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The Most Incredible Geysers on Earth
Regardless of whether cone-shaped or more like fountains, geysers are a remarkable natural phenomenon. They are rare too as they need an almost perfect balance of heat and water conditions and the right rock and channeling. We’ve picked out the best spots for geyser spotting around the world…
Continue reading...15 Spectacular Shots of Comet McNaught
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Comet McNaught is like the paparazzi friendly celebrity among celestial phenomena. The brightest comet of the 21st century likes to please its audience and rewards loyal viewers by being visible with the naked eye – and even during daylight hours. Here’s a collection of the best and most absolutely dazzling shots of the flashy comet.
Continue reading...Warning: Sheep Crossing!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The English language is quite unforgiving when it comes to sheep – it turns them into black ones or even casts sheep’s eyes on them. But far from being sheepish, these bovids like to have it their way, literally. As the following pictures show, roads, rivers and even steep, narrow bridges cannot deter a herd of sheep. And those surrounded and stuck better show some patience.
Continue reading...When Beaches Become Giant Sand Art Canvases
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Peter Donnelly is an artist who can truly claim to see the bigger picture while attending to the devil that's in the detail. He is also an artist who is far from precious about his work, since few mediums can be as transitory as the one he chooses to work in. While humankind has surely been creating artworks out of sand since long before we have been able to preserve any trace of their existence, few sand artists can have worked on such a scale as Pete Donnelly.
Continue reading...Yellow Pages Commission Restaurant Treehouse Fit For Ewoks
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Treehouses are the stuff of kids' dreams, but apart from the precarious planks-of-wood-and-nails jobs you see hammered up by the dad next door, it's not often you spy one that looks worthy of the name. This is one of those rare moments. The Yellow Treehouse is suspended over 30 feet off the ground in a redwood tree north of Auckland. You expect to see Wicket and the rest of the Ewoks waving to welcome you at any time.
Continue reading...Man Uses Hedgehog As Deadly Weapon
Monday, April 7, 2008
A man from Wellington, New Zealand has done something that I’m certain I would never see outside of a video game: picked up a hedgehog and thrown it at another person. Image from DeadTheo on Flickr William Sighalargh, apparently out of other options to express his displeasure with a [...]
Continue reading...New Zealand Winemakers Look Forward to Global Warming
Thursday, February 14, 2008
While the effects of global warming continue to cause problems for the Australian wine industry, their counterparts in New Zealand are preparing to reap the benefits of a temperature rise. Several New Zealand wines Weather is one of the most important variables in producing great wine. Australia’s vast tracts [...]
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
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