“The spider web and the Brooklyn Bridge are both works of nature. We must learn how the delicate dynamics of this unlikely relationship work. The earth’s heart is big enough to hold both. The question is, how big is the heart we manifest?” ~ Daido RoshiTumblr (3.0; @thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony)http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/acd9ee5cb6080151cea14b61cd89f1f6/tumblr_mjpienZGjn1qc9ctzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://x-enial.tumblr.com/post/45924683396/puu-oo-crater-jasonwsullivan">x-enial</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pu’u Ō’ō Crater | <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwsullivan/5652462282/">jasonwsullivan</a></p> </blockquote> <p></p>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/50712674342http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/50712674342Sat, 18 May 2013 02:52:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6335ba136df7b970fbbac05bb20460d2/tumblr_mlwaqgoPtW1qa944oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/post/48981332696">harvestheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2>Snow Chimney ~</h2> <h2>Antarctica Erupts!</h2> <p>Seemingly dreamed up by Dr. Seuss, Mount Erebus’ improbable ice towers form around steaming vents, growing up to 60 feet before collapsing.</p> <p><em>George Steinmetz</em></p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/48989322566http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/48989322566Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:17:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fe03209a81993020910ba7bb5da4f87/tumblr_mlqukcpMZk1qa944oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/post/48756252587">harvestheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Penitentes  -  <em>Snow  Like Knives: Dry Andes of Chile and Argentina</em></p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/48757997575http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/48757997575Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:52:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5d77e85183d2597328e8e451ebbf295/tumblr_mhsjpcpUjA1qiad10o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mostlyitaly.tumblr.com/post/42827559966/venice-by-petr-janku-on-flickr">mostlyitaly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/petrjanku/8447286067/" title="Venice">Venice</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/petrjanku/">Petr Janku</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47845059194http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47845059194Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:00:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/95a2754a630efab8723d060f3e66281b/tumblr_ml3qiwJwgN1qarjnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://darksilenceinsuburbia.tumblr.com/post/47832270656/justin-mortimer-national-geographic-2008">darksilenceinsuburbia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://justinmortimer.co.uk/Justin%20Mortimer%20Painting%202007-2008.html">Justin Mortimer</a></strong>. <em>National Geographic, 2008.  </em></p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47841196588http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47841196588Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:50:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ebef7783d431226bc5ae9f35f5ae94b/tumblr_mjs0moCGbJ1s6o1n8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47256909226http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/47256909226Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:57:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2219ba1239960dde055549d8166ffb72/tumblr_mivzmdTe4x1qgu8jfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://karenglosserdesigns.tumblr.com/post/44144609926/dangerous-beauty-macro-photography-kgd-winter">karenglosserdesigns</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dangerous Beauty<br/> #macro #photography #KGD #winter #ice #snowflake #cold #sharp #nature #danger #thorn #snow</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44148930908http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44148930908Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:35:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f5e0e14c6f27d707958a12297daba739/tumblr_mi55cv1TdT1qc76t1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://woodendreams.tumblr.com/post/44080825012/by-davidthompsonphotography-com">woodendreams</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrbarbosa2000/8133754522/in/photostream">davidthompsonphotography.com</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44096745846http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44096745846Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:50:43 -0500cloudsmammatus<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5880c69186a32e3b5699c3bac1b7e59e/tumblr_mislzcftds1qjzcbeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://photographersdirectory.tumblr.com/post/44083743166/i-take-pictures-of-pretty-colorful-funny">photographersdirectory</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>I take pictures of pretty, colorful, funny, depressing, and cute things. I use a yashica T4 and the least expensive film possible. </p> <p>Tumblr: <a href="http://extremereality.tumblr.com/%C2%A0"><a href="http://extremereality.tumblr.com/%C2%A0">http://extremereality.tumblr.com/ </a></a></p> <p>Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/94137679@N00/</p> </div> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44091084905http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/44091084905Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:40:49 -0500photographersforesttreesfire<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/755f136ec7491e388c05081eaaa12e19/tumblr_mh2k3stQax1qa9omho1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://magicalnaturetour.tumblr.com/post/41370148722">magicalnaturetour</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div><em><strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vainsang/5161733794/" title="A Walk in the Cathedral of Light">A Walk in the Cathedral of Light</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vainsang/">Vainsang</a> on Flickr.</strong></em></div> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/41512583616http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/41512583616Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:10:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7e88fe7bec6e4fbc56271fe8b81f1d39/tumblr_mh5e0nr6dG1r6q94do1_500.jpg"/><br/> Photographer David Schalliol | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c649604e99befd0b05fe9a0dc7b41d5/tumblr_mh5e0nr6dG1r6q94do3_500.jpg"/><br/> Photographer David Schalliol | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a479aa436bb1c0dbaa359a27372980c/tumblr_mh5e0nr6dG1r6q94do2_500.jpg"/><br/> Photographer David Schalliol | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/90a4568be111a53a6d2833cad04d5be8/tumblr_mh5e0nr6dG1r6q94do4_500.jpg"/><br/> Photographer David Schalliol | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://climate-changing.tumblr.com/post/41511065626/devidsketchbook-fire-and-ice-chicago-based">climate-changing</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://devidsketchbook.com/post/41381347513/fire-and-ice-chicago-based-photographer-david">devidsketchbook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>FIRE AND ICE</strong></p> <p>Chicago-based Photographer <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69102971@N00/">David Schalliol</a></strong></p> <p>The Frozen Aftermath of a Chicago Warehouse Fire. Temperatures were so low during the fire that water sprayed on the building froze almost instantly leaving behind a spectacularly beautiful ice-encrusted wonderland. [Via: <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/01/fire-and-ice-the-frozen-aftermath-of-a-chicago-warehouse-fire/">thisiscolossal</a>]</p> </blockquote> <p>Awesome</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/41511158753http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/41511158753Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:17:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aabeab0cc9a7e836e38ae303fc0832b6/tumblr_mf73s5UbRb1rzsnj7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/40403122889http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/40403122889Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:23:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md4vgfHtNw1r2zu7yo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/40402125510http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/40402125510Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:10:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0b96b57c22a492ad16d4bb3e08572d4/tumblr_mfwsz0ATe31qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/39409233785http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/39409233785Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:30:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8kpe4ta9Y1qzl7pko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/37016061956http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/37016061956Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:14:20 -0500<a href="http://blissandzen.tumblr.com/post/36710751725/speaking-of-the-shire">Hug 'em all, let god sort 'em out.: Speaking of the Shire</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blissandzen.tumblr.com/post/36710751725/speaking-of-the-shire">blissandzen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The land in the bend across the river from us, affectionately known hereabouts as the Shire, is 700 acres of mostly river bottom, with two houses and a few farm buildings on it, currently in use for raising cattle and hay. The current owner bought it at auction during Reagan’s savings and loan…</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36723479677http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36723479677Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:55:08 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me47djle221qeacano1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://secondhandnature.tumblr.com/post/36632045277/you-make-me-feel">secondhandnature</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>you make me feel </p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36657300937http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36657300937Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:20:34 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdn948wAu41qzpwi0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thedailywhat.tumblr.com/post/35926570358/a-rare-total-solar-eclipse-takes-over-the-night">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2 class="title editable" data-edit-key="Title"><a class="alt js-title-link" href="http://cheezburger.com/6772669184" title="A Rare Total Solar Eclipse Takes Over the Night Skies in Australia - The Daily What - Cheezburger">A Rare Total Solar Eclipse Takes Over the Night Skies in Australia</a></h2> <div class="js-postdescription post-description is-collapsed editable" data-edit-control="textArea" data-edit-key="Description" data-edit-max="1000"> <p>Photographed by former NASA photographer <a href="http://www.launchphotography.com/Total_Solar_Eclipse_2012.html" target="blank">Ben Cooper</a> in Queensland, Australia.</p> </div> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36126624983http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36126624983Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:04:50 -0500solar eclipse<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdrphnMS861qa944oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/post/36116944343">harvestheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>wild dog on the dried plains</p> </blockquote>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36122618978http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/36122618978Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:32:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0oo6b43Yl1r2t2fto1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/35018161908http://thegreatoutdoorsbeautyandirony.tumblr.com/post/35018161908Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:51:46 -0500