One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
Living in a dense urbanized city is one of the best choices you can make to protect the planet - a fun fact you can deploy against people who want to get all self-righteous about the supposed evils of cities.
Painting featuring a young white woman sitting at at table laid with breakfast items like a teapot and plate with egg shells, the figure is smoking looks relaxed
After breakfast, c.1900 by Finnish painter Elin Danielson-Gambogi #womensart
Due to rising costs, Aardvark will be spelled with one A going forward.
Close up with a beautiful nudibranch on a rocky reef. The lower half of the image is a palette of swatches made from the nudi's vibrant colours.
Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs.
But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅
First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti.
#rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates
If Trump always TACOs he wouldn't have attacked Iran in the first place.
The meme generates a false sense of certainty about the delusional flailing of an erratic sociopath.
Pretty scary stuff. I've family in Wainuiomata who are OK but completely trapped.
How did your garden fare?
Notably absent: 🇳🇿
Dirty Harry... No that's believable.
Rosa Parks
Awesome tree stuff!
A small flashing LED on the bridge of the nose too.
Like the early automobiles had to have a man with a lamp walking in front of them
I came here about 18 months ago in parallel with but not because of, my wife's dementia diagnosis.
This is my only online space and some days it's definitely MY respite carer!
I like it here.
Another Weirdo
My wife says I'm very funny, and I did chuckle at that.
... But upon further reflection, my first sentence doesn't disprove your theory. Being quiet now.
I do.
It's more than zero.
You have no idea how important this space is to making a WHOLE life even if you're not directly engaged.
It'll still be there, arguing.
Constantly.
Guaranteed.
“You have to plan and be willing to delegate”
Humming-blep!
“May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.”
– Native American Proverb
Columbines (State Flower of Colorado) blooming in the Colorado Rockies
Photographer: Lars Leber Photography
Photo featuring a spiral of green fern leaves floating on dark water
Liz McGowan, Fern Ammonite,1992, land art, Hebden Bridge, UK #womensart
At this stage it's a truism that Eric is for spare parts, so I'd go there
... and so they are!
I get how one of his wobbles decided 'nuclear dust' was the best option to explain what they wanted to get across but I'd love a journalist to ask him to explain what it is
Context: "11 U.S. states and dozens of city, county, and tribal governments ... are currently taking major oil and gas companies to court to hold them accountable for deceiving the public about the dangers of fossil fuels and make them pay for the resulting damages."
Someone who likes using $5 words shouldn't confuse 'hyperbole' and 'racism' in this way. Reminder: They're not synonyms
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Oi Shane, Damien and The Mining Bros. you come for Sam Neill? you take on the rest of us 😤 #nzpol @samneilltheprop 21 April "From threats to me of PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, to MINI-TRUMP WANNABE Shane Jones yapping at my rear, to convicted FRAUDSTER writing articles… it has been an interesting few weeks."
The frolicking took me out 😂😂😂
Comet R3 PanSTARRS over a Himalayan Valley
Comet R3 PanSTARRS over Himalayas. Its extensive ion tail, best seen by camera, appears long due to Earth's nearly sideways view of the tail as it points away from the Sun. Barely visible, the comet now leaves our Solar System.
Credit: Basudeb Chakrabarti &
Samit Saha
Arthur Boyd's Shoalhaven landscapes reflect the extraordinary natural beauty of this area of New South Wales which caused him to marvel constantly about his surroundings. His paintings are a celebration of the grandeur and wonder of nature.
NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone
“This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said.
This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.
