Natures Unusual Creatures

              One of the newly discovered crab species

discovered near the Philippine island of Palawan.

Kermode bear
also known as a "spirit bear"is a subspecies of the American Black Bear living in the central and north coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The Blue Lobster a species found on the Atlantic Coast of North America

about 1 in 5000 lobsters are blue.

The Black Eagle, in Africa they are know as Verreuaz's Eagles, sour over forests in the hilly regions of tropical Asia where they breed and are found
in the Himalayan foothills west through Nepal into
northeastern Murree in the forests of the Eastern and Western Ghats
in peninsular India and Sri Lanka and they are also found in
Burma, southern China and Taiwan, into the Malay Peninsula.

 

I find all this information very interesting. I love to learn about the rare and unusual.

Things That Happen When I'm Not Looking

When I was young, growing up in Ogden Utah one of my favorite fun spots was Lagoon Amusement Park. It is located in Farmington, Utah between Ogden and SLC. I loved the merry-go-round, roller coaster, swiming pool, Tilt-A-Whirl and Rock-O-Plane. Yesterday I was searching for  a photo of a roller coaster when I learned that the original "White" Roller Coaster at Lagoon now has lots of company in the form of other roller coasters. The original is the only wood coaster at the park.The others are made of steal.

The first photo in this post is of the other roller coasters at Lagoon

It looks like lots of variety and styles to these roller coasters.  The last time I went to Lagoon was the summer of 1969 I believe. Many changes have occurred at Lagoon in nearly 44 years. It would be fun to go there again sometime as a observer with regards to many of these roller coaster rides. My stomach doesn't like those kinds of thrills.

Groundhog Day 2013

I have been curious about the beginnings of Groundhog Day. Included with the photo above are web sites that describe the beginnings and 2013 happenings of Groundhog Day. I thought that the groundhog would always see his shadow because of all the lights blazing down on him but I guess if it is cloudy at the time Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his hibernation place on the mourning of Feb. 2nd he predicts an early spring. If it is sunny he forecasts 6 more weeks of  winter. So it actually has nothing to do with the flood lights etc. 

Chakras

I'm just learning about Chakras and how to recognize and use them. The website http://www.eclecticenergies.com/chakras/introduction.php explains more about Chakras. I think it is fascinating that we have so much to discover about ourselves and what goes on inside of us. It is one of my goals this year to study Chakras and to be more aware of them and connect with the energies from them.