Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 7th, 2014: Liverpool Eye UK
The Liverpool Eye is located near the Albert Dock in Liverpool next to the Convention Centre. It stands 60 meters high with 42 air conditioned cabins.
The Liverpool Eye is located near the Albert Dock in Liverpool next to the Convention Centre. It stands 60 meters high with 42 air conditioned cabins.
While I was vacationing in Arizona this year, I managed to be on time to catch a few of the different types of Cacti blooming. This is the blossom of an Easter Lily Cactus or Echinopsis. They come in a variety of different sizes and colors...
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Dressed in the white cloth of mourning and with a shaven head, this young man has just prepared the funeral pyre for a member of his family, hopefully old and well blessed after a long and fruitful life.
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