Walking Fern

30,000 year old flower revived.

Scientists have resurrected a flower from plant tissues found frozen in Siberian permafrost, thought to be 30,000-32,000 years old. The new Silene stenophylla is healthy and fertile, and producing viable seeds.

The experiment has excited many because it proves that material trapped in the permafrost is recoverable and usable - scientists have been working to recover other species of plant and animal life from the same area, such as the woolly mammoth.

We should ask it what cavemen were like.

wyrdwulf: So this is my sensory kit in its proto form. I chose...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:51:47 -0400

wyrdwulf:

So this is my sensory kit in its proto form. I chose a soft, fuzzy pencil case which cost me about a dollar. I had to make sure it had a pleasant texture on the outside, or, for me, all of the contents inside would be moot.

Inside I have an olfactory object- some essential oil made of pine and balsam fir, called A Walk in the Woods. I love the forest and for me it’s an incredibly soothing stim to have that kind of sensory experience, so I will carry it with me wherever I go.

I have a gustatory object- a teabag of my favourite tea. Something is very soothing about drinking English breakfast(well it’s my second favourite. Dimbula is my favourite but I didn’t have any).

The rest of the objects are tactile stims- a wooden comb I brush my hair with, a beanbag I made of white turtle beans and a drawstring bag made of velvet, and some lipchap. One of my hugest stims is applying obscene amounts of lipchap- but it has to be burt’s bees regular peppermint. I can’t do petroleum products.

As to the olfactory oil. I just found this and it’s incredibly delightful and so topical.

In Japan, a forest bathing trip, called Shinrin-yoku in Japanese, Sanlimyok in Korean, is a short, leisurely visit to a forest and is regarded as being similar to natural aromatherapy.^[1]

[edit]History

A forest bathing trip involves visiting a forest for relaxation and recreation while breathing in volatile substances, called phytoncides(wood essential oils), which are antimicrobial volatile organic compounds derived from trees, such as a-pinene and limonene. Incorporating forest bathing trips into a good lifestyle was first proposed in 1982 by the Forest Agency of Japan. It has now become a recognized relaxation and/or stress management activity in Japan.

maidensheart: I got both colours because I couldn’t decide!...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:36:18 -0500

maidensheart:

I got both colours because I couldn’t decide! (ó㉨ò)

Starting up my nail art again! (slowly..)

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:48:17 -0500

quepasa-freckles:

so it has been months since I last did my nails. yikes! SO I decided for the first day of the new year, I might as well start painting ‘em again! So here we have a random assortment of forest animals. deer, fox, squirrel, bird and rabbit. hmmmmhm.

Photo

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:29:14 -0500

melancholicseastar: In the Howling Forest

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:24:44 -0500

melancholicseastar:

In the Howling Forest

camp-counselor-resource: Basic basket weaving from recycled...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:08:55 -0500

camp-counselor-resource:

Basic basket weaving from recycled materials.

Bed is too small for my tiredness; Give me a hillside with...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:02:54 -0500

Bed is too small for my tiredness;
Give me a hillside with trees.
Tuck a cloud up under my chin.
Lord, blow the moon out, please!

Rock me to sleep in a cradle of dreams;
So that I may slumber in peace.
Tuck a cloud up under my chin.
Lord, blow the moon out, please!

Bed is too small for my tiredness;
Give me a hillside with trees.
Tuck a cloud up under my chin.
Lord, blow the moon out, please!

Photo

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:58:02 -0500

notyourwaifu: My socks are awesome btdubs. My best friend gave...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:57:38 -0500

notyourwaifu:

My socks are awesome btdubs. My best friend gave them to me for my birthday.

I need this.

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:56:06 -0500

I need this.

Photo

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:55:02 -0500

meganavila: My last summery outfit for the year, is this little...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:53:58 -0500

meganavila:

My last summery outfit for the year, is this little wrap dress that my lovely mom made for me. Despite the print being really cutesy, it seems fancy to me; I guess it’s the shape. She also made a matching dress for our Monster High dolls.

Fashion Credits: Dress custom sewn by my mom, Old Navy Tank, Necklace from my boyfriend. Doll dress available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/104085426/monster-high-forest-animal-print-dress