Three Things I’m Curious About This Week #29

This photo from American street photographer Vivian Maier. It’s a photo that could prompt a hundred stories. Maier’s personal story is also interesting. She took thousands of photos that were discovered in a storage locker after she died.

There is something particularly fascinating about seeing ornate buildings that have been abandoned and are beginning to decay. Photographer Mirna Pavlovic has captured images of once opulent castles and villas that are falling into ruin.

The echidna, or spiny anteater, which is native to Australia and Oceania. Like playtpuses, they are egg-laying mammals. Echidnas don’t have teeth and use their beak to find food. They also use their beaks to blow mucus bubbles, which may aid in thermoregulation.