Kirkjufellsfoss, Iceland

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Blue Moon, bright Mars

From the back yard earlier tonight.

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Before and after the rain

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image of our home star

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Windblown tree in Hawaii

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North Palm Beach

1948 Times Square NYC in color

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Do not despair

Some say she is still drinking to this day

Diesel made a friend

"Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of US History"

h/t AllenS

A horse-drawn fire engine of Engine No. 39 leaving Fire Headquarters
at 157 East 67th Street for the last time after being replaced with
a motorized fire engine, New York City, February 19, 1912.

A life guard and a doctor attempt to save a swimmers life on Coney Island Beach, 1940.
The woman in the center chose the worst moment for a smile.

Alice Huyler Ramsey (November 11, 1886 – September 10, 1983),
the first woman to drive across the United States from coast to coast, 1909.
Only 152 miles out of the total 3600-mile trip were made on paved road.

The Osiria Rose

The Osiria Rose, the petals are blood red on the inside and silvery white on the outside. pic.twitter.com/BCB9q7xym1

— Life on Earth (@planetepics) January 11, 2016

The number one place in the world for:

The world's hottest place: Death Valley National Park

The world's coldest place: East Antarctic Plateau

World's most populated city: Shanghai

World's least populated city: Vatican City

See more after the jump... h/t AllenS

Illuminated tires developed by Goodyear, 1961

Illuminated tires developed by Goodyear, 1961 pic.twitter.com/PslAFECFyb

— History Pics (@ThatsHistory) July 19, 2015

Hogback Road

In the mail today a puffy blue envelope, not the usual thing \o/

I'm already filled with glee just because of that. Nothing can make me unhappy. I tear it open at lunch. A tiny note falls out written on flimsy receipt paper with chicken scratches on it. I must call upon my greatest hieroglyphic deciphering abilities. I must conjure them and put my mind in that place where those things are no wait it's English. "Go crazy and get something you would not ordinarily." \o/

I already did. It's already spent. \o/

I am stunned. This is wonderful. Who could have imagined? Who could have anticipated? This is disconnected to anything. I don't even have to pay for what I just did. I did it then money for it came in through the mailbox. There is a proper card with more words. A friend, newly reacquainted mature female who identifies as male at least sometimes problematically somewhat assertive. Pushy.

"Another unusual event arrives and the world is in turmoil but we are serene and placid. We must stay this way to have a lot left to do."