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Friday, 12 October 2012
Unfriendly clouds
I took this photo from my kitchen window yesterday. Needless to say, it soon became very noisy and wet!
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France
Thursday, 11 October 2012
A legend from Bolivia
I came across a photo of an unusual tree on Facebook. I was intrigued and after a bit of googling, I discovered this interesting legend from Bolivia:
A long time ago, when gods lived on earth as people, the dark spirits (Añas) haunted the early Guarani people, killing the men and stealing their women.
In a small village lived a beautiful young woman named Araverá (Sparkle in the sky), the daughter of the grand chief Ururutï (White Condor). She recently married the hummingbird god, Colibrí (Chinu tumpa), and hoped to soon have a son, who would grow up to be the best Shaman (Paye) of the area, capable of destroying all of the evil spirits.
The Añas got wind of her plans and schemed to kill her. They mounted their fire-breathing winged horses and pointed them to her small town. But Araverá saw the danger and escaped, flying to the ultimate ends of the universe in a tiny flying chair that her husband Colibrí gave her.
The Añas pursued her everywhere, the the depths of the waters, under the earth and higher than the stars. When her tiny flying chair finally couldn't support the weight of her and her growing baby anymore, they descended to earth and hid inside a Toborochi tree (Samou).
The Añas passed them by and never found her. Inside the tree, Araverá bore her son. The boy grew and took revenge upon the evil Añas, but his mother remained in the trunk of the Torobochi, as she does to this day. Sometimes, when she does go outside, she becomes the tree's beautiful flower, so that the hummingbirds can come and enjoy her nectar.
A long time ago, when gods lived on earth as people, the dark spirits (Añas) haunted the early Guarani people, killing the men and stealing their women.
In a small village lived a beautiful young woman named Araverá (Sparkle in the sky), the daughter of the grand chief Ururutï (White Condor). She recently married the hummingbird god, Colibrí (Chinu tumpa), and hoped to soon have a son, who would grow up to be the best Shaman (Paye) of the area, capable of destroying all of the evil spirits.
The Añas got wind of her plans and schemed to kill her. They mounted their fire-breathing winged horses and pointed them to her small town. But Araverá saw the danger and escaped, flying to the ultimate ends of the universe in a tiny flying chair that her husband Colibrí gave her.
The Añas pursued her everywhere, the the depths of the waters, under the earth and higher than the stars. When her tiny flying chair finally couldn't support the weight of her and her growing baby anymore, they descended to earth and hid inside a Toborochi tree (Samou).
The Añas passed them by and never found her. Inside the tree, Araverá bore her son. The boy grew and took revenge upon the evil Añas, but his mother remained in the trunk of the Torobochi, as she does to this day. Sometimes, when she does go outside, she becomes the tree's beautiful flower, so that the hummingbirds can come and enjoy her nectar.
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virtual travel
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Green fingers
This is quite funny. The tweet is from Bedford police in the UK:
Beware of pretty plants in garage sales. I must say, it's quite a handsome bush!
Read a bit more HERE.
Beware of pretty plants in garage sales. I must say, it's quite a handsome bush!
Read a bit more HERE.
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amazing stuff,
funnies
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
The allure of meerkats
Pirate and Pirouette are great fans of the meerkats! The photos were taken three years apart, almost to the day. [Can you see Peter's birthday cards in Pirate's photo? Pirouette's photo was taken the day before Peter's birthday this year, no cards yet...]
Monday, 8 October 2012
Ah... Italy!
Una canzone italiana per CC:
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Today it's Peter's birthday, so it's quite nice to get into a romantic mood...
[Happy birthday, darling husband. Prepare your taste buds for your favourite meal tonight! Funnily enough, it's not Italian.]
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Today it's Peter's birthday, so it's quite nice to get into a romantic mood...
[Happy birthday, darling husband. Prepare your taste buds for your favourite meal tonight! Funnily enough, it's not Italian.]
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