Check out the canine antics at Weekend Dog Blogging #74.

Carnival of the Cats #153 is practically overflowing with feline goodness.  Don’t miss it.

Although this post starts out showing some cool fractals, what’s really compelling is the collection of magnified snow crystal photos at the end.

If you’ve not seen the photos or even heard about it yet, you really should take a look at the giant sinkhole that opened up in Guatemala.  Yikes!  Regrettably, they’re still finding bodies.  When it opened, it swallowed a dozen homes and forced at least 1,000 people to evacuate.  When you look at the photos, it almost looks fake—like someone Photoshopped a hole in the middle of a city photograph.  Click on the first photo to see a brief gallery.

We’re his only family: When students and faculty at a secondary school discovered their resident stray cat had been critically wounded, what do you think happened?  Go read the article to find out.  Ambiguous hint: I cried.