FIVE SECOND STORIES

In the Neighborhood: 

3/1: +12° and 2" of overnight snow:

Poor crocus, poking their heads up through the snow:

But, the sun is strong and things are melting fast. Warm-up coming mid-week with temps 40-50s with rain. Rumors of 60s arriving for the weekend. 

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With the upcoming Spring in mind, a Kelly Boesch vid, Honeybee:

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My first PSA test after treatment came in at .07. Normal for men my age is 0.0-6.5. Yay! Recheck in 6 months.

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Fun pics:  

Alpaca after shearing:

 

The size of a grown tiger's paw:

A Striped Pajama squid:

Found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans of Australia, this guy is tiny-adults reach a length of 3".

Cassowary with eggs:

These birds are smaller only to ostrich and emu with giant killer claws. One wonders if this might have inspired Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham? 

In Iran's Zagros Mountains, salt domes and glaciers formed over thousands of years as subterranean salt gradually migrated to the surface.

 

Wavy rock at Vermillion Cliffs park:

The area near the Utah-Arizona line is a place of strange and delightful rock formations. In the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, the renowned Wave formation is made of Jurassic-age Navajo sandstone -- 190-million-year-old sand dunes turned to rock. Stacked one atop another, the dunes calcified in vertical and horizontal layers. 

White Auroras Finland-Seen during intense, cold winter nights, they occur when the aurora is exceptionally bright, overwhelming human color perception (rod cells), or when green and red emissions mix with nitrogen to create a white effect.

 

Spherical cloud, Fujisawa, Japan December, 2016:

Dubbed "Death Star cloud" or "cotton ball cloud", these stationary, low-hanging clouds are likely a rare, isolated form of lenticular (or cushion) cloud, often caused by winds flowing over mountainous terrain or unique atmospheric conditions. 

Fog Dome 2016 North Wales:

A weatherman from the BBC explained: "This is a very unusual phenomenon, but the most likely explanation is that the "fog dome" has been caused by a source of heat close to the ground, possibly an agricultural building or a relatively warm pool of water. As the fog has formed in the valley this heat source has forced the fog to lift away from the ground into a dome as warmer air rises; like a hot air balloon."

Sutro tower in San Francisco looking like a ghost in the fog:

 

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds in Wyoming 2022:

Known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, they form when a faster stream of air moves above rising air below.

Mammatus clouds near sundown, Germany: (not enhanced)

Jimmy red corn originally from Georgia-a rare variety saved by a single farmer from extinction. It is also known to make exceptional moonshine with a smooth, deep flavor. 

 

Inside a cactus: 

Ring display in jewelry shop:

Women's full face swimming mask from 1928 designed to protect the skin:

A MRI of baby in the womb:

The creepiness of the images are why ultra-sounds are used! #getanexorcist

Pareidolia: rock floating in sky or rock in a lake?

Fun vids: 

Orchard tree trimming machine:

 Carrot harvesting machine:

FUBARland:

Something I am not reading about in the media concerning the assassination of Iran's Supreme leader are potential consequences. Historically, killing a leader of a country has been a taboo although we've done it a few times over the years. But now, with drone technology, an enemy can whip a few in under radar and boom. I would not want to be in the Secret Service's shoes moving forward: how are they going to protect the Roach (and subsequent presidents) when he is out golfing? 

Idiot. Let's take this to the nth degree-any leader anywhere will rarely be seen in public. Everything will be televised and therefore AI imaging could be used. Reality will be fixed.

Now, reports are coming in that the Roach's reasoning for the Iran attack had to do with retribution of alleged Iranian messing in our 2020, 2024 elections. In a draft memo that was leaked, China was cited for the same thing. All as fake justifications for the Roach to stomp on our voting procedures so he can steal the 2026 mid-term elections. 

What is it going to take for Congress to impeach him?