The Big Tree by Alessandro Di Cicco

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Country Road by Adnan Bubalo

Bosnia and Herzegovina has it all – lush green landscapes, unspoiled nature, incredible views, and enchanting forests that are home to wolves and wild animals. In the south you will also find a small stretch of the coastline with crystal clear waters, but much of the country is home to some of Europe’s most scenic countryside that changes at almost every turn. Visit www.viadinarica.com and www.balkanvibe.com for more.

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Paekakariki Beach Logs by Michael Jordanoff

Paekakariki Beach North of Wellington New Zealand as the sun goes down after the passing of a storm

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Common Kestrel by Milan Zygmunt

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Wonderment by Lizzy Gadd

If I’m recalling this right, I once heard from someone who I believe heard from someone who I think read somewhere that it takes 15 seconds of staring at something before your brain really soaks it in enough to realize, “hey, that’s beautiful” and truly appreciate it. Actually maybe I didn’t hear that from someone, there’s a possibility I might’ve dreamed it… I could have this statistic completely off. ANYWAY, I know at least by my experience, when I’m anxious or stressed or even not at all, I’ve discovered taking at least 15 seconds to stare at a tree (or a waterfall, or mountains, or falling snow, or waves on the ocean, the wind in a grassy field, the light on the clouds) helps to ground me and give me a new sense of appreciation that I wouldn’t otherwise get if I simply glanced at everything as this crazy life speeds by. So I’ve learned to make frequent points of my day to just stop and look around, even if it’s just for 15 seconds at a time (or minutes…or hours… those that know me know I spend far too much time staring at things). I guess my point is… If you’re overwhelmed today or unmotivated or anxious or stressed, can you take a moment (or however many moments fits into 15 seconds) to just stop and look around with me? Let’s not lose our sense of wonderment. <3

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Nina by Dennis Drozhzhin

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OCEAN OF CLOUDS by Nicholas Roemmelt

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INSTAGRAM Sunrise hike on „Herzogstand“ in southern Bavaria We started at lake Walchensee under a thick layer of inversion fog which is is typical for that region in autumn, and emerged from the fog 500m of elevation later. The stars were sparkling above the clouds and when we reached the Pavillon on top of the mountain the red light of the dawn was already softly announcing the new day. What a view it was over an ocean of waving fog in the valleys and the Alpine foothills of Bavaria, hidden to all the people below the clouds. With the slender crescent of the moon the landscape nearly seemed to be from out of this world. No matter how hard it is to get out of your cozy bed, no matter how you are cursing the heavy load of your pinching backpack or how much sweat it will cost you to reach the top … it is worth it every single time. Thus smitten with amazement we agreed that the name of the mountain (Translation „The Duke´s Stand“) couldn’t live up it´s name by far, as it truly had been a King´s View that early morning.

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Lago di Braies by Andrej Bazanov

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The lake Lago di Braies wich has water malachite color like as emerald, lost among the Italian Alps.

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Shades of blue by Mauro Bertuol

Somewhere over the Italian Alps

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Emerald Lake at sunrise hour by William Lee

This is a photograph of Emerald Lake of Yoho national park

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Umbrella by Ryan Millier

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By Alisa Tang CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Atama Katama had spent a decade through the 1990s DJ-ing hip hop at clubs across Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand when a fellow DJ asked him a question that sparked his curiosity about his indigenous roots in the Malaysian state of Sabah. “Your father is the Bob Marley of Sabah. Atama, who was born Andrew Ambrose but goes by the indigenous name given to him 12 years ago, likens his father, the late indigenous singer-songwriter Ambrose Mudi, to Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra.