• Word of the Day

    From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Tue Aug 23 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Phototropism
    The effect of light on the direction of growth of a plant.

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    --- up 1 week, 6 days, 11 hours, 17 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Wed Aug 24 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Phenology
    The study of natural periodic events in the life-cycle of plants
    (and animals).

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    --- up 2 weeks, 11 hours, 17 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Thu Aug 25 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Pareidolia
    The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random -- like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.

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    --- up 10 hours, 49 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Fri Aug 26 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cumulonimbus cloud
    Large, dark, vertical cloud with bulging top that brings showers, thunder,
    and lightning.

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    --- up 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Sat Aug 27 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Cumulus cloud
    Fair-weather cloud with flat base and domeshaped top.

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    --- up 1 day, 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Sun Aug 28 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Nimbostratus cloud
    Dark, shapeless cloud layer containing rain, snow, and ice pellets.

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    --- up 2 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)
  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Mon Aug 29 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratocumulus cloud
    Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

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    --- up 3 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
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  • From Northern Realms@1337:3/126 to All on Tue Aug 30 07:30:02 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Stratus cloud
    Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.

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    --- up 4 days, 12 hours, 24 minutes
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (1337:3/126)