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The coldest temperature ever recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming was -66°F on February 9, 1933. When temperatures get that cold and there’s no wind, water vapor will freeze to things like grasses, trees and rocks, known as hoarfrost. Do you get hoarfrost where you live? Photo by Jacob W. Frank, National Park Service. 

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JackRabbit | Giclée Art Print | Art prints, Giclee art print, Art

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Found desert hare and quail by the same artist....

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Religious competition was to blame for Europe’s witch hunts

Many children are still persecuted as alleged witches in Africa for similar reasons

Good short article. I was surprised this is going on in Africa, and with children.

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The American Robber Barons Who Stole Medieval Europe

We had been driving through what felt like one continuous Miami strip mall for almost an hour. Our GPS promised that in a few short minutes we would reach...

OK, I have not been on here in a millennia, but now that I’m in summer mode I’m getting some reading done.  I read this piece (above) after reading about Wirt Rowland and his awesome work in Detroit that was inspired by medieval architecture.  If you’re interested in medievalism the article, “The American Robber Barons Who Stole Medieval Europe,” will have you glued to the screen until the very end.  During the late 19th century to pre-WWII, American’s apparently had nostalgia for a time that did not include machinery or mass production (e.g., Industrial Revolution).  However, after thinking about this idea and the popularity of the Classical period during the 18th through early 19th century it could make sense that the American people would move forward in time to romanticize, such as the medieval period. The Middle Ages was almost a thousand years of handmade -unique- one of a kind creations of almost everything a person needed. People created their clothing, grew their food, and hand copied works of literature. This also must me a romance of the turn of the century urban American, because the American frontier was still alive.  I highly recommend this article even if you are not a medievalist, but still enjoy art history or stories of rich people showing off their wealth. 

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[thegetty]

Illustrations from a 19th century book of fables in the style of Aesop, but with vegetables instead of animals. The land of vegetables is ruled over by a benevolent dictator squash named Cucurbitus I.

See the fully digitized book through the Getty Research Portal here.

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These are gold. And hilarious. 

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Too many trends to keep up with...

I was (am) looking at Raverly this morning more out of habit than with an actual mission.  Wondering whats new on the Hot Right Now list of popular patterns and gazing at others FOs in the forums. I’m working on Andrea Mowry’s Find Your Fade, I wasn’t able to ride the wave when the initial KALs started for her amazing creation.  Who knew that simplicity was best, but with a twist.  Should I start her So Faded sweater rendition of her FYF shawl?  I desperatly want to, but I have yet to finish my current sweater that seems like it will never end. *sight* Overall, I couldn’t be happier that these are my current life issues to deal with as a 31 year old.

[soupofmandrake]

Constantly working on my fade. Changing colors again. #findyourfade #findyourfadekal #findyourfadeshawl #madelinetosh #yarn #yarnporn

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Ok, I tried fixing the problem some people asked questions about. Please go to my twitter account and vote in my poll. #easter #culturaldifferences #whitepeopleproblems #egghunt #borderproblems

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Please vote on my twitter poll. We are having a major office debate. #culturaldifferences #whitepeople

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Dreaming of finishing this cardigan ☹️ #instaknitters #instaknit #knitstagram #knitting #yarn #yarnporn #hashtag #madelinetosh #sidewalkchalk #crackedpepper @aliciaplums

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#yarnlovechallenge #daywhoknows YARN LOVE 💜💙 trying to Find my Fade in some skeins I already have. It might just work. 🙈#findyourfadeshawl

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#yarnlovechallenge #day12 & #day13 PROGRESS AND A SELFIE ~ this is a selfie of my lack of progress on any knitting project because I'm swamped with defense paper 📝 work. In fact, I'm also not making much progress on the paper because I'm such a horrible writer. Something that should take 1 hour is taking me 3. So I'm not very happy right now 🤦🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍💻☠️

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#yarnlovechallenge #day10 TRAVEL. I'm not going to be traveling anytime soon. Im not going to my local coffee shop and calling it 'travel' either. So I guess this is my anti-travel post. Lol. After I graduate maybe I can have that luxury again. 💁🏻

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#yarnlovechallenge #day3 I am currently making a #crackedpepper cardigan by @aliciaplums in DK Twist|Sidewalk Chalk from @madelinetosh wonderful mind. 😍

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#yarnlovechallenge #day2 A close up of Bruce counts because his fur has definitely made it into all my WIPS 🤗 just sayin'

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#yarnlovechallenge Hello all, Thought this challenge would be a bit of fun during my last semester of grad school (aiming for a middle school/high school job in the fall). I don't believe I can give my story justice in an Instagram post but here are 10 interesting things: 1. I've lived in the desert southwest for 26 years. First in New Mexico, now El Paso, TX. I was born in Michigan. 2. My mother was a Catholic school girl who went on a blind date with an illegal immigrant working the blueberry fields for a better life. I was conceived. 3. I'm obsessed with religion and love discussing it, however I keep my personal beliefs close to the chest. 4. Birth. Movies. Death. 5. I want to complete at least one 50mile ultra marathon before I die. 6. I dislike assholes. 7. I love hiking and wish I had more time for it. 8. I'm not afraid of getting older because my quality of life has only increased with age. 9. I named my cat Bruce Wayne because his coat wasn't black, so Batman wouldn't make sense 🤔 10. I was born on St. Patrick's Day 🍀 The picture I used for this post was taken on my 30th birthday, last year 🍰