Showing posts with label Chile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chile. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Eclipse: Chile and Argentina 2019




Total eclipses are totally fascinating, where ever they occur in the world.  This one was very remote and accordingly unseen over much of its path. Folks in Chile and Argentina got a special treat.  



Bing captured it




Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Monkey Puzzle Tree: Araucaria araucana

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Ten Thousand Trees asks why they are called monkey puzzle trees, but that is because a monkey trying to climb (or get out of one) would be puzzled not to be spiked by the leaves.

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Don't cut down the Captain's monkey puzzle tree!