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I was watching a podcast about Intelligent Design and the speaker shared microscope slides of Victorian era diatom art.  They look like fractals.  They are gorgeous and fascinating.  

This is a collage of different diatoms.  Apparently, diatoms come in different geometric shapes.

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This is a closeup of a single diatom.

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On 1/7/2023 at 10:41 AM, PineSong said:

Gorgeous. I’m an embroiderer so I can imagine copying these beauties that way— they’re like gems!

I made a few quilts for nephews & niece. I dont sew much anymore, but now I'm thinking about a diatom top!

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