Category: Fun–or–AMAZING Stuff! Page 5 of 11
This aired while I was watching the Scottish Open golf tournament today. I visited there years ago, shortly after watching ‘Braveheart,’ to get a feel for this land — driving on the left side of the road. Some of the landscape is similar to Alaska.
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Scotland. A Spirit of its own: Spirit Waves
Scotland has a spirit of its own. It’s not something you can put in words, but its presence is undeniable. It imbues everything from our majestic landscapes and great cities, to our proud heritage and the warmth of our people.
Come and discover it for yourself at https://www.visitscotland.com/about/u…
Though these young Redwoods are not at all close to being the largest, this fantastic photo helps viewers experience the awe of what it’s really like to experience this. The little girl looking up with arms over her heart makes it. [The heart is more than a pump].
For maximum experience, click on this image to see the large, detailed one, and click the full-screen arrows. The image opens to wider than a 21.5″ iMac when the browser is fully expanded.
Surprisingly, these Redwoods are in Australia, as the story below explains.
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California dreaming: the redwoods of the Otway Ranges
This isn’t the coast of northern California. It is the Otway Ranges in western Victoria, thousands of kilometres from the redwoods’ natural home.
Hidden down an old unsealed logging road near Beech Forest, not a lot is known about the Aire Valley redwoods.
Planted as a softwood logging experiment in the 1930s, their initial growth was slow but eventually, they started to shoot upwards at a rapid rate. The trees were never cut down and have now grown to a height of about 60 metres [197 feet].
Forestry expert Roger Smith, who has written a book on the Otways redwoods, thinks they could grow to almost twice that height in the next 70 years.
That would make them some of the tallest trees in the world. “Hyperion”, a redwood in northern California, holds the title of the tallest tree in the world at 115 metres [377 feet].
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Jane Kelynack
Amongst Giants
Giant Californian Redwood forest in the Otways. So small and so big.
WoW!
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From: PetaPixel
This Infinite Loop Timelapse Spins the Earth While the Stars Stay Still
If you point your camera at the sky and film, the stars will arc overhead. That’s because your camera is attached to a giant spinning orb called Earth. This interesting 24 hour time-lapse from YouTuber AlphaPhoenix stabilises the stars by spinning the footage in the opposite direction to Earth’s rotation.
AlphaPhoenix shot the time-lapse over 24 hours with a Sony A6000 and Samyang 12mm f/2.0. Each second of the video is an hour of real-time, as the 30fps time-lapse was created from one photo every 2 minutes.
By focusing on the North Star and rotating the image at the same speed as the Earth’s movement, AlphaPhoenix was able to freeze the stars in place as day turned to night, with beautiful results.
He also posted this behind-the-scenes video, showing how he managed to capture 24-hour footage from his window, using a shroud composed of two towels, a t-shirt, and a wizard hat (well, the leftovers of a wizard hat).
Currently my favorite barbershop song and performance!
Loving the unlovely — how they long to be loved — wonderful story!
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Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone
Gazing at the people down below me
All my life I watch them as I hide up here alone
Hungry for the histories they show me
All my life I memorize their faces
Knowing them as they will never know me
All my life I wonder how it feels to pass a day
Not above them
But part of them
And out there
Living in the sun
Give me one day out there
All I ask is one
To hold forever
Out there
Where they all live unaware
What I’d give
What I’d dare
Just to live one day out there
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Ringmasters – Notre Dame Medley **REMASTERED AUDIO**
Pitch Perfected: An Evening of Vocal Music
Presented by the Barbershop Harmony Society and the Association of International Champions
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Arranger: Aaron Dale
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Association of International Champions – http://www.aicgold.com/
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Pitch Perfected: A cappella at the AXIS
July 6, 2017 | Axis Theater | Las Vegas, NV
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FANTABULOUS!!!
Smile
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Smile · Ringmasters
Ringmasters II
℗ 2014 Theregoat
Released on: 2014-02-14
02 – Ringmasters – Beautiful Saviour.mpg
Ringmasters singing at the BABS Sunday Church Service – 2009 Convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seEzSutETF8
Live Performances from the Vintage Mix Quartet
Our favorite young a capella quartet is back on the Morning Blend stage! We are joined by the 15 year-old quadruplets known as Vintage Mix Quartet. We hear what Ian, Kelsey, Anika, and Julia have been up to, what’s next for them, and, of course, they treat us to some live performances!
Vintage Mix Quartet will be performing at a Memorial Day event at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee on Monday, May 30 at 9am (rain or shine). They will also be performing at the Heart of Harmony Show in West Allis on Sep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqjg7Ejwmvk
You Make Me Feel So Young!
Vintage Mix performing “You Make Me Feel So Young” to commemorate the 100th birthday celebration of Frank Sinatra.
Arrangement by Adam Bock. (Recorded at Nestle Down B&B). http://www.nestledownmarquette.com. April, 2016 weekend in Marquette, Michigan with Acoustix, Vintage Mix Quartet and the Ellinger Family Quartet.
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Stockholm Syndrome – Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Stockholm Syndrome
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow , arr. Ed Waesche
Performed live at Bridgestone Arena
2016 Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention
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ON FIRE around halfway through!
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Kenny Loggins – Celebrate Me Home (Live from Grand Canyon 1993)
Corona is my favorite type of northern lights. Watch what happens when Sean points the camera straight up!!!
To me, viewing this live here in Alaska, and even through this excellent video, my heart lights up! Displays such as this say something magnificent about the glory of our Creator!
“…the invisible things of Him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity….” – Romans 1:20
Sean is based out of North Pole, Alaska, near Fairbanks.
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Real time video of aurora borealis corona
South African zookeeper Kevin Richardson has developed an extremely special relationship with lions. The man is an animal behaviorist who has worked extensively with native animals of Africa. In fact, his relationship with lions is so spectacular that many have nicknamed Kevin “The Lion Whisperer.” (source)
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Kevin Richardson, a very special Lioness, & her Cubs
Harvey, my Irish Setter on my Triumph 750
He could ride for a few miles before tiring.
My father took this from in front of our house in Bloomington, Minnesota,
a few years before I moved out west — without Harvey 🙁

Late ’70s
Photo of a faded print
This is so sad now. If Americans only knew….
I’ve watched about 50 Distant Shores’ episodes: Distant Shores The Sailing Adventure TV Series. The two on Syria were among the most impactful, because they opened my eyes as to how wonderful this country was, before the CIA/Mossad decided to regime-change Assad through ISIS — and would have, but Russia stepped in. Much of the country is now destroyed, including some historical artifacts.
Distant Shores’ other episode on Syria showed city life more than this one, and how modern much of Syria was. With a secular government, all of the people have freedom of religion. Many are ‘Christian.’
This is where the apostle Paul prayed and studied for three years after becoming a Christian. The most accurate New Testament manuscripts are Syrian. It’s rich in history, and we have no business being there.
I transcribed the following:
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@9:45 Paul Shard: “The people are so friendly.”
@18:50 German engineer: [Sheryl Shard: “Do you like it here in Syria?”] “Oh, I like it so much. If you spend 10 years of your life in the country it’s like your home country. [“What is it that you like here? What made you stay here?”] “Especially the loving of the people. The people are so kind here.” [‘We’re finding that too.”]
@22:30 Sheryl Shard: “The Syrian people have been fabulous. Everyone has been so friendly, just one-to-one in the streets. They try to help you in any way they can. It really is the best kept secret. So if you get a chance, I think you should try to get out to Syria. It is really one of the most beautiful countries we’ve visited, and I think you will find the same thing.”
Damascus, Syria – Distant Shores, Travel Channel
I know Nick, but haven’t seen him for awhile. He’s clearly doing great! At age-58 with Rob Dew in Austin, Texas. Positive solutions!!!
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“Be the light, even in the dark places!”
– Nick Begich
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCFSkaxxpGM
Dr. Nick Begich: How To Break The Zombie Trance
“It’s an old Alaska adage that if you’re stuck on the side of the road, then someone will stop to help. And for a group of tourists on Sunday, that help came from a dogsled team.”
Important point at 1:22:30 — The famous, so-called sightings of Noah’s Ark on the actual mountain of Ararat were false. Mt. Ararat is a volcano that formed years after the flood.
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Findings Confirming the Bible – complete – The Greatest Biblical Archaeology Discoveries of All Time
