Monthly Archives: March 2012

April at Swarthmore College

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 30, 2012

From the shameless self-promotion department, here’s a photograph of mine featured in the 2012 Swarthmore College calendar. Drain is part of the LEED-certified Science Center designed by EYP. The inset photograph is mine, too. And please see July (the “botanizing … Continue reading →

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Nighttime toon-ups for Swarthmore

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 21, 2012

Just playing with my ToonIt! plug-in for Aperture, using photographs of my town at night. Good fun.

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Crocus in Spring

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 16, 2012

Batch of purple Crocus vernus. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Spring is the best.

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Masked robin

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 6, 2012

Mutant robin (Turdus migratorius) with mask of white plumage. I suspect the leucism was congenital because the patches were located on several parts of the body (injury and parasites can sometimes cause regrowth to be white). Regardless of cause, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Photography, Science | Tagged albinism, albino, allele, avian, bird, color, coloration, development, dna, evolution, gene, grass, hopeful monster, leucism, mutant, mutation, natural selection, partial albino, patches, radiation, robin, sectoring, Turdus migratorius, variation, white | Leave a comment

Free love at the meat department

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 6, 2012

Got some free beef heart yesterday, courtesy of the “organ box” that was delivered along with the more traditional cuts. The label was inspired:

Posted in Food, Photography | Tagged beef, cow, free, heart, meat, organ, swarthmore, swarthmore co-op | Leave a comment