CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AND THEIR DERIVATIONS

I'm almost sure that if  some of you knew the history behind a lot of Christmas traditions, you would be surprised... read  more: http://www.insaneasylumblog.com/2011/12/christmas-traditions-and-their.html#axzz1hPiqiE8M

Tree Graffiti

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The Magnificent Wooden Figures: Reviving an Ancient Art

The Magnificent Wooden Figures: Reviving an Ancient Art Image Credit In Gilroy, California, a specially constructed theme park features the life’s work of farmer Alex Erlandson: 30 trees grow in the park, each of them unique.The collection of trees Erlandson planted...

29 Fascinating Facts About Plants From Around The World

The largest plants in the world are the giant redwood trees of North America. Sequoias can grow up to 107 m (350 ft) or more in height and may be up to 7.5 m (26 ft) across. They can weight more than nine times as much as a blue whale, the heaviest animal that has ever...

Jayson Williams Drives SUV Into Tree, Faces Possible DUI Charges

Former NBA star Jayson Williams crashed his black Mercedes-Benz SUV into a tree at 3:15 A.M. early Tuesday in Manhattan. Williams has allegedly been hurt in the accident and is suffering from minor injuries to his head. He is in stable condition at New York's Bellevue...

World Billion tree planting Mission, India Ranked 9th with 96 mi

UNEP launched a mission to plant billion tree in 2006, latest report says that four billion plant has been planted till date. In this mission of planting tree India stood 9th with 96 million trees."India has been ranked ninth in the tree planting roll of honour in a campaign...

20 Yr Old Women Impaled By Tree Limb

While driving along the Lochsa River with her husband, Daniel Childers, Michelle Childers was impaled by a tree limb. They were taking a recreational drive when a spruce tree crashed into the passenger side window...

Banana Trees, Growing in Tropical Wales UK.

  Spotted today was a nice front garden, where unexpectadly a couple of banana trees were thriving in the sunshine of Cardiff. Needless to say, Wales is a country in the northerne hemisfere where usually...

Rains cause floods in Orissa; death toll rises to 33

" BHUBANESWAR: Five more persons died on Sunday in the torrential rains in Orissa taking the toll to 33, even as heavy downpour due to a fresh low pressure over the sea triggered floods in many parts of the state. While two persons were swept away in Rana river in...

Pilgrims flock to tree 'showing image of Virgin Mary' in Limerick

" It has been 14 years since her last major apparition in Ireland but the Virgin Mary is back and this time in the lowly form of a tree stump in Limerick. To the dismay of local Catholic church leaders, the...

Celebrate Arbor Day 2009: what is it exactly?

Today in the United States, it's Arbor Day! It's a day to celebrate all things 'tree' related, it's a day to plant trees, and to give thanks for the amazing varieties of trees that habitate our planet and clean...

Disney's "Earth" Movie has already sold 500,000 tickets

Disney's new film 'Earth' opens April 22nd, Earth Day, and already it has sold over 500,000 advanced tickets. Disney has pledged to plant a tree for every ticket sold during the film's opening week, so this...

Give the Chews without the Sticky Mess

"The secret, unlike ordinary gums Chicza is made from the sap of chicozapote tree which is found mainly in Mexican forests. That alone guarantees consumers that it’s environmental-friendly. It is also the only gum that when dried, it will be non-adhesive and after six...

Botanists discover new species of tree and call it 'No Parking'

Botanists have found a new species of tree growing by the side of a road in North Devon, and have named it after a 'No Parking sign' that was nailed to it; it is officially called the 'No Parking Whitebeam'. ...

90-yr-old's message by tree marriage

"The city could take a leaf out of this parting gift by a 90-year-old. She is marrying off a banyan and a peepal tree that she planted four years ago, hoping that the union lasts happily ever after. The unique wedlock will take place on Monday on a playground in...

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