This is a cedar-apple rust fungus (кедрово-яблочный гниющий гриб). Just photographed it after rain poured down all night. After the rain, the fungus turns orange and shows its swollen spore-bearing horns. Before the rain, while it grows, it resembles a coronavirus, a ball of reddish-brown cones with spikes (see the photograph in the comments). The botanical name is Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae.
This is a cedar-apple rust fungus (кедрово-яблочный гниющий гриб). Just photographed it after rain poured down all night. After the rain, the fungus turns orange and shows its swollen spore-bearing horns. Before the rain, while it grows, it resembles a coronavirus, a ball of reddish-brown cones with spikes (see the photograph in the comments). The botanical name is Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae.
A couple of thoughts have crossed my mind
– the apple watch firmly believes that walking my dog counts as a workout for me
– I don’t allow my dog to go into our backyard after dark. Because it’s too late
A couple of thoughts have crossed my mind
– the apple watch firmly believes that walking my dog counts as a workout for me
– I don’t allow my dog to go into our backyard after dark. Because it’s too late
Today is Nadya’s birthday. Well, maybe not exactly eighteen, but somewhere in that range. At least, in spirit.
And while she’s off at yoga somewhere, I’ve been glued to our photos together on my phone.
I’m doing what I can to make each year at least a little happier than the last for her, and to bring more and more vivid colors and impressions into her life 😉 though it’s quite a pleasant activity for both of us, there’s always a bit of chance and luck involved. Just to make sure it’s never quite enough! But overall, we seem to enjoy the same things.
Basically, I wish not to slow down! I’m not even sure who I’m wishing for, it’s her birthday, but I’m wishing for both of us. Because our paces are closely intertwined. And to Nadya, I wish fewer worries, especially in her volleyball coaching life. It’s incredibly hard in sports, but still;)
Kisses and hugs! ♥️
Nadezhda Shulga
Seems to me like my dog really believes that this loveseat couch was bought only for him to replace his small fluffy cuddler bed. And there’s me thinking about why he gave me those weird looks when I was sitting down on the couch next to him. Like, come on daddy go and eat my bowl food then if it comes down to it
TIL that in Hebrew and Arab music, accidentals might appear unusual. Eb, F#, Bb! Additionally, TIL that musical notation, typically written from left to right, can coexist with Hebrew or Arabic text, which is written from right to left. Hebrew words are divided into syllables (read from right to left) and are then organized from left to right. Quite confusing. There is also mirrored musical notation. Ivan Shapovalov Tatiana Loisha
I believe that in about five years we will see the first examples of compact drones “living” autonomously on roofs in big cities, in places of comparative safety, occasionally descending to carry out certain tasks. I’m not sure, perhaps surveillance or graffiti tasks. They will be powered by solar energy, and programmed to autonomously locate a safe nesting place on roofs for recharging (solar panels). Recharging may take a considerable amount of time, but who cares about a single drone when there is a swarm working in unison. Periodically, they will be able to connect to the Internet to upload the collected data to a secure cloud storage for their owners and to receive crucial updates about their mission from the cloud. They will be able to continuously communicate with nearby drones to coordinate their actions. From a technical perspective, all necessary technologies are already available today. It’s now down to producing the first operational prototypes.
What you get if you cross Brubeck’s Take Five with Bach’s Prelude in C minor (BWV 999 — that’s why Club Nine)
