Maybe I have too much free time, who knows. However, I seem to be able to amuse myself quite easily with search engines and wandering around the Internet. There is so much information out there, so many things to experience and learn. So many people’s minds to peer into. What are people up to. What are they thinking. What swirls around the heads of billions and billions of people is quite amazing, interesting, unusual, bizarre, or informative. The Internet is an endless flow of human thoughts. Take your chances and follow me on today’s journey. Continue reading “More of the Strange and Unusual”
Fun Times with the Strange, Weird, and Unusual
There are a lot of sites on the web that leave me asking why, what’s the purpose, who in their right mind, amazing, who would have ever thought of that and even I like that one! It is fun to see what other people are thinking about and how they are expressing it in their personal creative way. Though I do not always understand or see eye to eye, I always appreciate the time and effort put into what other people see as artistic creations or pertinent informational sources. In my journey through pointless, weird, and unusual web sites, I was greatly rewarded with a lot of grins and giggles and even some wonderful entertainment. Check it out…People are fantastic.
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You Made What?!
For every person alive, there is a creative idea. Some follow trends while others are way off the beaten path. Here are some of the creative minds that have utilized very different materials with amazing results.
Wang Huaping is living in Tianjin where he is a well known artist. Carving eggs is his specialty which requires a very light touch so as not to crack the egg. In 2010, he increased his already extensive collection by taking up portraits. To celebrate the Soccer World Cup, he began to carve portraits of the players. Along with this, he also carved mascots and logos of the World Cup.
Fascinating Vintage Photographs
Vintage photos certainly can be reminiscent, entertaining, mesmerizing, or downright creepy. Some are just so darned peculiar one can determine just what these people were thinking or what they were trying to express. It all seems far to strange in this modern day or does it. Nevertheless, it is extremely intriguing to take a glimpse into the past to see what people were up to. I am making reference to the photography of the 1800’s. or early 1900’s. When cameras were just developing and people were getting creative with this new and strange device. Very creative………Now here is a fun filled photo to send home to mom after your spring break. She will be thrilled! Really do not know who, what or why this picture was taken but definitely up there on the strange and unusual list.
These photos were quite a process to make. It required combing multiple negatives to produce just one image. 
What was their fasciation with the headless., as there are just hundreds of these photos. Quite the sense of humor or quite the ghoulish fascination of the time. Continue reading “Fascinating Vintage Photographs”
Rocks That Grow, Move and Multiply By Themselves!
Mother Nature goes to work creating odd and mysterious rocks. Brilliant colors, endless shapes, trick crooks and crannies. But how!
They are called trovants. Stones that grow when it rains, move on their own volition, and seem to reproduce as well. What! Somebody is pulling my leg here. Just couldn’t leave this one alone and did some digging to find out exactly what was going on. Just when you think you have heard it all. At first glance, I though these were mushrooms gone wild. No, they are actually stones gone wild.
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Nature’s Oddities – Potoo Bird
Oddities, there sure seems to be a never ending list of oddities found in nature. Last week I came across the Potoo bird from Venezuela. Immediately I looked it up because very rarely do I take the word of an internet post as fact. Not to mention that bird just did not look real. Figured someone was trying to pull the wool over my eyes. Lo and behold, the Potoo bird is definitely one of nature’s oddities.
These birds are located in the humid forested areas of Central and South America, as well as in areas of Australia. They prefer the edges of the forest near open areas where food sources are more plentiful. They stay in their local habitat all year round and do not have any migratory cycles. They are monogamous. which actually puts them in danger. Some rural Brazilians hunt and kill Potoos for their feathers. They believe the feathers have the power to ensure chastity. Therefore, they hunt the Potoo for body parts used to perform ceremonies that will ward off seduction. At times, they actually will eat the bird, although there isn’t much meat.
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