James Lucas

This was New York City on Good Friday in 1956

This is Mount Fuji in Japan right now

This is what California looked like in 1969

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Water reveals the perfect sunset reflection

This coffee shop employs people with Down syndrome to show the world that everyone deserves a chance

Man posing with picture of forest he restored

No one wanted to go to the high school dance with this girl, but the team captain invited her to go with him. Wait for her reaction...

@MoonArt25454 I couldn't agree more. That’s why I wrote about the positive side of humanity in today’s newsletter... There’s still good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for: james-lucas.com/p/if-youve-los…

@JamesLucasIT It's precious that somewhere out there, there are still warm-hearted people who support them so that they aren't forgotten by the world. 🥰

It’s hard to believe this place is real

What prevents humans from living together in peace?

Look at the size of these columns This is the temple of Jupiter in Lebanon The columns are 19.9 meters high with a diameter of nearly 2.5 meters: the biggest in the classical world.

This book from the 19th century depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance

Mount Yoshino in Japan has been blooming with cherry blossoms for over a thousand years More than 30,000 cherry trees were planted here in four groves at different altitudes so they would come into bloom at different times of the spring

This train in Japan is on another level

The Arch of Titus was built in 81 AD to commemorate Rome’s victory in Judea. It depicts the triumphal procession celebrated in 71 AD after the Roman campaign that culminated in the fall of Jerusalem. The relief inside records that moment in stone. The menorah depicted on the arch served as the model for the menorah used as the emblem of the State of Israel.

Tell me again how new is better

The best sandwich shop in Florence

This is what the internet was made for Deer have learned to open the doors of food joints and bow to ask for food in Nara, Japan