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Drought, No Doubt
Docks are aground with no boats around; the water level at Henderson Lake by Inverness reflects the general drought condition in central Florida. Last year we were nearly 10 inches below normal, and the rainfall is four inches below normal so far this year. The U.S. Drought Monitor map shows our area somewhere between “extreme”…
Sibling Synergy
The “old Moon” rests “in the arms” of a new, grinning, crescent Moon with earthshine illuminating the portion of the Moon that is shadowed from direct sunlight. Above and to the left, Venus adds to the beauty of the scene like a supportive sibling, the sister of Moon and Earth. Indeed, they are all brothers…
Stromato-what?
Its called a stromatolite (stro’-mat-o-lite). It’s a fossil remnant of mats of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae. The microorganisms grew in mats, bound together by slimy secretions that allowed entry of nutrients but protected them from environmental hazards. This allowed them to form three dimensional “microbe cities” that took knobby shapes. The top image…
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