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A hillside in the Great Smoky Mountains is turned into a living cascade of light by the ankle-high glows of blue ghost males. Even more mysterious are their wingless females who, tethered to the forest floor, can only dream of flying. With glow spots shining out through their transparent skin, the delicate blue ghost females seem like tiny gems nestled into the leaf litter Photograph: Spencer Black

Fireflies create a magic that transcends time and space. They transform ordinary landscapes into something otherworldly. Although I’ve spent decades delving into the most intimate details of their courtship and sex lives, the luminous landscapes they create still fill me with wonder Photograph: Tsuneaki Hiramatsu

https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/jun/08/night-workers-how-evolution-drives-the-firefly-dance-in-pictures

 

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Escherndorf, Germany - Poppies bloom in front of vineyards near Escherndorf Photograph: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AP

http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/jun/09/best-photographs-of-the-day-ramadan-in-gaza-and-a-tired-tiger

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Havana, Cuba - Fishermen stand along the seafront boulevard El Malecon during sunset Photograph: Enrique de la Osa/Reuters

http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/jun/16/best-photographs-of-the-day-football-fans-brexit

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Dhaka, Bangladesh: Fishermen place bamboo, where they will later place tree branches and fish food, to catch fish in a river Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/nov/28/best-photos-of-the-day-magical-lantern-festival-and-a-mosul-blaze

 

Edited November 29, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

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London, UK - Frost covers the ground in Richmond Park as deer graze on bracken  Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/nov/29/best-photos-of-the-day-alice-and-the-city-of-light

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Tyne and Wear, England - The Princess Seaways arrives at the Port of Tyne at dawn    Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/01/best-photos-of-the-day-a-rainy-ride-and-libyan-clashes

[sidewinder]

11 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said:

Tyne and Wear, England - The Princess Seaways arrives at the Port of Tyne at dawn    Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/01/best-photos-of-the-day-a-rainy-ride-and-libyan-clashes

 No doubt after dumping tons of waste on our shores - polluting heap o' crap !

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Frost covers a valley near Chapel-en-le Frith in the Peak District - Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/nov/30/cold-snaps-frost-ice-around-uk-in-pictures

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Epworth, North Lincolnshire (where the Wesley's came from and not far from where the Pilgrim Fathers first got it together). Beautiful winter's day. 

Edited December 5, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

[BillF]

2 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said:

Epworth, North Lincolnshire (where the Wesley's came from and not far from where the Pilgrim Fathers first got it together). Beautiful winter's day. 

Looks beautiful!

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T'was a lovely day. 

Donald's nemesis silently make their way towards the Scottish coast. 

Rotenburg, Germany - Wind turbines stand out of the fog as large parts of northern Germany were under thick fog Photograph: Stefan Rampfel/AP

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/05/best-photographs-of-the-day-ice-skaters-and-tigers

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Great egrets take flight in a swamp in Hunagry in a picture placed in the action category by Zsolt Kudich - Photograph: Zsolt Kudich/2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

Some amazing pictures here from the National Geographic nature photographer of the year 2016 winners:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/09/national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-2016

From elsewhere on the Guardian site, I think this is a lovely picture:

Mus, Turkey - A Shepherdess walks with her flock after snowfall on a winter’s day in Mus, Turkey Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Almost Biblical. 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/09/best-photos-of-the-day-a-border-crossing-a-rat-at-large

 

Edited December 10, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

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Wow!

Krasnoye, Russia - Reindeer from a farm in the Nenets Autonomous Region Photograph: Anton Taibarei/TASS via Getty Images

Lake District, England - Sailing boats at dawn on Windermere Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Barcroft Images

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/10/the-20-photographs-of-the-week

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Tom Bridge - Sunrise at Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacons, on 4 December.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/38238569

Add a few figures cowering in terror and this could be one of those giant John Martin canvasses. 

Edited December 12, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

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Antalya, Turkey - The TÜBİTAK national observatory is located 2,500 metres (8,200ft) up Mount Bakirlitepe in Saklıkent Photograph: TASS/Barcroft Images

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/12/best-photos-of-the-day-princes-cloud-guitar-and-molten-art-in-china

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Hooray! Days start drawing out tomorrow.  

Edited December 21, 2016 by A Lark Ascending

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Europe's oldest pagans: the deep forest life of Mari people (Russia)

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2016/dec/21/europes-oldest-pagans-mari-people-ikuru-kuwajima

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West Sussex, UK  -  A woman walks her dog as the early morning fog clears near Copthorne   Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/dec/22/best-photographs-of-the-day-storm-barbara-aleppo-snow

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All very Vaughan Williamsy

Fog lingers around the church spire of St Peter and St Paul as the sun rises over the village of Kilmersdon near Radstock in Somerset Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/dec/28/weather-fog-frost-uk-in-pictures

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On 21/12/2016 at 6:12 AM, A Lark Ascending said:

Hooray! Days start drawing out tomorrow.  

And with these guys (aurochs) in line to be DNA-reconstituted, life on The Plain could revert again to 3500 BC !

 

[erwbol]

Mumbai

[catesta]

The billboard is photoshopped bullshit.

 

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Two deer lock horns in the frost and fog in Windsor Great Park in Berkshire Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/dec/28/weather-fog-frost-uk-in-pictures

[erwbol]

17 hours ago, catesta said:

The billboard is photoshopped bullshit.

 

The photo is real. Link

Image by a certain Mr. Paul Needham.

Uncropped:

Edited December 31, 2016 by erwbol