Imagine working on an oil rig and taking a photograph of what you believe to be an oncoming thunderstorm but a strike of lightening shows something far more ominous:

As was expressed in the email which included this picture..it is probably one in a million. Amazing don’t you think?

Just a quick link to some beautiful pictures of the venues which will be used by world athletes gathered in China for the Olympics.

We wish all those performing the best of luck!

More photos of a dry run for the opening ceremonies here.

Talk about living in a maze!

Unfortunately, there was no information available with the photo.

Personally, I would love to have just five minutes with the architect who designed what appears to be an apartment complex. Bet he/she had a great imagination as a child!

Thanks to Mrs. Greyhawk at Mudville Gazette for the link to this post from Eric at Zen Traveler.

We went to a ballet school in central Baghdad today and did a story on the school and its students.

The pictures at the above site are priceless. They serve to reaffirm what most of us already know. Children everywhere have the same aspirations and dreams. How priceless.

Amazing color photography from the Great Depression and World War II.

For history buffs, this is a bonanza.

These vivid color photos from the Great Depression and World War II capture an era generally seen only in black-and-white. Photographers working for the United States Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created the images between 1939 and 1944.

Delano, Jack,, 1914-, photographer.

[Children with adult in the tenement district, Brockton, Massachusetts]

1940 Dec.

HT:Instapundit

For some terrific pictures from Fallujah, Iraq, check out those posted by Bill Ardolino at INDC Journal. I attempted to select a favorite but it was impossible.

Also, Mike Yon has a new three part dispatch, “Hunting Al Qaeda Part I of III.”

A few months ago we called them terrorists. Today we call them Concerned Local Nationals. When we were in a good mood, we used to call them illegal or rogue militias. Now we call them Neighborhood Watches, or in this case, “Baqubah Guardians.” It’s truly working well. They do not have uniforms and most who wish to join have not been hired as policemen yet.

A fascinating read as always.