October 2013

Latent Potential #20 Bozeman, Montana 2013

The slits in this seed pod are filled with masses of tiny black seeds for whatever kind of flower this is.]]>

Latent Potential #19 Bozeman, Montana 2013

Another view of thimbleweed seed pods. These are more typical in that the stalks are long, straight, and mostly bare of leaves.]]>

Latent Potential #18 Bozeman, Montana 2013

I believe this is some kind of thimbleweed.

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Golden Spiral Bozeman, Montana 2013

Conventional wisdom has it that some snail shells, like the nautilus shell, follow the shape of a golden spiral. The boring truth however seems to be that while these shells follow logarithmic spirals, roughly meaning they grow wider with every revolution and the rate of that growth is a constant, they typically do not exhibit the rate constant required to be a true golden spiral.]]>

Spent Beauty #4 Bozeman, Montana 2013

The base of an Arrowleaf Balsamroot plant.

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Petrified Water Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 2013

A closeup shot of Upper Yellowstone Falls. I found it interesting how the sprays of water frozen by the camera are mirrored by corresponding “sprays” of basalt in the adjoining canyon wall.

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Latent Potential #17 Bozeman, Montana 2013

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Latent Potential #16 Bozeman, Montana 2013

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Spent Beauty #3 Bozeman, Montana 2013

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Spent Beauty #2 Bozeman, Montana 2013

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