Wonderful Birds “Cormorant” Fishing at Nagaragawa River in Japan

In this traditional fishing method “ukai” a cormorant master called “usho” succeeds cormorants to capture ayu or sweetfish. The ushos of River Nagara have been the official staff of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan since 1890 famous for its limpid stream, in Gifu Prefecture. Master trainers of cormorants dressed in ancient costume freely manipulate 10-12 wild sea cormorants to skillfully catch small trout and this fishing is performed every night between May 15th and October 15^th except during a full moon or in heavy rain. This 1300-year-old occasion is protected by the Japanese government.

You can look out the whole spectacle aboard a small wooden boat while dining and drinking sake. Cormorant fishing normally starts at 7:30 in the evening. The wooden boats are illuminated with pine torches lit on the boats. The master trainers slowly down to boat sail out into the river, and when the cormorants swallow small trout all at once at the shouts of the master trainers, the audiences applaud and cheer. The evening closes with six boats sailing side by side to corner the small trout into the shallows, which is a quite incredible view. Famous comedian actor Charlie Chaplin visited Nagaragawa River two times to see this cormorant fishing, kept on exclaiming "Wonderful!" throughout the spectacle.

Master trainers of cormorants belong to the Imperial Household Agency, and a vital duty of theirs is to make offerings of small trout to the Emperor. It is well prescribed that in every generation the eldest son succeeds his father, and these men live with cormorants in order to educate them every day. At the Ukai-no-Sato home of cormorant fishing nearby the river, you can take a close look at the lifestyle of these cormorant fishermen.

Elegant Discarded Wood Tables Embedded with Glass Rivers

Greg Klassen is a furniture maker in the Pacific Northwest who catches motivation in its landscape and translates that into his work. His beautiful River Collection is a series of intricately designed and handcrafted tables that feature embedded bluish-green glass “rivers” running throughout each piece. The lovely jagged edges of the wood and their clear grains offer the perfect “shore” to mimic bodies of water.

Each of Klassen’s tables showcases stunning details within the wood; we grasp knots, swirling grains, and other imperfections that make his tedious work truly one-of-a-kind. It’s complemented by the specially-cut glass that attaches two separate pieces of wood or fills in its natural holes. Greg Klassen used trees that were sustainably harvested from the banks of the Noonsack River, so with every new table he made; discarded trees have a natural new life through his functional art.

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Chimera A Cute Cat Has a Gorgeously Prominent Two-Toned Face

A cute cat; Venus and cuddly feline living in North Carolina has attractively remarkable features about her. The chimera cat’s face is half-black and half-tabby colored, moreover; she has two different colors of eyes. Venus’ rare markings have made her a widespread animal on the Internet, and a Facebook page and Instagram account portray her sweet and affectionate personality. She also seems to receive a lot of fan art, too! It’s not just people on social media that’re taking notice of the feline brands have, too. The toy company GUND formed a plush version of Venus so people around the world can now snuggle up to her likeness. Indeed she is very cute and elegant cat and everyone is liking her because of different colors. she looks ,like she would say “look at me” I am asking you so cute  and can I’ve a little more of this tasty cat milk please  

Exquisite Leaves Embroidery Patterns by Hillary Fayle

Hillary Fayle, a student of embroidery, has created masterful craftsmanship and delicacy series of leaves that have been cut and embroidered with exquisite with decorative patterns. Therefore Hillary Fayle starts by coating every leaf in a non-toxic preservative that stiffens them up and protects them.  After that, she cuts them into numerous forms and embroiders them or simply embroiders onto their uncut surfaces. She says; I normally try to use renewable, sustainable and environmentally friendly materials for my art, so this was an obvious choice. Moreover her astounding leaf embroidery, she also creates astonishing leaf cutting designs, a few of which you can see here as well. Her website is definitely worth checking out!