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April 24, 2013 06:58 PM UTC --
If it ain't one thing, it's another. I know it's been a looooong time since I posted or done anything here on Gather, but there's been a lot going on here on the home front.
First, during the hot dry . . .
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January 23, 2013 06:54 PM UTC --
Back in early October 2012, I shared the photo below of our chrysanthemums that were just beginning to flower. And some of you commented that you were anticipating a photo of them fully flowered out. . . .
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January 09, 2013 02:05 PM UTC --
Start with a wiffle ball, alias a "future sphere" in my fractal generator.
Set the wiffle ball iteration, flatten them out and add some long thin cylinders squnched together to form some "mountains." . . .
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January 03, 2013 07:14 PM UTC --
A "pair of eights" or "double infinity?" Or, as always, something else altogether? Only the beholder can say for sure.
The two images below are the first fractal creations I've done in 2013, though . . .
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December 17, 2012 10:58 AM UTC --
Yep, I'm planning a survivor's party for December 22 , 2012. Are YOU coming?
The folks at NASA are so sure they'll still be here December 22nd that they've already released the following video intended . . .
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October 31, 2012 01:05 PM UTC --
Our universe is a never ending source of wonder for me. And since it's Halloween time here on Earth as I write this, I thought I'd share a few photos that prove just how Halloweenish space can be. . . .
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October 08, 2012 07:45 PM UTC --
Actually, I've been chasing little yellow butterflies all summer . Until now I've never caught up to the little devils long enough to snap a decent photo. But I got lucky on my morning walk today around . . .
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October 05, 2012 08:41 PM UTC --
Okay, so I've been taking a respite from my online activities for the past month or two. I was getting a bit burned out from all the intense attention I was giving my computer, and with fall in the air, . . .
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August 16, 2012 03:38 PM UTC --
If camouflage is an art, then Mother Nature is a master artist.
Generally, camouflage in the animal kingdom is an evolutionary adaptation that serves to help animals to survive long enough to . . .
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August 13, 2012 04:36 PM UTC --
I believe that I've previously shared all of the photos in this post, but never all at once. So, here's goes.
Leafhoppers are tiny things but they come in an astounding variety of shapes, patterns, . . .
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August 08, 2012 10:20 PM UTC --
I was out and about in the fields behind our house the other day looking at milkweed plants for monarch butterfly caterpillars. I had found one last year and raised it into a fine male monarch butterfly. . . .
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August 03, 2012 07:14 PM UTC --
As most of you know, I just can't stop fiddling with fractals. So, here's one of my stories, and I'm sticking with it!
Start with an image generated with Chaos Pro.
Despeckle it some, smooth . . .
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August 01, 2012 09:52 PM UTC --
My little sister Karen got married this past July 21st. It's both the bride and groom's second time around, but certainly no less of an event than the first, and we predict the last of its kind for . . .
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July 26, 2012 01:56 PM UTC --
I like spheres, and I like Curls; I'm really into fractal swirls.
Color me purple, or color me blue; I've got so many more colors for you.
Silver and gold, and ruby too.
I even . . .
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July 25, 2012 04:30 PM UTC --
While the Jelly Belly airplane below might be yellow, the pilot sure isn't! My nephew and I watched Kent Pietsch fly his Interstate Cadet at the airshow in Geneseo NY on 14 July 2012.
While . . .
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July 23, 2012 06:17 PM UTC --
My nephew and I went to an airshow nearby and saw lots of cool airplanes. One of the coolest was the mini biplane pictured below. Presumably, it actually flies. It sure looked like it had all the right . . .
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July 17, 2012 02:43 PM UTC --
My nephew and I went to an airshow in Geneseo NY a few days ago, and were treated to quite a display of flying prowess!
I was most impressed by the acrobatic maneuvers of the pilot of the custom airplane . . .
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July 12, 2012 12:06 PM UTC --
Dual Reality
by Gary D. Timothy [ A drabble - exactly100 words]
SC looked up at me from the bottom of the box, and meowed. His cold, dead eyes reflected my curiosity as he prowled . . .
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July 11, 2012 03:52 PM UTC --
Remember that robin that built her nest under the eaves of our porch? If not, then you can check out my first installment of the photo story: Robins under the eaves! And then I posted a followup: . . .
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July 04, 2012 05:33 PM UTC --
The Eastern Yellowjacke t ((Vespula maculifrons) is a wasp , not a bee or a a hornet. All yellowjackets and hornets are wasps, but not all wasps are hornets or yellowjackets. Hornets generally have . . .
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