Composite Sketch

Burglary victim's drawing leads police to suspect.

Venice, without Tourists

John Ruskin's daguerreotypes.

Not Frozen

Niagara Falls, New York, July 1963. This weeks' temperatures caused Niagara Falls to freeze. Hey! A high of 16 degrees isn't that cold. It's two degrees here in Dane County, now, at midday.

"[S]he was seen knitting a hat and walking her dog in New York City."

Maybe she was knitting a dog sweater.

Superheroes

An historical interpretation.

Catwoman!

A Closer Look (Part 3)

There's a story circulating about spouses who learned recently they'd met as preschoolers.

We have a story like that, too:

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1928. My Parents attend a birthday party. Here's the original post.

A Resting Place for Vlad

Estonian scholars uncover Dracula's tomb in Naples, Italy.

You don't care for RVs?

Consider this.

Porca Miseria

Pope Francis utters "cazzo" when he meant to say "caso."

Textured

"Artist who paints like other people knit."

Alignment

"'Three-headed' stag spotted by chance in Lithuanian woods."

 

The forest where the photographer captured the optical illusion is near Panevėžys, Lithuania. That's the home territory of Mr. Irene's Dad.

A Fox and a Hound

They're friends in the Norwegian woods.

Joy Riding

Dogs leaning out of car windows.

Collages

Extraordinary.

Rankings: Education and Economies

A Study.

"[A]ll stigmas eventually fade."

Real estate consultant appraises notorious properties.

Living Arrangements

Photographs show student life at the University of Wisconsin—Madison over the last 100 years.

A sheep race ...

... with knitted jockeys riding the rams.

Stitchy

British grannies who knit a village as a gift to a children's hospital feel snubbed when the a hospice rejects the items because the wool cannot be sterilized.

It doesn't take a village to figure out that unsterile items are unsafe for children being treated for cancer or for children who otherwise have weakened immune systems.

"Tell everybody that a dog isn’t a toy. It’s a woman’s best friend, for life."

Dog carriers are devices that treat dogs like parcels.

Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, August 2013. A Chihuahua visits the café.