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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Away from the Crowds in Tennessee
In Jackson you’ll find the delightful Casey Jones Village, which combines railroad history with Southern hospitality. The village honors the heroic engineer Casey Jones with a museum, a preserved locomotive, and a replica of his home with historic artifacts.
By Rasma Raisters29 days ago in Wander
You and Me and Baby Makes Three
Albatrosses are known for their amazing wingspan and the partnership they form for life. After choosing a mate, when these seabirds are gliding over oceans and separated for long periods of time, they return to their chosen mate. Their courtship involves dancing and calls. Albatrosses are symbols of faithful companionship over time and distance.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Earth
Strangest Thing I Ever Saw
You’ll find the oddest sculpture called The Big Giving outside of the Royal Festival Hall in South Bank, London. This art installation was created between 2006 and 2007 by Klaus Weber. It consists of three rock sculptures with human heads and hands that are doing odd things like spitting, vomiting, and pissing water.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Art
Impressive Artwork by Andre Derain
French Fauvist artist Andre Derain was an avant-garde painter who worked together with other aspiring artists like Henri Matisse and Maurice de Vlamink. These three artists were founders of Les Fauves, an art movement using bold and unnatural colors. In 1954, the artist was hit by a car and died in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, in Ile-de-France.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Art
Small Town Beauty in South Dakota
For a taste of how life was in the Wild West, visit Buffalo. Quiet streets lined with rustic buildings from a bygone era. There are shops and galleries that showcase local arts and crafts. Enjoy the Buffalo Historic District.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Wander
Away from the Crowds in South Dakota
Visitors enjoy the enchanting Anne Hathaway Cottage in Wessington Springs that was built to look like the famous cottage in Stafford-upon-Avon in England. The white facade is crossed with brown timberwork, and the large windows have small panes. It is not as large as the original childhood home of William Shakespeare. Tours can be arranged to see the house.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Wander
Silver Screen Magic with Claudette Colbert
Classic Hollywood star Claudette Colbert became a legend of the silver screen. Her career began on the stage before standing before the film cameras. She starred in many successful films throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1935 Colbert won the Academy Award for Best Actress in the romantic comedy “It Happened One Night.”
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Geeks
Beware of What You See
Illinois Alton Mental Health Hospital is still a functioning hospital. In the early 1900s, it was an institution known for its hard mistreatment of patients, subjecting them to electroshock therapy, lobotomies, and cold water treatments. Staff, patients, and visitors report hearing strange noises like doors slamming shut and whispers. A nurse on duty heard someone ask “Who’s that?” when no one was around. Orbs have been caught on camera featuring the pained face of a human male.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Horror
Best Artwork Georges Braque
Georges Braque, a French Fauvist artist who was close to Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, first embraced this art movement in the first decade fo the 20th century. The artist incorporated vivid and unnatural colors in his artworks. Later, he created some of the most well-known Cubist paintings in history. His works of art make it interesting as a mix of Fauvism and Cubism, whereas other artists choose just one.
By Rasma Raistersabout a month ago in Art
