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n-architecture: Suspended House Paul Nelson

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:48 -0400

Suspended House
Paul Nelson

rhamphotheca: Blood Falls, a Natural Time Capsule Containing a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:21:10 -0400

Blood Falls, a Natural Time Capsule Containing a Unique Ecosystem

This five-story, blood-red “waterfall” pours ever so slowly out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valley. Geologists first discovered the frozen waterfall in 1911, and believed the red color came from algae. Its true nature turned out to be more spectacular.

Roughly two million years ago, a small body of water containing an ancient community of microbes was sealed beneath the surface of the Taylor Glacier. Trapped below a thick layer of ice, the microbes have remained isolated inside a natural time capsule, in a place with no light, oxygen, or heat.

The trapped lake has very high salinity and is rich in iron, which gives the seepage its red color. A fissure in the glacier allows the microbial subglacial lake to flow out, forming the falls without contaminating the ecosystem within.

More photos of Blood Falls can be seen on Atlas Obscura

#Gloucester city hall at dusk. #nofilter

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:49:18 -0400

#Gloucester city hall at dusk. #nofilter

#watchcityfestival #steampunk

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:26 -0400

#watchcityfestival #steampunk

wnycradiolab: Julie Mecoli’s “Dark Matter” is a series of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:58:05 -0400

wnycradiolab:

Julie Mecoli’s “Dark Matter” is a series of artworks inspired by the University of Queensland Pitch Drop Experiment (if you want to seriously geek out about this, our story on the experiment is right here).

Mecoli’s pieces are made of bitumen. They start out looking like solids and slooooowly reveal their true liquid nature. Check out some of her other work here.

Getting ready to make a 10-foot long farm table with #old...

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:03:16 -0400

Getting ready to make a 10-foot long farm table with #old #barnwood. I envision #diy troubles ahead.

View out the window of the library in Rockport.

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:16:56 -0400

View out the window of the library in Rockport.

Portsmouth, NH fence

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:15:03 -0400

Portsmouth, NH fence

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Sun, 05 May 2013 02:26:27 -0400

Butterfly Tea

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:47:07 -0400

Butterfly Tea

chelliswilson: eran gilat “life sciences”

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:16:59 -0400

chelliswilson:

eran gilat

“life sciences”

odditiesoflife: Illustrated Lunch Bags by Dad Since 2008...

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:04:24 -0400

odditiesoflife:

Illustrated Lunch Bags by Dad

Since 2008 graphic designer David LaFerriere has been drawing illustrations on his children’s sandwich bags. He photographs almost all of them. You can explore the entire collection on Flickr.

mcmillianfurlow: By Like Minded Studio.

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:19 -0400

mcmillianfurlow:

By Like Minded Studio.

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Thu, 02 May 2013 18:08:29 -0400

kurtankeny: Bedroom, 18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas.

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:40:35 -0400

kurtankeny:

Bedroom, 18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas.

Dollar Tree find for Easter

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:07:59 -0400

Dollar Tree find for Easter

wnycradiolab: medievalthedas: socalledbohemian: Heart shaped...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:20:15 -0500

wnycradiolab:

medievalthedas:

socalledbohemian:

Heart shaped book of hours from the 15th century, Amiens, Picardy, France.

Original from Bibliothèque nationale de France

Ready or not, folks, Valentine’s Day is coming for you.

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Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:19:50 -0500

Winter Mantel 2013

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:44:48 -0500

Winter Mantel 2013

wnycradiolab: Feather art by Chris Maynard (ht Metafilter)

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:18:16 -0500

wnycradiolab:

Feather art by Chris Maynard (ht Metafilter)