I've never been a big believer in the whole crop circle phenomenon, but these stunning circles are an entirely different matter. Simon Beck, the crazy dude that creates these, spends up to 10 hours a day creating these beauties with snow shoes. Some of them are the size of 6 football pitches!
The awesomely crazy man can be reached here.
It seems to me that there have been a plethora of disasters around the world in recent times. I actually went to Japan for a holiday a couple of years ago and absolutely loved the place, people and culture (though not being a fish eater, and quite picky about meat as well, I had to go the veggie option as often as not when it came to food).
Now, I occasionally get on my soapbox about the Australian media's tendency to place more value on Australian lives than any others, and I like to read media and blogs from elsewhere to get a better picture of what's happening. Which is how I discovered this little gem, ODE Magazine - the online community for intelligent optimists. There are a couple of posts from people currently in Japan, including an American teacher that's stuck in Sendai.
"And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my shack each day, now to send this email, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. Old men go from door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. I see no signs of fear." Anne Thomas
Manifestations of the remarkable Japanese “kokoro” (heart and soul) beautify my world.
If you want to help out, you can donate to the Japanese Red Cross here.
Or if you've watched this beautiful video of a dog guarding his injured friend, you can donate to Global Animal to help the lost and injured animals in Japan.
