Redhead Ramblings

Just an ordinary woman trying to get through this life in one piece

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We have had Pumba for almost 4 years now, and this has *never* happened. Usually Nibbler hisses at him and keeps as muchh distance as possible.

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Best. Day. Ever. (at Wrigley Field)

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Dog? What "dog"?

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80's day at work. I totally rocked it.

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Nick and Judy, killing it at work

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They think they're so cute.

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. Sunrise descent. Photography by @ (Marc MOL). The leopardess Furaha leaping down to a gorgeous sunrise background, most wildlife photographers know just how difficult that is to get those two combinations to come together, sometimes….not all the time, with a lot of patience one is rewarded! Ruaha NP- Tanzania. #Leopard #LeopardDescent #Wildlife #leopardess #natural #nature #predator #safari #Tanzania

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The Owl & The Poppyfield by Phil Robson

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What's better than #zoofari2016 at the #columbuszoo ? Zoofari with two of your besties! (at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium)

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It's almost Dory time!

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TODAY'S THE DAY! Just keep swimming. 🐟🐠🐡🐙🐳🐋🐬

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Looking sassy in my Best Woman dress. It had pockets!

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I'm thinking I have found my next tattoo. I'd like a water color look with multiple colors.

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Vander Mill Ginger Peach cider. Very tasty. (at Winking Lizard Tavern- Crosswoods)

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A cosmic trick of the eye

NGC 2371 resides 4300 light-years away from us, in the constellation of Gemini. It is one of the largest planetary nebulas known, measuring roughly three light-years across. Its progenitor star can be seen here as a pinprick of orange–-red light, surrounded by a green, blue and aqua-tinged puff of gas. This shell appears to have a regular, elliptical shape that is sliced in half by a dark lane running through the nebula, which also encompasses the central star.

This dark feature misled astronomers when NGC 2371 was initially catalogued because the two lobes visually resembled two objects, not one. As a result of this confusion, the nebula has two names in William Herschel’s New General Catalogue: NGC 2371 and 2372 (often combined as NGC 2371/2 or NGC 2371-2).

The hot ultraviolet radiation streaming outwards into the nebula energises the gas it touches, causing NGC 2371 to glow in the beautiful aquamarine colours seen in this image.

Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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PEBCAK

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Stick-Gods ~ Per-Bastet

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This probably contains one of the greatest throw away gags of all time.