G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1199
December 25, 2012
allcreatures:
Beau, a 55-day-old baby Echidna known as a...
Beau, a 55-day-old baby Echidna known as a puggle, rests in the hands of vet nurse Annabelle Sehlmeier at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. The puggle was brought to the zoo after it was found by itself on a walking track north of Sydney and will be fed by hand until it is weaned at about six months of age.
Picture: REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (via Animal pictures of the week: 2 November 2012 - Telegraph)
This is so true …………
This is so true …………
On and a around Christmas of 1914, in the midst of the first...
On and a around Christmas of 1914, in the midst of the first year of the First Word War, members of the British and German armies engaged in what is known as the “Christmas Truce”. A number of units across the Western Front set aside the conflict imposed upon them by their respective governments and engaged in a brief period of peace and mutual goodwill. The incident is believed to have begun when German soldiers in Belgium began decorating their trenches and singing carols, which was followed by the British forces opposing them. One set of opposing units is believed to have played a football (soccer) game. While following years did not see a repeat of this occurance (mostly caused by the increasing hostility and dehumanization toward the enemy felt by both sides as the war progressed), the incident is one of those rare moments of hope seen in the midst of great darkness. We must remember that amid the senelessness of the First World War, moments of humanity manage to shine through.
allcreatures:
Lucifer the lion gets in the festive spirit at...
Lucifer the lion gets in the festive spirit at ZSL London zoo
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (via 24 hours in pictures | News | guardian.co.uk)
December 24, 2012
“Father Christmas, give us some money….”
The...
“Father Christmas, give us some money….”
The Kinks, 1977.
The tree for this year.
The tree for this year.
So how is your workout going?
So how is your workout going?
filicide:
Antonio Gisbert Pérez
The Execution by Firing Squad...
Antonio Gisbert Pérez
The Execution by Firing Squad of Torrijos and his Colleages on the beach at Málaga (detail)(1888)
Prado Museum, Madrid
