Erosion of Taughannock Falls

Go to the following website to read about the weathering and erosion of the Taughannock Falls in the Finger Lake Region of NYS. This particular area has ongoing weathering and erosion of the sedimentary rock that lines the sides of the falls. There have been several incidents over the past few years involving close calls with onlookers and even one fatality. Move your mouse over the photo of the picture of the falls to see the before and after photo of the actual event. The picture below shows a smaller view of the the before and after photos.


http://www.nyfalls.com/taughannock-rock-fall.html

478 Carat Diamond Discovered in Africa in September 2008

A large diamond was discovered in Lethoso, Africa. Click on the link below to learn more about it and other diamonds discovered in Africa.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/43529209/Lesotho-Mine-Yields-One-of-Largest-Diamonds

Top 10 Most Notorious Cursed Diamonds

The diamond has been called a girl’s best friend, but in many cases these diamonds were their worst enemy. Throughout the ages diamonds have symbolized beauty and the women who wore them were some of the most beautiful and powerful women to grace this earth. Unfortunately these diamonds also carry with them death, sorrow and misfortune. These diamonds are still around today - mostly in museums and with royalty. Click on the diamond picture to enlarge the text.

Autumn on Long Island

I took a drive up to Cold Spring Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island with my nieces and sister-in-law over the weekend. It is a quaint little town right on the bay. We were headed to the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery were they breed Rainbow and Brook Trout. It is an educational hatchery where you can see how they harvest eggs and then watch the fish through various stages of their life. They also have a nice little aquarium where you can see fish, snake, turtle, and toads that are native to the area. There is a stream and a small lake there where some of the fish live and breed naturally. You are allowed to fish there and take home what you catch for a small fee. The area is beautiful this time of year with the colored trees lining the hillsides. We stopped alongside a lake to admire some of the amazing views of autumn on the North Shore. Then, much to my surprise, we came across a flock of autumn fowl. There were 3 turkeys and quite a few pheasants just walking around a patch of grass alongside the road. I stopped to take a few pictures. It was wonderful - a little peek of how this area must have been rich with wildlife when the first settlers arrived here. If you get a chance to come out here, it is truly worth the trip.

I hope these little guys take care with Thanksgiving only 2 weeks away!

Just for Fun - otters

http://www.wimp.com/pupslesson/

13 year Old Girl catches 58-pound bass

Wow - these Northeastern waters can hold amazing life. Check out this video from MSN:

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/girl-catches-58-pound-bass/64xditb?q=River+Monster&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed>1=42007

Japanese Robot So True to Life It's a Little Creepy

I was very suspicious at first that this was actually a robot. If you watch the whole video, you will see very clearly that this is a robot. Do you think that robots should look so life like? Could you tell that this was a robot if you saw it on the street or in a store? This type of robot could be made useful in the space program. They could go to places that we as humans cannot. What other uses could we find for a robot like this?