Security envelope letter A

No. 9 envelope

This No. 9 security envelope is made by the Aimoh Company.  It is their model 30128.  The security pattern uses the letter "A"; this reinforces their corporate identity.  The combination of  the "A" and inverted "A", both with deckled cross bars, and the blue color makes for a pleasing envelope security pattern.  

Cloudy layers

Orangey sunset

This sunset is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.  Click on the image to embiggify it. 

A passing weather system brought with it different types of clouds at different levels.  This stereogram emphasizes those levels.  The high clouds are from the main system.  The lower, puffy, clouds are formed by the cold winds of the system passing over warm waters.  Noted is a hard to see sundog about one-third of the way in from the right side.

Joint shine

Two sections meet

Seen in the street beneath our feet, the proud sections of this bridge joint are shined by tired wear from vehicular traffic. 

Polar explorer

Accidentally running a checkerboarded square as a linear polar and then performing a polar to cartesian transformation, with repeats, yields inwardly folding patterns.

first

second

third

fourth

fifth time

The pattern continues to collapse; five steps are enough to see that happen.  

n.b.: Your results will vary with the transformer that is used.

Chocolate Beetle

This very customized Volkswagen Beetle with a Sunroof may be circa 1962.  It keeps its classic lines while adding many features.  One is the dark chocolate metallic paint.

Low to the ground

The windshield opens out.

Hood and front details

A closer look at the windshield and how it is held in place.   The windshield wipers are removed to allow the glass to swing forward.  The side mirrors are mounted way in front.

Just as low from the left side

The view of the left side shows just how low this Bug is at rest.  The front windshield and the two side rear windows open out.  The rear "hood" is opened to get more air to the air cooled engine.

Full on frontal view

The front view gives a taste of the dark chocolate color.  Maybe that is a dark roast coffee?

Full on rear view

What this Bug looks like as it pulls away from you.  n.b., the license plate is purposedly blanked out.

Morning dewed

Big drops on small web

The heavy morning dew highlights the grass spider (genus Agelenopsis) spider web seen in the grass beneath our feet.

Wheelless vehicles

 

Prototipo Topolino

A prototype of the Fiat Topolino "senza ruote".  The model year is approx. mid-1950s.

 

 

The Cadillac Motor Car Division of the US auto maker General Motors Corporation investigated wheel-less cars.   This concept ad for the 1955 model year was not used.

 

Cadillac Series Sixty Special concept car

Noted:  the other models in the ad still have wheels.