Small things amuse small minds

@JudyEv (357871)
Rockingham, Australia
July 8, 2025 8:02pm CST
I had to take the photo above. I’ve seen similar patterns in the dirt many times and always marvel at time. Well, you know what they say – small things amuse small minds. The upper part of the photo is a rock which meets the sand at a right angle. A small weed has grown up at the base of the rock, has died and fallen over. It’s been swept back and forth in the wind to create the circular marks on the ground. Fascinating, don’t you think?
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (9228)
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9h
Oh aye Really fascinating I'm so fascinated Wow Omg my fascination knows no limits
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
Do you mean this or is your tongue firmly in your cheek??
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
31m
@Ineeddentures I see stuff like this quite often. They always catch my eye.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (9228)
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@JudyEv You have a great eye for stuff like this Judy We are indebted to you
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@DaddyEvil (152722)
• United States
7h
Yes, I guess I have a small mind... I do find things like that interesting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
I often see this happening with grass trees that sweep the ground.
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@DaddyEvil (152722)
• United States
Just now
@JudyEv I don't see things like that very often.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (76418)
• United States
7h
Yes, it is fascinating! There was a place in Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota where the wind blew on one side of the area but not the other. As a result, the soil was rocky on the side without much wind and smooth as sand on the side that got the wind. The walls of the slopes were different, too, all in the space of a couple of feet!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
You have to marvel at such things. And how long would it take for the rock to be worn so smooth?
Loretta
@noni1959 (10453)
• United States
6h
I have a small mind as well. I saw the photo and thought it was so interesting and started analyzing it. Doesn't take much to capture my small mind.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
I love seeing stuff like this. Ant and insect nests can be fascinating too.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (193904)
• United States
4h
That is quite amazing. When I first looked, I thought a trash can had been placed there.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
I've seen these types of patterns quite often where the wind has pushed a twig or grass back and forth.
M Cheung
@Beestring (15583)
• Hong Kong
5h
That is fascinating. You are very observant.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
I often see patterns like this.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (145016)
• Roseburg, Oregon
9h
That is very fascinating. I like looking at simple things,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357871)
• Rockingham, Australia
2h
It's surprising what is out there if you keep your eyes open.