Rainbow eucalyptus

Wikipedia:

Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus, the Mindanao Gum, or the Rainbow Gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi and Mindanao.

The unique multi-hued bark is the most distinctive feature of the tree. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones.

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Crop circles

Crop circles (or more accurately circles of crops) caused by center pivot irrigation in Colorado and the Sahara Desert in southeast Libya. Thanks for the tip Marc.

Link roundup

1. Interview with Neca toy sculptor Chris Gawrych.

2. My favorite headline about the new trailer for Pixar's Brave.

3. National Geographic's picks for the Seven Wonders of Nature. Via.

4. Ukraine's The Tunnel of Love. Via.

Link roundup

1. Gawker's Nick Denton entered into a new bet regarding Gawker's traffic.

2. Old school video game title screens.

3. Destructoid on Spider-Man: Edge of Time:"a typical, mediocre, pointless licensed experience."

4. Really cool photos of Mongolia.

Smiling sun

Smiling sun.

From Dust, Does Well in Reviews!

From Dust is an amazing looking game that was release on July 27. It is about using your strange and supernatural powers to change your surroundings - including using lava, oceans, earth and everything in your power to protect your people from the elements of nature.

So far, the collective reviews average out at 7.9 / 10.0 - which is very good!

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/from-dust/review.html?mode=web&tag=scoresummary%3Bcritic-score

Source 2: http://ced66.deviantart.com/art/From-Dust-17-178728518