nesting red tails

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jdGr29nAkU

Nests are active by April with nestlings leaving in early June. The young birds spend their first days on the ground before they fly off.

jpr. gots me a nest in sight from my window!

Russians sing for peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr_nhrYSjts&sns=em

jpr: the major music artists from Russia are featured...very moving video...bravo!

Fresh water of India

Only 4% of the earth s fresh water is found on India. 80% of this comes in the monsoon rains. Water harvesting is a national necessity. Conservation systems as old as 5000 yrs are yet in use! One of the oldest water harvesting systems is found about 130 km from Pune along Naneghat in the Western Ghats. A large number of tanks were cut in the rocks to provide drinking water to tradesmen who used to travel along this ancient trade route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnHPDp9-eNo

Dhamek Stupa, India:

Oldest building in India known to date!

 It is one of the most famous and Buddhist stupas located in Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. Originally built in 249 BC during the reign of king Ashoka of the Maurya Dynasty.This solid cylindrical shape stands at a height of 43.6 m with a diameter of 28 m. The significance of this sacred place is that it marks the spot where Lord Buddha preached the first sermon to His five disciples after attaining enlightenment in Bodh Gaya. Buddhist pilgrims from around the world visit Sarnath to circumambulate the holy Stupa and worship Lord Buddha.

Reece "Goose" Tatum

Reece “Goose” Tatum excelled at two sports, baseball and basketball, but is most famous for his basketball career with the Harlem Globetrotters. Known as “Goose” for his comic walk and for his exceptionally wide arm span, he is remembered more for his comic antics in games than for his athletic ability and accomplishments, which were considerable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjtEP2NHQg

jpr:he was the best of the lot! RIP

welsh pony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Jyt2xdO8w

jpr: a friend raises these and uses them to pull a carriage!

granuaile

 Described as “one of the most remarkable women in Irish history” Granuaile or Grainne Ni Mhaille (ang. as Grace O’Malley) was a renowned sea captain who led a band of 200 sea-raiders from the coast of Galway in the sixteenth century. Twice widowed, twice imprisoned, fighting her enemies both Irish and English for her rights, condemned for piracy, and finally pardoned in London by Queen Elizabeth herself, her fame was celebrated in verse and song and in James Joyce’s “Finnegan’s Wake.” She is often seen as a poetic symbol for Ireland.