Sometimes dysfunctional

Dahlia

photograph by Nancy Strohm

🦴 Die Radiolarien (Rhizopoda radiaria): Berlin: G. Reimer, 1862-1888. Original source Image description: Historical scientific illustration showing detailed, labeled drawings of Radiolaria fossils from the 19th century. The image includes multiple circular and elongated forms with intricate internal structures, radiating lines, and varied textures in shades of beige, brown, red, and black. Prominent features include fine, spiky projections, clustered spherical elements, and cross-sectional views revealing cellular-like patterns. The illustration highlights five main types: Actissa, Thalassolampe, Thalassopila, and Thalassocolla, showcasing their delicate skeletal frameworks and complex morphology typical of fossilized Radiolaria. The plate is titled “Spumellaria et Nassellaria” and originates from “The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger.”

🦢 The birds of Australia.. London, Printed by R. and J. E. Taylor; pub. by the author, [1840]-48.. Original source Image description: Illustration of a Royal Spoonbill (Mycteria Australis) standing on rocky ground near water with tall grasses behind it. The bird has a distinctive large, flat, black spoon-shaped bill, iridescent dark blue-green head and neck, white body feathers, and long red legs with webbed feet. The background shows a calm water scene with distant trees and soft pastel sky. The style reflects a detailed 19th-century natural history print from “The birds of Australia” published 1840-48.

ocracoke, 18 may

may 29, 2026

Milford Sound, March 06 2026

🌵 Curtis’s botanical magazine.. London ; New York [etc.]: Academic Press [etc.]. Original source Image description: Historical botanical illustration from 1832 depicting a tall, ribbed green cactus covered in dense clusters of long, sharp brown spines. Two cactus flowers are shown in detail: one fully open with delicate pink petals and numerous yellow-tipped stamens, the other partially closed. Additional detailed botanical elements include a close-up showing the cactus flower’s internal reproductive structure and isolated stamen parts. The artwork combines scientific accuracy with artistic style, highlighting the cactus’s texture, spines, and floral anatomy. The image is labeled with botanical numbers and dated at the bottom as published by S. Curtis in Glanwood, Essex.

Sardinia, Italy

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M16, Eagle