It was Christmas Eve 1942. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn’t been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured Daddy wanted a little extra time so we could read in the Bible. After supper was over I took my boots off and stretched out in front of the fireplace and waited for Daddy to get down the old Bible. I was still feeling sorry for myself and, to be honest, I wasn’t in much of a mood to read…
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The most beautiful Christmas Tree formed by the frozen waters of a water fall, in Iceland
The once-frozen waterfall was some 700km from Beijing, southeast of the town of Linzhou in Henan Province (36°06’N, 113°49’E). Together with photographer Lie Feng, the climbers scoured the Taihang Range to the north and west of Linzhou but found no solidly frozen icefalls, due to the warm winter temperatures and the haze covering the east and center of China. However, during their drive back to Beijing, they found a 110m icefall that they climbed at WI4, and then, close to Beijing, a 100m mixed route, which they graded M8 WI5+ On January 26 a picture of the Christmas-tree icefall appeared once again on Wechat, along with a message that two…
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Natures perfect Geometry
Peacocks are known and loved for their brilliant, ornamental plumage, but not all are as colorful. White peafowl display an ethereal bleached version of the classic peacock aesthetic, and it’s arguably just as remarkable. These birds are usually not albino, as they’re sometimes called, but rather leucistic, meaning they’re born with a genetic condition that strips them—or parts of them—of pigment. Discover more about white peafowl, including how rare they are, why there are so many in captivity, and what they symbolize. White Peafowl Have a Genetic MutationWhite peafowl are often called albino, but albinism is a specific condition that causes red eyes and extremely pale skin. Albinism in peafowl…
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The Green Woman in Ashby de la Zouch
“She sat at the back and they said she was shy, She led from the front and they hated her pride, They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance, They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence, When she shared no ambition they said it was sad, So she told them her dreams and they said she was mad, They told her they’d listen, then covered their ears, And gave her a hug while they laughed at her fears, And she listened to all of it thinking she should, Be the girl they told her to be best as she could, But one day she asked what…
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The Jim Thorpe Story
This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo, you can see that he’s wearing different socks and shoes. This wasn’t a fashion statement. It was the 1912 Olympics, and Jim, represented the U.S. in track and field. On the morning of his competitions, his shoes were stolen. Luckily, Jim ended up finding two shoes in a garbage can. That’s the pair that he’s wearing in the photo. But one of the shoes was too big, so he had to wear an extra sock. Wearing these shoes, Jim won two gold medals that day. This is a perfect reminder that even when life isn’t fair the question is what are…
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Paul Newman 1925 / 2008
Only women of a certain era will fully appreciate this…. True story.A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited.One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone.She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor. There was only one other patron in the store: Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee.The woman’s heart skipped a beat as her eyes…
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Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.
“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.Lay your bed where the cat sleeps.Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm.Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit.Plant the tree where the mole digs. Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself.Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat.Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the days golden grains.Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.Swim often and you will feel on earth like…
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pilot walk off the plane with a Seeing Eye dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses
A man was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. The plane had a layover in Sacramento. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft, the plane would re-board in one hour. Everybody got off the plane except one gentleman who was blind. Another man had noticed him as he walked by and could tell the gentleman was blind because his Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of him throughout the entire flight. He could also tell he had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached him, and calling him by name, said,…
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how to keep your baby safe around your dog
Newborn at home so the dog has to goFor those who give up their dogs when they have a baby, I’m posting this photo of a family whose 15-year-old Jack Russel Terrier is treated as one of the children (because he was their first child) and who is the protector of his two human brothers and sisters. Never use the excuse that you had to let your dog go because you have a baby in the family and the doctor advised you blah blah blah and other lame excuses.Never abandon your pets. They are family Most people will probably see their dog as being part of the family. Therefore, it…
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A bad dog owner dumped this wolf at shelter when he got to big and to much to handle
A bad dog owner dumped this wolf at shelter when he got to big and to much to handle. Luckily a sanctuary took him instead and save his life. His DNA testing is come back as 87.5% grey Wolf, 8.6% siberian Husky, and 3.9 German shepherd. while big dogs and wolves generally look a lot like each other, there are some wolf-like dogs that are very difficult to distinguish from real wolves. Most dog breeds that look like wolves are hybrids, meaning they are part dog, part wolf. The closer the wolf part is on their family line (for example, one of the parents was a wolf, as opposed to…
