A welcome whimsy break, thanks to yarn artists of the #Seaside #Promenade

#knit
#crochet
#oceanart
#OregonCoast

Unexpected beauty - last minutes of golden hour illuminate a patch of common mallow (Malva sylvestris) blooming on the back side of an old cedar fence
#flowers
#goldenhour

Blue sky, sunshine, and an abundance of green and red table grapes this year. Small pleasures🍇

Bees in a curbside garden

Change in the weather brought a beautiful sunset and a moment of calm.

A tiny bright spot in the darkness - a California pink glowworm (Microphotus angustus)! - seen tonight on a hiking trail in the Santa Monica mountains. Thanks, fam, for sharing this clip!
#insects
#bugs
#nature
#lahikes

Just noticed a granary branch right above us!

Blue sky through Oregon white oaks (Quercus garryana)

Just a cute little mushroom growing in a pot with some maple seedlings (Acer palmatum)
#mushrooms
#Japanesemaples

Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) in bloom

As we know, our moon is retreating from Earth at about 3.8 cm (1.5 in)/yr. Tom Powell’s Close Approach Lunar Model (CALM) proposes that this current #LunarRecession cycle is actually the second in the history of the #EarthMoon system!
#orbit #Science #Evolution #Geology

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