“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ” Coco Chanel
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Top 10 Biggest Volcanic Eruptions in History
The recent eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland were a stark reminder of nature’s ability to bring human activity to an abrupt standstill. The cloud of smoke that drifted over Western Europe made aviation travel untenable, returning European skies to a quietude not felt for decades..
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
Lingonberry: Uses and description
Binomial name: Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Names
Vaccinium vitis-idaea is called cowberry in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland and lingonberry in North America. The name cowberry is derived from the scientific name Vaccinium, which comes from vaccinus, an adjective from Latin vacca “cow”.
The name lingonberry originates from the Swedish name lingon for the species. Other names include csejka berry, foxberry, quailberry, mountain cranberry, red whortleberry, lowbush cranberry, mountain bilberry, partridgeberry (in Newfoundland and Cape Breton), and redberry (in Labrador). Because the names mountain cranberry and lowbush cranberry perpetuate...
Friday, November 9, 2012
A baby is born with a need to be loved...
"A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it."~ Frank Howard Clark ~
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Legends and Myths About Pearls
In every culture which has had an encounter with pearls, they have been associated with great virtues, powers, healing powers, wealth and wisdom; hence incorporated into their mythology. Throughout their long history, pearls have endured as mysterious and highly cherished gifts of the deep, described in most ancient literature as dew from the moon, related to moon goddesses, and thus associated with the feminine. Due to the pearl’s circular or oval shape, ancient ones perceived the essence of the moon in the watery oyster which receives its dewy pregnancy from heavenly dew drops.The Persian Goddess Astarte, also known as the licentious Ishtar...
Monday, September 17, 2012
10 Funny Love Quotes
Here are some funny love quotes to change your mood and giggle you for a while.
1. “Love at first sight is possible, but it pays to take a second look.”
– Anonymous
2. “Love can never give too much, but those of us who love can give in too much.”
– Alfred Stuart
3. “Love is grand; divorce is a hundred grand.”
– Anonymous
4. “Don’t try to understand a girl completely. If you do, then either you will go mad or you will start loving her.”
– Anonymous
5. “A cat does not want all the world to love her — only those she has chosen to love.”
Helen Thomson
6. “Love is like a Rhino, short-sighted, but always willing to find a way.”
– Anonymous
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Canada: Beautiful Landscape Photography by Kevin McNeal
Kevin McNeal is a Washington St. photographer focusing on grand colorful landscapes that reflect the most unique places on earth. Capturing moments of magic light and transferring this on print, images behold a combination of perseverance, patience, and dedication to capture the images in ways unseen before. The stories of how these images are rendered come across in the feelings the images convey. Traveling all over North America with his wife by his side, shooting diverse landscapes and finding remote places to bring the message to the public that this Earth is worth saving.
The Rockies are beautiful at anytime of the year. The grand landscapes...
