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On the way to my daily commute to the office, encouraging me is tiny but mighty power of nature yet, I think, vulnerable in some way.
Encouraging for what? Yes, making me feel embraced by something transcendent so that I can carry on.

Tiny, Mighty and Vulnerable?
Can you guess?

Dandelion fluff! Its “mechanism”, how it was created is still a mystery or more precisely saying, no 100% complete explanation has not yet been found.

It spreads those seeds. Each seed is equipped with feather like aerodynamic parts which reminds us of parachute.

The parachute troop will soon launch the drop operation.
In this, “Operation Dandelion fluff”, each seed will land on somewhat distant place, distant from others and its origin.
Viewing this process with Inductive Method, maybe it provides a twisting stuff to DNA for keeping DNA diverse i.e. widespread seeds can have opportunities of incorporating something another.

Some Japanese people call it “snake-strawberry”.
I don’t know why.
Anyway, in a random but ruled by something unknown or DNA, it’s red fruit clearly shows an existence of power that shapes that beautiful geometry.

Here are Ladybugs.

In species line of Ladybugs, there are a lot of types especially its color and pattern. On the picture, as you can see, the left one; black background and two red spots, the right one; orange background and many black spots.

Why? For what?
Anyway, at least we can say that nature is not the sort that is isotropic or homogeneous rather has been so far opting for diversity.

Will this state in a future converge into isotropic or homogeneous?
I don’t think so because I will not eat exactly the same food on every occasion of meal. If I do things in that way i.e. always the same, I am quite sure that my consciousness will be collapsed because of entropy.
As long as Entropy works, isotropic and homogeneous can never last.
——-All the above is just my personal opinion anyway 🤣🤣😘

Stingray, I found there. In the river mouth, brackish water area. Around floating are mullets. The fish is big, in the size around 1m. So, comparing those fishes you can see the size of the stingray which I found.

Spring has been closely approaching, and water temperature has been rising.
Fishes and Stingrays are flocking around the river mouth.

Ducks. They seem to have gone to Siberia where their breeding areas are found.
In turn, swallows have already arrived here in Japan. Habitat sharing? Perhaps?

Here I took a short video footage of “sliding” stingray.
It moves the edge of its circular body like transmitting wave, with acceleration exchanged between body and water which gives the stingray thrust force or propulsion.

Mullets are famous for karasumi (dried mullet roe).
Some Japanese say Mullets are good (as sea food)
But most of Japanese people would say, “It’s not suitable for food because of its unpleasant odder”. (It’s like smell of mud often found in riverbed in urban area)

Some people say that those mullets that are found far from coastline are good.

Those lifeforms are found in the river mouth just next to my factory office where I was transferred last year from a distant place where my family members remain.

Then, I said to my wife on mobile phone that I want to catch the fish with large net.
Then she said,
“Don’t! It’s quite embarrassing if you are seen by your office colleagues, they would say “Look at that guy, Mr.X isn’t it? Foolish! Of chasing mullets!””.

So, I gave up the idea of returning to my childhood.

Of course, even if I have still a sense of wild-kids, visually nobody can recognize the sense because I am looking quite like seiner aged man, it’s unlikely that people see me as “The little Prince”.

There let me share the beautiful sight in Japan.
Himeji castle.

The lighting is too bright for my old-fashioned smart phone. Not “smart” maybe.
Then, here it is. Is that better?

Anyway, it seems to me that I am apparently not of a person who has a talent of photographer.

Nevertheless, we Japanese welcome tourists from abroad and recommend visiting Himeji castle.
It locates just 10 minutes’ walk from Himeji station where several railways are available, and the railway system is well organized making such famous tourism spots as Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Wakayama accessible.

Especially, in Cherry Blossom season, it will be quite fabulous sight.

For a distinguished couple, who have long dedicated for family and society and whom I want to have a good time, this is one of the best offers.

They migrate every winter from Siberia to Japan.
They have continued the same, well before Japanese primitives started Jomon era.
At that time, those primitives did not know anything about Siberia, but Ducks did.
Yes,
well before some Japanese guys call themselves Samurai,
well before importing industrialization from occidentals.

Cool!
Transcendent!

Anyway, from when and how it was in initial period.
There must be some terrible event that drives them to such a challenge.
Then, they succeeded in overcoming it in a way that is well adopted to Nature.

Cool!
Transcendent!

Now spring is approaching, they will return to Siberia.

Every time I find migratory ducks, I remember “The Wonderful Adventures of Nils”.

This picture was taken just around the river where I was watching the ducks.
So bright was the purple and the yellow center that I could not resist to take the photo.

Music for Ducks:
https://youtu.be/m-fsseylop0?si=Isj3JX6NfIswFS_A
Maybe in a past I put the same music but this time the best suits to the story of ducks, I think.
For ducks the first attempt of migrating was like finding Avalon, I just imagine.

Avalon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon

Here, the moss is covered with frost.
Moss? or very small vegetation. I do not know the name and did not look it up via AI. That doesn’t matter.

The moss will never back down. The picture was taken in a morning sun thereby in a matter of few hours frost would be taken over by the rising temperature of surrounding winter daylight.

Before human starts initial form of civilization, they had and have, thrived.

A green leave covered with morning frost but never lose its life-full fresh green yet while the frost insisting on its presence.

The frost is crystallization of water. Moss is crystallization of such basic building blocks for lifeform as.
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
Hydrogen (H)
Nitrogen (N)
Phosphorus (P) – backbone of DNA/RNA, part of ATP
Sulfur (S) – in amino acids like cysteine and methionine
Calcium (Ca) – signaling
Potassium (K) – nerve signaling, osmoregulation
Sodium (Na) – essential ion balance
Chlorine (Cl) – ionic balance
Magnesium (Mg) – central atom in chlorophyll

Two crystals, cross sectioned with a border line defined by energy of quantum present to us such artistic? no! it is natural art.

The wonder is water crystallize in a similar shape of the moss it seems like water is reflecting the shape of moss, how come this consciousness-exchanging-like-state?

Music Sharing:

These pictures have just been taken minutes ago.

Today, I don’t have any idea on my absurd science monologue.
But for my new year greetings to WordPress bloggers, let me share some contents.

Surviving green, accessory like red seeds, crowned with red-brown leaves.
Behind is the blue sky.

Also, you see multiple colors. Under the carpet of dry leaves hibernating are　red-clawed crabs I imagine.

Very small one but with highlighted by picture the beauty comes powerful. 👇　

Recently, I have been obsessed with Alan Walker’s music in collaboration with multiple singers.
I think he was quite active long time ago and now if I refer to his music possibly some people would say,
“That’s so last year!”,
“That’s out of style!”.
Anyway, on You Tube are huge music contents therefore, I suppose, trend or generation issue would finally be “out of style”. ——- Oh, such an overstated!!!

So, here below let me share some of his and his collaborators works with their links to YouTube. So, if you are interested in, please try and enjoy them.
https://youtu.be/WrHDquZ-tj0?si=nME74J7h5XF86HAa

https://youtu.be/m-fsseylop0?si=rmOgW0YuDQmSvvcq

https://youtu.be/QZThVtnLJVg?si=aMOO5eRDASX0U3U1

On the globe, winter has already come in some countries yet some parts in Japan we still see greetings of fall.

Fall or autumn, it’s described as, in English.
“Fall” may be leaves or fruits fall from tree.
What about “Autumn”? I don’t know.

Plants synchronize to climate. That has been apprehended by human in some ways or not at all, yes, anyway there still be hundreds of mysteries.

Below let me share some of the pictures I have recently taken to describe greetings of fall around me.

Red balls! Christmas? No, that’s winter. These ones still are of Autumn.

I attempted to eat it then found myself understanding that it is of not something to eat for human.

It’s, I think, it will not gain popularity, but I like this because of its geometrical beauty, don’t you think it is?

Geometry in lifeform. Divine mystery.

Here I share the links to music that may be associated with autumn with their melody line and rhythm.

I am getting tired of thinking, working, being nervous, etc.
Job, company and then thinking of bears being oppressed from artificial hunger.

Science, I love it.

This flower, you see above.

In my workplace, diversity prevails in many ways bad or good anyway.

In this world, on one hand conflicts are culminating, on the other a beautiful lady sings a song quite like a goddess coming out of blue sky.

Then, the flower.

On wordpress blogs, I see everyone, is feeling or seeking beautiful things.

CO2, Global Warming, War, AI, Food Supply Issue,
Population Issue, Economy ——–

I sometimes feel like being chased by my own thought that says, “Hey you! you have to study more, more, more, for you to work hard in highly qualified manner!!!!”

Oh, please release me from such a hell of wheel of society!

What? You once said you like making effort to obtain intellectual strength!

Sorry, that was a joke!

Whatever. The flower I found was absolutely beautiful.

Japanese often say, “Ahhh shin dou”. (Tired!) Let AI pronounce it.
But I will keep walking.

However hard I’m getting tired, I can still feel so good at beautiful things.

Below, I collected funny pictures from free pic site.

It was several decades ago, when I was elementary school kid, a movie event was held at the assembly hall in the school. At that time, there were just a few entertainments available, so sometimes elementary schools held that kind of events in its assembly hall.

Yesterday, I walked around my residence and found spiders holding on its web.

Then suddenly, came to mind was that memory of a cinema I watched in that elementary school age.

The title was: Charlotte’s Web.
At that time, I can’t help holding my eyes without tear drops.

Then, it was another, around 20 years ago? yes, it was, when my daughter said to me.
Dad! Is there any good movie? Then, I found Charlotte’s Web in internet movie distribution system.
She, then I just take a glance at her, was in tears when Charlotte was saying goodbye to Wilbur.

I think, the story gives us ideas of DE&I.
Recently, I found some concerning report on DE&I, in some castings
by Vernā Myers or other activists.

I have been thinking of USA as people who can construct decent society first ever in human history.
So, giving someone strength to carry on as Charlotte did to Wilbur is the very concept of DE&I, though that’s my personal perception, yes let’s give someone strength!

I want people of USA not to forget about the story of Charlotte and Wilbur.

Charlottes are protecting their eggs. This reminded me of Charlotte who told me to think about being alive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web

Charlotte’s Web

Oh, I found you there!
Spider!
Spider is not exactly belonging to insects.

But it mostly eats insects.

The method of catching insects is diverse depending on the species.
The spider I found is using web, which is quite typical of spiders.

I took picture of it. I was quite amazed at the beauty of the spider.
A struggling insect caught by the web would be soon paralyzed by the venom of the spider and then the spider, would wrap an insect around with its thread.
After a while, the spider gracefully starts enjoying the meal.
So fierce it looks but actually it is one of the beauties that nature provides.

Savival of the fittest theory could not explain the web.
The thread is also quite an intriguing for scientists. Its strength is terrific.
Scientists are trying to learn deeply its mechanism so that they can produce industrial material that have the same mechanism that is therefore quite strong like spider web scaled up for human activity.

Anyway, how it would have been evolved?

DNA double helix is woven by a mysterious mechanism.
Spider web is woven by a mysterious mechanism.

I tried to capture the photo image of spider’s web.
But I couldn’t. It’s quite difficult with my obsolete smart phone.
Below, the picture, you see, the tangled thread only is revealed.

Then I found a beautifully arranged or woven spider web and I tried to take the picture again in vain though.

UUUUUUUU———-
Can you see the web? at least, there a few short lighting trails like shooting stars or faint view like white fishing net (for it you have to carefully examine the right part of the picture).

My smart phone camera —–, it is impossible to take a picture like National Geographic. Everybody knows!

Whatever the mechanism could be, (I’m not talking about my camera) this kind of thing, “spider web”, make us addictive of seeking something divine. (or only me ???? such an addictive?)