Can you spot the stealthy bird which is perfectly camouflaged on a pebble beach? And if so, can you tell what species it is? This photograph snapped by Raphael Golez, 44, who is a consultant geriatrician, will have you squinting whilst trying to spot the small but long-tailed bird with grey, white, and black feathers….
Can You Spot the Bird Camouflaged in This Pebble Beach Scene (And Identify What Species It Is)?
100 Volunteers Harvest 1,000 Acres of Land for Grieving Family After Farmer’s Tragic Death
Over 100 members of a tight-knit Iowa farming community came together after losing one of their own to harvest the crops he left behind. Cole Vanatta, who managed over 2,000 acres of row crops just south of Tabor, Iowa—with his father and grandfather—sustained a farming injury on Sept. 9 and died two days later. He…
Researchers Find Gold Ring With Amethyst Gemstone From 7th Century in World’s Largest Byzantine Winery
The excavation of a huge Late Byzantine period winery in Israel recently yielded a gold ring inlaid with a purple amethyst stone believed to date back to the seventh century. Researchers from the Israeli Antiquities Authority analyzed the ring, and the stone was determined to be composed of silica—a common material in many other gems—ruling…
A Butcher Shop With Wild Dreams
If you wander into Beck & Bulow, an unassuming butcher shop under a red awning on Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, you might find yourself standing side-by-side with Hollywood A-listers (or their chefs) and a cowboy buying a tomahawk. That’s not the iconic war axe of some indigenous North American tribes, but rather…
84-Year-Old Kansas Woman Sells Her 1937 Ford Older Than Her, Whose Family Originally Bought It
An 84-year-old Kansas woman last month auctioned off her Ford truck for $16,000—that’s not unusual. What is unusual is that her Ford has been in her family since before she was born in 1937. The original “barn find” workhorse of a truck was originally bought by Great Bend woman Genie’s dad back when horse and…
Slow-Roasted Turkey: An Old-School Recipe With Fall-Off-the-Bone Results
Roast turkey, the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners, can make (or break) the meal. With that much pressure placed on a single dish, it’s easy to feel intimidated. There are complex brines and dry-rubs to make, temperature and timing to keep, and the tetris-like game of fitting all the casseroles and baking dishes into the…
Staycation gear roundup
As we head into 2022 with COVID-19 not quite in our rear-view mirror yet, many will choose to hop in their vehicles and staycation close to home again this winter. Whether you’re simply planning on visiting loved ones or checking out the next town over, here are the latest gadgets to bring along to ensure…
A US First: Flemish Master Jan van Eyck’s Only Surviving Drawing Is in New York
Anyone who has seen a Jan van Eyck painting up close will be in no doubt of his brilliance at depicting every inch of detail in luminous oils. He perfected the medium. But few people would have had the opportunity to see van Eyck’s draftsmanship in person. Only one van Eyck drawing survives: “Portrait of…
Episode 7: Italy – Scipione Castle
Over the Po Plain, near Parma, lies the “Castello di Scipione”. It is home to Count René, Countess Stefania von Holstein and their daughter Elisabeth. René is the ancestor of the Margrave Pallavicino, a family that only ruled the salt trade in Northern Italy but also an entire State from 985 until 1588. The Pallavicino’s…
Hardworking Teen Trainee Nurse Buys First Home at 19: ‘I Am a Saver at Heart’
A teenager has purchased her first home while training to become a nurse and working weekends in a take-away. Just weeks after she turned 19, Isabella Hunter single-handedly bought her 107,000 pound (approx. US$146,300) two-bedroom, semi-detached home. The savvy youngster from Dearham, Cumbria, in England, stepped onto the property ladder in April and, unfazed by the…
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