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California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera), the only palm native to the western U.S., is fire-adapted. Its trunk resists burning, only losing some of its outer layers, leaving a charred layer to protect it from future fires. More charring means more resistance.

Hiro sat on the cliff, watching the road wind toward the ocean. It reminded him of OutRun, his favorite game: endless highways, neon skies, the thrill of the drive. He once dreamed of speeding away, chasing freedom beyond the horizon. But after years away, he was back. The palms swayed, the waves shimmered. Maybe life wasn’t about running. Maybe, like in OutRun, it was about enjoying the ride.
#manonacliff #palms #ocean #synthwave #outrun 🎮🚗

[Excessive testing teaches students] that learning is a joyless succession of hoops through which they must jump, rather than a way of understanding and mastering the world. Every question has one right answer; the measure of a person is a number. Being insightful, or creative, or heaven forfend, counterintuitive counts for nothing.
-- Anna Quindlen (Newsweek June 2005)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AnnaQuindlen #Education #StandardizedTesting

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Palms #Florida