Posted by in Uncategorized Originally posted on Chaotic Shapes:
I Finished up the drawing on Thursday. There were many different guesses on what this could be. Some were correct, others close. A few were off by a lot. I’m not saying there’s a correct image of this drawing, you create whatever you want. What you see is what you…
Posted by in Uncategorized Originally posted on Marrow:
I’d stopped off for a bite of lunch in the Scottish Border town of Melrose. It was a cloudy, cool day, and as I warmed up over some homemade tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, the Appalachian sounds of Dolly Parton’s voice drifted through the small tea shop. I can’t…
Posted by in Uncategorized Ferrell's Travel Blog Jesus observed the Passover of the Jews somewhere in the upper city of Jerusalem, the present Mount Zion. Scholarly consensus locates the house of Caiaphas at a site near the Cenacle on Mount Zion. Another site, further down the slope toward the Pool of Siloam, is held by some as the house…Read more »
Posted by in Earth's wonders How does the sky light up like this? Earth has magnetic field lines, similar to a bar magnet, that emanates from the north and the south poles creating a layer called magnetosphere. This magnetic field shields the planet from most of the solar wind that sweeps past it. This field is strongest and thickest at…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Originally posted on Hundredpics:
Red-backed shrike scoping around on the top of a cattail.
Posted by in Uncategorized Christopher Martin Photography This summer I feel like I have rediscovered the Kananaskis Lakes located in the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. In particular, I have spent a lot of time at the upper lake. The peaks that ring the lake have appealed to me recently in a new way and I have been drawn to…Read more »
Posted by in Uncategorized Christopher Martin Photography Sandhill crane couples dance with each other. I found this pair in a field west of Bragg Creek and was lucky to be able to watch them. A few Canada geese watched the dance as well. They seemed to watch with little interest. Far less than me. View original post
Posted by in Uncategorized Originally posted on Have Bag, Will Travel:
“In a year’s time when the newspapers have forgotten me, dig me up and plant me in Sligo.” – W.B. Yeats I confess to being disappointed when we first arrived in Sligo. It appeared rather austere and grey and subdued and dull compared with the colour and vibrancy and the vivaciously…
Posted by in Health, tasty treat Many of us can’t resist the taste of chocolate. How can you stay on a diet when desserts tempt you? You shouldn’t have to when it comes to chocolate. The difference is how it’s made plus the butter and sugar in it. In its unsweetened form, chocolate is an easy, nutritious ingredient to add to…Read more »
Posted by in wildlife Grizzly bears, also known as brown bears, are often seen this time of year in Alaska, because of the abundance of berries and the salmon spawning. They also occur in Asia, Canada, some places in Europe, and of course in some zoos. Alaska contains 98% of the USA population of brown bears. How can you…Read more »
