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natilano:

Therefore the Three remained unsullied, for they were forged by
Celebrimbor alone, and the hand of Sauron had never touched them; yet
they also were subject to the One. From that time war never ceased
between Sauron and the Elves; and Eregion was laid waste, and
Celebrimbor slain, and the doors of Moria were shut.

Quote: The Silmarillion
Character: Celebrimbor

Medium: ink and watercolor on paper.
Materials:
watercolor (raw sienna, burnt sienna and dioxacine violet), black Faber
Castell´s artists pens, white sakura gelly roll. A little bit of Ps
retouching over the original scanned image.
Size: 10 x 29 cm.

Scientists Are Digging Up ‘Ghost Ponds’ And Bringing Zombie Plants Back to Life

jumpingjacktrash:

mindblowingscience:

Aquatic plants buried underground for more than a century can be revived and regrown, according to a new study investigating the phenomenon of ‘ghost ponds’ – ponds that aren’t properly drained but filled in with soil and vegetation under agricultural land.

Restoring some of these buried ponds, and the habitats hidden in limbo beneath the soil, could be a valuable way of reversing habitat and biodiversity losses, say researchers, and we could even bring some plant species back from the dead.

The team from University College London in the UK has dug out three ghost ponds so far and estimates there could be as many as 600,000 similar patches spread out across the English countryside.

“We have shown that ghost ponds can be resurrected, and remarkably wetland plants lost for centuries can be brought back to life from preserved seeds,” says lead researcher Emily Alderton.

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oh, NEAT.

i wonder how it’d work for naturally filled wetlands – the shallower glacial ponds and lakes around here just fill themselves over time. i wonder if you could dredge down through a few centuries of dead leaves and sediment to find living roots.

Scientists Are Digging Up ‘Ghost Ponds’ And Bringing Zombie Plants Back to Life

elen-carnil:

Silmarillion página 1, entre comic y manuscrito

Después de muchos intentos y pruebas por fin he acabado la primera página. Al final me he decidido por hacer una mezcla entre comic y manuscrito…y que los textos del Silmarillion aparezcan escritos en élfico. Esta página corresponde a justo el principio del capítulo 1 del Silmarillion, citando una parte sería:

“Chapter 1: Of the Beginning of Days

It is told among the wise that the First War began before Arda was full-shaped, and ere yet there was any thing that grew or walked upon earth; and for long Melkor had the upper hand. But in the midst of the war a spirit of great strength and hardihood came to the aid of the Valar, hearing in the far heaven that there was battle in the Little Kingdom; and Arda was filled with the sound of his laughter…”

Salen por orden de arriba a abajo: Morgoth, Tulkas y Yavanna

Ahora me faltará hacer la página simétrica a ésta, la número 2, que espero llegue antes que la primera; XD o no llegaré viva ni al final del capítulo 1…

After many attempts and tests I have finally finished the first page. In the end I decided to make a mixture between comic and manuscript … and that the texts of the Silmarillion appear written in Elvish. This page corresponds to just the beginning of chapter 1 of the Silmarillion, quoting a part would be:

“Chapter 1: Of the Beginning of Days

It was told by the wise that the First War began before Arda was full-shaped, and there was still something that grew or walked upon earth; and for long Melkor had the upper hand. But in the midst of the war a spirit of great strength and hardness came to the aid of the Valar, hearing in the far heaven that there was battle in the Little Kingdom; and Arda was filled with the sound of his laughter … “

They leave in order from top to bottom: Morgoth, Tulkas and Yavanna

Now I will need to make the page symmetric to this one, the number 2, which I hope will arrive before the first one; XD or I will not arrive alive at the end of chapter 1 …

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