Because everyone needs a little hamster or guinea pig fix this video has both!

Well hello there !

Fran.cannot.resist.baby.elephants

Cutting edge design

.... and for the truly immature ....

Spoilin' for a fight ....

My Blackberry is not Working !

36 inches of snow in 38 seconds - WOW!

December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse from Michael Black on Vimeo.

Dive !

Let the bodies hit the floor!

original below

Monday Washday

Tuesday: Ironing Day
Wednesday: Sewing Day
Thursday: Market Day
Friday: Cleaning Day
Saturday: Baking Day
Sunday: Day of Rest

Anyone paying attention to the game?

See more funny videos and TBT at Todays Big Thing.

Alice In Wonderland (1903)

I thought of you..

Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo.

This is so much better than what happened when Fran's bucket of soapy water went crashing to the floor.

Water Sculpture from Shinichi Maruyama on Vimeo.

Merry Christmas!

Not Fran's tree......

The Christmas Story

Cat in the Box

This ain't your Grandma's Santa ...

Fran saw the aurora borelis ONCE and then only briefly. Someday she'll see them dancing in the sky.

As a child Fran's family drove along Highway 3 right through Frank. It was facinating to see.

Click on picture of the mountain to see a fabulous enlargement.

Frank Slide, Alta.: April 29, 1903.

Frank, Alta.: Failure occurred at 4:30 am when 30 million cubic meters of rock broke free from the east side of Turtle Mountain. The event buried part of the town of Frank and greater then 2 km of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Lasting approximately 100 seconds, the Frank Slide is recorded as Canada's worst landslide disaster killing at least 70 people. More fatalities are suspected due to the potential presence of unregistered migrant workers in Frank at the time of the slide.

Altruism

I believe that most evolutionary biologists believe supposed altruism in the end always has some benefit to the altruistic animal even if it's in a roundabout or subtle way though I can't imagine how that would apply here.

Have some fun!

MPM Liquid Demo

Fran's family wouldn't 'forget' these!

Treasure trove of precious gems family 'forgot' in bank vault for 30 years

A stunning collection of gems which lay forgotten in a bank vault for 30 years has been unearthed - and is set to sell for more than £100,000.

The emeralds, sapphires rubies and diamonds were locked away in a private bank-vault for safe-keeping in about 1980 but were then forgotten about.

It wasn't until the family's affairs were being sorted out recently that the vault was opened.

The beautiful hoard of jewellery is thought to have been amassed at the start of the 20th century by an unknown woman owner.

Original Story

To help you out with gift giving - here's what Men and Women ~need~

From there, YOU figure it out.

Facinating animate adapted from a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson on Education. Worth the 11:40 minutes. Give it a look.

Ashokan Farewell ...in the style of a Scottish lament.

"Ashokan Farewell" is a piece of music composed by Jay Ungar in 1982. It was later used as the title theme of the 1990 PBS television miniseries, The Civil War[1], as well as the 1991 compilation album, Songs of the Civil War.

The piece is a waltz in D major, written in the style of a Scottish lament (e.g., Niel Gow's "Lament for his second wife"). The most famous arrangement of the piece begins with a solo violin, later accompanied by guitar.

The Day Niagara Ran Dry

Click here for original story

Holy Mother of Hotness ! [fran giggling helplessly]

Bath time!

Fran's place is warming up and the wind is a lot calmer. Nice for the northerners to get some warmth when then come south for it.

Lincoln

Orange Ice

Icicles hang from oranges in a citrus grove in Plant City, Florida, after sprinklers sprayed water onto the trees to coat the fruit with a protective layer of ice.

Typically, citrus can be damaged by four hours or more of temperatures below 28 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 2 Celsius).

Constant watering protects the fruit via a heat-exchange process: as the water changes to ice, it gives off heat via a fusion process.

Toe Tapping "Freight Train"

Incoming

Poor Baby ....just wrong to have him out in the snow.

Four-month-old baby elephant 'Little One' slips during his first exploration of the snow-covered compound at the zoo in Hanover, Germany

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The largest salt flat in the world reflects the sky during the wet season (above). In the dry winter months, it becomes a mosaic of salt tiles (below).
Photographer: Luca Galuzzi

Fran has Ice ! I don't remember seeing anything like it in 20 years here. We rarely get this cold this close to the water.

The REAL icebreakers .... winter surfing?

LINK to Story

Sepp Bruhwiler in the freezing waters off Vancouver Island, Canada

Surfers brave the snow in Maine, USA

Houses on Jelly Bean row, St. John's, Newfoundland Canada

Run Baby Run!

Fran just wants to sail away......

Fran's current weather - no snow!

Sunset Lisbon

Fran is out of the Dec snow.....

Fran can attest to the accuracy of this video. Snowbirds, please bring your money but stay in one lane when you're driving!

This is an odd paring but one that works .... beautifully.

Fran thinks most people think this way from time to time

Technically the glass is always full

Is your tree up yet? Fran's isn't but Wallace and Gromit seem to be making headway...

Let me look into your eyes

For more amazing close up photos google "Suren Manvelyan eyes"

Sea Stars exposed at low tide on the BC Coast

How can you look at this face and not laugh.

A Bactrian camel with a mouthful of snow at the zoo in Frankfurt, Germany

How does Fran feel about winter in Canada?

Fran has made the trek to Canada to go to work yesterday.
A good friend sent her this poem this morning and it sums up how Fran feels about Winter in Canada..

I get this poem every winter & every winter I love re-reading it.

It's a beautiful poem and very well written.

Thought it might be a comfort to you. It was to me.

Winter in Canada'

Fuck!

It's cold!

The End.

Dogs are awesome

A response to People are Awesome
posted earlier

A backlit tree is covered with freshly fallen show in Budapest Hungary.

Takin' a snooze with a friend

The perfect couple

When Marilyn Monroe returned from entertaining troops in Korea, she told Joe DiMaggio, “You never heard such cheering.”

He said, “Yes, I have.”

The sun came up this morning .....