COOL NATURE PHOTOS 01

Beautiful Birds

Beautiful Birds of Earth! No matter if you are a bird lover or not, you cannot deny their colorfulness, their beauty, or the mystery they present as they fly high above us in the skies. This is a wonderful photo series of 40 of the most gorgeous birds on earth! Quetzal

BEAUTY OF COLOURS

The Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy

Kaindy Lake is a 400 meter long lake in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains located 129 km from the city of Almaty. The lake was created after an earthquake in 1911 that triggered a large landslide blocking the gorge and forming a natural dam. Subsequently, rainwater filled the valley and created the lake.

The lake is famous for its scenic beauty particularly the submerged forest and the imposing trunks of spruce trees that rises out of the lake water. Above water, the sunken trees appear as large masts from lost ghost ships, or perhaps the spears of a mysterious army hiding and waiting for the right time to emerge.

The water is so cold (even in summer the temperature does not exceed 6 degrees) that the great pines still remain on the trees, even 100 years later. Because of the clear mountain water, you can see deep into the depths of the lake. In winter, the surface of the lake freezes over and during this time, Lake Kaindy becomes a great spot for trout fishing and ice diving.

Boryeong Mud Festival 2012, South Korea

The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South Korea. The first Mud Festival was staged in 1998 and, by 2007, the festival attracted 2.2 million visitors to Boryeong. The mud of Boryeong mud flats is considered to be rich in minerals and is actually used to manufacture cosmetics. In fact, the festival was conceived to promote a range of cosmetics that were produced using mud from the Boryeong mud flats. The festival has grown incredibly popular ever since.

In 1996 a range of cosmetics was produced using mud from the Boryeong mud flats. The cosmetics were said to be full of minerals, bentonites, and germaniums, all of which occur naturally in the mud from the area. In order to promote these cosmetics, the Boryeong Mud Festival was conceived. Through this festival, it was hoped people would learn more about the mud and the cosmetics. The festival has become popular with both Koreans and western tourists, as well as American Military personnel stationed in the country, and foreign English teachers working in Korea.

Although the festival takes place over a period of around two weeks, it is most famous for its final weekend, which is popular with Korea's western population. Boryeong Mud Festival runs from July 14 until the July 24. 

BEAUTY OF REFLECTIONS

Santa and a friend in a cinema

Santa and a friend in a cinema. 

Friend "I bet the cowboy will ride into cactus."

Santa : "I bet he won't."

Friend wins bet.. 

Friend "I must confess I was unfair. I saw the film a second time."

Santa : "And I saw it for the fourth time, but I did not think that this fool will ride again into the cactus ."