Leaves surrounded by light and air

Those blue veils, dark hollows, and scattered lights… the eye wanders through them as the mind wanders through a dream. There’s something moving about looking so far outward and feeling that you’ve entered an inner landscape. Credit: Chandra X-Ray Observatory 📷 Lagoon Nebula

When I walk through Africa and look at its rocks, I think that far below could be the remains of Theia, the ancient protoplanet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago.