Wonderful things are just around the corner, if you happened to be at the right place, at a right time. It is not everyday that we do catch a wedding… inside a zoo.
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Category: Bizarre
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Wedding at the zoo
Posted at 9:52 pm , on September 22, 2010
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The next best thing last night
Posted at 9:04 am , on May 17, 2010
Thanks for sharing this photo through twitter. Photo originally uploaded by @pawv here.
In case you’re like me, who did miss last night’s romantic view of the crescent moon and Venus, the occultation is going to happen on 13 of August 2012 again. I hope I am at the right place by then. Incidentally, the visibility depends on the location and timing. Last night it was more visible in Southeast Asia (i.e. Sumatra to Philippines). We had a little sandstorm and rainshowers yesterday, hence, the more it made the sighting remote in the UAE.
Although it is not really unusual since the moon passes near Venus once a month, only a crescent moon ever passes it. Several adjectives have been regarded to the sighting, but what does it have to do with Venus (associated with women) and not with the other planets? The explanation here is that because Venus is inferior, in the sense that it is lower than the Earth in relation to the sun. Venus sometimes appears in the twilight of evening or dawn. On the other hand, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are considered superior. Hence, the lesser chances of being occulted.
Here’s an interesting video of the actual occultation, taken in the Philippines. Thanks for sharing the link, bursky.
(Video source)
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The walking trees
Posted at 6:58 pm , on April 16, 2010
I have missed the last two photo hunts (themes:sweet and vertical) because I forgot to set the posts to auto-publish before I went on a short vacation. I am photohunting again with the theme: covered. I took this photo in a theme park last year. These lovely women were covered by leaves as they were depicting the character of “the walking trees”. Yes, after this kiddo, I had my photo taken with them, too.
More photo hunters here.
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About witsandnuts
Marhaba! That's "hello" in Arabic. I am an expatriate based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I started writing about my adventures and misadventures few months before arriving here at winter of 2008. I have 2 cats and a dog who live harmoniously together. I am also surrounded by kindhearted, crazy, funny and indescribable humans!
I was a dormant blogger for almost 3 years because of countless reasonable justifications like watching football, postgraduate studies, sleeping, traveling, caring for the world, and more! :) I am just so happy that I am back! It is never too late to catch up with the people and things we really care about. Feel free to look around. Useful resources
