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This first of five weekly updates should also bring matchmaking improvements, and a “try before you buy” system to Evolve Stage 2.
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Got to paint with my old, old friend Oake from back east. He and his wife-to-be came to check out Denver, and I was more than happy to show them around. Without all the futzing around and smoke breaks, this probably took 45 minutes to roll the wall and paint. Evolve covers very well.
All Evolve
Pedicure Pink
Pepto Pink
Scab
Earwax Green
Cope 2 Aqua
Life Aquatic
NY Fat, Evolve stock (fake NYF) for the green border, and a Pink Dot
This stellar swarm is M80 (NGC 6093), one of the densest of the 147 known globular star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. Located about 32,600 light-years from Earth, M80 contains hundreds of thousands of stars, all held together by their mutual gravitational attraction.
Globular clusters are particularly useful for studying stellar evolution, since all of the stars in the cluster are believed to have the same age (about 15 billion years) but cover a range of stellar masses. Every star visible in this image is either more highly evolved than, or in a few rare cases more massive than, our own Sun. Especially obvious are the bright red giants, which are stars similar to the Sun in mass that are nearing the ends of their lives.
Astronomers have found a large population of "blue stragglers" in the core of the cluster. These stars appear to be unusually young and more massive than the other stars in a globular cluster. However, stellar collisions can occur in dense stellar regions like the core of M80, and in some cases, the collisions can result in the merger of two stars. This produces an unusually massive single star, which mimics a normal, young star. Based on the number of blue stragglers, the stellar collision rate in the core of M80 appears to be exceptionally high.
For more information, visit: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1999/news-1999-26.html
Credit: The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/ STScI/ NASA)
Sweet, pure buds of my scented, single petaled wild rose. I gave the image some soft
texture to make the purity of the buds pop. You can see the actual bloom in my previous image.
The flagship garden of the RHS, Wisley captures the imagination with richly planted borders, luscious rose gardens and the state-of-the-art Glasshouse. Gifted to the Society in 1903, Wisley has evolved over time into a world-class garden.
In the trials fields, the finest flowers and vegetables are identified from the countless new introductions. Elsewhere in the garden, cultivation techniques are tried and tested, and a series of model gardens answers the needs of a variety of conditions and circumstances.
History of Wisley
The Royal Horticultural Society was given Wisley in 1903, although at that time only a small part of the 24-ha (60-acre) estate was actually cultivated as a garden, the remainder being wooded farmland. The original garden was the creation of George Fergusson Wilson - businessman, scientist, inventor and keen gardener and a former Treasurer of the Society.
In 1878 he purchased the site and established the 'Oakwood experimental garden', with the idea of making 'difficult plants grow successfully'. The garden acquired a reputation for its collections of lilies, gentians, Japanese irises, primulas and water plants. The present Wild Garden at Wisley is the direct descendant of Oakwood and despite changes is still true to the original concept.
After Wilson's death in 1902, Oakwood and the adjoining Glebe Farm were bought by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a wealthy Quaker who had founded the celebrated garden of La Mortola, on the Italian Riviera. In 1903, Sir Thomas presented the Wisley estate in trust to the Society for its perpetual use.
Nothing could have been more providential in the circumstances. For at least 30 years, the Society had been seeking a larger garden 'beyond the radius of the London smoke', to replace the garden at Chiswick which it had leased since 1822. It was also committed to building a new exhibition hall and offices in Vincent Square (and the construction work had already started). Both projects were seen as a fitting way to celebrate the Society's forthcoming centenary in 1904 but there were heated arguments among the Fellows over which should have priority for the available funds.
Sir Thomas' generous donation solved both these problems at a stroke. By May 1904, the move from Chiswick to Wisley was complete and, in July, the new headquarters at Vincent Square was officially opened by King Edward VII - both in time to mark the centenary. While Wisley was taking shape as an ornamental garden, its educational and scientific roles were never forgotten. A small laboratory was opened and the School of Horticulture founded to instruct young people in the principles of horticulture and prepare them for careers as professional gardeners.
Following the move to Wisley the trials of flowers, vegetables and fruit - an important part of the Society's work since 1860 - were resumed and expanded. The trials 'epitomise...the Society's endeavour to show to the public the best kinds of plants to grow' and remain one of the principal objects of the garden. That combination of learning with pleasure is the essence of Wisley.
For more information about RHS Wisley please visit www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/About-Wisley
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A little remix of the Robert Indiana 'Love' design.
Not sure what do with this...
MIght end up here - www.redbubble.com/people/sevenhundred Print? Tee? Interested?
View from the bottom of artificially dried lake Karla. Today there is a project in progress to regenarate a big part of the lake, constructing enormous water reservoirs, which attract thousands of birds and a local species of fish is now thriving again!
Located in the heart of Düsseldorf, the K21 Ständehaus is a premier destination for international contemporary art, serving as one of the two pillars of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. The museum is housed in the historic Ständehaus, a neo-Renaissance building originally constructed between 1876 and 1880 to serve as the seat of the regional parliament. After the parliament moved to a new building on the Rhine in 1988, the structure underwent a visionary transformation led by the architects Kiessler + Partner, reopening in 2002 as a museum that masterfully bridges the gap between 19th-century grandeur and 21st-century modernism.
The museum's most striking architectural feature is its massive, glass-and-steel dome, which covers the central atrium and provides an abundance of natural light to the galleries below. Inside, the original four-wing layout has been preserved, creating a spacious central "piazza" that serves as a public square for visitors. The design features a "white cube" gallery that seems to float over the piazza, housing the monumental installation "Das Deutschlandgerät" by Reinhard Mucha, which has become a permanent fixture of the museum's identity since its opening.
K21’s collection focuses on art from the 1960s to the present, featuring a diverse range of photography, video installations, and large-scale conceptual works. The museum emphasizes a "polyphonic" and global approach, showcasing world-renowned artists such as Ai Weiwei, Isa Genzken, and Hito Steyerl. Beyond the formal galleries, the building hosts the Pardo Bar on the ground floor, an art piece in its own right designed by Cuban artist Jorge Pardo, which is famous for its vibrant orange and green "soap bubble" wall patterns and unique lighting.
As of 2026, the museum continues to evolve its interactive offerings. While many visitors remember the famous "In Orbit" net installation by Tomás Saraceno, that work was retired in 2024 and replaced by a groundbreaking Virtual Reality (VR) experience also created by Saraceno, titled AEROCENE: FREE THE AIR. Currently, the museum is hosting the expansive exhibition "Land and Soil," and later this year, it will be entirely taken over by a major retrospective of the internationally acclaimed artist Thomas Schütte.
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graffiti into a more commercial form of art, as one of the main differences now lies with the messaging. Street art is often meant to provoke thought rather than rejection among the general audience through making its purpose more evident than that of graffiti. The issue of permission has also come at the heart of street art, as graffiti is usually done illegally, whereas street art can nowadays be the product of an agreement or even sometimes a commission. However, it remains different from traditional art exposed in public spaces by its explicit use of said space in the conception phase.
Created by Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, 2nd Grade, Pennsylvania, PA
Artists: Riley Moore, David Canavan, Nicholas Santasiera
Teacher: Mrs. Dengler
Title: Collaborative Surrealist Night Sky Inspired by Joan Miro
Theme: Your Night Sky, Astronomy
Materials and techniques: Students used many materials and skills for this project...Materials included chalk pastels, oil pastel, and watercolor paint. Students learned how to blend chalk pastels, how to create a resist using oil pastels and watercolor paint, drawing using simple lines and shapes, as well as cutting and gluing.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, this project evolved a great deal from conception to the completed compositions. It was great to see students so young take abstract ideas and wrap their minds around it!
About: After learning about the term astronomy, second grade students looked at the artwork of Joan Miro and spotted astronomical details in his abstract paintings, such as the moon, and stars. Next, second grade students worked in small groups to create an abstract piece of art that represents the art of Joan Miro, ensuring elements related to Miro such as colorful moons and simple linear stars were visible in the composition. They also worked together to create people and animals in Miro's abstract surrealist style.
Learn more about the Dream Rocket Project and how to participate at www.thedreamrocket.com
Phase 5 of Steel City LUG's evolving display at S.W. Randall's toy store on Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh. This phase shows a futuristic time period with a Nexo Knights theme.
"Just 52 Common Reed Grass (Phragmites)
This common Reed Grass is also called Phramites. It is an invassive grass found in wetlands and along the coastal shorelines of the Great Lakes. . This can grow upwards to 14 feet.
You may see this invassive plant along roadside ditches, it tolerates all kinds of soil types and can even survive in open water that is 6' deep.
At first glance this plant looks appealing with its feathery plume, but this is fast growing and can easily crowd out native plants and degrade habitats for all kinds of wildlife.. Because of its fast growth it can block views along shorelines reducing access for fishing and swimming. It will become dense and create the potential for fire hazzard.
It is best to contact the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources if you discover Phragmites so that proper control measures can be taken.
Seek out Native plants to replace Phragmites - these plants will vary depending on what kind of wetland you have. Some things to consider when choosing native plants is providing food/shelter or wildlife that are a part of your area.. What works in Northern Wisconsin may not be the same choice for the Lake Michigan Shorline. I hope you found this as interesting as I have in researching invassive plants.
Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.
-David Suzuki