The natural world is far more mysterious, frightening and beautiful than any big-budget effects movie will ever be. These un-altered images offer just a small smattering of proof.
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“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” ~Alice Walker
“On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.” ~Jules Renard
“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” ~Theodore Roethke
“It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” ~Frederick Douglass
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.” ~Rabindranath Tagore
“Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.” ~Mattie Stepanek
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.
“A leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” ~Walt Whitman
“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Mitch Teemley 
Amazing, Mitch. Thank you for sharing!
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My pleasure, Penny.
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Indeed, Mitch! We miss so much of Earth’s great wonders when we become enamored with our own creations.
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This Earth is truly a mystery.
All these images are so lovely and beautiful to behold.
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Wow, what a collection of perspectives.
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Very neat pictures Mitch.
So many nice things in nature to look at.
Enjoy the weekend!
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You too, Cat!
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The spiders web that’s frozen on the cars mirror is really neat.
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Wow incredible! Each one more amazing than the next.
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Wonderful nature! The Asperatus cloud on NZ seems unreal! Amazing!
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Absolutely stunning work
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A truly amazing and delightful look at the universe. Keep it coming and thank you.
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My pleasure, Pene. Have a great weekend!
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Thank you Sir. Enjoy your weekend as well.
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These are really something! The Asperatus clouds look like something from another planet.
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Absolutely stunning Mitch. Thanks for sharing these pictures of God’s amazing handiwork. Studies show that people who have frequent states of awe live longer lives on average. If that’s the case then we’ll be here a while…
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Wow! Absolutely beautiful photos!
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I just ❤️ every picture. Amazing pictures with lots of joy. Thank you so much for sharing.🥰🥰
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My pleasure, Lokesh.
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I have shared it with my friend and like me she also love ❤️ your pictures.
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Beautiful!
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Wow, amazing.
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Gorgeous!
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Breathtaking!
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Geez, Mitch, how do you FIND these? (The albino peacock takes my breath away!)
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Lots of sources, usually, though this time most were from boredpanda.com, a truly binge-evoking website.
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Gr8 pix and quotes! Here’s another quote:
“Now, my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.” ~ JBS Haldane (1927)
With slight variations in wording, the Haldane quote has been attributed to various people. The specifics above come from Quote Investigator.
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Great quote, MC.
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Mitch,
Amazing! Wow! Fun! Makes you think.
Thanks,
Gary
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Reblogged this on ckbooksblog and commented:
These photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing, Mitch!
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My pleasure. Thanks for sharing, Christine.
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the images are fantastic!
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