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Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 3 Feb

We’re having a lot of wet weather, and the soil around here is heavy clay, and there has been a lot of forestry work going on involving heavy machinery. Put those things all together and the outcome is fairly predictable. So...

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A Day the Work Trucks Got Stuck

Loretta @noni1959 (13009) • United States 28 Oct

The workers came early that morning, but things went downhill fast, literally. As they tried to maneuver around the bend, their truck got stuck and the tires just kept spinning, digging themselves in deeper. At one point, the...

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Rain, Cooking Blah Blah

Loretta @noni1959 (13009) • United States 24 Oct

It started raining in the early morning hours and not the cozy light pitter patter that sounds peaceful to hear on the rood. We are talking sideways, bucket tossing and drum bearing drops that slap your windows like it's mad at...

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The peacock diya once lit looks lovely

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 23 Oct

The peacock diya is a panch diya meaning that there are 5 mud diya where oil and cotton can be used to light up the diya. It is made with pink colour. Once it is lit it really makes the surroundings...

The peacock diya is loved by children a lot

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 21 Oct

Peacock is India's national bird. The peacock diya is a mud diya created in the shape of peacock. Oil has to be added and when the cotton is ignited with match stick the diya really creates bright...

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It has finally stopped raining, again

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 26 May 25

At least for now nothing is falling from the sky, however I have a very large Lake Echola out front. Have to take a boat to the car. Just kidding of course, although when I lived in McPherson one year a family had to take a canoe...

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Teamwork saves a mare and a foal who were stuck in a mud pit

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 May 25

Thanks to the teamwork of neighbors and animal lovers who answered an emergency call when a mare and a foal who were trapped in a mud pit on Saturday April 26 near Heber-Overgaard Arizona. Betty Nixon who is an official with...

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Mule rescued by animal control officers who was stuck in mud

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Feb 25

Animal rescuers from the Washington State Animal Response Team as well as veterinarians worked together to rescue a mule that was stuck in mud to the knees of the animal on Tuesday February 11. The mule was trapped in a muddy...

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Trying again...

Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 17 Dec 24

I typed a whole post, and of course, when I tried to post, I got a screen that said "This site is not working" or something like that. I went to deliver a Christmas card--and to do so I had to go out the side of...

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That wasn't too smart...

Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 14 Dec 24

This afternoon I went to check if the mail had really come early or I had gotten yesterday's mail this morning. I either got today's mail, or I got no mail today. I went a little further and took a look at the parking lot...

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One thing done...

Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 14 Dec 24

Not sure what's with my head today--it feels like it's full of cotton or something. I just keep wandering from one thing to the next and not getting anything done. I did take a walk to the back of the complex--and...

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There is a kulopradip or barandaladip used in Diwali

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 30 Oct 24

In Bengal kulodip or barandala dip is a 5 lamp mud diya used to welcome Goddess Laxmi. It is in the shape of the kulo. In the village that tool is used to separate rice impurities from the rice once it is ripened.

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There is a peacock diya used in diwali

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 27 Oct 24

In Diwali there is tradition of using peacock diya in diwali. The diya is a mud light made in the shape of peacock. Peacock is the national bird of India. Oil is put and cotton strings are lit to create the diya in the evening of...

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Volunteer firefighters rescue two horses who were stuck in mud

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 May 24

Thanks to the efforts of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department (LFVD) who answered an emergency call from the owner of two horses that traveled into a swampy area near the farm where their owner lives who happened to get stuck in...

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Firefighters rescue a horse that was stuck in deep mud

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Mar 24

Thanks to the efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who answered an emergency call from a concerned animal lover who saw a horse that was stuck in deep mud on Monday, the firefighters were able to rescue the horse that...

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First responders rescue a bull stuck in a muddy pond in Colorado

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 26 Feb 24

A bull that escaped from his owner's home in Jefferson Colorado who managed to get stuck in mud in a pond last Wednesday was rescued by first responders who used food to get the bull out of his trap while deputies of the Jefferson...

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The peacock diya is very artistic.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 8 Nov 23

In Diwali the Hindus light different diyas to welcome Goddess Laxmi. The diyas are made out of mud. Oil is poured and cotton balls are used to light them. The peacock diya is made in the shape of peacock the national bird of...

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Firefighters in South Carolina rescue a fawn that was stuck in mud

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Jun 23

Pickens County firefighters Stan Albertson and Captain Judd Gillstrap answered an emergency call from a concerned person in Lake Keowee South Carolina on Monday when a fawn got stuck in the mud while the fawn tried to walk across...

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The Active Volcano-Popocatepetl, is Calm Today

Jose Juan @quantum2020 (12054) • Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico 3 Jan 23

Popocatepetl volcano became active some years ago and ever after it throws fumes and water vapor into the atmosphere. In the present, it´s considered an active volcano that could explode. In the last 24 hours, it has made 132...

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The conch diya is very well created to begin Laxmipuja and Kalipuja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23233) 21 Oct 22

The conch diya is a lovely diya. The conch is a sea creature. The artisans shape the mud in the shape of the conch and create a place on top which can be lit during Laxmipuja and Kalipuja. Cotton balls are used and oil is poured...

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