Sunday, August 10, 2014

"Coming home to a place he'd never been before"

This line from a John Denver song seems appropriate for a post on pictures from nature that illustrate the transcendental beauty of the natural world. Enjoy!
Wenkchemna Peaks Reflected in Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Wenkchemna Peaks Reflected in Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Adam Jones

Colorful Way
Colorful Way
Philippe Sainte-Laudy

Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Feeding on Flower, Louisville, Kentucky
Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Feeding on Flower
Adam Jones

 A Loon Chick Rides Piggy-Back on its Parent
A Loon Chick Rides Piggy-Back on its Parent
Michael S. Quinton

A Channel Billed Toucan, Ramphastos Vitellinus, Eating Fruit
A Channel Billed Toucan, Ramphastos Vitellinus, Eating Fruit
George Grall

Mountain Lion and an Eight-Week-Old Kitten
Mountain Lion and an Eight-Week-Old Kitten

Swift River with Aspen and Maple Trees in the White Mountains, New Hampshire, USA
Swift River with Aspen and Maple Trees in the White Mountains, New Hampshire
Darrell Gulin

Beach and Palm Trees, Oahu, HI
Beach and Palm Trees, Oahu, HI
Bill Romerhaus

Dawn Over Mountains and Lago Pehoe in Torres Del Paine National Park
Dawn Over Mountains and Lago Pehoe in Torres Del Paine National Park
Beth Wald

A Male Magellanic Woodpecker, Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
A Male Magellanic Woodpecker, Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Marco Simoni

Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno), Costa Rica
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus Mocinno), Costa Rica
Gregory Basco

Tropical Underwater-Ocean
Tropical Underwater-Ocean

Sand Verbena and Dune Primrose Wildflowers at Sunset, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Sand Verbena and Dune Primrose Wildflowers at Sunset, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Christopher ...

Barn Owl
Barn Owl
Andy Harmer

California, Sequoia National Park, General Sherman Tree, USA
California, Sequoia National Park, General Sherman Tree, USA
Michele Falzone

Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock, Crescent Beach, Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA
Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock, Crescent Beach, Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA
Jamie & Judy...

Iguazu Waterfalls and Rainbow.
Iguazu Waterfalls and Rainbow
Joseph Sohm
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