Nature holds infinite possibilities: extreme conditions, jaw-dropping sights, and surprising combinations.
Humanity can try to tame nature all it wants, but at the end of the day, there's no force on Earth more powerful than Mother Nature. And nature will absolutely remind us of that in ways that, despite living through it every day, can still be genuinely surprising.
Sometimes, nature decides it's going to use your stuff for awhile, whether you like it or not. It looks like this patio furniture is for the birds for the next little while.
It's incredible how such a beautiful, vibrant flower managed to thrive in such a seemingly inhospitable area. As the saying goes, life, uh, finds a way. And there it is.
Eggs are a staple, and it's easy to forget that permutations like this are possible. If you get a triple-yolk egg, you really ought to make a wish or something.
I'm guessing the middle of this strawberry is white and tasteless, but size-wise, it's still a pretty impressive thing to see. You'd almost want a knife and fork to eat it.
Nature is so wild that sometimes it one aspect of nature will conspire to look like another. This isn't a porcupine, but you could have fooled me.
Small birds exist, so it stands to reason that small feathers also exist. Still, I didn't know that feathers got quite this small.
A bat is something you don't want flying around in your house. But when you get a good look at one of the little critters, it's hard not to find them adorable.
The horizon line isn't always definite. Sometimes it's obscured, sometimes it's clearly defined, and then sometimes it's impossible to ascertain.
If you've never seen the Northern Lights, put it on your bucket list. I don't think a more jaw-dropping natural sight exists.
I love seeing what happens when nature combines with manmade objects. This leaf's decay is being helped along by the metal grate it's fallen on.
If you've ever played Red Dead Redemption II, this will probably remind you of a recurring cutscene. And if you haven't played it, this is still a pretty sight that most city dwellers might think couldn't exist anymore.
There's overcast, then there's whatever this is. It's made even more surreal by the fact that there is still natural light coming from somewhere.
Cherry blossoms are incredible. They announce the arrival of spring with their delicate scent and pink hues, then they cover everything for awhile.
I think the sun is trying to tell this person something. There's clearly something of importance just behind this door.
It's kind of terrifying to think that sometimes the sky just decides to send a bolt of electricity hotter than the surface of the sun in our general direction.
When you live in the Arctic Circle and forget to close your window, I think whatever happens is firmly your fault.
Ground wasps, true to their name, live in the ground. Here's what it looks like when things get out of hand.
Many of us have cars. Many of us live near at least one big tree. This is always a possibility, unfortunately.
I love seeing sights like these, because they only really exist for a few seconds until the snowflake melts away. So fleeting, so beautiful.
Switzerland isn't particularly close to the Sahara, but nature has still conspired to bring the desert to the Swiss alpine region in a terribly surreal way.
