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A florist gives her postman a flower every day. But he’s too shy to date. | The Gesture and the Word

[…] Gilbert is a lonely postman whose only friends are the people on his route. There’s Mr. Rostall, a blind widower and retired poet and professor. There’s Aurore, who gets postcards from her boyfriend Eric as he travels around the … Continue reading

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Lifelike Paintings Celebrate the Spectacular Beauty of Big Cats | My Modern Met

By Margherita Cole on November 21, 2021 Although UK-based artist Julie Rhodes doesn’t live near the natural habitat of big cats, she celebrates the majestic beauty of lions and tigers in massive acrylic paintings. These realistic works capture the many … Continue reading

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Ephemeral Compositions Use Sand and Stone to Create Hypnotic Works on Land | Colossal

All images © Jon Foreman The wildly prolific Wales-based artist Jon Foreman has spent much of 2021 on a new batch of mesmerizing land pieces. Expanding on the swirling, organic shapes he’s known for, many of his recent works take … Continue reading

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Pulling Birds Out of THe Sky | Stephen Gill

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The Pillar – Stephen Gill | Images Vevey

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Hilarious Winners of the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on November 17, 2021 “Time for school” by Chee Kee Teo (Singapore). Creatures Under the Water Award. “A smooth-coated otter “bit” its baby otter to bring it back to and fro for swimming lesson.” Need a good … Continue reading

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Beyond Identical or Fraternal: 6 Rare Types of Twins

Twins can be a lot more complicated than just identical or fraternal, and the rarer types of twins suggest that we have a lot more to learn about human development. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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BIRCH – 5 Things you Didn’t Know About this Amazing Tree

My kids play Minecraft and get to see a lot of birch trees. But, I wanted them to know birch trees in real life – because they’re even cooler than what you can do with them in the game! Maybe … Continue reading

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How did a seal get to a lake in the middle of Siberia

Lake Baikal is a geologic phenomenon. It is the deepest and oldest lake in the and has a very unique ecosystem with many species of animals not being found in any other bodies of water around the world. However, arguably … Continue reading

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An Adventurous Drone Films Spectacular Aerial Footage of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano | Colossal

NOVEMBER 12, 2021. GRACE EBERT Braving the molten lava and fiery ash spewed by Geldingadalur’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, the team at Iceland Aerials sent a GoPro into the midst of the event mid-eruption. The spectacular footage, which captured the 6,000-year occurrence … Continue reading

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