Cloudy morning light on the Navajo Sandstone formations of White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

Sooty Grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus, foraging in the subalpine of the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA

Ice cave interior where stream melts snow under a snowfield, near Hogsback Camp below Heliotrope Ridge on the slopes of Mount Baker, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Intricate ice crystals growing on a window pane in winter in Michigan, USA

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

Bubbles, created in winter by the photographer, rapidly form ice crystals on the inside surfaces, Michigan, USA,

Bubbles, created in winter by the photographer, rapidly form ice crystals on the inside surfaces, Michigan, USA,

Red Pine, Pinus resinosa, plantation in central Michigan, USA

Shadows of dried prairie plants from the previous year's growing season on a boardwalk in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA

Strybing. Sunlit.

eastern box turtle or wood turtle?

Annual Garden Tour in Wallingford district of Seattle, WA

Hamma Hamma Living Legacy Trail dedicated to the accomplishments of the CCC Boys during the Great Depression, Olympic National Forest, Washington State, USA,

Bubbles, created in winter by the photographer, rapidly form ice crystals on the inside surfaces, Michigan, USA,

Patterns of water dripping down the face of a waterfall in a grotto along the Heliotrope Ridge Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Seattle, Rose Garden

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

Navajo Sandstone shaped like cauliflower, cracked into polygons, at White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

Frost crystals growing on a window pane after a frigid night, Central Michigan, USA

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

eastern box turtle or wood turtle?

Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly in garden.

Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, forest of bare branches along beginning of Wheeler Peak Scenic Trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Fallen American Beech, Fagus grandifolia, leaves in the Ott Biological Preserve, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA

Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, forest of bare branches along beginning of Wheeler Peak Summit Trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Bubbles, created in winter by the photographer, rapidly form ice crystals on the inside surfaces, Michigan, USA,

Looks better bigger!

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I really got into the "B" sides of things ... well, of flowers anyway.

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

Parents analyze structure and function in objects from nature during interactive keynote STEM workshop for parents conducted by Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski.

Patterns and lines in mudstone at low tide at Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, USA

Ice cave interior where stream melts snow under a snowfield, near Hogsback Camp below Heliotrope Ridge on the slopes of Mount Baker, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Surging Pacific Ocean surf viewed from a high vantage point on East Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California, USA

Ice cave interior where stream melts snow under a snowfield, near Hogsback Camp below Heliotrope Ridge on the slopes of Mount Baker, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Poor attempt at camouflage? Yes, it ate the whole umbel, and I'm hoping those warning colors (do you hate clowns?) served their intended purpose of allowing this creature to reach adulthood.