Good Morning
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 3, 2023
Fun fact:
The last day of 2023 will be this one
(yeah, date format mm/dd/yy). pic.twitter.com/6WE7fzuhWP
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 4, 2023
The beautiful Cuthona Yamasui nudibranch
[📹 Andy Graham / withgraham]pic.twitter.com/RhjwyNwpft
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 4, 2023
Nope.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/p9z5ICTQLh
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 4, 2023
In 1960, David Latimer planted a spiderwort sprout inside of a large glass jar, added a quarter pint of water, and then sealed it shut.
He opened the bottle for the first time only 12 years later, in 1972, to add some water and then sealed it for good.
The self-contained… pic.twitter.com/Oy2jusB1wD
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 5, 2023
This building in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey is an excellent example of architectural styles stratification over the centuries.
It shows three distinct periods:
- Roman Byzantine Empire (bottom),
- Ottoman Empire (middle),
- Republic (three upper floors). pic.twitter.com/x8oj7yCbMO— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 5, 2023
Mistakes were made.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/Py21A2iScO
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) December 5, 2023
That time a man reached for a stuck landing gear on his friend's plane from a sunroof of a car driven down a runway and fixed it.
[St. Augustine airport, Florida, 1985]pic.twitter.com/bU3Up6DSVV
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 6, 2023
This famous 2016 aurora lit up pareidoliacally in an amazing shape reminiscent of a giant phoenix. It was captured by Hallgrimur P. Helgason in a quiet September night
[read more: https://t.co/YqaiTfslf6] pic.twitter.com/t4dWGhDFE6
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 6, 2023
Pooch penguin partypic.twitter.com/0sx5HUlN5o
— Hy Bender (@hybender) December 6, 2023
The blind spot(s) of a truckpic.twitter.com/kWPwhuRFrf
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 7, 2023
How to solve a problem of traction on gravelpic.twitter.com/eDLJDurixC
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 7, 2023
It's "thrillingly athletic" Thursday!pic.twitter.com/GIpayAhqGh
— Hy Bender (@hybender) December 7, 2023
Did you know?
The iconic sound of the bald eagle you always hear in movies and TV shows is the one of a red-tailed hawk.
Why?
This is the red-tailed hawk's vocalization vs a real bald eagle's.pic.twitter.com/zFy0U7LJLl
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 8, 2023
IT department Christmas tree pic.twitter.com/5ryC91ItbC
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 8, 2023
How to blend inpic.twitter.com/LZ8AyhP6HQ
— Hy Bender (@hybender) December 8, 2023
Creature from outer space.
The manatee in the picture came close to look at the photographer and was suddenly perfectly positioned in front of the sun's rays.
Winner of the Conservation (Hope) Photographer of the Year.
[📸 Sylvie Ayer, Florida, 2023] pic.twitter.com/D4DfZtoB03
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 9, 2023
«Everything is nothing, with a twist»
— Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughter-house Five pic.twitter.com/seostH7b0j
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 9, 2023
Photo shoot gone wrongpic.twitter.com/MgQxCP3LX9
— Hy Bender (@hybender) December 8, 2023
The grandient of light and colors at sunset
[📸 Gabriel Puyana] pic.twitter.com/B1jOAGwDYP
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 10, 2023