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For Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 150th Birthday celebration. the 32nd through 49th floors of the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts sent out a birthday greeting. MIT is one of the premier universities in the world and emphasizes scientific and technological education and research. It was founded in 1861 and turned 150 years old in 2011. Celebrations included technological events, artistic displays, a gigantic 500,000 calorie three-diminsional birthday cake in the shape of the university and fireworks over the Charles River. ODT: Nerdy AIMG_1392

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 150th Birthday celebration. MIT is one of the premier universities in the world and emphasizes scientific and technological education and research. It was founded in 1861 and turned 150 years old in 2011. Celebrations included technological events, artistic displays, a gigantic 500,000 calorie three-diminsional birthday cake in the shape of the university and fireworks over the Charles River. This shot was handheld. ODT: Nerdy AIMG_1379

Massachusetts Institute of Technology''s 150th Birthday celebration. MIT is one of the premier universities in the world and emphasizes scientific and technological education and research. It was founded in 1861 and turned 150 years old in 2011. Celebrations included technological events, artistic displays, a gigantic 500,000 calorie three-diminsional birthday cake in the shape of the university and fireworks over the Charles River. In the background, the 32nd through 49th floors of the Prudential Tower in Boston, Massachusetts sent out a birthday greeting. AIMG_1411

Gleaner Gardens, North Scituate, Rhode Island is a private garden featuring over 100 species of rhododendron and azaleas. Its owners kindly open it to the public on occasion so that they can marvel in its beauty. gleanergardens.wordpress.com/about/ AIMG_1350

View from one of the paths in Gleaner Gardens. Gleaner Gardens, North Scituate, Rhode Island is a private garden featuring over 100 species of rhododendron and azaleas. Its owners kindly open it to the public on occasion so that they can marvel in its beauty. Visible are the red, white, pink and purple of the rhododendrons, the orange of the azalea, the yellow of the golden chain tree and the green hostas in the foreground. gleanergardens.wordpress.com/about/ AIMG_1351

Gleaner Gardens, North Scituate, Rhode Island is a private garden featuring over 100 species of rhododendron and azaleas. Its owners kindly open it to the public on occasion so that they can marvel in its beauty. gleanergardens.wordpress.com/about/ AIMG_1352

A beautiful carousel can be found in Roger Williams Park in Rhode Island. IMG_1336

Snow leopards live at altitudes between 10,000 and 18,000 feet above sea level in the mountains of Central and South Asia. This one lives in the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island. ODT: On edge IMG_1329

Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island The Sunday Challenge: Through the looking glass AIMG_1324