FOTD -- October 31, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: We end the month of October with another blast from the distant past -- May, 1997 to be exact -- when virtually the same image appeared under the name "Martian". To update the image I have slightly re-cropped it, tweaked a few colors, and changed the outside to 'real'. The name "Oasis" refers to a slight tinge of green on the horizon at the left edge of the image, which I took to be a distant oasis of green on the otherwise desolate planet Mars. Or it could be the desert planet otherwise known as 'Dune' in the well-known series of fantasy novels pretending to be science fiction. Since the image is another repeat, I gave it no rating. There is not much more to be said about the image, which speaks for itself, other than repeating that the way to see it is to run the included parameter file and wait 30 seconds, or to surf out to the glorious FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view the completed image in relaxed serenity there. The Friday weather here at Fractal Central was a repeat of the past 2 days' conditions -- heavy clouds but dry, and a tempera- ture of 55F 13C. The fractal cats gave up early and spent the rest of the day in the coziest warm places they could find. For me the day was just one more in a seemingly endless string of routine days. (Not that I find anything wrong with this.) If all goes well, and even if it doesn't, the next FOTD, the first of a new month, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and don't judge another until you have walked in his shoes, (or something like that). Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Oasis { ; time=0:00:30.08-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=1821 type=manzpower center-mag=-0.4202216978\ /-0.0000124324/144032/2.3247/-5/0 params=0/0/3.25/0 float=y outside=real maxiter=550 inside=1 logmap=yes colors=000RINmYblXdjXehXggXheWjdWkbWm`Wn_VpYVqjY_b\ YZVYZMXYEXY6XXrY_qY_qY_pY_pZ_oZ`oZ`nZ`mZ`mZ`lZ`l_`\ k_`k_`j_ai_ai_ah_ah`ag`ag`af`ae`ae`ad`bdabcabcabba\ brY_qZZpZYp_Yo_Xn`Wm`VlaVlaUkbTjcSicShdRhdQgePfePe\ fOdgNdgMchMbhLaiK`iJ`jJ_jIZkHqZZp`YoaWncVmdUlfSkgR\ iiQhjOglNfmMeoKdpJpX_nVZlUZiSYgRYePXcOW`MWZLVXJVVI\ USGUQFTODSMCSJARH9RF7QbWQNTG7Q5rZawY9r`crberchrejr\ gmpfmnemldmjclhblfald`lb_l`ZkZYkXXkVWkTVkRUkOSjMRj\ KQjIPjGOjENiCMiALi8Ki6Ji4Ih2Hh0Gh2Gh4Gh5Hi6Hj6Ik6J\ k6Lk6Mj7Ni9NhBOgDOgFOgHOgKOgNOfQOfTOfWOfYPf_PfaPfb\ QfdRffSfhTejUelWenWepXerXdrXcvXkzXjzXZxZYz_Ww`VubT\ rcSodQlePjfNgfMdfKXfIUfHCgF9iDAgCAeBBcABa9C_8CY7DW\ 7EU6ES5FQ4FO3GM2GK1HI0JK3KM5MO8OPAPRDRTFTVIUXKWZNY\ _PZaS`cUbeXcgZeiagjchlfjnhlpkmrmotpqurrwutywryroyl\ kygzeUzeUxhUwkcukmukmfrPllUctZercXidO`fERg5Ih7Jh9K\ gBLgEMgGNgIOfKPfKPfOReQSe } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================