Star Wars: Botany edition

All I can say is, is that this is brilliant...

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And there's much more here from Christopher Niemann from the NYT Abstract City Blog. (via Magpie&Whiskeyjack)

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That is amazingly brilliant!!! Reminds me of the Darth Vader head hot air balloon.