Fun Links
This page was really started for my family to enjoy during COVID lockdown, I hope you enjoy the links!
The best astronomy photos of the year.
Leave it to New Yorkers to look fashionable in masks
https://www.ajstetson.com/maskednyc
Wow these are amazing Airbnb's.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2415946/most-wishlisted-off-grid-airbnbs-usa
This solar system map is interactive, amazing! Spins in every direction and you can make it larger or smaller.
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/orrery/#/home
The weather system that hit the midwest a few days ago is called a Derecho. Here you can see the video image of it from NOAA.
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/goes-east-watches-derecho-slam-midwest
I'd love this on a wall in my bathroom and I liked it better before she finished it to the baseboard.
https://mymodernmet.com/artistvik-quarantine-daily-doodle/
This is a cool graphic about NYC subway systems and their good air filtering.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-coronavirus.html
Pictures from around Cape Cod this week.
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200810/PHOTOGALLERY/809009997/PH/1?
These Oregon zoo residents love fruit!
https://twitter.com/OregonZoo/status/1290312546755293184
This video is cool to watch. At the bottom of the map on the left is a white arrow, Mom. Tap the arrow to start the video of US Counties.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-us-counties-animated-map/
On this one press the white arrow in the middle of the picture. This is made up of Egyptian Hieroglyphics, symbols from the Dark and Middle ages, and includes modern symbols like iPhone emoji!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDbUWK8Dnav/
Watch these videos to see what ancient building looked like:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/07/neomam-unesco-gifs/
This is sort of cool. If you're bored with your view you can look at other views out their window all over the world. It tells you where you are in the upper right corner. Just click "Open a new window somewhere in the world." They are 10 minute videos of someones window view. Just keep clicking the "open a new window..." button to see another one. Honestly I could watch them for hours!
Celebrate the art of movement
https://mymodernmet.com/ipa-movement-photo-awards/
Short list of finalists in Astronomy photo contest
https://mymodernmet.com/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-shortlist-2020/
Tour Ramesses VI tomb. Mom this may be hard for you to use but try it, if you can't figure it out I'll help.
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1
Handyman/Home Owner fails
https://mindfulgazette.com/stories/home-renovations-went-wrong-funniest-ways/
Vermont from a drone
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/travel/vermont-drone-photographs.html
The best bird photos
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2020/the-2020-audubon-photography-awards-winners
Best pix from Mid West storm chasers
https://www.popsci.com/story/science/weather-storms-photography/
Check out the Southern Lights!
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/where-to-see-southern-lights-aurora-australis
The best Milky Way photos
https://mymodernmet.com/best-milky-way-photos/
World's Best Green Photography, it's amazing
https://agoraimages.prowly.com/100151-the-worlds-best-photos-of-green2020/
4 unusual shaped small yards turned into sanctuaries - before and afters.
World's Best Aerial photos. Mom don't play the video just scroll down and look at the images, there are a lot of them.
https://agoraimages.prowly.com/99539-the-worlds-best-photos-of-aerial2020
You've got to see this mass of Starlings
https://twitter.com/zaibatsu/status/1271981250228748290
Utah should be one big national park.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-state-parks-in-utah
The most expensive countries in the world
https://qz.com/1867733/which-is-the-most-expensive-country-in-the-world/
Watch this visualization of how fast COVID becomes the leading cause of death in the world
https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/2637725/
Create a happy and healthy home
https://www.houzz.com/magazine/10-home-wellness-essentials-for-a-healthy-life-stsetivw-vs~120743293
You don't have to learn to scuba dive see the Great Barrier Reef's underwater museum here. I love the lit statue read about what the color is telling you.
21 Interesting wedding photos - don't sit under a Jenga tower! Mom you have to watch an ad for 15 seconds then there is an "x" in the upper left corner of the ad you can use to get rid of it.
https://www.demilked.com/best-wedding-photos-this-is-reportage/
Ride the train to Pikes Peak in less then 3 minutes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK9DzhMJvo0
Yellowstone's oldest bear - now has 4 cubs!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/09/yellowstone-grizzly-bear-399-conservation
Stunning pools from around the world
https://www.getaway.co.za/travel/stunning-hotel-pools-from-around-the-world/
I'm not posting this link make any statement abou the protests, but there are 2 videos in the article that I found mesmerizing. Watch the first image before the article and stay on it for a bit it has 2 separate views and then 2 images down is a different one. Something about them (to my brain at least) I find almost relaxing and I can just sit and watch them. Weird!
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/07/us/george-floyd-protest-aerial-photos.html
Read a previously unpublished story by Ernest Hemingway
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/08/pursuit-as-happiness
Watch the Washington Monument get struck by lightening. Mom click the > button on the lower left corner of the video to start it.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-52945301/washington-monument-struck-by-lightning
A primer on what not to say
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/subtly-racist-things-to-stop-saying
And you thought pigeons were not pretty
https://www.boredpanda.com/interesting-pigeon-breeds/
Cape Cod in the summer!
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200602/PHOTOGALLERY/602009999/PH/1
10 Chance meetings that changed the world
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/624374/chance-meetings-changed-world
Look at what these people built for their pets in lockdown!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydrobinson1/pet-quarantine-projects
Cenotes - underground swimming
How we celebrated Memorial Day (Mom click on the ">" on the right side of each picture on the webpage to see the next one)
https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/memorial-day-upended-by-coronavirus-idUSRTX79DI2
The best beaches in ALL of Europe!
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/albanian-riviera-guide-towns-beaches
Can these be true?
https://www.demilked.com/interesting-facts-about-things-factourism/
Amazing chalk art
https://www.demilked.com/amazing-3d-chalk-drawings-jan-olivia-riggins/
No one would want to live near this but how'd you like to live under it
https://www.demilked.com/highway-in-residential-area-cairo-egypt/
McDonalds comes in all shapes and sizes
https://www.demilked.com/weirdest-mcdonalds-restaurants/
Doppelgangers
https://www.demilked.com/unrelated-lookalikes-francois-brunelle/
Most beautiful places in Europe
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/the-28-most-beautiful-places-in-europe
Great little article about the postal service. Pony express job ad says they prefer orphans!
Weird and sometimes ugly architecture in France
https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/05/13/france-is-that-really-you/
Take 3 minutes to hike 2650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail!
https://kottke.org/20/05/hiking-the-pacific-crest-trail-in-three-minutes
Watch this Bobcat jump! Mom click the video to get it started, you have to watch a 10 second commercial first
https://digg.com/video/bobcat-jump-across-water
NASA catchs CA poppy bloom from space - gorgeous
Nature photography contest
https://mymodernmet.com/gdt-nature-photographer-2020/
A great COVID map to see how your state is doing.
There couldn't be a better bookstore for poetry anywhere!
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/05/wutopia-lab-church-in-church/
Crazy looking animals
https://brightside.me/wonder-animals/20-photos-of-animals-that-made-us-rub-our-eyes-797057/
The most beautiful lakes in the world
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/most-beautiful-lakes-in-the-world
The most beautiful forests in the world.
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-most-beautiful-forests-in-the-world
I love old photos, here are some of road trips in the '50s and '60s.
https://flashbak.com/the-great-american-road-trip-in-mid-century-kodachrome-428099/
Greek Islands I wish I could visit.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-greek-islands
How our cities may permanently change
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/cities-design-coronavirus/index.html
Dogs of war
Osprey on Cape Cod
http://www.ccmnh.org/Osprey-Live-Stream
Wow this is a good, fun idea!
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/seattle-streets-closed-stay-healthy-trnd/index.html
VE celebrations around the world
More about tonights Super Moon - you won't see another until April 2021!
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/may-supermoon-2020
Archie at 1 year old
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_2B8mxnyGj/?utm_source=ig_embed
The last super moon of 2020 is tomorrow - May 7th.
https://www.cnet.com/news/dont-miss-the-last-full-supermoon-of-2020-a-super-flower-moon-on-may-7/
A crow calls Uber and look who he catchs a ride with
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/07/free-ride-a-crow-catches-a-lift-on-the-back-of-a-bald-eagle/
Staff Photos from the Cape Cod Times of the first week in May
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200504/PHOTOGALLERY/503009999/PH/1
The best architecture photos of 2020
https://mymodernmet.com/agora-architecture-photo-contest/
The gates of hell
https://mymodernmet.com/darvaza-crater-turkmenistan-gates-of-hell/
This is how bored we are, toast art!
https://mymodernmet.com/toast-art-manami-sasaki/
The sky last night - May 5th
Pictures from 1950's France. The first one is the dad's shirt + the mom's shirt = the kids shirt!
https://www.demilked.com/retro-french-street-photography-rene-maltete/
21 Questions about COVID and how our world may change. One can only hope, but all this starts with YOU.
https://greatist.com/connect/hope-for-life-after-covid-19
Tiny countries that are worth the visit.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-small-countries-to-visit-costa-rica-monaco-nepal
One of the most beautiful gardens in the world.
https://www.boredpanda.com/tulip-garden-keukenhof-photography-albert-dros/
You better start grounding. Here is how.
https://greatist.com/grow/grounding#how-to
Gorgeous Upper Michigan
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/things-to-do-in-pictured-rocks-michigan
How to recognize famous art, - Funny!
https://www.demilked.com/how-to-recognize-art-funny/
I think you can watch this video without joining Twitter, it's amazing!
https://twitter.com/adegrandpre/status/1255266733683769345
Vintage photos of famous landmarks
https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/vintage-photos-of-the-worlds-most-famous-landmarks
Cathy you like birthday cards, how would you like to receive this many?
https://news.sky.com/story/captain-tom-moore-receives-125-000-cards-for-his-100th-birthday-11979735
Do you have quarantine brain? Here is how to get back to "normal."
https://greatist.com/connect/mindfulness-mental-health-covid19-trauma?
Make the best scrambled eggs, simple but ya gotta do it right.
https://greatist.com/eat/how-to-scramble-eggs
Forecast for our universe
https://neal.fun/universe-forecast/
Watch the Cape live Osprey cam here.
http://www.ccmnh.org/Osprey-Live-Stream
Untold Tales of Falmouth, 2nd story is how Falmouth coped with the Spanish Flu
https://museumsonthegreen.org/archives/untold-tales-of-falmouth/
Live Cam from on top of the Pilgrim Monument in P-town
https://www.pilgrim-monument.org/web-cam-3/
These are stuntmen who got bored and decided to fight each other and they are not even in the same towns! We are all super bored.
All of this street art is flat and painted on a flat building wall
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/04/ben-johnston-typography-murals/
Mom this one is for you, the history of Mac & Cheese
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/history-of-mac-and-cheese
P-town and Truro in the late 1930's early 1940's. Not much has changed!
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200221/PHOTOGALLERY/221009997/PH/1
Wow I saw a giraffe today on this cam. Mom if it asks you if you will accept cookies just say yes. Then you should see a video of a river. Its often quiet but worth watching!
https://www.africam.com/wildlife/tembe-live-wildlife-channel/
Be thankful!
Ikea gives out its secret meatball recipe
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/ikea-meatball-recipe/
More failed baking attempts
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/baking-fails-quarantine-twitter-thread
Free drawing classes
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/free-online-drawing-classes-how-to-draw
Journey thru the Sahara
https://maptia.com/jodymacdonald/stories/journey-through-the-sahara
You actually may be feeling grief. This article has some actionable items in it to lessen how you feel.
https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon are all right next to each other, read this!
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/how-to-see-mars-saturn-jupiter-moon-april-2020
To mask or not to mask?
https://greatist.com/health/coronavirus-mask
Probiotics - yes or no?
https://greatist.com/health/should-i-take-a-probiotic
9 Ways to ditch lower belly fat.
https://greatist.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-lower-belly-fat
Map of where all the rich people live in the world. Makes me wonder if this is good or bad.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/map-worlds-ultra-rich-by-country/
Annie has a friend that moved there an she visited; loved it. No more drug issues or violence, that was in the last century.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/best-places-to-visit-in-colombia
These are crazy face masks!
https://www.demilked.com/creative-diy-face-masks/
Wow we are spending a lot less now!
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/11/business/economy/coronavirus-us-economy-spending.html
This is what the Pyramids would have looked like when built. it's just a 2 minute video and you may have to watch a 15 second advertisement.
Funny cats
https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-snapchat-funny/
Very bad wildlife photography
https://www.boredpanda.com/crap-wildlife-photography/
Here is a drug that actually might work:
Mom we need this one: How to make dishwashing less of a drag.
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/washing-dishes-how-to-make-it-more-fun
A stunning view of Jupiter
https://mymodernmet.com/junocam-jupiter-photo-northern-regions/
The history of toilet paper
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/wipe-out/
When you wear a solid color in video it’s easy to photoshop it, here they did it to the Queen:
https://mymodernmet.com/queen-elizabeth-green-screen-photoshops/
This one link could keep you very busy:
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-ultimate-guide-to-armchair-travel
Did you miss the super moon last night? Never fear, look at these images from around the world:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/apr/07/aprils-pink-supermoon-in-pictures
The lockdown is good for something, after 10 years these Panda’s finally mated, all they needed was some privacy!
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/pandas-mate-ocean-park-trnd/index.html
These two got busy as well and according to the article are not even the same species.
https://gizmodo.com/hawks-forbidden-love-results-in-a-rare-hybrid-1842664470
How highways divided cities, Detroit is in there. Mom, scroll down to see the various cities and if you wait a few seconds it should show you were they stuck the highways in green:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-footprint-of-highways-in-american-cities/
How kind, charity feels so good.
Yep we are finally getting new bridges, my fear is in this time of no extra money they will be totally ugly.
https://patch.com/massachusetts/barnstable-hyannis/feds-move-forward-replace-cape-cod-bridges
Our earth is gorgeous!
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/vermilion-cliffs-national-monument-closeup
Spring around the world:
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/04/those-who-cant-go-outside-images-spring/609538/
USA’s friendliest cities (sorry we don’t live in any of them) I’ve been to all of them except #2 and they are friendly!
Cay you’ll love this one, it takes a minute for all the pix to load but watch the dolphins meet a sloth!
The marshes of Cape Cod:
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200406/PHOTOGALLERY/406009998/PH/1/
More photos from this week from the Cape
https://www.capecodtimes.com/photogallery/CC/20200406/PHOTOGALLERY/405009998/PH/1
Best vitamins to keep your immune system in shape:
https://greatist.com/health/coronavirus-vitamins
You don’t get to take the scenic drives here but you do get to see a pix and read about the most beautiful in every state. Mom maybe we can do one or two around New England.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/most-scenic-drives-near-me-every-state-america
What symptoms with depression.
https://greatist.com/health/physical-symptoms-of-depression#treatments-and-relief
Be aware with some of these live cams you have to watch a 15 second commercial, that’s how they pay for the live stream, grin and bear it for some great views. These cams are only on during business hours 8 am - 5 pm - it’s a wild life rehab place
http://www.crowclinic.org/webcams
This is on a water fall in Alaska, consider the time when you click on it but it they are not live broadcasting they will play highlights of previous days:
https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls
Watch animals drink at a stream in Tembe, Africa. I saw some sort of deer this morning! Click that red box on the video square mom.
https://www.africam.com/wildlife/tembe-live-wildlife-channel/
A live pix of NYC this morning it was gorgeous, the sun rising, check it out in the morning as the sun rises over the city. Amazing.
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/statueofliberty/?cam=liberty_hd
See a very quiet Times Square
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsrobo1
Lion Cam at the National Zoo
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/lion-cam
When you don’t feel like working out:
https://greatist.com/move/easy-fun-home-workouts#bachelor-butt-workout
I may have sent this already, ways to feel calm:
https://greatist.com/connect/coronavirus-anxiety#5.-Address-other-sources-of-anxiety
Hope you can see this one, elephants on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/alyse.clancey/videos/10221924415002517/
Other ways to keep up with friends. Linda is having a game night with her friends (not random strangers).
This guy has been a hermit of sorts for 50 years but has a good handle on things. I like his movie picks!
https://www.kunc.org/post/need-tips-social-distancing-guy-s-been-doing-it-almost-50-years#stream/0
Stargazing Events for April
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/stargazing-events-astronomy-guide-night-sky-map-april-2020
Stories from people who have Corona. Don’t believe what the CDC says about symptoms almost everyone here (and who’s stories I’ve heard on FB) all started with a scratchy throat.
https://www.wired.com/story/first-denial-then-fear-covid-19-patients-in-their-own-words/
Listen to Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day give a short home concert (watch for his dog who seems not so into it).
This woman recovers from Corona in Italy, she’s 102 years old!
https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/102-year-old-woman-from-italy-recovers-from-coronavirus/
The trees in this forest are 500 years old and gorgeous.
https://mymodernmet.com/fanal-forest-albert-dros/
Frozen waves in CO.
https://mymodernmet.com/ice-waves-eric-gross/
Cay sent me this about mail, packages and groceries and Corona
You have to watch this at night, and it has to be clear but it’s a Northern Lights cam in Churchill, Manitoba. If you check it out this morning you’ll see it’s cloudy there. I’m going to check it every evening and hope to catch it at least once! To make it live mom you click that red rectangle in the middle of the pix.
https://explore.org/livecams/aurora-borealis-northern-lights/northern-lights-cam
Watch Anthony Hopkins play for his cat:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B94hZAshRxJ/
Amazing view from the International Space Station:
https://explore.org/livecams/NASA/international-space-station
Another eagle cam, he’s gorgeous:
https://explore.org/livecams/birds/decorah-eagles
I saw the pandas this morning a mom and 2 babies
https://explore.org/livecams/panda-bears/wolong-grove-panda-yard
Check out some pix of cherry blossoms all over the world.
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/cherry-blossoms-season-virtual-tours
Teachers saying hi to their students:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/teacher-car-parade-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
Sign up for a free course from Yale on happiness, starts today!
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/yale-happiness-course-wellness/index.html
Ride a rollercoaster here - it takes a good 45 seconds to get started so be patient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN8nv4tVFuA
Watch this live cam highlights of senior dogs at a sanctuary
https://explore.org/livecams/sanctuaries/senior-dog-gathering-room
Explore these various museums. Mom pick a museum and click on it. Then scroll down a tiny bit and pick whatever exhibits they offer. Once you do that there are arrows on the right and left sides of the picture so you can go to the next one, pick the right arrow.
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner
This next one may seem weird but it’s views of many different places without people.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/23/world/coronavirus-great-empty.html
Here are some pictures of a town in Japan where you get people inside for a couple of weeks and deer take over the city. Cute!
https://apnews.com/e79acba044b77bff0a0fc69afe23bf93
Ok I know you are not moving now Cathy and this is too big and too expensive and not in the right part of town (walk to Rock Creek Park) but I love it. It looks like a tiny house but it’s just under 2000 sf. I even love the crazy old kitchen. I like unique places and this is one. Kitchen has a lot of storage. Built in 1928 and adorable:
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/482807_zpid/
The importance of Hobbies:
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/why-hobbies-are-important-and-how-to-start-one
Mom you may not be able to figure this one out by try:
Watch Fish at the Monterey bay aquarium
https://mymodernmet.com/animal-live-stream-monterey-bay-aquarium/
Watch the meerkat cam. You have to watch a 13 second commercial first:
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/florida/miami/meerkat/?cam=meerkat
Grand Haven MIchigan cam
https://www.earthcam.com/usa/michigan/grandhaven/lakemichigan/?cam=lakemichigan
How our society may change:
Images of very quiet cities:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6701779/empty-city-photos-coronavirus/