Thx

What is your prefered mineralogy for a hammerstone?

Does it vary depending on what rock type you are knapping?

Sadly, that's today's America.

Thank you for that!

We've run out of tears