Without its beak, a woodpecker would be up a gumtree. But as the well-endowed fellow shows, it's possible to have too much of a good thing. The great spotted male, a regular visitor to a garden in North Yorkshire, has a bill more than twice the normal size. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If W.C. Rice's stark Cross Garden doesn't save you, there's no one to blame but yourself. His frightening jumble of white crosses cling to hills on either side of a curving county road next to a trailer park.

Flickr gallery picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

According to IBM’s annual “Next Five in Five” report, thin-film solar cells will be embedded in driveways, sidewalks, paint, rooftop, and windows within 5 years. picked by Nateebiinature 12 months ago

It may have taken NASA millions of dollars and over a decade to design a space telescope that could capture truly spectacular images of deep space.

But an amateur astronomer has now caught the same dazzling constellations - from his back garden. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A woman who claims a council official ordered her to cover up her naked garden gnomes following complaints from a neighbour spoke today of her anger.

Gnome collector Sandra Smith said she was told to put clothes on three of her favourite ornaments because they were deemed offensive. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

That bird sitting very still in the garden - is
it alive or a cunningly-fashioned example of
the taxidermist' s art? Think fast, then have a
bash at busy phil's quiz. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Film-maker Darren Pollard was clearing up flood rubbish from his fron garden when he noticed the police harassing a youth opposite his house. Darren retrieved his camera and this is what he filmed! Via. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Beatles Monopoly game edition has been launched! Game pieces are The Walrus, Here Comes the Sun, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Strawberry Fields, Octopus's Garden, and Rocky Raccoon.
/runs to Amazon.com to place order picked by suebe 1 year ago

Princess Eugenie really entered the spirit of Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot today as she arrived for the third day of racing wearing what looked suspiciously like a giant garden pea perched on the front of her head.
*if I could get away with this...I'd be arrested* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's plan for a wider Garden State Parkway includes tunnels to allow timber rattlesnakes to slither safely under traffic. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A body found Monday inside a 1,500-pound bale of paper destined for recycling in Twin Falls, Idaho, was likely bundled into the bale at a recycling center in Garden City, Idaho, police said. Now authorities are trying to figure out who the man is and how he got there. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

Photo in article - may be posed! picked by topofall 4 months ago

A giant inflatable dog turd by American artist Paul McCarthy blew away from an exhibition in the garden of a Swiss museum, bringing down a power line and breaking a greenhouse window before it
landed again, the museum said Monday. picked by cinderblock 1 year ago

A lawn on your rooftop is a great idea for many reasons! I'd keep a goat up there, too. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Should Christians read the Secret by Rhonda Byrne? Read here before going down this dangerous road. Read the RED FLAGS! The book can be summed up as the same lie Satan told in the Garden of Eden. When you have the right knowledge you can change the world. picked by heartofwisdom 2 years ago

A Garden City mom was surprised and outraged to find pictures of her children on a Google Map Search Internet page. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

What smart grid visionaries see coming are home thermostats and appliances that adjust automatically depending on the cost of power; where a water heater may get juice from a neighbor's rooftop solar panel; and where on a scorching hot day a plug-in hybrid electric car charges one minute and the next sends electricity back to the grid to help head off a brownout. picked by kakana 6 months ago

I have now officially heard it all!

Of all the fetishes people indulge in, this one really made me say "WTF!!" It's pthirophilia, which means getting off on crab lice. Not your garden variety crabs, either. Big, specially bred, ones from Japan. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

It's the gateway to one of the world's most pristine aquatic playgrounds, but guests at a Mackay tourist resort were greeted with the sight of excrement bubbling in the front garden after operators ignored warnings about an inadequate sewage disposal system picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A showcase of the wonders you can pull off on your web site, with Cascading Style Sheets picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago