Beautiful HD Images of Nature…For Now. Enjoy these images while you can!

The sun is peering over the landscape, keeping watch on nature. Feeding nature, nurturing nature. image from google images

Nature’s Art…There IS NO Competition. Beautiful, warm images for a SNOWY day! brought to you by http://www.cannablogna.com

Nature is taken for granted on a gargantuan scale. “Pinning down exact numbers is nearly impossible, but most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily, and significantly degrading another 80,000 acres every day on top of that. Along with this loss and degradation, we are losing some 135 plant, animal and insect species every day—or some 50,000 species a year—as the forests fall.” ~Scientific American~

Can you imagine a world devoid of this natural beauty? I don’t want to imagine that. To me, it would signal the end of this world as we know it, but that is where we are headed world-wide! image from google images

“According to researcher and writer Rhett Butler, who runs the critically acclaimed website, Mongabay.com, tropical rainforests are incredibly rich ecosystems that play a key role in the basic functioning of the planet. They help maintain the climate by regulating atmospheric gases and stabilizing rainfall, and provide many other important ecological functions.” ~Scientific American~

The Rainforests of the world really are on borrowed time. The rate of destruction is almost exponential. This Rainforest is going to be turned into pasture land and development. It’s so heart-breaking to know an open mine, or a Wal-Mart might be here one day! image from Scientific American

When the rain forests are gone, we will soon follow I fear. The beauty, mystery and protection the rainforests offer all of us, are disappearing at alarming rates as indicated by the prestigious group, Scientific American.

Insects like this butterfly, may soon find themselves without a home…without a home, the will be added to the extinction list! Image from google images

These photographs of nature, really can’t be reproduced on canvas. Once all of the biological organisms are gone, they are gone! Gone forever,  Just as the image below illustrates, the Rainforests are becoming scenes from the apocalypse.

This is a CURRENT picture of the Amazonian Rainforest. 80,000 acres per day look like this. We are going to be endangered species as well if we don’t do something about the deforestation of rainforests! image from Scientific American

This caterpillar is a beautiful hue of green. The caterpillar, tiny as it is, serves an important function within its eco-system. image from google images.

Nature has a purpose. Life! When we change eco-systems, we change the outcome for all living entities on this beautiful planet!

Climate Change has already affected coastlines around the world. The scientific community has proven climate change is happening. There is photographic evidence as well as data from thousands of years of core samples. image from google images.

“Because carbon dioxide is so long-lived in the atmosphere, it could effectively lock Earth and future generations into warming not just for decades and centuries, but literally for thousands of years,” atmospheric scientist Susan Solomon of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who chaired the report, said at a July 16 press briefing held to release it. She compared CO2 to cheesecake: “If I knew that every pound of cheesecake that I ate would give me a pound that could never be lost, I think I would eat a lot less cheesecake.” By David Biello

I think Mr. Biello sums it up rather clearly in the above paragraph taken from Scientific American. Although, he is a scientist, I don’t think it takes a scientist to have common sense about this issue. If you believe AT ALL in science, this shouldn’t be a “hard pill to swallow”.

Nature and Man Coexisting? This is not an example of coexisting but is it possible? I remain positive that it is. Image from google images

Beautiful explosion…of Autumn! Enjoy and relax while you look at this scene most of us wish we were at right now on this cold, snowy day! Image from Google Images

Lose yourself in these beautiful pictures of nature. Imagine what it would be like to swim the warm waters in the beautiful, clear waters of nature!

Next, try to imagine yourself at a site of deforestation in the Amazon, smell the diesel fumes, step into the bulldozers tracks. Smell the burning of trees, animals, insects and plants…not a very attractive scene or image to have in your brain!

If this isn’t paradise, I don’t know what is! This is gorgeous…and disappearing! Image from Google Images.

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Any support can help. Even though this destruction is not in America like it is in Central America, we all share this world. It is one large organism.

Protect it. Enjoy it. Become an activist! Just getting information out to the people can help!

One last beautiful Nature Picture!

Macro-Spider guarding its threatened territory! Courtesy of Google Images

By Emery Myers

More information on activism: https://support.nature.org/site/Donation2?10420.donation=form1&df_id=10420&matchtype=b&creative=39112985558&device=c&network=g&src=sea.AWP.PR0.CP115.AD467.KW3119.MT1.BU190&gclid=CKe_tPSzs7wCFSUS7AodGwUADA

http://www.rainforestconservation.org/

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/adopt

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-much-global-warming-are-we-willing-to-take/

Two New Nationwide Polls Find That Majority Of Americans Believe Marijuana Should Be Legal

Two New Nationwide Polls Find That Majority Of Americans Believe Marijuana Should Be Legal

New York, NY: A majority of US adults believe that the consumption of marijuana ought to be legal, according to the results of two nationwide polls released last week.A poll conducted by NBC and the Wall Street Journal found that fifty-five percent of American adults nationwide support legalizing marijuana. Nearly a quarter of the respondents said that while they do not personally agree with legalization, they would not actively seek to repeal laws approved by voters or state legislatures.The second poll, commissioned by CBS, found that fifty-one percent of respondents answered affirmatively to the question, “Should marijuana use be legal?” The percentage is the highest ever reported by the survey, which has been tracking public opinion on the issue since 1979 (when only 27 percent of adults endorsed legalization), and marks a six-point jump in support since the last time pollsters posed the question in April 2013.Forty-four percent of respondents in this poll opposed legalizing cannabis.Age, gender, and political affiliation influenced respondents’ opinions regarding legalization. According to the CBS survey data, a majority of all respondents under age 65 now support legalizing cannabis. Most men (57 percent), but not women (46 percent) back legalization. Most self-identified Democrats (59 percent) and Independents (54 percent), but not Republicans (35 percent) support making marijuana legal.Recently released nationwide surveys by Gallup and CNN also reported that a majority of Americans are now in favor of legalizing cannabis.When asked about their views on the therapeutic use of cannabis, 86 percent of respondents told CBS pollsters that physicians ought to be allowed to authorize marijuana use to their patients — an increase of 24 percent since 1997, when pollsters first began asking the question.Sixty-two percent of respondents also endorsed letting individual states rather than the federal government specify marijuana policies.The NBC/WSJ poll surveyed 800 adults from January 22-25 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.46 percentage points. Over 1,018 adults nationwide participated in the CBS survey, which possesses a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.For more information, please contact Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director, or Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director, at (202) 483-5500

Original article at: http://norml.org/news/2014/01/30/two-new-nationwide-polls-find-that-majority-of-americans-believe-marijuana-should-be-legal

Gary Busey Mind Fudge! Brought to you by www.Cannablogna.com

Willy Nelson’s Beard

What more appropriate title than Willy Nelson’s Beard! http://www.CannaBlogna.com is here to take you on a journey… INTO heaven and hell! Nah…just kidding about that last part! Sit back and enjoy the view!

All Natural Marijuana Fairy Bubbles

“”The primary goal of any plant is to create and nurture seeds to be viable for future growth. Trichomes help prevent seed damage from insects, animals, light degradation and fungal disease. In the case of cannabis, trichomes also contain THC, the chemical compound that provides a psychedelic high to humans. THC stands for Tetrahydrocannabinol (C21H30O2). Near the end of the flowering cycle, THC begins to break down and turns into another chemical compound called Cannabinol, or CBN (C21H26O2), in a process known as oxidization. Higher levels of CBN tend to provide a more narcotic or “stoned” feeling, while THC delivers a more euphoric, upbeat “high”. Knowing this, you can examine the trichomes and the pistils of the plant, then choose when you harvest to get the psychoactive effects you desire.”” ~Exerpt from 420 Magazine.

Rare, Blue Pistils on Cannabis flower. Simply Stunning! Image from 420Magazine.com

“The Pistil,  the female reproductive part of a flower. The pistil, centrally located, typically consists of a swollen base, the ovary, which contains the potential seeds, or ovules; a stalk, or style, arising from the ovary; and a pollen-receptive tip, the stigma, variously shaped and often sticky.” ~ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/461837/pistil

Yin and Yang! Peace to All! Image gallery courtesy of Cannablogna.com

In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin-yang, which is often called “yin and yang”, is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. … ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang

Are You High Yet? If not, this image will do it for you!

Several more images to show…Hang in there with me and I’ll show you some more proof of Evolution!

Cannabinoids are produced on the flowers of the female plant in tiny hair like trichomes.

Cannabinoids are produced on the flowers of the female plant in tiny, hair-like trichomes, which brings us to an interesting point…Humans have an endocannabinoid system, which receives cannabinoids into their cell receptor sites! Check this diagram out to see a diagram which explains the Human Endocannabinoid System!

Human Endocannabinoid System! photo from http://www.the-human-solution.org

So there ya have it… Proof Darwin had a good theory going on! The plant has evolved along with us! It is JUST a plant, but possibly the most important plant, ever discovered on this polluted planet!

Gary Busey Mind Fudge… Just a little bit of fun!

This picture IS GARY BUSEY MIND FUDGE! You can’t deny…it is a mind-FUDGE!

Jay Z knows whats up! King of New York!

Hope you had fun! Some scientific facts, hopefully a few smiles! Have a great Friday!

For More Information on Trichomes: http://www.420magazine.com/forums/how-grow-marijuana/71982-what-trichomes-trichome-101-a.html