Graffiti at its finest Christopher Martin Photography When I visited Berlin last summer, I spent an early morning and, a couple of days later, a late afternoon touring around Kreuzberg.  This borough is divided into two major districts, 36 and 61.  I didn’t know enough about them to distinguish them – everywhere I went was…Read more »

Dancing elk Christopher Martin Photography We enjoyed a great Christmas day around our home today.  Outside, the sun was bright, the sky was blue and the snow draped everything in a blanket of white.   Inside, we played games, built toys, laughed a lot and had a really good time. I showed my family this video…Read more »

Every year, my neighbors and I exchange treats for the holidays. I wanted something a little different and came up with this recipe. It’s easy to make. You will need these ingredients: 3 cups sugar 1 1/2 sticks of butter 2/3 cup evaporated milk 7 oz. jar of marshmallow creme 2 tsp. peppermint extract 3…Read more »

There is no Christmas dinner without the traditional meat stuffed cabbage rolls. The traditional recipe is with sour cabbage, but my mom made us a light version of this recipe with wine vines. Sour cabbage is quite heavy to digest despite being very healthy. via Nests of meat stuffed wine vines rolls for Christmas — Cooking…Read more »

(Click on the image to open a larger version) I found this Red fox last weekend in Langdon, Alberta.  She was hunting mice in a farm field. alongside the highway.  A couple of times she came relati… Source: Afield with a fox on the hunt

Owl in a snow storm Christopher Martin Photography A snowstorm hit Bragg Creek last weekend quickly draping the area in white and pushing the temperature way down.  I caught sight of this owl along a familiar stretch of open forest divided by a gravel road. It was a steep challenge keeping sharp focus as she…Read more »

Christopher Martin Photography On a snowy morning in Lake Louise, I found this Steller’s Jay up in the trees looking for breakfast along a trail that wound away from the water.  This one displayed the white markings around the eye which distinguish the Rocky Mountain subspecies from the other fifteen that are  present across North…Read more »

Originally posted on Ferrell's Travel Blog:
Phillippe Bohstrom has written a fascinating and informative article about the discovery of a Roman inscription mentioning the province of Judea and a previously unknown Roman governor. This Marcus Paccius ruled Judea before the Bar Kochba Revolt (about A.D. 135). There were nearly 20 Roman prefects or governors…