Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: 

Today's image is another Zexpe minibrot.  I named it "A Different Zexpe" because the parent fractal is one of the infinity of alternate Zexpe fractals, this one from 1.5 levels up the hyperladder with the recip function applied.

Today's Zexpe parent is rotated so that the upper half, which is pretty much intact, faces northeast.  The lower half faces southwest, but it is so distorted by discontinuities that the parts are barely recognizable.  Today's scene lies in the East Valley of a much less distorted minibrot lying some distance southwest of the main body of the parent.

The rating of a 7 is average.  The series of Zexpe fractals continues bringing adequate but unexceptional images.  The calculation time of 40 seconds will make impatience very unlikely however.

Partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 82F 28C made today a near normal one for mid-August here at Fractal Central.  The fractal cats' big thrill came when a stray cat we call 'Mister Cool' wandered by.  Our dynamic duo watched him from their window with their tails thrashing, sending him on his way.

The humans had a typical day, with no thrashing tails involved.  The next FOTD will be posted when an appropriate amount of time has passed.  Until whenever, take care, and one second of time is 186,000 miles of the fourth dimension of space perceived from a different angle and measured in a different way.

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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