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Blooming saguaro cactus are a true wonder of the Sonoran Desert, with bees, birds, and bats all helping pollinate their waxy flowers

Sun-soaked, glowing and in full bloom spilling over stone, this neon Coopers Hardy Ice plant is growing wild in poor soil…a quiet reminder that, resilience can be ridiculously beautiful 🌺✨

A very tired bumble bee sleepy in a flower

@ContrarianSaver @alsacechieftain @LargeFamDad What utter codswallop 😂😂

@alsacechieftain @LargeFamDad It is so much more fulfilling to raise a cat than a child will not discuss

My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out. Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc. Great guy, I'm happy for him. But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness. What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could. Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe. Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach. Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act. Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts. Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides. Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra. ----------------- When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers. Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.

EVEREST BASE CAMP 2026🗻 🔥Super proud father moment🔥 • Bligh Middleton age 9 (refused to let anyone carry his day sack. Future SBS in the making). • Priseïs Middleton age 10 (refused to get on daddies shoulders). • Gabriel Middleton age 17 (left at base camp to tackle the summit). Shyla Middleton age 18 (smashed it, silent assassin on a digital detox 😉). • Emilie Middleton (mummy on a mission, from strength to strength, mission complete). • Ant Middleton (EBC expedition leader, drop the family and clients back in Kathmandu, back up to EBC to tackle the summit with son Gabriel). 🗻🔝 I believe that we’re the youngest and largest English family to complete the EBC trek, all 100% by foot from Lukla to EBC in 10 days! It’s not about the records, it’s about the unity, grit, determination, bonding and the capabilities of a strong family unit. Just a traditional English family and the true representation/example of our nations strength! 🫡🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Iridescence of the blue morpho butterfly

It happened! Sabastian Sawe of Kenya ran the first sub-2:00 marathon on a record-eligible course at this morning’s London Marathon. Sawe’s winning time of 1:59:30 not only took 65 seconds off Kelvin Kiptum’s previous world record, but assures that his name will be legendary for as long as marathons are run. runnersworldmag.visitlink.me/j_aobZ

Only those who read books regularly will understand this feeling.

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When pro surfer Sebastian Steudtner rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal.

Two dads whose daughters were killed in the Southport attack said running has brought them so close they have become "like brothers" as they prepare to run the London Marathon together. Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe both ran last year's London Marathon separately in memory of their daughters Alice and Elsie - but this time they told #BBCBreakfast they are running alongside each other bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

That “head butt” from your cat isn’t just random affection: it’s a sophisticated bonding behavior called bunting. When your cat gently bumps or rubs its head against you, it’s marking you with its scent and declaring you part of its colony. Cats live in a scent-driven world, and bunting is their way of creating a shared olfactory identity among family members. According to renowned cat behaviorist Pam Johnson-Bennett, this ritual allows cats to exchange pheromones so that everyone in their social group, including their human companions, carries the same familiar scent. It’s a powerful way of claiming territory and reinforcing social bonds while signaling safety and belonging. Certified cat behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson adds that bunting is far more than a simple scent swap. It’s a genuine expression of feline love. By activating the scent glands located on their forehead and around their ears, cats are essentially saying: “You’re mine, you belong here, and I trust you.” They’re also politely “correcting” your natural human scent to make you smell like family. In short, when your cat head-bunts you, it’s delivering a biological “I love you” — one that strengthens the bond and confirms you’re part of their inner circle. [Johnson-Bennett, P., & Johnson, I. (2024). Feline Communication and the Social Significance of Head Bunting. Cat Behavior Insights]

From medieval 🏰 knights in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to Andalusia’s ribbon game (Carrera de Cintas) horsemanship lives on. Queen Elizabeth II loved horses, racing & she was skilled in the saddle. She would’ve admired this authentic tradition 🎀 🐎 where precision & control outweighs spectacle.

This guy is reincarnated from the 70s

It's our home. This Earth Day, see our planet as our Artemis II astronauts saw it with these new images from the mission.

@hugorifkind Zounds‼️ Nah, it was exactly how it was meant to come across.

@Outsideacircus Again, sorry. Not how it was meant to come across.

Hi @hugorifkind Even if intended as satire, this “G” thoughtlessly leans on a tired, gendered stereotype. With the UK’s north-south divide already carrying real economic & cultural weight, this old “humour” just reinforces bias, when you should’ve focused on British resilience 🇬🇧

@hugorifkind Alas, neither does, “vaping”, “pre-drinks”, “boob tube”, “hotpants” or “frostbite”. Albeit, your “G” was for girls…and your sentiment was sneering at Northerners. Sorry.

@Outsideacircus Utterly fair. Sorry. Although I am Scottish, so not exactly on the "South" side of this. But more importantly, alas, "British resilience" doesn't start with a G.