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I Photographed Transylvanian Elders Who Preserve Centuries-Old Traditions And Habits

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:37:04 +0300

English travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor wrote in 1934: "Transylvania had been a familiar name as long as I could remember. It was the very essence and symbol of remote, leafy, half-mythical strangeness; and, on the spot, it seemed remoter still and more fraught with charms." This quote represents landscapes and places in this region so well. But this visual story is not about landscape. It is about the human soul.

Animal Shelter Partners With Elderly Care Facility To Save Both Orphaned Kittens And Elders

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:32:25 +0300

When an animal shelter in Arizona needed extra help taking care of the newborn kittens, they made an unexpected decision and turned to a senior care facility for help. “To some, it may seem peculiar at first: Residents who are in need of around-the-clock care themselves, given the task to care for these young kittens,” says Catalina Springs Memory Care Executive Director Sharon Mercer.