Dove-shaped Crop Circle
Ok, so this is hardly a crop-circle, but whoever has created this giant drawing of a pair of doves in a field in Somerset, England, certainly shows dedication and creative flair. B+. Note: Actually I appear to have been mistaken…
New Imagery in Google Earth October 07. Again.
In a rather unusual move, Google has just updated their image database for the second time this month! Frank at the Google Earth Blog has the full-rundown, but here's a short list of some of the places which have seen…
The Sundial Bridge
Crossing the Sacramento River in Redding, California is the sundial bridge which (as you might have guessed) serves the dual purpose of being both a bridge and a sundial! I previously tried to use North America's largest sundial to tell…
Stromatolites
This is Hamelin Pool in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and in our thumbnail you can see the kite-shaped observation jetty where visitors can observe some of the world's oldest creatures - Stromatolites. Looking for all the world like rocks which…
Kazan Cathedral (St. Petersburg)
This is St. Petersburg's imposing Kazan Cathedral, which features an impressive and absolutely massive stone colonnade, encircling a small garden and central fountain. In 1876, this was the location of the first ever political demonstration in Russia. This is actually…
Cotton Castle & the Holy City (Pamukkale & Hierapolis)
These are the famous white cliffs of Pamukkale, Turkey. Literally meaning "cotton castle", this natural phenomenon is a result of earthquakes here which created a number of hot springs - the waters of which are extremely rich in many minerals,…
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