Donna Eberle of Northern Virginia set up a Christmas tree near her wildlife camera to see if any animals would come visit. She shared the results to her Twitter account @mynaturecam. Over the past few years, she’s been capturing animals in their natural habitat on cameras she’s set up along her home. “Throughout the year regular visitors include several foxes, opossums, raccoons, skunks and deer, all stopping by almost nightly,” she explains. This year, she’s given the wildlife a little holiday cheer by dressing up their traditional stomping grounds. Eberle installed a Christmas tree with lights that has lured the animals in with their natural curiosity and has created some fascinating…
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A German engagement ring from the sixteenth century
A German engagement ring from the sixteenth century.. It was designed to turn into a mini astronomical map entitled “The whole universe is in your hands” Since ancient times, astronomers around the world have used models of the sky to make calculations. With the advent of the armillary sphere, stargazers were given a physical model to better visualize the lines of celestial longitude and latitude. Created independently in ancient Greece and ancient China, these armillary spheres consisted of spherical rings centered on either the Earth or the Sun. During the 16th and 17th centuries, these astronomy tools were sized down to become fashionable finger rings that moved just like regular…
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HUMANITY thing
It’s also good to revisit good news from time to time. Stories of people helping others never grow old, especially in seasons where good news is hard to come by. Today I made a traffic stop on this vehicle as it had a flat tire. The man pictured here was traveling to see family and was aware the tire was flat. He began explaining to me that he had a “donut” tire as a spare, however he did not have a jack to change the tire. I told him I had one in my patrol vehicle and offered assistance in helping him change it. I grabbed the Jack and began…
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The 1960s A Decade of Change for Women
In the 1960s, deep cultural changes were altering the role of women in American society. More females than ever were entering the paid workforce, and this increased the dissatisfaction among women regarding huge gender disparities in pay and advancement and sexual harassment at the workplace. One of the most profound changes was happening in the bedroom. By the end of the Sixties, more than 80 percent of wives of childbearing age were using contraception after the federal government in 1960 approved a birth control pill. This freed many women from unwanted pregnancy and gave them many more choices, and freedom, in their personal lives. Gradually, Americans came to accept some…
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The inside of a Gypsy’s caravan carriage from the 1800s.
The Romani were a group of people who arrived in Europe from northern India around the 14th century. Their travels in wagons much like the Roth’s took them across the continent to Great Britain and even into North America, Brazil and Australia. Many of the Romani groups traveled and lived in these wagons which they called a vardo, waggon, van or caravan. They were traditionally horse-drawn and decorated and painted in bright colors with gilded accents. The British Romani during the mid-1800s to the early 20th century were thought to have the most artistic designs. The Roth’s caravans feature Victoria’s decorative painting skills and decor which includes using silk, satin,…
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This couple have 444 Christmas trees in their house
Everybody is sprucing up their homes with Christmas decorations but this German couple will give anyone a run for their money. Tree collectors Thomas and Susanne Jeromin have decorated their 105 square feet house with 444 Christmas trees, fairy lights, and around 16,000 baubles, reported Reuters. more than 10,000 Christmas balls and 300 strings of fairy lights are used in the display. The Jeromin family scooped the record for having the most decorated Christmas trees in one place, in their flat in Germany’s Lower Saxony. In a clip they accept the certificate in front of a backdrop of several glitzy evergreens and as golden baubels hang from the ceiling. The…
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Crocheted Beards Are Expected To Be Very Popular This Winter
Have you seen those crazy crocheted beard hats that are becoming popular on the internets? My brother-in-law asked if I could make him one this Christmas. I am sure that it would keep anyone quite warm, not just on the head and ears, but the all important chin and cheeks
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Man Makes Winter Shelters For Stray Cats Out Of Discarded Coolers
Stray animals face a particularly difficult time during winter. When the temperatures drop, our homeless furry friends are still roaming out in the open while we’re sitting warmly and cozily at home. Luckily, there are people out there who are doing their best to make sure that stray animals have a warm place to sleep. Philip Rogich is one of such people. The man based in Ogden, Utah is turning other people’s trash into little homes for stray and feral cats. Philip uses discarded coolers to turn them into warm and dry places for felines to sleep during the cold season. “I saw a Facebook post about a man making…
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Australia created fluorescent markings on road floors, for better visibility at night.
In Australia, the government is rolling out a $245 million AUD road safety program to make Victoria’s roads safer for vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians. Some of the projects that the budget covers include LED-lit pavement near intersections, as well as more reflective applications of road markings. Victorian company Tarmac Linemarking shared images of a trial run of the glow-in-the-dark road markings on its Facebook page, which are impressive, to say the least. Even in complete darkness, the lines on the road are clearly visible thanks to the application of the special finish. Tarmac Linemarking says the new technology would be “an outstanding product for pedestrians and bike…
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The Surplus Of Apple Harvest
Love this In Norway, when people see that there is an excess of apples on their trees, they do this kind of action so others can pick them and consume them instead of rotting on the ground. Beautiful A picture of bags of apples hanging from a fence is going viral on social media with the claim that it is common practice for the people of Norway to hang apples from their fences so that the poor, hungry and homeless can avail the fruits for free. The post says, In Norway, people harvested their apples and hanged them in their respective fences so that the poor, the hungry, and the…
