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#lichen

Bamboo forest, near the village of Dali, Guizhou Province, China.

#China #Guizhou #bamboo forest

Fields ready for planting, and the rice seedlings ready for transplanting.

Guizhou, China.

#China #Guizhou #rice #rice paddies #terraces #fields #rural China #rice terraces #spring

Sumac.....one of the first harbingers of the fall to come.

#sumac #fall colors #red #red leaves

Morning light, Lake Superior.

#Lake Superior

Wispy lenticular clouds in evidence over Lake Superior at the dawning of a new day.

#Lake Superior #clouds #lenticular #sailboat

Baptism River detail. Minnesota.

#riffles #river #Baptism River

Maple leaves in the spring - the colors of new growth.

#leaves #maples #spring

Spruce, after an overnight snowfall. Minnesota.

#snow #winter #spruce

Riffles on the Baptism River, northern Minnesota

#River #riffles

Distorted window glass reflection, Suzhou garden, China.

#China #Suzhou #classical garden #window #window glass #reflection

Suzhou garden wall.

#Suzhou #China #garden #classical garden

Another image from a Suzhou garden.

These gardens, which reflect a certain order of the natural world, in which human society plays its small role, contain many small gems awaiting discovery. Granted many visitors walk through quite quickly and perfunctorily, simply acknowledging that these gardens reflect an aesthetic of Chinese culture to be valued, but the real reward comes to those who have the time and the inclination to notice and appreciate small moments of indescribable beauty & serenity.

#China #Suzhou #shadows #garden

Suzhou detail.

Suzhou is home to a number of classic Chinese gardens, which have existed for hundreds of years. Most of the gardens are large-scale artificially-contrived 'landscapes,' but one of the endearing characteristics of these gardens is that even the smallest details are deliberately designed to enhance a feeling of serenity among people who visit these gardens. This is one such small detail.

#Suzhou #gardens #classical gardens #China #tile

Enduring another Alabama summer - though relatively cool by local standards - we think longingly of autumn and the soon-to-follow winter months.

#field #autumn #fall #clouds

Dutch Elm Disease victim. Minnesota.

#tree #dead tree #white limbs

Color on the Keweenaw Peninsula - a Lake Superior water feature.

#rocks #motion #flowing water #rocks & water

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