Model of a decomposing Tyrannosaurus rex at the Altmühltal Museum by Aart Walen. Bavarian Forest, Germany
What a wonderful, evocative, REAL sculpture. It really brings home how these were living thing, flesh and blood, not immortal. Fellow earthlings.
Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees
Eucalyptus deglupta is a species of tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum that is native to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It is the only Eucalyptus species that usually lives in rainforest, with a natural range that extends into the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by multi-colored bark which starts with bright green patches that will gradually transform into orange, maroon, and blue hues.

Vladimir Nabokov, letter to his wife Véra, Letters to Véra (ed. Brian Boyd & trans. Olga Voronin)
[Text ID: “I love you. Without end.”]