Guilo

Mushrooms, herbs and such.
Observer of the heavenly bodies.
Science ☯ Art
"All this is very well, but let us cultivate our garden"

[NeoMexicanismos @NeoMexicanismos]

🇲🇽⚽️ :::: Por @nomouthh #neomexicanismos

[Julio Maiz @maiz_julio]

NGC2359 Thor'r Helmet Nebula in Canis Major constellation (wikipedia)

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

“Get into my bed and rest.” Toad made Frog a cup of hot tea.

[Museum @DailyClassicArt]

Quint Buchholz - "The Cats Assembly" (1995)

[horse dentist @equine__dentist]

this is the greed they spoke about in the bible

[Guilherme Nunes @guilhernunes_]

Duck tired of failing at everything he sets out to do

[Melony🍈 @MelonTeee]

gardening is NOT relaxing bugs are eating all my shit I've never felt this violent in my life

[Guilo @GuiloGrow]

Happy spring time yall

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Spearmint and caraway seeds smell completely different.

Fresh. Sweet. Minty vs warm, spicy, earthy.

Yet the difference comes down to mirror images of the same molecule: Carvone.

Same atoms.
Same bonds.
Same formula.

Only one thing changes: 3D orientation.
• (R)-carvone → spearmint
• (S)-carvone → caraway

Our noses can tell them apart because olfactory receptors are chiral too they “feel” molecular handedness, just like a left hand doesn’t fit a right glove.

This is a beautiful reminder that in chemistry (and biology), shape matters as much as composition.

Something you can literally smell.
Chemistry is everywhere - even in your spice rack.

[Greg the Sorcerer @gregthesorcerer]

Gnomes will be like “I know a place” and then take you here

[Guilo @GuiloGrow]

Daffodil

[Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart]

Skeleton with Flowers by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)

[john lindsell @jonnycaribouthe]

Magpie Ink cap mushroom. Really happy to have found one.

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

The red-lined bubble snail (Bullina lineata)

[Marysia @marysia_cc]

Snowdrop View (2022)
Linocut by Alexandra Buckle

[Guilo @GuiloGrow]

Hummingbird on a cloudy day

[nikita @poohthebear0]

love to stand in the sun and pretend I'm a sunflower

[Jïuliette @GiulietteR48567]

Haiti, 1973 - Jay Maisel

[Guilo @GuiloGrow]

@SewellLeigh I didn't know it had its own name... I just called it black witch's butter 😅