Sexy time among the moss along #ClearCreekTrail. I noticed one of the capsules looks like a gulper eel (#2 is a closer crop on #1). I'm not very familiar with mosses. Is that what the capsule typically looks like before/after it releases its spores?
(04/08/24)
For many reasons, this week has been especially unpleasant for me; I'd like to recover some of the feeling of living in a universe that's capable of ✨Beauty✨ (the capital/emojis aren't necessary, but they help).
If you have a moment, please respond with your favorite X that gives you what you judge to be an analogous feeling, and an explanation of what's cool about it.
Suggestions that have worked for me before:
beautiful theorems, proofs, or visualizations/intuitions;
neuro-spicy special interests;
scientific discoveries (all fields: fundamental physics to animal behavior);
clever puzzle solutions;
a historical event that's happy for more than just bigots;
a difficult to translate word or phrase and some of the best ways it can be used;
an unusual grammatical feature of some language you know (of) or culture you're a part of that just makes sense.
Things you just think are neat and what you like about them.
Thanks to the people who responded plus a little searching through this bot's posts ( https://mastodon.social/@trendytoots ) I have extended the list. Please feel free to respond with any more you know and can comfortably share, maybe with a description of what it's for, and a suggestion for what to call this kind of practice (or maybe it has an official name?). I'd really love to see examples from a broader variety of languages!
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#Mosses in the city can perfectly live together with human architecture. They should be cultivated wherever possible and not be seen as a sign of decay.
Here a nice example of thriving moss on an exhaust air vent of a university building.
A perfect day for exploring #mosstodon - sunny and extremely humid. Look at this luxury scyscraper for soil life! My tip: If you see old tree stumps like this, take a magnifying glass with you! Without, I watched a tiny cobweb studded with diamonds and a rodent's borehole.
Absolutely lush #moss on a very beautiful dry stone wall in #Derbyshire in honour of #Mosstodon and #mossmonday These beauties were a short walk from Hope Station. A dry stone wall is one built without any mortar to hold it together. They are typically found in upland areas where there are Rocky outcrops to provide the building material. This lovely example is from England’s Peak District. #peakdistrict
The duotone of life and decay, rich emerald greens and deep rust reds that nearly fluoresce in the damp gloam of the mountain rain forest of Mount Mitchell. #iphonephotography#microclimate#Mosstodon#mossmonday