Monthly Archives: February 2014

Wallpaper Wednesday

Posted on 26 February 2014 by

The Pinnacles Desert in western Australia’s Nambung National Park features limestone formations as high as five meters, standing amid windswept sands. How they formed is the topic of some controversy, with several theories competing. The only thing everyone agrees on … Continue reading →

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Storm porn

Posted on 25 February 2014 by

I love me a good storm/weather time-lapse, and this one is gorgeous. Not only is the footage beautiful, but the haunting music makes a perfect accompaniment. Nicolaus Wegner shot it during the summer of 2013 in South Dakota and Wyoming, … Continue reading →

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Volta ao Algarve

Posted on 22 February 2014 by

Guess what whizzed by our flat today? The Volta ao Algarve (Tour of Algarve)! We literally walked out our front door and down the block to see it. As always, the entire peloton was past us in about about three … Continue reading →

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Where’s the nearest Canadian?

Posted on 20 February 2014 by

Someone at Molson Canadian had a brilliant idea for advertising: install a refrigerator full of cold beers in various European cities, then tie the door lock into a scanner that looks for a Canadian passport. ANY Canadian passport. Here is … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Wednesday

Posted on 19 February 2014 by

Yes, we’re on a floating wallpaper schedule these days. I’ll try to get back to Mondays, but the last few weeks have been a bit crazy here at the homestead. At any rate, in celebration of wrapping up my itinerary … Continue reading →

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Best letter to the editor

Posted on 18 February 2014 by

From last week’s Economist:

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Frozen back home

Posted on 15 February 2014 by

Oregon has been having some extraordinary weather lately, though it seems “extraordinary” is losing its applicability as these sorts of temperatures hit more and more often. Lasting snow at the beach is extremely unusual, but there it was, while the … Continue reading →

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Avalanche in slo-mo

Posted on 12 February 2014 by

Well, it looks like slo-mo, but in reality this avalanche is just speed-challenged. It roared down toward a village in Passeier Valley (Italy’s South Tyrol region) at such a stately rate that all 25 locals were able to evacuate in … Continue reading →

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Cute Meter reading = 11

Posted on 11 February 2014 by

At the end of January, a wild sea otter and her pup drifted into Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Great Tide Pool, an exhibit that is open to the bay. Mom and pup floated around the pool for a day, generating approximately … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper Monday

Posted on 10 February 2014 by

HDR photographer Trey Ratcliffe said of this photo: While exploring Kyoto, I eventually found my way to this fanciful bamboo forest. There had been a light rain most of the morning and everything was quite lovely. The rain does strange … Continue reading →

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