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Sergeant of the Royal Engineers Signals Section putting a message into the cylinder attached to the collar of a messenger dog at Etaples, 28 August 1918.

A LARGE IRIDESCENT AMMONITE Canada

The 14-inch Placenticeras costatum from the upper Cretaceous, Bearpaw formation (75-72 million years ago), showing strong iridescences of red, orange, green and the rare color of purple, displayed on natural shale matrix. Specimen: 14 x 115⁄8in. (35.6 x 30cm.). In matrix: 257⁄8 x 32 x 41⁄8in. (65.8 x 81.2 x 10.5cm.).

2024 March 19

The sun sets in the distance at the horizon end of a long road over open country. The sunset is very orange, as is the surrounding sky. Telephone poles line the right side of the road.

A Picturesque Equinox Sunset

Image Credit & Copyright: Alan Dyer, Amazingsky.com, TWAN

Explanation: What's that at the end of the road? The Sun. Many towns have roads that run east-west, and on two days each year, the Sun rises and sets right down the middle. Today, in some parts of the world (tomorrow in others), is one of those days: an equinox. Not only is this a day of equal night ("aequus"-"nox") and day time, but also a day when the sun rises precisely to the east and sets due west. Displayed here is a picturesque rural road in Alberta, Canada that runs approximately east-west. The featured image was taken during the September Equinox of 2021, but the geometry remains the same every year. In many cultures, this March equinox is taken to be the first day of a season, typically spring in Earth's northern hemisphere, and autumn in the south. Does your favorite street run east-west? Tonight, at sunset, you can find out with a quick glance.

"This replica of Tyranosaurus Rex is at Drumheller, Alberta." Ryerson Science in Action - Studying Mammals. 1975.

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Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.

Lake Minnewanka

That moment when you're watching President Nelson's closing message in General Conference, and playing 'How many new Temples will he announced this time?' as you do. And he announces one close to your home, or somewhere you care about. And you just gasp/scream/fall-over in shock (losing count!) and have to spend the next several hours trying to stop vibrating and hyperventilating in excitement!

Fun with fungi! Hold your breath as you watch the Puffballs spill their spores! ✨

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The Battle of Thiepval. An exhausted soldier asleep in a front line trench at Thiepval, September 1916.

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Longing

I was born in a little town, surrounded by leaves. But with not much renown

Over this I do not grieve Long I did not stay There beneath the eaves.

At four my family moved away. Through mountains to plains, to live a life in Calgary

To you, I acertain Alberta does not hold my heart. Only this city I pertain;

For the sea I dispart, which I wear like a crown, And set course on my chart.