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Friday, March 11, 2022

Catching sight of some beauty

 In 2 days (Correction, tomorrow) we're due for snow. And of course a few frosts at night before that.

So when I was in town yesterday, I clicked the old iPhone camera toward just about any and all color I saw!


Some crocus have already been hit by cold!

There were 3 Lenten Roses that I saw



I think these are sort of Hyacinths

As always, I can't get this kind of focus to work on the dogwood buds.

Sweet tiny grape hyacints.

Today's quote:

A memory may feel abstract or immaterial, but it is actually a biochemical process taking place in the brain. It involves neurons communicating with each other via the “wires” or synapses connecting them. 

The pathway an electrochemical signal follows as it continually travels from neuron to synapse to neuron constitutes a memory. Whenever you have that memory, the same pathway gets activated. And the more it’s activated, the more it becomes hardwired into the brain’s circuitry. Eventually, it becomes a long-term memory. 

Activation also requires enzymes, molecules that set off chemical reactions. The problem is that these enzymes don’t exist for longer than a week. If a memory is to endure, it would seem that the enzymes would have to remain functioning for years or even decades. 

Once the enzymes turn off, one would expect the memories to go with them. “This became a holy grail in neuroscience,” Lisman says. “How can a molecule in your brain serve as a memory? How does nature accomplish this?”

—John Lisman 


8 comments:

  1. ...capture all of the beauty that you can.

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    1. Thanks...it's already cold, but tomorrow promises more of winter...and don't even mention Sunday. Sigh. I remember not too many months ago, awaiting the first snow. Hopefully this will be our last.

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  2. Hello,
    Wow, these are all beautiful blooms. We are not even close to seeing flowers blooming. We may have some snow tomorrow morning. Take care, have a happy day and a great weekend!

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    1. Yes, the same storm will hit here tomorrow, and it will stay cold all day...below freezing.

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  3. The daffs will likely survive the snow. Idon’t k ow about the others.

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    1. They are incredibly hardy aren't they? And if you cut one, their stem is completely hollow! For your unasked information.

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  4. Lovely flowers. They should bounce back from the snow.

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    1. Lenten Roses are winter hardy I know...I'll be curious if the grape hyacinths also survive.

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