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August 10, 1927 – Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later. 

rachelignotofsky:

Can you hear the ocean? Originally these Galapagos island animals were illustrated for the awesome non-profit Phylo Games for their Darwin deck of playing cards.

Now they are also available to you as an art prints here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/193280227/galapagos-sea-life-art-print-deal?ref=shop_home_active_1

On This Day

July 5, 1975 – Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors. 

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Roger Federer defeats Gilles Muller 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round of Wimbledon. He reaches the third round of a major for the 54th time in 61 appearances. 

mothernaturenetwork:

Oh, the places this girl and her cat will go!
There’s nothing quite like the bond between a girl and her cat! Photographer Andy Prokh understands this, and that’s why he’s been capturing these heartwarming scenes between his 5-year-old daughter Katerina and their family’s 7-year-old British shorthair cat, who is named LiLu Blue Royal Lada.

From Wyland’s Facebook Page

Tomorrow is Jacque Yves Cousteau’s birthday. Captain Cousteau would have been 104 years old. He was my hero for ocean and conservation. I remember as a kid growing up near Detroit, surrounded by the Great Lakes watching The Undersea World of Jacque Cousteau every Sunday. Cousteau shaped who I am today. He also inspired a generation to see the fragile ocean and man’s impact on its future. 

A few decades ago, Jacque Cousteau lived in an underwater habitat in Key Largo, where I now live, in the Florida Keys. Today, his grandson Fabien Cousteau is spending a record 31 days living under the sea in the Aquarius habitat. A few months ago I had a chance to dive the Aquarius with him and he explained his desire to live for 31 days under the ocean and share the science and research with people throughout the world on the conditions of our water world. 

To celebrate Captain Cousteau’s life, I am going to dive the Aquarius again on Saturday and on the second dive, I’m going to paint an underwater canvas, featuring Jacque Cousteau and the Aquarius undersea scene with Fabien swimming nearby. I know this sounds impossible, but it’s totally doable… I think! This should be an amazing challenge and one I have prepared for diving our world’s ocean for the last 30 years. Hopefully it will be the first of many underwater paintings that I will create in the future. I couldn’t think of a better first one, for a better ocean icon.