Traditional Annual Japanese Illumination Event in Kobe

Each year, the annual illumination event is held by Kobe City to commemorate survivors from the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake of the year 1995.

The earthquake measured 7.2 magnitude and was the biggest to hit Japan in last 47 years.

At least 200 people were found dead and about 13,000 were injured by this earthquake. The epicentre was 15 miles (24km) below the island of Awajisima, 20 miles (32km) from the city of Kobe.

The Pink House at Se Alquila on Tenerife

This is cute little pink house on Tenerife, Canary Islands. House builder probably simplified the process of choosing the right colors by reducing it to only the pink one.

Champagne Bottle Decorations for Your Merry Christmas Table

Bottle of champagne traditionally belongs to New Year table in some families. With a bit of decoration technique, your New Year dinner can be much more appealing.

Wacky Dog Puppies Express Their Feelings

Most people love puppies even when they are a little bit wacky. But what when dog or cats puppies grow up? Are they still welcome in a household? The total number of unwanted dogs and cats is staggering. More than 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year. Millions are abandoned in rural and urban areas.
So think twice before you buy your kid a new puppy for Christmas.

Endangered Whales Are Sailing the Sea

Most species of whales have been severely depleted because of commercial whaling at the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Marine Mammal Protection Act from 1972 banned the hunting of marine mammals in U.S. waters. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international treaty developed to regulate trade in certain wildlife species. International Whaling Commission outlaw commercial whaling in 1986. Latest IWCs 2010 Annual Commission Meeting in Morocco splat the parties regarding question of illegal whaling. While Japan and Norway take whaling as cultural tradition, the United States and Britain says legal, limited whale hunts are better than illegal, unlimited ones. And Australia and New Zealand, warn that even temporarily legalizing the industry could irreversibly legitimize it. Even that whales population recovered a bit in last years, influence of global warming which increase acidity of oceans and persistent legal and illegal hunting can finally lead to whales depletion.

Tree House the Dream of Your Childhood

If you had wishes at your childhood to have such a tree house in your garden than this house from architect Robert Harvey Oshatz is a full-filled dream for you. It is built in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Wilkinson Residence, completed in 2004, is in perfect harmony with nature and I have to say that it impress even me.

Image Credit: www.oshatz.com/text/wilkinson.htm

Say Hello to This Little Ashamed Bat

Some people are usually scarred by bats especially at dark places. Good news for those ones, this bat is much more ashamed than you.

Edge of the Universe Hotel Overlay

It is a bit of universe and bit of hotel, anyway, nice overlay.

Cool Graffiti Murals Art on City Walls

Whenever you call it graffiti or murals, it is a piece of artwork painted directly on a wall in a city. It can beatify some old walls but it is really unpleasant on the new ones.