the American side of Niagara Falls

macro shot of the texture and patterns of a fallen fig leaf

the surf is definitely 'up' today

Such a strong blue is a rare colour to be found in butterflies which makes the Blue Morpho an excellent find. This vibrant blue is very visible to their predators and so they rarely rest with their wings open to display these alluring colours.

although pesky, once you start to explore the common housefly, all sorts of amazing discoveries can be made. this is a super-closeup shot of the shiny metallic area on a blue bottle fly (blue housefly) capturing an area about the thickness of a playing card. the surface contains deep dimple-like cavities (similar to a golf ball) with an ultra tiny hair (about 1/8000 of an inch) in each one. the blue metallic colouring is mirror-like and reflects our lighting around like a highly polished automobile.

Below ground caverns in Arizona wilderness, carved out by centuries of flash flood waters from rain many miles away.

very large wall of tightly packed spires in Utah wilderness

sun setting above the clouds near hawaii