wnycradiolab:

the-plant-enthusiast:

Crassula ‘Buddha’s Temple’

1. This is awesome, and 2. it looks deceptively like it’s made of sour belts.

wnycradiolab:

good:

Infographic: The World’s Oldest Trees
- Adele Peters posted in Environment, Sustainability and Design

A recent study in Science reported that some of the world’s oldest trees—most between 100 to 300 years old—are dying rapidly, in part because of climate change. This infographic (from 2010, but still relevant) shows the location of trees that are even older, and now at risk.

Want to hear more about really really old trees?  We’ve got a story for you.

natgeofound:

A close-up portrait of a coal miner in Omar, West Virginia, 1938.
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic

natgeofound:

A tourist stops to get directions from a cop in New Mexico.Photograph by Luis Marden, National Geographic

wnycradiolab:

Shark Socks by Lisa Grossman.

Everyone needs these.

AMAZING

turnofthecentury:

Wilhelmine metamorphic postcard

epilepsyblues:

Mount Holyoke students, circa 1887

A studio shot of Kitty Ely class of 1887 (left) and Helen Emory class of 1889.

This photo is so darn adorable. I want to think that they are lovers.

rhamphotheca:

Thorn Bugs (Umbonia crassicornis) Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX, USA.

(photos: Bill Bouton)

shaolinurbanite:

louie Season 2 Episode 6

-Subway/Pamela

Love this show

thehonkychateau:

Manhattanhenge 7/11/12 - NYC