A squirrel's fascination with a statue of a dog has brought hours of light entertainment to a Russian suburb. The frisky rodent looked confused as to why the dog wasn't moving and cannot seem to get its head around the fact that it is an ornament and not real. The picture was taken by a photographer in the garden of his house just outside of Moscow. Obsession: A red squirrel in a Moscow garden became fascinated with a statue of a dog when it couldn't work out why it did not move like a real animal Furry Love: The squirrel eventually became affectionate with the canine ornament and planted it with a kiss The home-owner said: 'The squirrel became fascinated by the dog; it was climbing all over the statue and seemed to be trying to work out what it was'. He added: 'At one point the squirrel looked directly into the statue's face as if it was expecting a reaction'. The squirrel enjoyed jumping all over the dog and going on its hind legs to get a closer look. What are you: The photographer who captured the images said the squirrel looked directly into the statue's face as if expecting a reaction Fun times: The squirrel enjoyed jumping all over the dog and going on its hind legs to get a closer look The furry animal even at one point appeared to kiss the statue, leaping from a set of stairs to latch on to dog and pucker up. With similar looking coats of orange and brown hues, maybe the squirrel felt a deep sense of familiarity with the statue although it was more than five times its size. Showing off its acrobatic manouevres, the friendly squirrel jumped on his new pal's head and peered into its mouth, looking perilously close as if it was going to fall off at one point. Tiring work: Exhausted after lots of acrobatics the squirrel perched on top of the dog to crunch on its nut The squirrel managed to check out the statue all with a nut in its mouth which he crunched into when he had exhausted his inspection and needed to take a break. Red squirrels are common throughout Eurasia but its numbers have decreased greatly because of the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America. They have a life expectancy of 3 years when living in the wild if they survive their first winter.

Worlds Largest Passenger Cruise Ship - Royal Caribbean

 "Freedom of the Seas" 

M/S Freedom of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. The world's largest passenger vessel, she can accommodate over 4,300 passengers on her fifteen passenger decks, served by over 1300 crew.

She is about 229 ft. longer, about 108,000 gross tons larger, and can accommodate 2,147 more passengers than RMS Titanic. Her operating costs are $1 million per day. Rooms for the maiden voyage were priced from $1,900 to $22,000 for the week. As routine service continues, starting room rates are expected to descend as low as $700 for cruises scheduled in the autumn of 2007. The ship consumes approximately 28,000 gallons of fuel per hour.

Facilities -

The ship features three swimming areas; an interactive water park, a dedicated adult pool and the main pool. There are 2 whirlpools cantilevered out from the ship's sides. The Royal Promenade sports a coffee shop, Sorrento's Pizzeria, a Ben and Jerry's ice-cream shop, Vintage's winery, the Bull and Bear Irish pub, and many Duty-free shops. The 13th deck features a sports area with amenities such as a rock climbing wall, the FlowRider (an onboard wave generator for surfing), a miniature golf course and a full size basketball court. Other items include an ice skating rink, a casino, a Johnny Rockets, Wi-Fi capabilities throughout the ship, flat panel televisions in all staterooms, and cell phone connectivity.

 

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Roraima Mountain - "Venezuela" World's Biggest Flat Mountain

       Roraima Mountain - "Venezuela" World's Biggest Flat Mountain

Mount Roraima (also known as Roraima Tepui or Cerro Roraima in Spanish, and Monte Roraima in Portuguese), is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America.First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km² summit area is defended by 400m (1,300 ft) tall cliffs on all sides. The mountain includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana.





Mount Roraima lies on the Guiana Shield in the southeastern corner of Venezuela's 30,000 km² Canaima National Park forming the highest peak of Guyana's Highland Range. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago in the Precambrian Era.





The highest point in Guyana and the highest point of the Brazilian state of Roraima both lie on the plateau, but Venezuela and Brazil have higher mountains. The triple border point is at 5°12'08N, 60°44'07W, but the mountain's highest point is Maverick Rock, 2,810 m, at the south end of the plateau and wholly within Venezuela.

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Giant Roses In Manhattan

 

Giant Roses In Manhattan In the depths of a bleak winter, a sculpturer is hoping his floral project with soon have New York back blooming again. Thirty eight giant rose blossoms have been installed along ten blocks in Manhattan, complete with bees, ladybirds, aphids and beetles. Brightening the place up: Thirty eight giant rose blossoms have been installed along Park Avenue in New York Growing tall: A woman smiles as she walks past another of the installations, which come complete with bugs Created by Will Ryman, the 'planting' of The Roses stretches along Park Avenue between 57th Street and 67th Street. Each installation includes up to six painted roses that reach up to 25ft and the whole project cost around $1million to create. Mr Ryman told The Epoch Times: 'With these roses I wanted to do something that was larger than life and site-specific. 'In my work, I always try to combine fantasy with reality. 'In the case of "The Roses", I tried to convey New York City's larger-than-life qualities through scale, creating blossoms which are imposing, humorous, and hopefully beautiful.' Sitting pretty: A ladybird perches on top of a pink rose. The installation cost around $1million and will be in place until May Flower arrangement: New York taxis drive past another of the sculptures, created by Will Ryman Early Spring? People walk in front of the flowers, which were installed by Sunday. The roses are made from mesh, steel, bronze and PVC, among other items They are built from plaster, wire mesh, PVC tubing, steel, fibreglass resin and brass. They weigh between 70 and 175 stone and are capable of withstanding winds of up to 120 miles an hour. The Roses will remain in place until May.

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Queensland...view the miserable condition...!!!!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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