Columnar basalt formations along Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach in Iceland

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

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

Layered sandstone formations in 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

Ice formations on a cold late autumn morning along Lehman Creek in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

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

November 27, 2025

The Mill Pond

Rockport, Massachusetts

Cape Ann - USA

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Swirling patterns of pancake ice on the nearshore saltwater off Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

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

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

Beaver stump

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

Inspiring patterns found in nature. © Dawn Clarkson

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

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