taken on 31/12/2011 using a fujifilm finepix S3200

[Iris siberica]

inspired by the first day of the Get Crafty online workshop. I am so psyched.

Fallen cones of Limber Pine, Pinus flexilis, near Stella Lake along the Alpine Lakes Loop Trail in the Snake Range of Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

The spectacular curtain-like ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

Coleman Glacier on Heliotrope Ridge below Mount Baker, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State, USA

Hide-a-Snake

Snakes have wonderful colors and patterns that help them hide and survive. While it would be great to have access to many kinds of snakes at one time to demonstrate this concept, these painted snakes are far better than a PowerPoint, especially for small groups or in an outdoor setting. Find out more: earthlimitedblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/hide-a-snake/

[Iris siberica]

[Iris siberica]

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

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

Closeup of spectacular ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

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

Hide-a-Snake

Snakes have wonderful colors and patterns that help them hide and survive. While it would be great to have access to many kinds of snakes at one time to demonstrate this concept, these painted snakes are far better than a PowerPoint, especially for small groups or in an outdoor setting. Find out more: earthlimitedblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/hide-a-snake/

Patterns of snow on frozen surface of Dead River in February in Marquette County, Michigan, USA

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

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

[Pseudotsuga menziesii]

Layered sandstone formations in White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, 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

A South African monkey beetle burrows into a Gazania flower.

Rock patterns ade by intrusions at Lottie Point beach area in Deception Pass State Park, Fidalgo Island, Washington State, USA

The spectacular ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

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

In the recent storm the long grass was flattened making this nice texture.

Cracks in granite near Ropi Lake in the Desolation Wilderness, Eldorado National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA

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

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Small waterfall along the Dungeness River in, near the Upper Dungeness Trail in Olympic National Forest, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, USA

Chain Fruit Cholla, Opuntia fulgida

[Pseudotsuga menziesii]

Framing the church spire are these tortured branches of old plane trees in the graveyard of St Giles' church, Camberwell. The churchyard is now basically a small park, with most gravestones placed along the edges.

Closeup of spectacular ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

The spectacular curtain-like ice formations of Eben Ice Caves, Rock River Canyon Wilderness, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

Layered sandstone formations in White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA

Chain Fruit Cholla, Opuntia fulgida

Forest reflections on a pond in Canadian Lakes, Michigan, USA

A South African monkey beetle burrows into a Gazania flower.