Rainbow Grasshopper

Dactylotum bicolor, also known as the Rainbow Grasshopper or Painted Grasshopper is a species of grasshopper, and the only recognized member of its genus. 

It is found in shortgrass prairie and desert grasslands throughout the Western Great Plains of the United States.

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Aerial Views from Around the World

Having trouble finding a source for the photographs, but I tracked the collection down to here - still unsure of the photographer/s

Lake in Pomerania, Poland

Amsterdam, Holland

Bac Son Valley, Vietnam

Barcelona, Spain

Central Park, New York

Dubai, UAE

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Mali, Maldives

Mangroves in New Caledonia

Marina Bay, Dubai, UAE

Longleat, England

Meskendir Valley, Turkey

Mexico City

Niagara Falls

Paris, France

Rio de Janiero, Brazil

Seattle, USA

Shanghai, China

Terraced Rice Fields, China

Tulip fields in the Netherlands

Vatican City

Venice, Italy

It's Hardly Noticeable

John William Keedy explores anxiety in his photo series It's Hardly Noticeable. 

Flight to Baku by Rashad Alakbarov

This incredible art work, Flight to Baku, was created by Rashad Alakbarov.

He crafted coloured plexiglass airplanes and hung them from the ceiling so that when light passes through them it creates a beautiful image on the wall of the gallery.

Time Slice Photography by Richard Silver

Time Slice is an ongoing series of photographs by Richard Silver that explores how iconic buildings and monuments change in appearance from day into night. Silver shoots some 36 photos at intervals over several hours and then layers them into a final composition. 

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Glasswork by Loren Stump

This is a glass ”murrine” made by artist Loren Stump. Each color in the piece was carefully layered to create this “loaf” which was then sliced. Each slice sold for $5000.

Here is more of Loren's intricate glasswork.

The Tree That Owns Itself

In the early 1800’s a man who had so many great childhood memories of this tree wanted to make sure it was protected no matter what. So he deeded the ownership of the tree to itself and everyone in the town went along with it.

An intense windstorm came in 1942 and knocked the tree over but luckily a citizen had saved an acorn from the original tree, so they planted that and now Son of the Tree That Owns Itself is over 50 feet tall.

And since this new tree is technically the offspring of the original tree it’s considered to have legally inherited the plot of land it’s inhabiting.