Maskingtape
Screening the windowframe of reality from the clumsy brushwork of Dan Eastwell.
Comments? Dan Eastwell (all one word) at gmail dot com
Jul 04
There are numerous theories about the purpose of these tracks, the most discussed are the following: * Goods were transported here on sledges which gouged the tracks into the rock. * The tracks are real cart ruts for transporting goods. * It is an irrigation system. The theories of transport systems are the most popular in the discussion. (via Misrah Ghar il-Kbir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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“ In the exclusive neo-gothic henhouse that is Westminster, is it any wonder they flock together? When the rules - from tradition or otherwise - are idiosyncratic, where they arrive mystified and dependent on the kindness of the party whips to show them the ropes, where the career path depends on doing as others do… what would you do if not conform, and then, being clever, find smart reasons for doing so?
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One or more reasons to reform Westminster - not a revolution, just make it more like a place of work, than a mystical cabal
Jun 19
“ There’s sperm and then there’s super sperm – gigantic reproductive cells many times longer than the minute crustaceans that produce them. Now, scientists have discovered that ostracods, or seed shrimp, have been cranking out these giant sperm for at least 100 million years.
Jun 12
Exploring the region after the snow melt, Cornelissen’s team discovered that C. conorhiza specimens were surrounded by a thick layer of matted roots growing upwards and out of the soil (see photo, above right). The team realised that the roots, seemingly growing into thin air, would for most of the year be covered in snow – and so they dubbed them “snow roots”. (via Unique roots let plant forage in the snow - life - 12 June 2009 - New Scientist
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May 26
(via margaret durow)
terrarium construction (via nicole | the habit of being)
May 22
May 18
“ Dreamt about a joyous reunion in a co-ed boarding school-like environment. Odd to feel nostalgic for an experience you can’t remember having
