Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Native American Tradition


They are indians indeed, but from South America! What's more, they're traveling through Europe, performing and selling their music on the streets...
I took this shot about a year ago in the city of Alba Iulia - Romania.

Today's joke:

Two guys were talking:
- Did you hear what happened to John?
- No, what happened?
- He stole my wife!

And now some interesting Facts about Texas

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .

1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2.. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3... El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4.. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston ..
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes...
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was " Houston ," but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island ...
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979...
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper..
18. Texas has had six capital cities:
Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,Velasco, West Columbia and Austin ..
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U..S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas ..
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies.. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston.

50 comments:

  1. Excellent and very beautiful capture!!

    Funny joke too Eddie!!

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  2. Wonderful photo, Eddie!!! and glad to see you!

    The colours are quite amazing.BEAUTIFUL!Congrats!!

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  3. excellent scene and superb capture eddie!


    love your joke!!...:)

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  4. L'"indianina " è decisamente molto carina. Colori e costumi veramente belli .:) gea.

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  5. Grazie per la visita, Gea! Mi fa piacere che ti piace!

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  6. Bet that's a sight they don't see everyday in the streets in Europe.
    **Peace**


    3... El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
    (Don't I know it)

    12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island ...
    (and has about as many Oil Wells as the rest of Texas)

    And one you missed

    Austin TX is the Southern most Capital City in the United States...Yes it's further South than Tallahassee FLA

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  7. A really fine shot and a special one!

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  8. Wonderful shot and great information about Texas!

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  9. Great pic!!!
    AnD I love the Texas info!!!!
    The AIA Sandcastle Competition is in Galveston this weekend.

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  10. Very nice capture! Well done.

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  11. wonderful picture!!!

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  12. I really like the colors 'n' clothes! Beautiful pic! (:

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  13. Excellent capture of them! Great colors!

    LOL! Take my wife... Please! ;D

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  14. How wonderfully colorful they are! Superb images Eddie!

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  15. Fantastic capture! :)

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  16. Interesting capture..love it! :)

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  17. Hope these traditions never die out!!!!...incredible image!!!

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  18. great feeling here - and agree with NitraLing - wonderful shot

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  19. Very colourful costumes and rich textures!

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  20. Great capture of the Indians. Thanks for the info about Texas.

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  21. Beautiful capture and excellent info about Texas, Eddie..

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  22. Exellente picture.

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  23. a wonderful scene!!!!
    Great photo!!!!

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  24. Your picture is fantastic and so alive, Eddie! I love to hear them...they are here in portugal too...in tourists places...Its wonderful, their music!Also, they are so colourful!love it!

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  25. Wow outstanding photoshot.

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  26. This is such a colorful and fantastic photo Eddie. I'd love to have been there in person to have seen them.

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  27. VERY INTERESTING SHOT!

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  28. I was living in Houston in 1979 but had went to Monterrey Mexico and the wind was very bad but I missed most of the rain. on the way back I heard about Alvin.I was surprised anything was left including the Cottage House museum, my great Grand Father built

    they fool so many people in Europe from what I have heard. they perform in the mall here sometimes at Christmas trying to sell their junk jewelry/trinkets.never the less excellent shots

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  29. Wonderful shots and I love the colorful outfits!!!

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  30. Cool and colorful capture!!

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  31. I hear mucus from these type before. Go to youtube and hear some if you like. wonderful music and super photo

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  32. Most colorful picture.

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  33. Wonderful and very beautiful etnic photographic shot my friend......!!!

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  34. Very beautiful capture.They must make nice music.

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  35. Fantastic capture!!

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  36. Very nice photo

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  37. Wonderful shot
    erland

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  38. I think I've seen them before!

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  39. Nice capture of the orginal Indians in their costumes,
    amazing to see them travelling around the world to introduce their music and traditions to us.
    truly inspiring,
    *BB*

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  40. Wonderful photo and fantastic colors!!!

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  41. Elaborate costumes and I'll bet fascinating music. Well done Eddie.

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  42. Great shot and very interest facts! thanks for that info. :-)

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  43. What a great image. Thanks for the facts

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  44. SUPERB SCENE AND MERAVIGLIOSO WORK...BRAVISSIMO..!!!

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  45. Beautiful image Eddie and Love the info Thank you!

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  46. Mario GiannecchiniJuly 14, 2010 at 1:46 AM

    Wonderful shot and great information about Texas!

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  47. J'adore le côté Native . Mon parrain était un Indien de Kanewaga Rive sud Montréal Et j'ai garder de très bon souvenir de lui .Il me manque beaucoupp . Mais bon ce n'est pas triste cela a l'air une musique . Bravo et mile mercis de partager pareilles saveurs

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