25 November 2012. Our Great Russian Motherland… The Shores of the White Sea (Photo by Vadim Gippenreiter)

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Another view of the Russian landscape by the great Soviet-era photographer Vadim Gippenreiter. This is the shore of the White Sea above the Arctic Circle in the Russian North.

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25 November 2012. Christmas Trees Come from Somewhere, Don’t They?

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Christmas trees just don’t fall from the sky. The above images are from a Christmas Tree farm in West Jefferson NC. Most of the workers are Mexicans… they’re “cheaper”, dontcha know. None dare call such businessmen evil… but they should…

It’s a sad footnote to the holiday, no?

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