Be a Fractal?In the image at right, you can see one of several "roses" that I've generated with thefractal generating program. When generating these kinds of images, the imagination goes wild with the possibilities.
I'd suggest a light coat or sweater if you choose to walk along one of these beaches! Still don't know what part of the world is depicted in these images?Now, let's zoom up to those snow-dusted peaks and see what we can see there.
With the right program, you can use it to sample concepts such as infinity in full color graphic detail. You, too, might be able to iterate a fractal Bird of Paradise like the one at left.
Pretty soon, my cousin noticed that there was no noise - no birds, no wind, no insects, no cars, no airplanes - nothing. You don't want to touch poison ivy, poison oak, and most cacti.
We're in the home stretch for the coming of spring. In fact, you can stick just about any shrub or tree branch in water and watch the leaves unfurl weeks earlier than they would outside, to bring a feeling of spring indoors.It's time for the birds and...
The first is the thumbnail image at right, which shows a festive holiday ornament to hang from your tree, or that would make a great element to place at the very top of the tree! Of course, the fact that this fractal image has a suspiciously tree-like...
More recent studies have shown that the monarch and viceroy are examples of something called Mullerian or mutual mimicry. The monarch is one of the most beloved of North American butterflies.
The first people to settle there were seven French Huguenots (Protestants who fled at the time of the Edit de Nantes) in the year 1693. One of the various islets, the ‘ile aux cocos' has been turned into a wildlife sanctuary where masses of seabirds...
The air is filled with frost crystals and the snow crunches under my boots. One of the hawks or owls that call our farm home had an early breakfast. It is winter on our farm. The wind has started to come up and my eyes tear with the cold.
Some pottery remains attest that it was discovered by Bantu sailors during the seventh century but was conquered much later on by Arabs travellers who set a sultanate there. The Comoros archipelago lies about 1500km from Reunion and 8000km from Paris...
Who can resist admiring those beautiful red berries against a backdrop of pointy green leaves? In fact, all the yards along my country road look good.I think I'll go for a good ol' country walk right now.
We could have picked just one variety and planted it densely for the effect that was common in Amsterdam, but it was too hard to choose a single favorite.OK, it was still a lot. I tossed some fertilizer around, and we didn't cut the grass in that area...
Every day I try to direct his energy and he responds accordingly. The one I knew would survive was the English ivy. They must have been sitting outside since the day before. Once he completely made his way into this world, there was not the usual crying...
The trees, planted in the mid 1950s, are spaced about 6 feet apart and are 40 to 50 feet tall. One afternoon, he introduced a landscape architect who was there to impart his wisdom to us.
This soon led to an extensive network of trails leading all around and many are still in active use as some people still live in quite remote areas. It is a small place but has a surprisingly high number of trails, paths, tracks and all manners of ways...
They come from all over the world!" We get them from all over Europe, and so do Lufthansa, Al Italia, Finn Air, Iceland Air, all of them!" I still wasn't buying it, not completely, anyway.
This period was followed by wars between the different local groups (Sakalava, Antakarana, Merino). In Nosy Komba there is still some interesting forest and numerous lemurs, in Nosy Tanikely is a marine reserve with stunning corals and huge schools of...
It might be a blade of grass, an unusual leaf, a flower petal, a bug or a rock. Chalk is fun; so are Sharpies.One trick that I use to get my own creative side speaking is to study an object, abstract it in my mind, and then try to draw it with only one...
Hiking is a very enjoyable way to spend a day. Accommodations are reasonably priced and comfortable.Sights captured on recent Cumberland County, Tennessee hikes. In Jackson County, three miles north of the city of Marianna, you will find Florida Caverns...
The day I dreaded most was the next to last day the team was there... Then we placed these tamales into the top of huge steamer pots to cook for an hour or so before the big thank you dinner.Tasting the wonderful tamales made me forget the hard work,...
In 1951, the International Commission on Snow and Ice created a simple classification for identifying the seven principal snow crystal types: plate, stellar, column, needle, spatial dendrite, capped column and irregular.
I took a break from the hustle and bustle of the day to walk through my gardens and remember them as they are during the warm season. I have yet to attend a session of list makers anonymous, if there is such an organization, but I confess I am addicted...
Kilmer's mother wrote one version, but the most popular was the melody by Oscar Rasbach. His verses "Prayer of a Soldier in France" describe a spiritual response to the hardships of infantry life.
But what exactly causes this beautiful white glaze to form? This keeps warm air on the surface, and thus makes frost formation less likely.Some particular kinds of frost have their own names.
Is it worth the trip? There is nothing more beautiful in nature than when the crisp air descends upon the mountains, and the leaves on the trees begin to change colors. Some years will be better than others for color.
And Sparrow had healed over the cold time and flew to greet their return.‘Pine, you, who had the least of all the trees, and gave so much, have touched my Spirit. And when the warm times returned in the spring, Sparrow's family returned also.
At the end of this article is a list of over fifty plants that have heart-shaped flowers, leaves, markings or seeds. Share nature's Valentine surprise by sending a link to this article to a good friend today; just click on the link at the bottom of the...
