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Kudzu



"Kudzu (Pueraria lobata) is now a classic image of the South, since it is common on roadsides but rare in the colder areas north of Virginia. Botanists displayed kudzu at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876."

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Daniel Ingraham and The Three Characteristics

The three characteristics of impermanence, dissatisfactoriness, and no-self are so central to the Buddha’s teachings that it is almost inconceivable how little attention the majority of “insight” meditators give them. I cannot possibly overstate the usefulness of trying again and again to really discern these three qualities of all experience. They are the stuff from … Continued

Bewilderment Quote

They share a lot, astronomy and childhood. Both are voyages across huge distances. Both search for facts beyond their grasp. Both theorize wildly and let possibilities multiply without limits. Both are humbled every few weeks. Both operate out of ignorance. Both are mystified by time. Both are forever starting out. From Bewilderment by Richard Powers

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Isoprene



"The Blue Ridge Mountains conjure a romantic vision of the central Appalachian Mountains on the east coast of the US, immortalised by Dolly Parton, John Denver and the Grateful Dead, among others."

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Damselfly

Damselfly

Today be the best Damselfly you can.