"Real Cowboys Ride Motorbikes" I'm loving this photo of a Mongolian horse herder using a moped to round up and move the horses. It's cool to see just a touch of the modern world in a place where so much is done the old fashion way. Great photo! 
"Real Cowboys Ride Motorbikes" Photo by Chris Kealy
Source posted by Michelle Looking For a New Way to Decorate For those children that love dinosaurs, this may be the tree for you. I personally like the traditional tree, but everyone is different. Nadia Hassan's dinosaur tree could be put in a child's bedroom. What do you think about the non-traditional Christmas tree?  "Dino-might Decemberween!" by Nadia Hassan  "Dino-might Decemberween!" by Nadia Hassan  "Dino-might Decemberween!" by Nadia Hassan Source posted by Julia A Way of Life  "Mayan Indian woman carrying basket on her head" by Robert Crum  "Bedulu home" by Den is Source posted by JuliaA Giant Bird on the Move The American White Pelican is a migratory creature that can be spotted at various times of the year all over our country. During the winter, these guys fly south, sometimes as far south as Central America. Once Spring hits, the pelicans gather together in large groups and head north, all the way up to Montana and Southern Canada. That means people have an opportunity to spot a pelican in every state in between. Often, people are shocked to see these birds. The pelicans have wingspans up 9 feet wide! The American White Pelican is a sight to see, especially in the middle of Oklahoma!  "American White Pelicans -- Near Richland, WA" Photo by Scott Butner  "White Pelicans at White Rock Lake in Dallas. These pelicans usually start arriving each year in early October. They arrived a little early this year. White pelicans are very rare in this part of north Texas." Photo by Ken Slade  "American White Pelican--I noticed a huge patch of white on the shore. As I got closer, I realized it was a flock of pelicans. I bet there were a hundred or more! I didn't even know we had pelicans in Oklahoma." Photo by Bobby Acree  "American White Pelicans" Morro Bay Estuary, California Photo by Linda Tanner  "American White Pelican" Nygren Wetland Preserve in Rockton, Illinois Photo by Wes Gibson Source posted by Michelle Teenage Girls From Africa Solve The World's Energy Problem Four teenage girls, Duro-Aina Adebola (14 years old), Akindele Abiola (14 years old), Faleke Oluwatoyin (14 years old), and Bello Eniola (15 years old), have created a device that turns your pee into electricity. They presented their "Urine Powered Generator" at the Maker Faire Africa in Lagos this year. Their machine can transform 1 liter of human urine into 6 hours of electricity. How amazing are these young intelligent women??  "A urine powered generator. Made by three 14 y/o girls in Nigeria" Photo by Erik (HASH) Hersman Source posted by Michelle Statue of Liberty Imitations I absolutely love the Statue of Liberty...apparently I'm not the only one. There are literally thousands of Lady Liberty statues all over the globe! Here are a few of my favorites...  "Tokyo - Odaiba: Statue of Liberty Replica and Rainbow Bridge" Photo by Wally Gobetz  "Statue of Liberty at Legoland, Denmark" Photo by Niclas Lindh's parents' neighbor  "Statue of Liberty in Hakodate, Hokkaido-these were the last days of this statue, which apparently has been removed since this photo was taken" Photo by H.L.I.T.  "Lady Liberty...in Hanoi" Photo by Erik Charlton  "The Other Statue of Liberty--Near the Eiffel Tower, a little replica of France's gift to les Etats-Unis. Photo taken from a Bateau Mouche sightseeing boat, July 2001." Photo by Bill Walsh  "A copy of the Statue of Liberty in the village of Arrabe, Israel" Photo by Almog  "Replicas of the Statue of Liberty. Colmar" Photo by Kuruma33  "Mini-Liberty--Taken while driving outside of Harrisburg, PA in the Susquhanna River. Warming filters galore." Photo by Landin Hollis Source posted by Michelle Will Anyone Run Against George Washington? The very first presidential election was not quite as sophisticated or complicated as our elections are today. There were no billion dollar campaigns or generator operated electronic voting booths; in fact, there weren't even two people running for President! The year was 1788 and everyone sort of just assumed that George Washington should be the first president. The only thing that was really decided by the 69 electors was who the Vice President would be. Each elector got two votes and everybody voted for Washington, so he became the President. John Adams received the second most votes, a total of 34, so he became Vice President. Imagine that, the person with the most votes became president and the person who came in second place became Vice President. Interesting. Elections continued like this until the passing of the Twelfth Amendment in 1804.  "George Washington" by Rembrandt Peale  "John Adams" by Gilbert Stuart Source posted by Michelle |  ArchivesJanuary 2013 CategoriesAll |
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