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Can you guess the continent or city of this Starbucks location?

Where in the world is this?

Photographer/Author: John Zeus 2012.

Youth Expression…Art…

The many laneways of downtown St. John’s Newfoundland offer plenty of colourful encounters. “Legal Graffiti” spaces help revitalize lane ways in the downtown area. Many people would normally not walk through this walkway photographed here because “it was so dingy and it looked so bad”. Now, because of the graffiti many more people travel through the back lanes.

St John’s legal wall quote

St. John’s Laneways 2

St. John’s Laneways 3

St. John’s Laneways 4

St. John’s Laneways 5

Endangered African penguin at the Toronto Zoo, a.k.a. black-footed penguin and formerly as the jackass penguin.

Penguin chick hatched in Toronto Zoo breeding program – Toronto – CBC News.

Summer Solstice | Bay Bulls, Newfoundland.
It was an exhilarating marine wildlife boat ride. Majestic Humpback Whales, Atlantic Puffins, Rocky Islands shrouded in fog, the tune of the Irish Fisherman’s song, North Atlantic winds, Screech to warm the bones. Few words can describe this experience.

Nature-based tourism is a fundamental driver of the viability of some communities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Given the importance of whale watching as an attractor of visitors to the province, whale conservation is a key ingredient in the policies that promote tourism in the province.

Puffins

Photographer/Author: John Zeus

A February morning, Cambridge Ontario, Canada | Murray’s Farm: Heritage breeds of chickens.

On a cold wintry day I took these photos while collecting farm fresh eggs in the hen house.

Heritage breeds are some of the breeds of chicken that have neared extinction due to commercial farming which does not favour their characteristics. Commercial chickens are very far away from natural. These Heritage chickens are wonderfully natural and interesting to look at. Lack of demand has led to dangerously low numbers due to lack of breeding. Over the years, North Americans have moved from family flocks to commercial poultry. The convenience factor has resulted in many chicken breeds nearing extinction.

Extinction of a breed would mean the irrevocable loss of the genetic resources and options it embodies.

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Heritage Breeds In A Hen House #birds #greatnature #heritage #chicken #animals #chickenfarm #nature

There is a need to ensure the future of agriculture through the genetic conservation and promotion of endangered breeds of livestock and poultry. – John Zeus

Additional photos of breeds taken late summer.

Description: Photos, March 11, 2012 ||  A day at the Toronto Zoo hosting friends from Minneapolis. Emily, Barb, Michael and John.

Media Source: Visual: Photos by John Zeus   | Audio: Song: Artist: Karl Wolf “Africa”  Other Sounds: John Zeus
LYRICS “Africa” by Karl Wolf

it’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

[culture man speaks]

It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

And as i’m walking through the subway
All i feel is everybody’s piercing eyes [piercing eyes]
I’m following the footsteps all i can imagine is that i’m a guy
You never know maybe she’s afraid
And everything around her is so damn fake
I feel like that we’ve met before
Hurry boy she’s waiting

It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had

The sun is rising on east side and every former life is waking us
The feeling of sacloga makes you wanna dream away of fall in love
She drags you in not afraid
Everything is heels like bait
What wrong with you don’t let her go

Hurry boy it’s waiting

It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had

Doobara doobara doobra doobara doobara
Doobara doobara doobaba boorr boobaba
Dodo dood adooro orooda dooroo dobara
Doobara doobara doobara baabaabaa

Hurry boy it’s waiting there for you

It’s gonna take alot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
I blessed the rains down in africa
We’re take some time to do the thing we never had

[culture man speaks]

So sing with me
Now sing with me
This is africa
This is africa

My visit to this strange world of dedication. Many centuries ago Greek Orthodox monks began the impossible task of building monasteries on rocks that appeared to be inaccessible. Meteora means rocks in the air, and these remain home to the monasteries down to our time. Enjoy the photos.