Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

Today's image takes us back to the large eastern bud of the parent fractal of yesterday's image.  But today we check the easternmost of the two northern valleys leading to the bud.

I named the image "A Sweet Tooth" when something about it reminded me of candy.

The art rates an 8.  I might have done better by trying different outside options, but laziness won the day and I went with the default equal iteration bands, which for some reason are not consecutive in today's image.

The calculation time of 6-1/2 minutes is rather slow for a humdrum fractal with no fancy bells and whistles.  Checking the web sites can save time, and who knows, there is always the chance that a bell or whistle or two might have been added as a variation.

Lots of sun, a high temperature of 28F -2C and light winds made today quite bearable here at Fractal Central.  The fractal cats enjoyed the sun, which at its angle at this time of the year, falls the strongest on their shelf in the southwest window.  The humans meanwhile had a totally human day.

The next FOTD will probably not be posted until February 9, two days from now.  Until then, take care, and time could be our awareness of the changes we see as we move at the speed of light through the four-dimensional spacetime continuum one three-dimensional slice at a time.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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