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Friday, September 27, 2013

Swan Lake - Blue-green Algae Bloom

Here is Swan Lake's blue-green algae bloom blown over to one shore by the wind. It really is this brilliant shade of green. Wikipedia has a good article about this fascinating ancient plant whose activities are thought to have created most of the oxygen on the planet, thus enabling other forms of life, including our own, to develop.

7 comments:

JoJo said...

It's so bright! Esp. against the dark water.

s.c said...

How green do you want it to have. I didn't know that there is a kind of green that can really hurts your eye. But still it looks great. Thanks for showing.

William Kendall said...

That is a vibrant green!

Dean Lewis said...

Algae in stromatolite rock formation is considered the oldest known life on earth, at 3.5 billion years.

Benjamin Madison said...

Thanks for that info, Dean - it's nice to know there is something older than I am....

Eclecticity said...

Lively colours.

Stephanie said...

Oh wow!!!!! Love that vibrant green against the blue of the water.