<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Portraits of Wildflowers]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Steve Schwartzman]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/author/wordconnections/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A contrast in&nbsp;strata]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="32685" data-permalink="https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/look-at-all-those-layers/sedona-rock-formation-3250/" data-orig-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg" data-orig-size="839,569" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steven Schwartzman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5DS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477005468&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\u00a9 Steven Schwartzman&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;280&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="sedona-rock-formation-3250" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=839" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-32685" src="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=695" alt="sedona-rock-formation-3250" srcset="https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg 839w, https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=150&amp;h=102 150w, https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=300&amp;h=203 300w, https://portraitsofwildflowers.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/sedona-rock-formation-32501.jpg?w=768&amp;h=521 768w" sizes="(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px"   /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Above: Geological strata in Sedona (Arizona) on October 20.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Below: <a href="https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/frostweed-explains-its-name/" target="_blank">Frostweed ice strata</a> in Austin (Texas) on December 19.</p>
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