Jay Parrish
@kotranc.bsky.social
Geophysics, remote sensing, geobotany, art, humor. Buy “Jokes from the Backseat 1 &2” Guaranteed to make you laugh or it’s not funny. Do not obey in advance. Kotranc.com. King of the rocks and nobody cares
Ooooooo this sounds good
BGS scientists have gained access to ‘once in a lifetime’ core from Great Glen Fault.
The core provides a cross-section through the UK’s largest fault zone, offering a rare insight into the formation of the Scottish Highlands.
More:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/scienti...
The core provides a cross-section through the UK’s largest fault zone, offering a rare insight into the formation of the Scottish Highlands.
More:
www.bgs.ac.uk/news/scienti...
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Ooooooo this sounds good
www.earth.com/news/satelli...
Always interesting to see how the world is with high resolution vs low resolution
Always interesting to see how the world is with high resolution vs low resolution
Satellite captures the first detailed look at a giant tsunami
A rare SWOT pass mapped a Pacific tsunami in detail, exposing hidden wave complexity and showing why forecasting models need a major update.
www.earth.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
www.earth.com/news/satelli...
Always interesting to see how the world is with high resolution vs low resolution
Always interesting to see how the world is with high resolution vs low resolution
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My comments with @ddiamond.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com more antivaccine MAHA pseudoscience headed our way www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
My comments with @ddiamond.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com more antivaccine MAHA pseudoscience headed our way www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Met the Yule Cat. Did not get eaten, thankfully.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Met the Yule Cat. Did not get eaten, thankfully.
Official opening day of Lancaster Christmas Ball harvest season
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Official opening day of Lancaster Christmas Ball harvest season
Why the tiny tables?
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Why the tiny tables?
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I don’t see my friend “a scary amount of butter” as much as I’d like to but when I do it’s like no time has passed, we pick up right where we left off
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I don’t see my friend “a scary amount of butter” as much as I’d like to but when I do it’s like no time has passed, we pick up right where we left off
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Polish cartoonist Andrzej Rysuje nails it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Polish cartoonist Andrzej Rysuje nails it.
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
A more pessimistic take on this could be that the birds have started the Revolution and word is spreading fast. What exactly are they saying? Did anything happen in the last year that might upset birds?
A more pessimistic take on this could be that the birds have started the Revolution and word is spreading fast. What exactly are they saying? Did anything happen in the last year that might upset birds?
Viral Sparrow Song Takes Canada By Storm
A new song in sparrows rapidly spread across Canada -- but the reason that this variant song “went viral” remains a mystery
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
A more pessimistic take on this could be that the birds have started the Revolution and word is spreading fast. What exactly are they saying? Did anything happen in the last year that might upset birds?
A more pessimistic take on this could be that the birds have started the Revolution and word is spreading fast. What exactly are they saying? Did anything happen in the last year that might upset birds?
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
I like this. A giant blob headed for the Colonial Theater in about 15 million years.
I like this. A giant blob headed for the Colonial Theater in about 15 million years.
Giant hidden heat blob slowly travels beneath the U.S.
An immense pocket of hot rock deep beneath the Appalachians may be a wandering relic of the breakup between Greenland and North America 80 million years ago. Researchers suggest this slow-moving “mant...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
I like this. A giant blob headed for the Colonial Theater in about 15 million years.
I like this. A giant blob headed for the Colonial Theater in about 15 million years.
Not the view from my yard
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Not the view from my yard
Thanksgiving draws near
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thanksgiving draws near
I want the Taylor Swift of Brie, Wegmans
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I want the Taylor Swift of Brie, Wegmans
My books just went out of print. Barnes and noble reduced the price 20%. Amazon increased the price 80%. Two different approaches to life.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My books just went out of print. Barnes and noble reduced the price 20%. Amazon increased the price 80%. Two different approaches to life.
Columnar jointing. Person for scale. Renisfjara
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Columnar jointing. Person for scale. Renisfjara
Morning in America
November 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Morning in America
Every conversation I have with my family ends with me predicting some disaster happening soon and then admitting I’m talking about it happening in geologic time.
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Every conversation I have with my family ends with me predicting some disaster happening soon and then admitting I’m talking about it happening in geologic time.
Rough looking rye bread.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rough looking rye bread.