Hello, Sunshine!

On Sept. 11, 2001, Omar Eduardo Rivera, a blind computer technician, was working on the 71st floor of the World Trade Center with his guide dog, Dorado. When the hijacked plane hit the tower, Rivera knew it would take him a long time to evacuate the building, but he wanted his Labrador retriever to have a chance to get out so he unclipped his leash in the crowded stairwell. “I thought I was lost forever — the noise and the heat were terrifying — but I had to give Dorado the chance of escape. So I unclipped his leash, ruffled his head, gave him a nudge and ordered Dorado to go,” Rivera said.

Dorado was swept downstairs by the mass of evacuating people, but a few minutes later Rivera felt the dog nuzzling his legs — Dorado had come right back to his side. Dorado and a co-worker then helped Rivera climb down 70 flights of stairs, which took nearly an hour.  Soon after they escaped the tower, the building collapsed, and Rivera says he owes his life to his faithful dog.

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Yellow Garden Spider

Garden Spiders are found throughout the United States. They are also known as the Writing Spider, Banana Spider, and Corn Spider. Their black, yellow and white markings are conspicuous. The females are the larger of the sexes, measuring about 3/4 of an inch.

The Garden Spider is harmless to humans.

Edouard Vuillard

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Images: 1. World of Interiors, October 2011 2. Mish New York, 18kt gold earrings 3. 4. Pierre Bonnard, Breakfast Room 5. Yellow and White waxed twine 6. Dorado 7. Photographed by Pieter Estersohn, Design by Muffie Faith and Elizabeth Stuart Design for Southern Accents magazine 8. Thomas Jayne Interiors, Southern Accents magazine 9. Weekend by Martin Senour Paints 10. Christian Dior, Spring 2011 11. 128. 54 Carats, Bird on a Rock, designed by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. 12. Tod's Canary driving mocs 13. Vintage monogrammed men's hankies from KerryCan on Etsy 14. Goodwood House, one of the great English country houses, Chichester, Sussex 15. Bauer Pottery garden orb 16. Yellow gate, Flickr 17. Daum Daffodils vase 18. Flowers by Saipua at www.saipua.com 19. Hermes Clou de Selle soap 20. Porthault Pois de Senteur linens in Yellow 21. J. Crew Featherweight cashmere short-sleeve cardigan 22.  Classic French Stripe napkins from Williams-Sonoma.com 23. Jennings & Gates 24. Saint Louis Crystal Old Fashioned Yellow 25. The Yellow Drawing room at Goodwood House photographed by Tim Imrie 26. Tuscany Interiors via Eclectic Revisited 27. via Eclectic Revisited 28. via Mona Gavin Pinterest 29. Unknown 30. Elie Saab Spring 2012 31. Tumblr