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Superman!

Superman was excellent! Everything I wanted it to be: hopeful, joyous, thoughtful, entertaining, heartfelt, and expressing a set of values I wholeheartedly subscribe to; just an absolutely wonderful interpretation of this character. I’m so excited for what’s to come from DC and James Gunn over the next years. The whole cast are amazing; David Corenswet is magnificent as Superman; and I absolutely love Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner!

Going to see Superman tonight. It’s the first film in a long time I’ve been genuinely excited about. I really enjoyed Zack Snyder’s take on the characters, but the films didn’t feel very hopeful tonally. Going in, this film feels more like it’s going to feel like the Superman of my youth.

Beautiful hike today from Möhren up to Möhrenberg and back.

A serene landscape features a meandering stream surrounded by green fields, with a backdrop of trees and a house in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.A tranquil rural scene features a reflective stream bordered by lush green fields, trees, and a few quaint houses under a blue sky with scattered clouds.A dog is playfully peeking out from a vast wheat field under a partly cloudy sky.

Stone runs in the Rohrbach Valley, Germany

Geology and formation

Stone runs form when a layer of clay in the soil prevents lime-rich groundwater from seeping downward. If this spring water then flows very slowly over a gentle slope, the lime dissolved in the water reacts with the oxygen in the air and is deposited as solid limestone. This mostly happens along the edges of the stream, so that over time a raised channel forms, with a central groove where the water continues to flow.

Stone runs are a unique feature of lime-rich regions such as the Rohrbach Valley. In Germany, they mainly occur in the karst landscapes of the Franconian Jura and the northern edge of the Alps. They are especially found in deciduous forests with nutrient-poor soils.

Only six such stone runs are registered in Bavaria as geological natural monuments, four of them in the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen.

The Stone Run at Rohrbach is about 80 meters long and 1–2 meters high.

Growth Rate: A few millimeters to two centimeters per year.

Vulnerability: Their growth can be interrupted by falling leaves, so most stone runs rely on human maintenance to survive.

Adaptable and Full of Life

Such special habitats are home to rare species like: Bechstein’s Bat Roosts in humid places and hunts insects in richly structured forests. Purple Emperor Butterfly Strongly dependent on specific plants like aspen and goat willow. Broomrape A parasitic plant that taps into the roots of others to feed. Bistort A moisture-loving plant with prominent flower spikes. Lesser Stag Beetle A beetle whose larvae develop in dead wood; prefers old broadleaf forests. Alpine Dock Found in moist meadows and forest clearings; rare in Central Europe. Black Woodpecker The largest native woodpecker; carves large nesting cavities in old trees.

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Photograph of a limestone stone run flowing into a small streamPhoto of a limestone stone run overgrown with moss in the forest The information board from with the blog post text was extracted

I don’t understand why #Apple doesn’t do a translucent coloured version of the icons. That would be the best of both worlds on #iOS26. I mostly like Liquid Glass, but it’s taken me a number of days to get used to it - it wasn’t love at first sight.

A smartphone home screen with translucent Liquid Glass icons is displayed over a blurred background of purple heather.

Two waterfall hikes in France

We’re holidaying in France at the moment. Today we went on two lovely walks to waterfalls.

Cascades D’Augerolles

The hike to Cascades D’Augerolles is a very nice walk going down one side of the valley and up the other. I recommend the walk for its scenery and interesting terrain. I will say though that the waterfall is not the highlight of this walk. The fall you can get to is really rather small and the big fall has such an overgrown path that you can’t get near. It does look nice from a distance. Overall, it is a lovely little walk. It took us about an hour to go from the car park down and then back up the other side. Google Maps Link

Cascade des Jarrauds

The hike to the Cascade des Jarrauds is a much easier walk, though still with some steps to climb up and down. And the waterfall itself is a little more impressive, though again you can’t get close to it. Google Maps Link

Cascades D’Augerolles: A tranquil forest scene features a gently flowing stream surrounded by lush green trees and moss-covered rocks.Cascade des Jarrauds: A small waterfall cascades into a stream surrounded by lush green foliage.

Damselfly on our walk through a labyrinth today.

Damselfly on our walk through a labyrinth today.

A damselfly perched on a leaf is silhouetted against a partly cloudy sky and surrounded by lush greenery.A damselfly with translucent wings rests on a leafy branch against a background of blue sky and clouds.