Mission San Luis de Apalachee is a reconstruction of a 17th century Spanish Mission right in the middle of Tallahassee, Florida.

Sightseer Shannon said:

I worked as an archaeological tech out there a few years ago. The thing that looks like a giant anthill is actually a cone-shaped structure called the Council House. It would have been the traditional Apalachee meeting place where village business would be conducted and visitor would sleep. The smaller cone is the Chief’s House, but, as I understand, it was torn down not too long ago.

After some yellow planes, here’s some giant yellow people, which looks like a huge ‘children crossing’ sign painted in a school courtyard in Paris.

Thanks to DDA.

These yellow planes parked in France are aerial water bombers, used to fight forest fires. They are commonly known as “Canadair” planes, after the company who manufactured them (although Canadair has been bought out by Bombardier Aerospace).

The planes skim along a lake or reservoir as shallow as two metres to collect over 5,000 litres in just 12 seconds. They then drop the water over the forest fire either all in one or as a sustained shower. Here’s a photo of one such plane in action.

Thanks: Jerome