To Van Gogh, every tree called for a different... brushstroke. Each one inspired a different way of painting. Olive trees became expressive, with twisting trunks reflected in energetic, swirling brushstrokes. Blossoming fruit trees in Arles (FR) were painted with a lighter palette and in an Impressionistic style. His later paintings of blossoming trees were even inspired by Japanese prints. By changing his technique, Vincent wasn't just painting trees, he was capturing what made each one unique.show more

A SCRIPTER IS PLANTING ENTIRE ROBLOX FORESTS WITH CODE... INSTEAD OF DRAGGING TREES ONE BY ONE Most builders still open Studio's terrain tool and hand-paint grass, then place every tree by clicking it into the world individually. He wrote a Luau script that reads the terrain height map first and scatters trees only where the slope and material actually make sense. Grass density shifts automatically too, thick near water, sparse on rock, without anyone painting a single texture by hand. He's running it through Studio's built-in Terrain Editor API, so the plugin handles the heavy terrain queries while his script decides what grows where. A biome that used to take a weekend of manual placement now generates in a single pass across the whole map. See how the placement logic actually works below👇show more

Know that I say this with total love: what’s... wrong with planting palm trees and banana trees in NC is that you’re destroying the natural beauty of this state. Palm trees are only native to a very small portion of Brunswick county. Banana trees? They’re not native at all. When I was growing up finding a palm tree? That was like magic. It was an experience that left you breathless. Today, transplants and developers have planted them all over Wilmington. A place they didn’t exist at all 30 years ago. You know what’s been lost as a result? Gorgeous live oaks dripping with Spanish moss and miles of longleaf pine forests. And it’s not just Wilmington that suffers from this invasion. You can find palm trees planted all over the coastal plain - all the way up through Raeford. They’re a hideous and tacky eyesore that destroys what North Carolina is really supposed to look like and it’s a threat to our natural heritage. If you want palms… if you want banana trees, move further South. 🙏🏼show more

Deep in the woodlands of northern Tanzania, a foreign... visitor follows Chabba, a member of the Hadza, through the ancestral lands his people have called home for countless generations, moving along hidden paths known only to experienced hunters and gatherers as he points out edible plants, animal tracks, medicinal trees, and survival techniques passed down through centuries of oral tradition, turning an ordinary walk into a rare journey through one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures on Earth, where every tree, footprint, and sound in the forest carries meaning, revealing a deep relationship with nature that continues to shape Hadza life in ways largely unchanged by the modern world.show more

since its exes 15th bd heres a showcase of... a new project ive been making called hogyard! its a fnaf fangame which is inspired by frickbears 3. you can see one of the ways u can deal with kolossos and what happens if you stand in his way #fnaf #sonicexe #Sonicthehedgehogshow more

U.S. friend witnesses desert transformed into forest in 26-year... reunion with Yin Yuzhen On Aug. 24, Ronald Sakolsky, a retired U.S. teacher who has supported China's efforts to combat desertification in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, returned to the home of his friend Yin Yuzhen after 26 years. Back in 1999, while teaching English in central China's Henan Province, Sakolsky was deeply moved by Yin's tireless work and raised $5,000 to help Yin and her husband combat desertification in Inner Mongolia. The 69-year-old will spend part of his stay planting trees alongside Yin, a national model worker who has been planting trees in the Maowusu Sandy Land for four decades. What was once a sea of yellow sand is now covered in lush green forest.show more

🇺🇸🐕 This is K-9 Flag — the German Shepherd... who became a legend in honoring our fallen heroes. He carried the folded American flag in his mouth at 47 military funerals. Never missed one. Purple Heart around his neck. Pure determination in his eyes. He wasn’t just doing a job. He had decided — completely, permanently — that these warriors deserved to be honored by one of their own. A fellow fighter. A brother in arms with four legs and a heart bigger than most humans. This photo hits different. Respect to every handler, every K-9, and every service member who gave everything. Thank you for your service. Never forgotten.show more

🎨Welcome to CANVAS REIMAGINED🎨 Thursday QT CHALLENGE Theme: Painterly... Art What is Painterly Art? Painterly art celebrates the visible, expressive brushwork and textured surface of traditional painting. It emphasises the artist’s hand, thick impasto strokes, blended edges, and the tactile quality of paint rather than smooth, photorealistic finishes. Rooted in movements like Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Romanticism, it captures mood, light, and emotion through loose, dynamic brushstrokes that make the medium itself part of the beauty. Challenge: Create your own painterly inspired piece! Capture the rich texture, visible strokes, and artistic energy of classical oil or acrylic painting. Let the brushwork tell the story. Use elements like: • Thick, expressive impasto brushstrokes with visible texture and direction • Soft, blended edges mixed with bold, energetic marks • Rich, layered colours with subtle variations and harmonious palettes • Dramatic light and shadow play, atmospheric depth, and emotional mood • Loose, gestural forms that feel alive and handmade rather than perfectly rendered Here’s a basic template you can try: [main subject], painterly style, expressive brushstrokes, thick impasto texture, visible oil painting marks, loose and gestural, rich colour layering, soft blended edges with bold accents, atmospheric lighting, emotional depth, textured canvas surface, masterpiece, traditional fine art aesthetic, in the style of John Singer Sargent, Vincent van Gogh, or Claude Monet 🎨QT or Share your art. Let’s celebrate the joy of visible brushwork and the soul of painterly expression—most of all, have fun!🎨 #CRTHEMESshow more

Matt Damon had an excellent 2023. He starred in... his buddy Ben Affleck’s story about Nike called Air & he was a key figure in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Damon’s amazing 2023 doesn’t feel too different from what he’s doing in 2026, which is star in a film with his buddy Ben (RIP) and this time lead a Christopher Nolan film. Damon is one of the great actors of our time.show more

Today, the world feels a little darker. With the... passing of Ozzy Osbourne, we have lost not just a musical icon, but a soul who changed the very fabric of rock and metal forever. His voice was the anthem of a generation, and his spirit was unrelenting, wild, and beautifully human. What a legendary way to go, with one final concert to blow every other concert out of the water. May his memory be a guiding light and a blessing to all who were touched by his art. Rest in power Ozzy. You will never be forgotten. 🖤🕯️show more

The main bronze door of Milan Cathedral weighs 37... tons and took a single sculptor 10 years to complete. The Duomo of Milan is one of the largest and most intricate cathedrals on earth, and its five bronze doors were built to be worthy of it. Every inch of the great central door is covered in sculpted bronze, dozens of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary, faces caught mid-emotion, figures that seem to press forward out of the metal as if trying to step into the world... It was designed by the sculptor Ludovico Pogliaghi, who received the commission in the 1880s and did not see his door installed until 1906, having poured a decade of his life into modelling every figure by hand. And his was just the beginning. The five doors of the cathedral were not made together, or even in the same lifetime. They were created across nearly seventy years, by a succession of different sculptors, each carving their panels with the same obsessive care. The final door was not completed until 1965, its unveiling taken as the symbolic close of a cathedral that had been under construction, in one form or another, for 579 years... More than a century ago, the English polymath John Ruskin tried to put into words what it means to build something like this. He managed it in a single sentence. "When we build," he wrote, "let us think that we build for ever."show more

🇾🇪 Socotra Island in Yemen: The World's Most Unique... Island The Socotra Island is a fascinating geography located between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, which became completely isolated after breaking away from the mainland millions of years ago. The most fundamental difference that sets it apart from all other islands on Earth is that the evolutionary process here has seemingly progressed in an entirely different dimension; so much so that approximately one-third of the plant species on the island are found nowhere else in the world. In particular, the Dragon's Blood trees, resembling giant umbrellas opened to the sky, and the Bottle trees, rising over the rocks with their swollen trunks, have earned this place the title of "the most alien-looking place on Earth." The geographical fact of it being a fragment of the ancient Gondwana continent, rather than a volcanic formation, transforms the island into a living museum from prehistoric times. This profound isolation manifests not only in its nature but also in its culture; the ancient Soqotri language spoken by the local people, which has no equivalent anywhere else in the world, remains one of the most powerful elements completing the island's mysterious identity. Video by Kristina Makeevashow more

Car Rolls Onto Roof After Crashing Into Trees in... San Fernando Valley A driver walked away after a rollover crash left his vehicle on its roof in the San Fernando Valley early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. in the 5300 block of Kester Avenue in Sherman Oaks, where a black Honda sedan collided with several cypress trees. Video from the scene showed first responders arriving to find the car upside down, with the driver standing nearby despite visible injuries. Los Angeles police and firefighters treated the male driver at the scene. He was bloodied but did not require hospital transport and was later released. Authorities have not released details on what caused the crash, which remains under investigation. VIA: KTLAshow more

Can a pond earn more than a field? In... Ratanpur village, Odisha, Hirod Patel turned a simple idea into a thriving innovation. With support from the agriculture department, he transformed his 10-acre farm in 2019 by digging four ponds, planting fruit trees, and creating a bamboo trellis to grow bottle gourds over one pond—while farming fish below. The results? 120 plants, 1,800 gourds, and Rs 35,000 extra income in just one season. The trellis boosts sunlight, airflow, and harvest efficiency, while the pond moisture reduces irrigation needs. Hirod even uses a handmade boat to gather his produce! His ingenious approach has drawn attention from farmers and scientists alike, becoming a model for sustainable farming. Credits : Manas Muduli (Manas Muduli) on X Read more about his farming idea: #Odisha #Farmer #SustainableAgriculture #AgriInnovation [Odisha Farmer, Sustainable Agriculture, Farming]show more

In 2003, Sofia Coppola directed Lost in Translation. Sofia... later admitted, Scarlett Johansson’s character was partially based on her, while Bill Murray’s character was inspired by her then-husband, Spike Jonze. Ten years later, Jonze directed Her (2013), the story of a man who falls in love with an AI. Scarlett returned, but this time only as a voice, an echo of the past. The film became Jonze’s way of processing his loneliness and his loss. Interestingly, both directors won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. And Scarlett Johansson played the thread that connected them.show more

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) Head of a Woman with... a Hat, 7 July 1971 (Mougins) Oil on canvas 81 × 65 cm Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, MadridExecuted in Mougins on 7 July 1971, this painting belongs to Picasso’s final phase, completed less than two years before his death. He dated works carefully and often painted in rapid succession. Female portrait heads became a dominant motif and a vehicle for ongoing formal experimentation. By 1971 he had moved beyond early Cubist structure toward a more gestural, calligraphic line. Bold contours, asymmetrical faces, and strong chromatic contrasts define the period. The compressed composition reflects reinvention rather than repetition.Born 25 October 1881 in Málaga, Spain, he died 8 April 1973 in Mougins, France. In his final years in southern France, he worked intensively, producing a substantial late body of paintings, drawings, and prints now recognized as a distinct chapter in his oeuvre.show more

Can you really say he deserves this nomination? I... doubt it. No doubt, Ronwen Williams isn't just one of the first eleven among the South African AFCON players. He was the best among them. He did not just play at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2024; he has redefined what it means to be a custodian between the posts. His performance wasn't merely exceptional; it was a masterclass in goalkeeping that will be talked about for years to come. In the quarterfinals against Cape Verde, Williams didn't just save penalties;he choreographed a dance of rebellion, stopping four out of five shots in the shootout. This wasn't just skill; it was as if he had peered into the future, knowing precisely where each ball would go. This feat alone would have been enough to etch his name in AFCON history, but Williams was just warming up. His journey through the tournament was marked by clean sheets and crucial saves, showcasing a blend of athleticism, intuition, and sheer willpower. Against Morocco, a team riding high on confidence, Williams stood tall, his presence in goal was like that of an immovable fortress. Each save was not just a stop; it was a statement, a declaration that on this day, in this tournament, he was unbeatable. The semifinals against Nigeria, laughs! The clash of the Titans. The real AFCON finals, no offence. A match where the stakes were as high as the tension, saw Williams concede but only after a battle where he seemed to stretch time itself, diving, parrying, and commanding his area with the authority of a seasoned general. His performance in the penalty shootouts wasn't just about stopping the ball; it was about breaking the spirit of the opposition, making them doubt their abilities with every save. When the tournament concluded, and the awards were handed out, there was no surprise when Williams was named the Goalkeeper of the Tournament. This wasn't just an award; it was an acknowledgment of a stellar performance that transcended the ordinary. That's an extraordinary performance. His stats - five clean sheets, six penalties saved, and an array of saves that defied physics - tell a story of dominance, of a goalkeeper who didn't just play the game but owned it. Bosso ke mang? Ke Williams! Oga na master! I celebrate Williams, not just for his individual brilliance but for how he carried an entire nation's hopes on his shoulders. In a tournament where every game was a battle, Williams was South Africa's greatest shield, their beacon of hope, and ultimately, their hero even while bowing to the Super Eagles. His performance at AFCON 2024 will be remembered not just for what he did on the field but for how he inspired a generation of goalkeepers and football fans across Africa. In the Hall of AFCON fame, many names will be remembered, but few will shine as brightly as Williams, whose gloves seemed to have a mind of their own, saving not just goals but etching moments into the hearts of football lovers everywhere. His was not just a performance; it was a phenomenon, a testament to what one individual can achieve when they rise to the occasion, not just as a player, but as a legend in the making. So, I DOUBT that he doesn't just deserve the nomination, especially being the first goalkeeper in history to be nominated for the Yashin Trophy while playing for a club in Africa. He deserves to win it. And I am very proud of him. I mean, watch these 👇🏾 God bless Ronwen Williams God bless South Africa God Bless Africashow more

President Trump addressed many world leaders a short while... ago in Egypt, he made a point of calling out each one telling them what a great job they were doing.... that was until he got to the UK.... Trump didnt praise Starmer, in fact he went totally off subject and turned his back on Starmer. Look at the difference, this is Germany, Hungary, Italy and the UK..... 🤔show more