Incandescence

IncandescenceIncandescent glow along the forested banks of Oak Creek, Arizona.

Here it sits on a sandstone pedestal next to the sea

As weather warms in the Scandinavian Mountains snow melt barrels down a polished rock channel eager to get to the Norwegian Sea

Turner Falls drops water more than seventy-five feet as Honey Creek flows through the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma

The town of Julian is a mountain retreat at about 4500 feet/1500 meters above the Pacific Coast and inland from the sea about 60 miles/100km

Geographically

Even blackness of night sees visitors who've come to mingle with the trees as darkness envelopes them

Others visible in this image include Courthouse Butte and the area's iconic Cathedral Rock

A male lion from Zimbabwe catches an instant of light as it pierces the forest to highlight its regal demeanor

These vascular plants are classified as Antarctic flora having origins on Gondwana

Guangxi Province

A fascinating thing about the northern Rockies in Canada's Yukon Territory is the enjoyment of this years fall color in late summer while last year's winter is still clinging to the slopes

A heron appears to be dozing off under the watchful eye of an alligator doubled in size by an everglade reflection