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

It's amazing how this hardy, autumn plant resembles a snowflake.

Columnar basalt formations along Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, with Dyrholaey natural arch distant, in Iceland

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

Oriental Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, an invasive vine twisting toward forest canopy, Woodland Park and Nature Preserve, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Ripples catching sunlight on the surface of Mitchell Creek, Clay Cliffs Nature Area in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA

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,

Sandbars create an interesting pattern along the shoreline of this national par k.

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

Strybing. Sunlit.

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,

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 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

Also known as Crested Iris [Iris japonica]

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

eastern box turtle or wood turtle?

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

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.