personal thoughts, pictures, and entries on the culture that surrounds us.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
us <3
So happy he came backpacking with my family last weekend.
Pt Reyes National Seashore
Posted this a couple weeks ago… but it’s one of my favs of us :]
us <3
So happy he came backpacking with my family last weekend.
Pt Reyes National Seashore
Posted this a week or two ago… but it’s one of my favorite pictures of us <3
There is a temple for all religions
Also known as the temple of the universe, it is a work in progress that eventually hopes to encompass all religions in the world. It’s located in Staroye…
Boy With Balloons, India
Photograph by Kamala Kannan, My Shot
By photographing the shadow of the child running with balloons rather than the actual child, the photographer captured an image that immediately stops us in our tracks. Though the shadow is flat, it has so much movement and life. What is most surprising is how vibrant the colors are, and this is because the background is white/off-white.
By David Dobbs
Photograph by Kitra Cahana
Although you know your teenager takes some chances, it can be a shock to hear about them.
One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks….
(Source: National Geographic)
The earliest known version of the seven wonders of the world list was compiled in the 2nd century BC by Antipater of Sidon; it appears to be based on the guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim.
1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2.Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
5. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria
By Nancy Shute
Photograph by Fabrice Coffrini, AFP/Getty Images
Perched on the edge of a cold, windswept dune in North Carolina, I was about to fulfill a dream I shared with Leonardo da Vinci: To fly. The Renaissance genius spent years deciphering the flight of birds and devising personal…
(Source: National Geographic)