Coquina Daily

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Frost Flower

Frost flowers aren't flowers at all, and well, they're not even frost. They occasionally form after the season's first heavy freeze kills a small plant. Even though the leafy matter is dead, the root system continues pumping water up through the stem -- by capillary action. When water reaches ruptures in the stem it leaks out and freezes instantly. As more and more water moves up through the stem, the ice is forced away from the plant and into an infinite number of odd shapes. Frost flowers are exceedingly fragile and the "petals" often break when touched and disappear the moment they're exposed to the first rays of the morning Sun.  photo by Tommy Hornbeck     EPOD

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Waterfall

This is a fountain from Canal City in Fukuoka, Japan. It is run by a computer and is similar in concept to ink jet printers. You might remember a similar waterfall used by Jeep at auto shows in the U.S.  The video below explains how they work.
submitted by Michael

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National Geographic's New Infinite Photograph

A video of a new Web application from National Geographic. It's called Infinite Photograph and is live at www.ngm.com/infinite. The browser-based program features stunning user-submitted photography from the natural world to create a massive As Seen on Earth photo mosaic that you can navigate by clicking on color patterns to create an infinite number of photograph mosaics.

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Today's Activities at Coquina Crossing

7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
8:00 Tennis

Tomorrow's Activities at Coquina Crossing

12:00 Rug Hookers
5:00 BYOB
7:00 Clubhouse Bunco

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Click once a day to help feed rescue animals.

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Coquina Daily Sunset

sunset by Terry Grealey