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So that's how they get the bricks in.

The bean sprout which surprised me

Assassin bug nymph

Uh, long story

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Uploaded on Aug 4, 2008

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I had the strangest experience a few days ago: I bought some beans because I was planning to buy a...

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Uploaded on Aug 4, 2008

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Assassin bug nymph, possibly Zelus luridus. Approximately 20mm long.

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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008

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This assassin bug was friendly.

This assassin bug was friendly.

This assassin bug was friendly.

Apparently full-grown assassin bugs can deliver a painful bite, but this one was just a nymph. (She...

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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008

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If you look closely you can see the proboscis, curled up elephant-trunk style, which one day will...

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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008

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In these pics the little critter looks creepy, but in real life she was downright pretty, a little...

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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2008

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ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པ་དྨེ་ཧཱུྃ on a lake

アジサイ

from metro

A screen capture from Google maps; some Tibetan monks wrote "om mani padme hum" on the...

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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2008

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Japanese for hydrangea is アジサイ. Had to look that one up. And by "that" I mean hydrangea......

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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at sunrise, zigging and zagging

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Uploaded on Jun 30, 2008

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at sunrise

on the metro

inexplicable

on the metro

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Uploaded on Jun 30, 2008

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caught a contrail.

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Uploaded on Jun 30, 2008

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Seriously? Long story. Only a few people understand. Namely, two people.

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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008

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unknown metro people

pkdbooks

pwn

A random phone cam pic. I thought it was interesting how it came out: she's still and everything...

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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2008

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I have too many PKD books. And yes, this is an awful photo.

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2008

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Best license plate... ever? (And yes, it's a freakin beemer.)

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2008

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rainy day at Idle Time

rain

Acorn Park, Silver Spring, Maryland

Wandered into Idle Time books in Adams Morgan to take shelter from a rainy DC Saturday, took this...

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Uploaded on Jun 15, 2008

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Raining like crazy in Silver Spring. Today has been nutty; tornado warnings and everything. Power's...

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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2008

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Rainy day with charming construction in the background. The acorn was constructed in 1842. Or...

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Uploaded on Apr 27, 2008

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