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POPS24 hours in pictures - April 09 3. Helsinki, Finland: Conductor Sakari Oramo rehearses with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 4. Tenerife, Spain: An illegal immigrant recovers from his journey to the Canaries, on a boat from Africa 6. Washington, US: General David Petraeus, commander of American forces in Iraq, prepares to testify before the Senate armed services committee 14. Houston, US: The coffin of a US soldier killed in Iraq is transferred to Houston national cemetery 15. Seville, Spain: A cup floats in a puddle during the first day of the annual April feria, or fair. Strong rain and winds caused the cancellation of some events 1. Nairobi, Kenya: A policeman prepares to fire teargas during clashes between police and opposition party supporters in the slum area of Kibera
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POPSTULIP blooming "Mohler said a deepening interest in theology is driving younger Southern Baptists to explore Reformed thinking, and he dismisses the fear of some that the budding Calvinist wing will tilt the SBC back toward its 19th-century anti-missionary movement."
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POPSTulip Trees The tulip trees bloomed this past week and the rains have all but knocked the blossoms down.
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POPSSemper Augustus: Tulip! What a gorgeous flower, and what a crazy story to go with it. Sometimes with shit like this you are almost encouraged to believe the world can be just...
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POPSFaux Snow OK, I will trade California all their loverly weather for all my winter weather; I HATE winter because it's cold!