#glitz grandeur too
We have these two oak trees in our back yard. They have been a source of some issues, being planted so close to the patio, cutting off our decently sized yard. Second, towards late-mid, to the end of summer the neighborhood squirrels all come to try to strip the tree of acorns. Rather than wait for them to fall, they climb out on the branches and gnaw all the tips off. Then they scurry down and pick the acorns off the fallen branches, but leave behind a mess of leaves and branches. It looks like autumn is in full force, but with green leaves, only under two trees, and in August.
I just recently came to notice though, a bonus of having to clean up this mess, that in the wee hours of the night and early sunrise hours, the neighborhood deer come to feast on this leaf buffet.
It’s quite a site to see just out the kitchen window. I couldn’t snap really good pics as they are soooo alert and quick.
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In 2011, Dutch photographer Charlotte Dumas embarked on a quest to locate the last surviving 9/11 search and rescue dogs who had worked so tirelessly ten years earlier. Retrieved is a collection of their portraits, a moving tribute to these heroic dogs and their handlers.
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A monument in Novosibirsk, Russia, dedicated to all the lab rats who were sacrificed for DNA research.
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Sometimes you have an itch you just have to scratch - in this elephant’s case on a conveniently parked car. The VW Polo and its two terrified occupants found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time as the giant ellie stooped down to rub itself against the vehicle’s roof and bonnet. The incredible images were taken by Armand Grobler, 21, a field guide and lodge manager, in Pilanesburg National Park, South Africa. The two passengers were shaken up, but escaped without injury - although the same could not be said for their car. But after giving itself a good scratch, the elephant continued on it’s way itch free.
Picture: Armand Grobler/Barcroft Media (via Pictures of the day: 6 August 2014 - Telegraph)
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Church, Pittsburgh PA - March 2014
Founded in 1863. Current Building 1901. This church is attached to an active Capuchin-Franciscan monestary.
The five altars are from the original 1863 building.
Windows by the Tyrolese Art Glass Company, Innsbruck, Austria (1899)
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