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Dinge des Meeres (Fossilien/versteinerte Korallen) in allen Formen und Größen.
Things of the sea (fossils/petrified coral) of all shapes and sizes
Fossil dunes are hardened sand dunes shaped uniquely by desert wind . Though it looks hard these are breakable sandstones which changes its shapes very slowly unlike normal sand dunes. Normal sand dunes moves and changes shapes frequently according to wind.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid ) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes in the desert in dry, hot areas.
Weathering is the process decomposes or decays rocks . (Al watba - Abudhabi UAE)
Sunset. Fossil dunes are hardened sand dunes shaped uniquely by desert wind . Though it looks hard these are breakable sandstones which changes its shapes very slowly unlike normal sand dunes. Normal sand dunes moves and changes shapes frequently according to wind.
A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid ) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes in the desert in dry, hot areas.
What could be more tempting, an empty beach, a changeable weather forecast, and a strong wind making things happen. As the season progresses storms denude the beach of it's sand , and the rock strata is more emphasised. It's like walking on pavements of fossils. Fossil Scale is by Georgia Ruth
This is a four photo shot of a fossilized ammonite that has been stitched together. A fairly common fossil, this ammonite was cut in two to reveal the spiral growth of the creature's shell which is visible. The growth cells have filled in with different materials which have become rock over the years - somewhere between 240 - 64 million years ago. Ammonite's became extinct with the dinosaurs.
Taken 30 January 2023
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Last 5 minutes of warm evening light on the Seven Sisters & coastguard cottages.
You can see where a massive 10 meter chunk of the 250ft high chalk cliff of the fourth of the seven sisters has slipped out into the English Channel earlier in the week - worst land slip here in 50 years apparently according to some.
You can also make out a few people down on the beach to give a sense of scale.
Best not to get too close to the edge up above, or to the cliff face down below unless you've always had a real yearning to be fossilised in the chalk just like an ammonite :)
This is a detail from a stone which was to be used as a pendant, but I never finished it.
2018 one photo each day
Macromondays theme rock
For Smile on Saturday's theme "Natural Stones"
I have a few glass bowls at home full of natural stones that I collected in different places. All are associated with moments and places that mean something to me. In a way, they store memories.
The bowl that I used for this photo contains two different collections. Pebbles that I picked up with my boyfriend in a nearby beach early in our relationship, and fossils of Jurassic brachiopods from the limestone hills next to my grandpa's vineyard.
Fossilien finden sich rund um den Elm ja recht häufig. Meist sind es Ammoniten im Kalkstein, der hier auf den Äckern ja quasi "wächst". Solch ein versteinerter Seeigel aus Flintstein ist da eher seltener anzutreffen. Umso schöner, wenn man auf einem Streifzug durch die Gegend solch einen schönen Ackerfund machen kann...
The diesel powered Class 60 powers past the coal fired Ratcliffe power station with fuel oil for Kingsbury. God Bless Mother Earth.
This is 60019 passing Gateway West Junction with the 0702 Lyndsey Oil Refinery to Kingsbury Oil Sidings.
I’m trawling the archives trying to delete some of the 28k images in LR but keep getting held up editing old ones. This is from the last ice festival in Lake Louise since the pandemic…..hoping it comes back in 2024. It’s by Team Japan, Junichi Nakamura and Shinichi Sawamura.
Spiral theme for MM.
This fossil is in diameter 6 cm.
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Clock is Ticking
The colors of a Thomas Hill empty are obvious against the browns and greens native to the Sand Hills in September. The colorful sets have long been recognizable as THH trains and are currently some of the longest coal trains that run on BNSF. In general, it’s hard to complain about much here. It was supposed to be cloudy, but clearly it is not…yet. More importantly, I have a train to shoot, which as crazy as it sounds now, is not always the case with the current state of affairs. Some boring stuff below.
A little info on Thomas Hill—
During the Biden Admin, the EPA proposed new rules to go after “fossil fuel” plants and their GHG (Greenhouse gas) emissions. In 2024, they briefly became new rules, wherein coal plants/units planning to operate past Jan 1, 2039 were considered “long-term,” units planning to operate after Jan 1, 2032 but cease operation before Jan 1, 2039 were considered “medium term,” and all others planning to cease before Jan 1, 2032 were exempt. It called for the “long-term” units to install CCS (carbon capture and sequestration/storage) with a 90% capture rate by Jan 1, 2032 (this technology does not exist yet). “Medium term” was to co-fire 40% with natural gas by Jan 1, 2030. Thomas Hill is a part of a group of power plants in Missouri without a set retirement date (Sikeston, New Madrid, Iatan, Hawthorn) [Though Sikeston seems on a path to retire sooner rather than later], which means these new regulations would force them to take a position. They may either declare a retirement date before Jan 1, 2032 if they see no reason to pay for these upgrades, or declare a date beyond 2032 and prepare to begin the process of retrofitting.
In June of 2025, the EPA—now under a new Admin—proposed repealing all GHG emission standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, which includes rules set under both the Obama and Biden Admins. There was a public hearing in July of 2025 on the subject and public comment was open until August 7th, 2025. They received 127,000 comments. The end is coming and it’s approaching fast. The next Admin will take office in January of 2029 and will most certainly make their own rules and changes wherever they are allowed to do so. In this context, Thomas Hill and its four Missouri counterparts not yet having retirement dates isn’t exactly promising news as any Admin change, court ruling, or rule change could force them to take a position at any time. There is no comforting way to swallow the fact 2030 is now knocking on the door and that everything eventually turns to shit. Sorry, I modified it.
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September 22, 2025 - 2:22PM
Sandcut, NE // BNSF Sand Hills Sub
A place to test your ankles. Eroded but still relatively young (geologically) lava fields at the southern extent of the Sierra Nevada in California. Watch your step.
The south end of Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California is marked by this ridge with accompanying sea cliffs. I haven’t got down to look at it geologically yet. (Too busy playing with grandkids and taking their pics.) I am hoping to find fossils there.
The south end of Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California is marked by this ridge with accompanying sea cliffs. I haven’t got down to look at it geologically yet. (Too busy playing with grandkids and taking their pics.) I am hoping to find fossils there.
When I look at the point from this vantage point I can see a mimetolith. A mimetolith is a natural topographic feature, or rock outcrop, whose shape resembles a person, a real or imagine animal, a plant, a manufactured item or any part thereof. Visual pattern recognition like seeing shapes in clouds and rocks; seeing faces in inanimate objects or abstract patterns is a normal human tendency. This tendency called pareidolia, was once seen as a mental disorder but is now seen as common and normal in humans. (No, I am not crazy…well maybe a little.) In this ridge I see a giant reptile crouching down at water level. Do you see it. The eye on the far right of the ridge is the easiest to see. Then let your imagination take over.
A "fossil" from my archives, lovingly adapted to look like a very old photo…for Sliders Sunday. 😊
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
HSS!
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center near Glen Rose Texas sits in an area of flat topped ridges and grassy valleys as seen in this photo. The Ridges are mostly made of Lower Cretaceous limestones mixed with interbeds of shale, clay; siltstone and sandstone. As the name Fossil Rim implies, some of the limestones are fossiliferous and contain gastropods; pelecypods; cephalopods; ammonites; marine macrofossils; fossils