Nature's visual beauty

[Tzhebee]

So, I was just now outside walking around and thinking to myself what a perfect day it is. I'm in black slacks and a short-sleaved shirt. If I stand in the sun, it's just the right temp and if I stand in the shade it's just a tad chilly.

Bright baby-blue sky with no clouds....perfect. Which made me think about what I enjoy about nature the most; from a visible stand-point.

My all time favorite color is a dual image. I absolutely LOVE the color of a bright green tree against a baby-blue sky background. There is nothing I find more pleasing. It just makes me smile. I love it! I mean, I like fall colors where the tree's are 4 different colors, but it just does not compare to the crisp green on blue. I could stare at it for hours.

So, I got to wondering...what is your favorite visual aspect of nature and why?

I'm off to lunch now, so I expect some answers when I get back! :smile:

[Tsuchimaru]

The greens trees with the blue sky.....with clouds though. Gotta have clouds...the whispy mist kind, not the puffy balloon kind. ;)

[Earthy]

The red and golden leaves on the ground during fall.Standing among them on a frosty morning...that is heaven in my opinion.

[Dove]

Aspen Trees standing tall and straight on a high country mountain side.
The white bark, distinctly marked by splotches here and there, of black, and iron gray’s
Their yellow leaves fluttering high and proud, against the multi reds, pinks, oranges of either a sunrise, or a sunset sky.

*sighing with the thought*

[tygherrayn]

Off the top of my head I would have to say visually my favorites are the vibrant hues of the leaves in the fall as they lose their mask of green and become their true selves. Also the rich orange and black stripes of my favored creature, the tiger. The pattern they make, the ease in which they sneak through the jungle .. the wide face with piercing eyes. they are just an incredibly striking creature.

[Dove]

A mirror clear mountain lake catching at the same time,
The reflection of the crystal blue sky above,
And the dark forest green of the pine trees standing at the edge.

[Dove]

Big black labradore dog,
Bounding, jumping, and rolling,
In the pristine white,
Of new fallen snow!!

[semi]

I can't pick one specific image. A couple moments that stand out are...

...after a major ice storm I was walking through a cemetary that's full of deep hills, winding roads, and massive old trees. Everything was covered with at least 1'' of ice. Everything was glittering and the sound of thousands of icicles tinkling against each other made it seem like crystal chimes were everywhere.

...the crows all gather at dusk to roost in the same area. I found them one winter filling the trees that line the riverbank, thousands and thousands of crows, all nestled together on the branches and all squawking at once.

So I guess I can't pick a visual image. I like a full sens-o-rama. Sorry.

[Tsuchimaru]

Also, rocky areas, like canyons. Oh, and plants that have overgrown around man-made structures, like fences and walls. :D

[Tzhebee]

Ohhhh, those are good! I like 'em! :clapping:

Also, I like the glistening sun rays through any of the following: 1) cloudy sky, 2) ice-cycle strewn trees, 3) dew-covered spider web, 4) Thick lush forrest.

[OrionNeb87]

I love looking into a shadowy forest with lots of trees and undergrowth and animals. I also love the view of the land from on top of a mountain. OH! And I love big, black, rolling thunderclouds with lots of lightning. Lightning is so beautiful!

[Angelus_Errare]

I may not be in this class but I just had to put my two cents in! The beauty of nature for me is just nature in its natural form :)

[Tzhebee]

Big black labradore dog,
Bounding, jumping, and rolling,
In the pristine white,
Of new fallen snow!!
Dove....this one made me cry! But, in a good memories kind of way.

My parents had this HUGE lab for 14 years. His name was Duke. He was *the* most gentle creature on the face of the earth (unless he tried to crawl into your lap :lol: ).

My parents mean nasty :bastard: neighbor poisened Duke earlier this year. :meanhead: My dad had to go out with his shotgun and put him out of his misery. :wah2: It was horrible.

But my best memories of Duke inlude him fetching fire-wood. Yes, fire wood. The great big pieces of wood you cut and stack...Duke would fetch those.

And I have this 8x10 pic of him....His other favorite things to fetch were animal bones. My dad hunts and Duke would run around with the elk rib-cage in his mouth (gross, but funny)...but his all time favorite was an elk leg, skin and hoof still attached. This dog was never without his elk leg in sight.... Anyway, the 8x10 I have on my wall shows Duke running through the snow, with huge flakes falling all around him....with this big ole grin on his face and that stupid elk leg in his mouth. :heyalove:

We burried him with his elk leg under the apple tree in the orchard.

[Tsuchimaru]

Dove....this one made me cry! But, in a good memories kind of way.

My parents had this HUGE lab for 14 years. His name was Duke. He was *the* most gentle creature on the face of the earth (unless he tried to crawl into your lap :lol: ).

My parents mean nasty :bastard: neighbor poisened Duke earlier this year. :meanhead: My dad had to go out with his shotgun and put him out of his misery. :wah2: It was horrible.

But my best memories of Duke inlude him fetching fire-wood. Yes, fire wood. The great big pieces of wood you cut and stack...Duke would fetch those.

And I have this 8x10 pic of him....His other favorite things to fetch were animal bones. My dad hunts and Duke would run around with the elk rib-cage in his mouth (gross, but funny)...but his all time favorite was an elk leg, skin and hoof still attached. This dog was never without his elk leg in sight.... Anyway, the 8x10 I have on my wall shows Duke running through the snow, with huge flakes falling all around him....with this big ole grin on his face and that stupid elk leg in his mouth. :heyalove:

We burried him with his elk leg under the apple tree in the orchard.

:hugz: Sounds like the perfect companion...:)

[Dove]

We burried him with his elk leg under the apple tree in the orchard.Awwwwwwww Tz .... thank you for sharing that story with us.
Though truthfully ... it had the BIG Ol' Tears roll'n
(((((((((You))))))))

[magick186]

I love the northern lights and lots and lots of snow, I enjoy just sitting outside while the snow is falling. It's so quiet and peaceful

[Shanti]

Hi everyone!!! Great thread TZ!!!!

I love the sunset glissening through the woods!!!

[IshtarDarkmist]

I would have to say I love fall. The reds, golds, oranges and browns. I think however, that one of my favorite things about fall is the crisp smell to the air. It is so refreshing. It smells sooooo goood. I just love it. I always know when fall is here because I can smell it. I know...I am strange...lol

[Kern]

Spring flowers blooming in an open field or the different shades of leaves in the fall.
Fall is my favorite time of the yr though.

[Wayfarer]

I love the Sky. Night Sky, especially the Moon and stars, Sunset and Dawn. The sun breaking through the clouds. Its beautiful.
Also theres something visually beautiful with trees at night.
I was browsing through a website and i saw some pictures of the beautiful sky

http://www.deviantart.com/view/11486693/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11564657/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11553685/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11527028/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/11507892/

Truly amazing

[Shatril]

My all time favorite nature scene is watching an arabian horse running throught a field with its tail flying out behind and the proud neck and mane flying. I love to hear the pound of the hooves as they strick the earth and send up dirt clods. Just writing about this gives me goose flesh.

[Shanti]

This sure is a visually, in the mind, beautiful thread....thank you all for sharing. :)

[Shatril]

Almost all of these things can be great for improving ones visualization skills.

[tygherrayn]

I just got back from 3 long, lovely days at the beach with my husband and a friend, and I have to say that I'm once again simply entralled with the beauty one finds when confronted with the immensity of the oceans. We were lucky enough to have an ocean-front hotel, with a balcony 5 stories up, and being able to sit on that balcony and watch as the surf crashed upon the beach, watching the gulls and pelicans fishing, seeing the ocean and the beach stretch on forever .. reminded me of how beautiful Nature's creations are, when left to their own devices. We don't need to make anything better. It's perfect, just the way it is.

[Shanti]

tygherrayn, Thank you for the ocean visualization. I have never seen an ocean. Perhaps someday I will but it was great to share your post and imagine the scene from the balcony. Thank You, that was a nice way for me to start my day!!! :bouncysmi

[tygherrayn]

Never? really? Oh wow .. I simply can't imagine having never seen the ocean before!

Here ... some pictures. I just pulled them off the camera. :smile:

[Shanti]

OMG thats so beautiful!!! The first one is my favorite...it seems to have so much mood to me. I can imagine what it would be like to actually be standing there!!!
Can I use them on my desktop?
Thank you sooooo much for sharing them!!
Pure serenity!_cloud9_

[Tzhebee]

My newest visual beauty is my 16 month old son on a soccer field. He figured out how to lay down and roll around in the grass. He giggles profusely while doing it. :D

[Shanti]

My newest visual beauty is my 16 month old son on a soccer field. He figured out how to lay down and roll around in the grass. He giggles profusely while doing it. :D
Tz...aww that is beauty!!!! :)
Seeing my kids run through open fields is a sight that just moves my heart!!
One mom to anouther..~hugs~

[Dove]

tygherrayn, Thank you for the ocean visualization. I have never seen an ocean. Perhaps someday I will but it was great to share your post and imagine the scene from the balcony. Thank You, that was a nice way for me to start my day!!! :bouncysmiAwwwwwww Shanti :hugz:
I remember the first time I saw the Ocean.
I stood in the white sand, with the waves coming in,
And the surf gently washing over my bare feet.
I honestly wept and wept!!

She was Soooooo incredibly beautiful,
And powerful, while at the same time,
Somehow comforting, and protective.
The Sea, to me is the most incredible thing I've ever experienced!!!

Thank you Tygherrayn ...
For sharing your piccies with all of us!!:woot:

And Tz ...

Just yesterday,
I stopped by a park to watch some little people (like 6-8 yrs?)
Playing soccer in a park.
The colours were wonderful!!
One team in white, blue, and burgundy.
The other in black and violet.
The green grass ...
rosy cheeks
white and black ball rolling here and there,
Between all those little tennis shoes.

It was a wonderful sight!!

[tygherrayn]

OMG thats so beautiful!!! The first one is my favorite...it seems to have so much mood to me. I can imagine what it would be like to actually be standing there!!!
Can I use them on my desktop?
Thank you sooooo much for sharing them!!
Pure serenity!_cloud9_
You sure can. In fact, they should be sized perfectly for that. :)

[Shanti]

You sure can. In fact, they should be sized perfectly for that. :)
:clapping: I see they are the same res as my pc is set!!!!

Made my SO miss the ocean. He shared some remanissing with me. It was sweet.:smile:
He's from Cal.

Thanks tygherrayn. :nicetie:

[Dorchadas Síofra]

my favorite view of nature. wow, so hard. I have so many to choose from. I love sunsets with all the colors mixing, and gradually watching them darken.

Backpacking in the wallowas, it is so amazing to be at the top of a peak and look around and you can't see anything manmade, to be one with nature. and with backpacking: a story :) The first backpacking trip i went on we laid on huge boulders near out site for the night and watched the sun set. i felt the warmth of the stone from the sun, and slowly felt it cool as it got dark. we were telling stories but mainly watching the sky and all the stars we could see. i saw my first shooting star that night. i've always had an obsession with night and the sky :)

another one. water. water to me is soooo pretty, so alive. to stand in a cold river and feel it flowing. to feel it's energy. to stand at the shore of the ocean and watch her strength, her calm nature, her changing nature from calm to angry. watching a lake, and the clear, calm, peacefulness of it. and to feel the serenity inside. to see the life of it and within it.

everything in nature is beautiful, because without one part, nothing would survive.

[Shanti]

I havent shared one of my most enjoyed views of nature.

I would have to say the woods at dusk. I love the orangish glow the sun will cast inbetween the trees. It alters the colors all around. I can feel the woods slowly awakening. The night creatures stirring in antisapation of another night of lurking, in the shadows.
The day is louder and chatty with birds, squirrels and the like but the night has a mysterious aura to it. At its end, the birds settle down, the squirrels disappear into the branches of the trees.
As the night aproaches the deer begin to get restless. The coon and fox peek outside of their denn doors. The owls stretch silently as they awaken from the days slumber.
I love the transition from day to night in the woods. 2 totally differant worlds, one settling down after a day of chattering and high activity and one waking up for a night of lurking and slithering about.
The day is of sun, the night of shadow and during the switch...the glow is unique.
:)