Explore the immediate
Guided by instinct
Serene waters
The eternal struggle for existence here presenting grace and poise suggest a harmony with its surroundings.
“The world is not merely something outside us; it is also within us.” – Karl Jaspers
Fan-like
Concentric rings
Organically geometric
The Polyporeis not merely a biological specimen but also a work of art, a testament to the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
“The aesthetic object is not a thing in itself but a thing-for-us, a thing that is constituted in the act of perception.” – Maurice Natanso
Fall color morph
Caterpillar munching
On Dill plant
If the daylight length is 12 hours or less, black swallowtail caterpillars stay black.
“All caterpillars go through multiple molts and instars before pupation, and their coloring may change each time.” – Linda Ly
Glass roof and walls
Permanent enclosed
Climate-controlled structure
This greenhouse for growing or displaying plants is periodically enveloped in a water vapor.
“A classical domed Conservatory is the only one of its kind in the mid-Atlantic.” – Dyan Stanley
Rare occurrence
Loud shrieking
Mating noise
Certain insects appear in large numbers.
“The broods won’t overlap significantly due to the latitudinal spread involved.” – John Coole
Great southern brood
Clearly separated
Space time
A brood temporal gap allows resources to replenish competition.
“The broods won’t overlap significantly due to the latitudinal spread involved,” – John Coole
Damp texture
Coolness in the air
Muted scent of decay
Phenomenology encourages us to return to the world before interpretation.
“The body is not an object among objects, nor a substance endowed with properties, but a way of being in the world.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Complex web
Vertical striations
Lived experience
By bracketing out, or suspending, our assumptions about the world, we can focus on the phenomena themselves, and how they appear to our consciousness.
“The world is the correlate of consciousness.” – Edmund Husserl
Vulture
Solar eclipse
Lens flare
Experimenting with a new way of experiencing a partial eclipse.
“An eclipse is one phenomenon that is actually more impressive from the ground.” – Leroy Chiao
Devising common
Theoretical framework
Explanations
The seashore is pleased with simplicity.
“I have explained the phenomena of the heavens and of our sea by the force of gravity, but I have not yet assigned a cause to gravity.” – Isaac Newton