Originally posted on Hundredpics:
A red-legged falcon has been posing several days for photographers in Tuusula, close to Helsinki.
Bright Red Sun
I woke up this morning to the smell of a fire. The sun was bright red and the air smoky. Ashes covered my deck. As I looked around, ashes were falling from the sky. I turned on the news and found out 410 hwy. was closed because of firefighters containing a fire at Crystal Mountain…Read more »
1897 Women’s Survival Kit
The following suggestions were made to women in order to survive in the Klondike. The women that were strong and stubborn that followed their husbands, fathers and brothers in the fever for gold complied this survival kit. I found it interesting and I decided to share it. Women must be properly clothed and equipped for…Read more »
Fox
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…
Ruins with a Brave Heart
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…
Did Jesus use these steps?
Originally posted on 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…
Aurora’s Light Show
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 »
Red-backed shrike
Originally posted on Hundredpics:
Red-backed shrike scoping around on the top of a cattail.
Upper Kananaskis Lake – summer mornings
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 »
A dance with Sandhill cranes
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