Sea ice near shore on a cove opening to the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland, Canada

Shadows on a frozen pond just after a light snowfall. The image I used to produce the mirror montage.

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Marsh Creek Lake is clear as glass here.

Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) visually transformed by ripples on the surface of the Adams River, during the biggest Sockeye Run in 100 years, Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, October, Adams_River_Sockeye_Salmon-954

I find the patterns of natural processes such as drying, cracking, etc very beautiful and enjoy using them as the basis for creating "natural abstracts". I am particularly interested in patterns of flow and branching, See comment below for the original photo of an emptied paintcan.

November 27, 2025

The Mill Pond

Rockport, Massachusetts

Cape Ann - USA

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Wind rippling the surface of Trap Lake along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

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Backlit closeup of a leaf, circa 2002.

Surface curtains of ice on the cliffs of Tettegouche State Park, where Lake Superior waves crash against the rock, leaving a layer of water that freezes, along the North Shore of Minnesota, USA

116 pictures in 2016. #19/116. Patterns in Nature.

Forest reflections on a lake in spring, Michigan, USA

Bark of dead conifer at Iceberg Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA

Munising Ski Trails at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA

Crack in thin ice over a harbour on Fogo Island in Newfoundland, Canada

Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, with tattoos along beginning of Wheeler Peak Summit Trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski shares information about a literature reference recommended for STEM education "Nature Got There First."

Inspiring patterns found in nature. © Dawn Clarkson

Patterns of ice frozen together on the nearshore saltwater off Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Mitchell Creek with tree reflections in late autumn, Big Rapids, Central Michigan, USA

Swirling ice formations in winter along the South Coast of Iceland

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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

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

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Rock, probably a skarn showing metamorphic acitivity, in the high country between Melakwa Lake and Melakwa Pass, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA, Rock_Patterns-4

Paper Birches, Betula papyrifera, along a lake in Michigan, USA

Water drops and reflections on a car hood in Michigan, USA

Red Oak leaf and ice on a vernal pond in Woodland Park and Nature Preserve in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

A close-up shot of a textured, dome-shaped concrete traffic bollard embedded with small pebbles and covered in a vibrant layer of green moss. Left sitting outdoors amidst fallen autumn leaves, this urban artifact blends human-made structure with natural overgrowth, creating an intriguing palette of earthy tones and textures. Part of the "some colors" series.

Rivulet Erosion formed these features at the Cannonball Mystery location in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Unit, North Dakota, USA

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

Tendrils of blowing snow along frozen Dead River in February in Marquette County, Michigan, USA