Shelf mushrooms in an unusual line on the end of a sawn fallen log in Federation Forest State Park near Mount Rainier, Washington State, USA

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Pictures of beach rocks at Sachuest Point in Middletown Rhode Island.

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

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Strybing.

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Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides, forest of bare branches along beginning of Wheeler Peak Summit Trail in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Sheep tracks in fallen bracken. Taken from above at roughly 45° and a distance of about 100 metres.

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Incredible patterns of sand, including heavier black sand particles, on Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA

Tree on a foggy day in a farm field in Mecosta County, Michigan, USA

Found at Jenkins Arboretum

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

I love the reddish blonde leaves. This was in Bovina, Ms.

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Patterns created by overnight freezing of ice on a March night in Woodland Park and Nature Preserve in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

at Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, USA

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

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

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near Galena, IL.

plants in the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden

My feathered friends, lend me your ears as I paint with words a scene of wonder I discovered while soaring above the emerald shores of Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Imagine a canvas of ancient stone, sculpted not by human hands, but by the relentless caress of an ice giant that roamed this land eons ago. The rock, a symphony of grays, from the palest moonlit hues to the deepest charcoal, is etched with a mesmerizing pattern of swells and troughs, like frozen waves caught mid-dance.

Feel the texture, rough and yielding in parts, smooth and inviting in others. It is a landscape of light and shadow, where the sun's touch creates a ballet of brightness and depth. A lone sentinel, a verdant blade of grass, defies the stony terrain, a splash of emerald amidst the monochrome masterpiece. This is a place where time stands still, where the whispers of the glacier's passage echo through the ages. It is a testament to nature's enduring artistry, a masterpiece carved with glacial precision.

Let your minds wander through this geological labyrinth, a place where the earth reveals its soul with raw and honest beauty. It is a scene that stirs the spirit, a reminder of the immense power and delicate intricacy of our world.

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

White Oak tree in winter in Mecosta County, Michigan, USA

[Iris siberica]

String of clouds and water rippling at sunset on Lake Erie.

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