The White Ravens

I saw these pictures on Facebook, and just had to show you. Especially since so many of you are birdwatchers like us. These are white Ravens. Did you know there even is such a thing?

These are on Vancouver Island, where there is a big colony of them. They are quite rare.

There is a belief that seeing a White Raven signifies the impending end of the world. Nowadays that doesn't seem so far fetched!

"Quote the Raven, "Nevermore".

E.A. Poe

The Hunger

Behold February's full moon. Known as the Full Snow Moon, also The Hunger Moon.  I just snapped these a few hours ago.

Bee Art

Isn't this beautiful? It is what bees do naturally when left to themselves without any frames in their box. Their patterns are not done at random. They are made to regulate airflow so they have the ideal temperature that they need. No, I did not take this picture, but wish I had!

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.

 ~Maurice Maeterlinck

Spare Parts

I saw these on Facebook and just had to show you! These wild creatures are made from old motorcycle parts by the Dutch artist Jos Hammer. That is him in the fifth picture.

A Nativity!

Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle.

 ~Author Unknown

Through The Wires Thursday

“The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Twilight

In order.

“The twilight tints have left the sky, and night commences her watch over the world, high in the heavens is her taper lit, around which will soon glow a thousand kindred flames.”

~Henry James Slack

Highway Workers

On the very top of the foggy and windy Afton Mountain sits this memorial.

It is the VDOT workers memorial. VDOT stands for Virginia Department Of Transportation.

It is a memorial to all the state road workers who have been killed on the job. Did you know that many road workers are hit and killed on the job?

This is a popular overlook where people come to take pictures of the view. Which looks something like this.

So there is also a trash can there with the same logo. The memorial was paid for by VDOT workers & retirees, families of the dead, and businesses.

“The West has made people too time-conscious, not knowing where they are going but speeding to get there because time is short.”

 ~Bhagwan ...