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Monday, April 23, 2018

A Clear View of Scottish Highlands | NASA Earth




Looking out from a window on the International Space Station, an astronaut captured this rare photograph of the Scottish Highlands. Cloud-covered skies are common for the region and typically prevent landscape photography from space, especially during the winter months (when this image was taken).

The topography of the Scottish Highlands is the result of geological processes spanning billions of years. The snow-capped mountains north of Glen Mor include some of the oldest rocks in Europe, and they were subsequently rearranged by tectonic forces hundreds of millions of years ago. The rocky landscape also shows signs of reshaping by flowing glaciers during the most recent Ice Ages.

Also known as the “Great Valley” or “Great Glen,” Glen Mor is a fault zone marked by numerous elongated lakes (or lochs), one of which is the famous Loch Ness. In the early 2000s, locals built a pathway through the area—the Great Glen Way—for walkers and cyclists.

https://go.nasa.gov/2HYvUZz



Assortment of Beautiful Potted Plants in Spring






Spring Arrives | Blue Ridge Parkway




Reports from the Road: " Spring is popping up here in Ridge, especially around James River. We have bloodroot, trillium, mayapple, serviceberry, and redbuds out in show right now at the lower elevations and it is moving up the ridges quickly." - Ranger Peter Ridge District Interpretive Ranger Milepost 0 - 106 in Virginia.


Beautiful Potted Plants in Springtime






Dutchman's Breeches (not Britches) Wildflowers






Pretty Yellow Wildflowers on a Beautiful Spring Day in the Woods






Pretty Wildflowers on a Beautiful Spring Day






Sunday, April 22, 2018

Forsythia Bush with Pretty Yellow Springtime Blossoms






Closeup of Beautiful Yellow Blossoms of Forsythia Bush in Springtime






Spring Flowers: Candy Stripe Creeping Phlox







Closeup of Beautiful Yellow Flowers of Forsythia Bush in Springtime






Beautiful Yellow Blossoms of Forsythia Bush in Springtime






Colorful Tree Blossom of the Spring Season







Beautiful White Spring Blossom






Pretty, Colorful Tulip Blooming in the Spring





Closeup of Forsythia Bush in Bloom in Spring






Forsythia Bush in Bloom in Early Spring






Pretty River Bend in Early Spring





Happy Birthday, John Muir | Yosemite National Park




It's John Muir's 180th birthday! What's your favorite John Muir quote?

Here's one of our favorites:
"Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality."

#Beauty #Nature #Park #NationalPark


Daffodils in Springtime






Saturday, April 21, 2018

Closeup of Forsythia Bush in Spring Season







Closeup of Forsythia Bush in Springtime







Forsythia Bushes in the Spring Season







Daffodil in the Springtime






Closeup of Daffodil in Spring Season






Enjoying this day outside with dad's sock






Beautiful Forsythia Blossoms in the Spring






Beautiful Spring Daffodils







Beautiful cactus flower near Phoenix, AZ






Pretty Daffodils in the Spring Season