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People assemble garlands in Lucknow India for sale in local markets likely for the Shiva festival. Good to be back after a computer outage.
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Around 12,000 Mennonites reside in Belize. They live in secluded communities and avoid modern technology, including electricity in some cases. The Mennonites can trace their roots back to 16th-century Europe and have since migrated globally, seeking isolated land to farm and evade persecution or forced assimilation into larger society. The Mennonite colonies in Belize originated in the late 1950s when over 3,000 Canadian Mennonites migrated there from Mexico. The Belizean government extended an invitation, providing them with land, religious autonomy, and exemptions from certain taxes and military service, given their status as dedicated pacifists.
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Back to Belize - with another pic of the Tantalizingly Terrific Turtle! Happy Weekend Flickrsphere!
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Rocky Mountain National Park Snowshoe Trip with my son and ran into this old friend - seems like every year I post a shot of a Steller's Jay - there could be worse traditions!
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