doggedness, persistent determination, unyielding, clinging to an object or surface; adhesive; unwilling to yield when faced with impossible odds. Within a momentary glance on a rock you might be resting against is nature as teacher.

who in brainerd, MN can afford this boat in Fort Lauderdale's Bahia Mar Marina??? I'm definately in the wrong business!! stats:

116.10 ft / 35.40 m Burger Boat

These yellow flag iris grow all along the shore, barely hanging on in low water years, thriving in rainy summers. How they survive the icey winters is amazing, with shallow roots in bits of clay between loose stones.

Dumb camera once again amplified all light visible. I need an SLR :l

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I was intrigued in watching this bee hang on while the flower bounced and waved in the wind.

The tankship British Tenacity (IMO: 9285706) registered in the UK, length 183m, beam 32m, draft 8.2m.

I spotted these ferns growing in the smallest crack possible. The wonderful tenacity of nature!

Adjective 101: Tough

Ben puts his heart and soul (well, his face at least) into apple bobbing.

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tenacious fern in Prince Rupert BC

Shelter can be found in the smallest of places

She's very fierce! She was frustrated that I wasn't going to play with her while attempting to take photographs, and took it out on the tarp.

Teluk Kampi, Penang National Park,Penang

I loved the single balcony that was stuffed to bursting with trees and greenery. And I'm glad I took it on a grey day so the pots really popped and you can see definition between the greens.

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In the middle of a korean mountain walking trail with very minimal light grew this (?) it had so far avoided being step up by the hundreds of hikers, being eaten by some animal

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The process of breaking down the limestone along the Ohio River at Falls of the Ohio State Park is accelerated by large trees that grow directly over rock. Their roots delve deep into the rock bed, turning beds into boulders.

How do these trees manage to grow in what is essentially granite rock?

From the second Yosemite trip, circa 2002: The cameras got a little better but the weather was hot, dusty and smoky this time around.