Walking over many lava tubes exposing lava through fractures like this one. A two acre bench of land about to collapse. This fracture was growing and in no time broke off into the ocean.
Earth’s Vein by tomkualii
Awesome-landscape
Cold Fusion by tulatop
Looks better on black.
Abiqua Falls · Abiqua Creek · Scotts Mills · Oregon · USA
As it is for most people, the start of a new year marks the apex of my hopes for the positive changes I’m anticipating ahead. But January 1, 2015 saw me seeking comfort in the arms of something familiar. On the tail end of another cold snap, I set my compass for Abiqua Falls, and so did a host of other people, I learned! Fortunately I was late in arriving, and the remaining afternoon crowd was exceedingly nice–a group of young adults who were celebrating the impending move of one among them to the Portland area from California by seeking out beauty and adventure in the form of Abiqua’s icy-dicy scramble trail. If they ever needed an experience to cement the stark difference in climes between the two locations, this was it–it was bitingly cold in that swirling, misty amphitheater. Shooting was quite the challenge, with mist coating the lens whenever it was left unshielded and my painfully numbing fingers growing ever more clumsy by the minute. A slick coating of wet ice covered the rocks, and I was thankful to have my trusty Microspikes with me. I looked on with more than a little trepidation as some of the exuberant visitors braved climbing atop the slippery boulders to have their portraits taken with good ol’ Abiqua. Fortunately, other than a few little slips here and there, there were no catastrophic tumbles, and everyone appeared to have a great time. On the way out, I introduced myself and tipped them off to my website. I have no idea if they’ll follow through and actually look me up, but in case they do, Happy New Year to you (and thanks!)! And to the soon-to-be new Pacific Northwest transplant, best of luck to you as you embark on your next chapter in life.
And to all, let the symbolism of a change of calendar remind you of the positive changes we all can implement at any time of year. My wish for you is what it always is, regardless of what the calendar reads:
Peace on Earth.
Exercise kindness.
Love without fear.
Do unto others as you’d have done to you.
Find spiritual renewal and energy in whatever form or forum works best for you–and respect the autonomy of others to do the same for themselves.
Choose the higher path, even though it may be harder.
Forgive yourself…you are human.
Forgive others…they are human.
Be good to one another….we are all human.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Life from another world by XavierJamonet
Lupine fields near Vik, on the south coast of Iceland.
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DARK BEAUTY | ICELAND
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Brúarfoss by terenceleezy
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Definitely my favorite waterfalls in Iceland. The blue glacier water is real pretty.
Brúarfoss, Iceland
Here Comes The Sun by jmre_busoy171
Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Fall by danielmachtfotos
Skogafoss during fall 2014.
Free Falling by elizabethgadd
When I first arrived in Iceland, it took a while to let the thoughts fully sink in that I was indeed, actually, in Iceland; the number one country I had dreamed of visiting for years. The first couple of days passed with that dreamy, hazy feeling, not quite believing life is real. On the third day (a month ago today as I write this), my team and I went to visit some waterfalls… We were at Skógafoss, where I set up my tripod and camera while staring in silent awe at the cascading water. I began to shed my layers of scarves, coat and sweaters in preparation to put on my red dress for this self-portrait… and then I patiently waited. Waited for the sun and clouds to line up correctly to light the waterfall just right. Waited for the surrounding tourists to finish taking their photos. Waited for the breeze to blow the mist away from my camera lens. After almost 45 minutes, I finally saw my chance. I slipped off my shoes and ran towards the falling sheets of water, camera clicking away behind me… and was suddenly engulfed in the freezing, falling mist as I spun around joyously at the bottom of the falls. It was that very moment, when my clothes were soaked through and my feet kept slipping between rocks and I felt absolutely frozen, that my mindset finally changed from “dreamy, hazy” to “Oh my frognoggin’ firecrackers this is freaking real” before I had to run back to the safety of my coat and scarf. It was one of those moments where I felt most alive… My heart felt so big and yet the rest of me felt so small. I have greatest respect for these places in nature and I simply can’t fathom how beautiful this world is. It blows my mind over and over again.
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Atmosphere by Mitsuhiko-Photo
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Sig Nordal 