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The Crimson Gate (by oldoinyo)
Blue moment in Kakslauttanen Igloo Village (by Visit Finland)
Rosette Nebula “Narrow Band” (by John Castillo)

Three robbers, Babylas, Hilary, and Sosthenes, are stealing a treasure chest from the top of an old tower. Unfortunately, they’ve had to destroy their ladder to avoid pursuit, so they’ll…

In 1944 a children’s book club sent a volume about penguins to a 10-year-old girl, enclosing a card seeking her opinion.
She wrote, “This book gives me more information about penguins than…

apricity
n. the warmth of the sun in winter
“A strange and lovely word.” — Ammon Shea, Reading the OED, 2009
Return of Ice Age - Vatnjökull, Iceland (by orvaratli)
Japanese Maple (by photographics@snet.net)