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Random thoughts about people.. Remembering this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." There seem to be a lot of

The Rose of the Cherry, marijuana close up shots. Using a digital microscope, the textures of the cannabis flower have been revealed.  Witness the psychoactive trichomes beckoning to you with their

This year's "Black Cherry Roses" deep purple flowers. This strain has a wonderful aroma that is sweet and fruity.  A very attractive plant. There is still some time before the buds are ripe,  lets

Obviously this old gal prefers a warm coat of pine shavings over the freedom of range clucking. She doesn't seem to mind, just hodling while the house cleaners stop by. Her name is softie though shes pretty

I had the recent pleasure of touring this commercial cannabis farm in Washington.  They have an interesting growing style with plants above ground in cloth pots. It seems to work well and the plants

A few months ago, a large cougar killed our fattest chicken. I was on the computer and heard a commotion in the chicken coop. The chickens make lots of noise all the time so I wasn't too concerned. 

Garden tobacco this year showing signs of largeness and girth with leaves reaching record size in this region. This strain is nicotiana rustica, also known as Aztec Tobcacco. It is an extremely potent

This backyard tea bush is ready for picking. It is about 10 years old and one of our healthiest and attractive plants.  As you can see, it is covered in bright green shoots. Only these fresh and tender

A wasp in the house is usually a pain in the ass but today, good lord, it has proven to be a worthy flatmate. Some nasty garden mites moved in last fall and have been in the house all winter. They are

First set of clues for the "lose to win" challenge: #1 -- "The nut was loose this morning" #2 -- "Seize the Day" #3 -- "Time well Spent" Can you crack the case? 

Turning a healthy metal photo into a rusty one can be useful for 3D designers. This is a texture I made recently as part of a bigger texture package. All of the work was done using the Gimp image tool.

Pictures of sand trapped in the crevices of rocks. The individual grains of sand look like crystals, and they certainly are. Sand is composed of silica for the most part, same as quartz crystal. If you

There have been many people posting other people's work on DSound, claiming it as their own. To remove any doubt about the authenticity of my work in the eyes of curators and the likes, I created this

I live in the forest and am influenced by it in many ways. This song is about mushrooms, forest spirits and creatures such as gnomes and faeries. Written in 2018 by me and recorded in my simple home studio.

Jamming out to the bodhran drum with a few layers of acoustic and electric guitars on this original instrumental track. Recorded in 2018 at home studio setup. For Janus, for beginnings. ► Listen on DSound

"Herkimer Diamonds" are an extremely clear quartz with terminations (points) at each end. Their clarity, small size and light qualities give them the diamond name. Their growing conditions caused the crystals

Classical guitar, bodhran (frame drum), melodica and vocals make this original folk song. It speaks of land, living with nature and growing crops. Recorded 2/1/2018 in my simple studio setup. Song written

Happy and dark trance with this total remix of previously released track "strongfuk" (fak). I added some new layers and cleaned it up a bit so it flows better. Pumping beat and happy synth riding the sound

Electronic music track I made in Garageband with custom synth instruments and sounds. On the lines of techno trance.. Originally made in 2008 with a few edits in between. Suggestions and comments welcome.

Old time finger picking on this original composition, a little tale of walking and smoking, riding high. Played on a steel string with open tuning: D A D D A D Lyrics, vocals and guitar by Nick G (myself)