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Monks tending to a garden on the banks of the Mekong river in Thailand, photographed by flickr user fabries. The brilliant orange and gold of the monks' robes stands out against the earth tones of the garden. It must be nice to be so close to nature, so at peace.
"Muckross Lake Bog" in Ireland, photographed by flicker user xm19pg76. Wetlands like these give me a sense of ancient, untouched peace and calmness. I've been fascinated with bogs lately, due to their ability to preserve dead bodies. When I saw a picture of the Tollund Man, excavated in Denmark, I was blown away by how life-like he looked. His body, like most bog bodies, looks more like an iron statue than mummified human remains.
The Avenue of the Baobab Trees in Madagascar, photographed by Pascal Maitre, National Geographic. A forest of unimaginably enormous trees. To me, they look like ancient elephant legs. I can imagine a fantasy world where these are partially hollowed out and made into multi-storied buildings.
A view of Mount Merapi from the Borobudur Monument in Indonesia, photographed by Greg Shaw via National Geographic. The morning sun hides behind Mount Merapi and a few loitering clouds. High above the thick fog and shadowy treetops, a statue of Buddha watches over the world.
Nyiragongo Lava in Congo, photographed by Carsten Peter, National Geographic. Horrifying hellfire - I should be able to resist, but I feel the strong urge to get closer. I suppose that's why the phrase "like a moth to flames" is so apt.
A little fun fact for you: you can't actually sink into lava. If you were to fall into it, you would float on the top. Additionally, if you were to fall into lava, you wouldn't be wondering, "Why am I not sinking?" because you'd be in excruciating pain.
"An Angel Appears to Balaam (Num 23:15-35)," an illustration by Gustave Doré for his illustrated edition of the Bible. Doré is a master of light and shadow, and the mood conveyed in this image is that of sobering awe.
A dust tornado in Djibouti, Africa, photographed by Jeremy Lock via National Geographic. This scene is straight out of the Bible - Exodus 13:21, in fact:
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and stole their papers from them and laughed at their futile attempts to retrieve their homework.
All blasphemy aside, the tornado seems to strike the man with heavenly precision.
The Wood Church at Qassiarsuk in Greenland, photographed by Peter Essick, National Geographic. A heathen man's gift to his Christian wife: a quaint wooden church on a farm, with endless grass to tread upon and infinite grey to walk beneath. Gentle and sweet, but in an odd way, oppressive.
The Merced River in the Yosemite National Park, California, photographed by Michael Melford, National Geographic. A moment of silence, stillness, and sadness captured forever. The lingering snow and the impenetrable mist add to the chilling mood.
A Balinese cremation ceremony, photographed by Maurizio Peddis (username: peo pea) via flickr. Bodies are cremated in wooden effigies, often shaped like bulls or other animals, to emancipate the souls from their bodies. It is a final, spectacular act of destruction and release, leading to rebirth.
Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, photographed by Greg Vore via National Geographic. According to the description, this is the "sadhus' procession to the Sangam to bathe on Mauni Amavasya, the new moon for the saints." The boy's crown, bracelets, and necklace, all made of flowers, are stunning.
Mexico's Cave of Crystals, photographed by Carsten Peter, Speleoresearch & Films (featured on National Geographic's Picture of the Day). This is absolutely mind blowing. If you cover up the explorers in the picture, the cave looks like the center of a geode - but it's not. Those crystals must be ten men high at least.
Lightning on the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, photographed by Robert Quinn via National Geographic. A storm without rain, a rainbow without water, and sunshine and clouds at the same time - now I know why they're called the Superstition Mountains.
A painter in Paris, photographed by Bruno Schlumberger via National Geographic. Oh, God, the irony of this photo. I delight in the absolute irony of it. Aside from that, I adore the little teddy bear sticker on the bottom-right corner of the self portrait. There's a little story in that little sticker. I imagine that a tiny tot asked for a portrait, and the old man painted her before asking her for money. As payment for the portrait, she held up the sticker and placed it in his large hands. He might have smiled as she skipped off with her newly-bought art, and stuck the tiny teddy on his easel for safe-keeping.
An aspen grove in Oregon, photographed by Paul Nielsen via National Geographic. When I showed this photo to my mother, she said, "Don't they look like gossiping women?" Now I can't see it any other way - the trees are a gaggle of gossips. I can hear them whispering, "Did you hear about so-and-so?"
Although, now that I look at it again, they also might be frightened onlookers clustering around a dead body (as in, the old log in the photo). My, that's a bit morbid, isn't it?
Hanuman Temple in Hampi, India, photographed by Lorne Warburton via National Geographic. A small temple and two gorgeous trees coexisting at the edge of the town. The temple's entrance yawns while the trees' limbs stretch, nearly scraping their gnarled fingers on the sky.
Hazda Dancing in Tanzania, photographed by Martin Schoeller via National Geographic. This is a snapshot of pure joy. The cloth wrapped around their waists is exquisite, and their bracelets, armlets, and necklaces are delightfully colorful. I see this picture and can't help but smile.