Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Enjoying Animals and Nature
Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary is located in New Zealand. Among the animals here are the endangered Hector’s dolphins. The sanctuary is on the South Island. These dolphins are the smallest of the species and native to this area. To see them, you can book a cruise with the profits going to conservation.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Earth
Best Artwork by Edgar Degas
French Impressionist artist Hilaire-Germain-Edgar de Gas was born in Paris and is popularly known as Edgar Degas. He was fascinated with dancers and dance classes and created artworks depicting these. Throughout his career the artist created about 626 works of art.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Art
Away from the Crowds in Nevada
Albert Szukalski’s Last Supper is a set of twelve hooded plaster figures standing atop a hill below Daylight Pass and resembling Death himself. This is located near the ghost town of Rhyolite. It is named after the artist who sculpted this art installation in 1984. The sculptors, as Szukalski claims, take inspiration from da Vinci’s painting of Christ’s Last Supper. They are located on the grounds of the Goldwell Open Air Museum and await visitors.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Wander
Traditional Christmas Food
Austria Austrians sit down on Christmas Eve to dishes prepared with carp. On Christmas Day the choice is either roast goose or roast duck with red cabbage and dumplings. Dessert includes Christmas cookies such as Lebkuchen (gingerbread) or Vanillekipferi (vanilla crescents).
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Feast
Delectable Spanish Tapas
Tapas are the main part of the signature cuisine of Spain. They are creative and delicious appetizers. Albondigas are juicy meatballs in a rich tomato sauce flavored with cumin and paprika. The ground meat is a mixture of beef and pork. Some like to add a small piece of hard-boiled egg or olive wrapped in each meatball.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Feast
Best Artwork by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most prominent painters of the Impressionist art movement. The artist learned a lot viewing the paintings of artists Camille Pissarro and Edouard Manet. He was one of the founding members of the annual Impressionist exhibition.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Art
