Patterns and inferences...

I remain inspired by how our minds can abstract, interpolate, and conceptualize large amounts of seemingly random information.  Often when I show this specimen to students who have never seen a whale skull, let alone one entombed in rock and then cut away in cross-section, I get the most curious, and often engaging, looks!  We should keep our sense of wonder and curiosity fresh and at the fore in our daily activities.

A Cetacean rib excavation & sunset for the New Year

We discovered the fossilized rib of a cetacean and spent our time intently concentrating back and forth between the beautiful bone and a wonderful sunset.  The rib was extracted as a single intact unit.  The sun eluded our capture and dissappeared into the grasp of the Winter evening.