It happened here once

In 2012, a show presented by Garden State Fireworks went awry. On Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 7,000 fireworks,[1] intended for a 17-minute display, discharged prematurely and simultaneously from all four barges and the pier.[10] The entire cache exploded in less than a minute.[11] The coordinated fireworks are triggered by computer, and the premature discharge was blamed on a corrupted …

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The World in Infrared.

Life in Another Light Infrared Photography Contest 2024 Winners ​ I have to admit I never heard of it but the results are interesting. I was particularly taken with the lichens in infrared.

Darne Display

  No info with the pic but it looks old. I like the cut away Darne at bottom.

Another Parkinson’s link

Multiple credible studies have found that agricultural workers who handle paraquat—or live near areas where it is applied—face a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease, which can eventually turn even the simplest movements into daunting challenges. Animal research further underscores paraquat’s toxic effects on nerve cells, although proving direct causation for individuals affected by Parkinson’s remains difficult. Herbicide …

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Crow Present?

Pizza Saver Did I get my first crow present this week? This was where I feed them and a long ways from where it might have blown in. I have been feeding multiple generations for 10 years. In winter gulls are a problem. I can’t believe how fast they figure out the crows are on …

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Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

One of my latest paintings depicting a Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) in its beloved habitat. This bird prefer dark old spruce forests. Acrylic on paper, 24 X 30 cm  Saulius Karalius Northern Nutcracker Other Nutcrackers ​I read this a long time ago and it was a great piece of ecology thus I have a spot for …

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Hypnotic

Hypnotic but I am glad I am not there. More.