Photoblog: Forces of Nature

Posted on by

“On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it” – Jules Renard

I find so much peace and joy in the beauty of nature. I love to be outdoors more than anything and oftentimes I am struck by the sheer force of nature to create such an amazing planet. It frightens me that we aren’t acting faster to stop climate change. I wonder what will remain of this amazing world for the generations to come. For my grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Will there be any glaciers remaining? Will the world be so green and spectacular? Or will it slowly disappear before our greedy eyes despite the fact that we can do something to stop it? It is our call.

This is what we have at stake. One of the most amazing places in the universe. Our planet.

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better”. – Albert Einstein

Somewhere in Iceland…

Iceland landscape thirdeyemom

Clouds in Patagonia…..

Sunset on Lake Harriet near my home in Minneapolis…

Ice formations in Iceland…

The pink sunset rippling across a lake in Northern Minnesota…

Elephant in South Africa….

Spectacular waterfall in Iceland….

The waterways of Milford Sound, New Zealand…

The welcoming of Spring in Minnesota…

The eruption of a volcano in Guatemala…

The vastness of the Grand Canyon…

The exotic birds in Lake Tana, Ethiopia…

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep”. – Robert Frost

Sunrise in Vanoise National Park, France

Morning clouds in the Bolivian Andes…

This post was inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature. To view more posts, click here. 

43 thoughts on “Photoblog: Forces of Nature”

    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Oh thank you Janet!!! That was very kind of you! 🙂

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Wow, thank you so much for the compliment! I’m really happy you enjoyed the photos!

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you!

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the photos!

      Reply ↓
  5. Sue Slaght – Calgary, Alberta Canada – www.traveltalesoflife.com Many years from now, when I am an old lady sitting in the nursing home, I hope to be the twinkly eyed resident still entertaining anyone who I can corner to listen, about all of the wild adventures attempted in a lifetime. Well into the second half of the game of life there is no time like the present to get out there, live big and laugh a lot. Living in Calgary, Alberta, married to my best friend Dave for over thirty years and Mom to adult children; my decades as a nurse have shown that in a moment life can change completely. Passionate about social justice, volunteerism and not letting the phrase “What would people think?” or my own fear get in the way of trying something new; the possibilities are endless. Enjoy the tales and I hope you will be inspired to try something you have been thinking about doing.
    Sue Slaght on said:

    Nicole this collection is astounding! Your many travels have taken you to beautiful places on this planet. However to capture them so as a reader can feel transported is a unique talent. Thank you.

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Oh Sue, what a wonderful compliment! Thank you! I’m trying to improve my photography and have actually started taking some basic classes. It helps to be in beautiful places but just think if I knew how to truly use my camera!!!

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks! Yes the ice formations on the glaciers of Iceland are unbelievable. Would love to go back someday!

      Reply ↓

  7. Pingback: tnkerr-Writing Prompts and Practice

  8. Les Petits Pas de Juls – Holbox, Mexico – I am a French sign language interpreter, based ... worldwide! The world is my playground. Home is wherever my backpack is, wherever the wind and my whims take me. Curious traveler (39 countries visited so far), crazy about heights, amateur photographer, newbe yogi, motivated trekker, passionate (sky)diver, clumsy writer, I'm always looking for the next happy moment! On an eco-friendly journey where I become every day more conscious of the consequences of my actions on the environment, I also avidly learn about any trick I can live by and share, to make the world a better, greener and safer place for everyone. Currently based back in southern France, looking for a job, learning Japanese and permaculture, I'm also planning my next getaway!
    Les Petits Pas de Juls on said:

    Somptuous views & forces!

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      So glad you enjoyed the photos!

      Reply ↓
      • Les Petits Pas de Juls – Holbox, Mexico – I am a French sign language interpreter, based ... worldwide! The world is my playground. Home is wherever my backpack is, wherever the wind and my whims take me. Curious traveler (39 countries visited so far), crazy about heights, amateur photographer, newbe yogi, motivated trekker, passionate (sky)diver, clumsy writer, I'm always looking for the next happy moment! On an eco-friendly journey where I become every day more conscious of the consequences of my actions on the environment, I also avidly learn about any trick I can live by and share, to make the world a better, greener and safer place for everyone. Currently based back in southern France, looking for a job, learning Japanese and permaculture, I'm also planning my next getaway!
        Les Petits Pas de Juls on said:

        always do!

    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks Amy! 🙂

      Reply ↓

  10. Pingback: Weekly Photo Challenge-Forces-of-Nature | WoollyMuses

  11. H.W. MacNaughton – Rainy Northwest – Technologist and communicator. Into technology, jazz, Formula One, sci-fi and any good writing about real stuff.
    H.W. MacNaughton on said:

    A lot of wonderful photos, but that Northern Minn lake is just stunning, thanks for sharing! (And yes I hope my grandkids –if I have some — see scenes that are as grand.)

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed! We are lucky here in Minnesota to have over 10,000 lakes and lots of pristine, untouched wilderness on the Canadian border. I hope too it stays for future generations. Our planet is such an amazing place!

      Reply ↓

  12. I’m a nature lover too. I loved your post and also all the beautiful pictures. I guess you have traveled a lot to see so many breathtaking views!
    Mother nature is so forgiving and always welcoming. 🙂

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much! Yes, the beauty of our planet never ceases to amaze and inspire me. We are so lucky! 🙂

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply ↓
  14. Ruchi – Join me here where I share photographs and stories about places I have visited. You can read about me here: http://cometravelalong.wordpress.com/about/ Thank you for taking your time to check out my profile. Hope to connect with you soon!
    Ruchi on said:

    Wonderful captures. Loved the sunset on Lake Harriet and the volcano eruption pictures.

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you! The sunset was only five blocks from my home! Nice to have so many lakes here!

      Reply ↓
  15. Hamburg und Mee(h)r – Hamburg/Germany – I took up my old hobby photography again about 2 years ago. Meanwhile I have a camera with me nearly all the time :-) Some of my photos you will find in my blog.
    Hamburg und Mee(h)r on said:

    Beautiful photos !

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much! Appreciate the kind words!

      Reply ↓
  16. LuAnn – Two young-at-heart retirees with a passion for exploring and the desire to "pay it forward".
    LuAnn on said:

    Gorgeous photos Nicole! I share your concerns about the future of our planet. It is very sad indeed.

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks LuAnn! Appreciate the kind words. Hopefully we will do something instead of not much.

      Reply ↓

  17. A wonderful gallery of spectacular images that celebrate the beauty that surrounds us. There couldn’t be a better response to the challenge this week Nicole, and that sunset over Lake Harriet is a stunner. 🙂

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks Andrew! I’m glad you like the one of my lovely lake! It is near my house, about five blocks away. I run, walk, bike around it all the time. We have over 10,000 lakes here in Minnesota and are lucky for the beauty!

      Reply ↓
  18. anotherday2paradise – Durban South Africa and Florida USA – I enjoy writing about absolutely anything, and started blogging with WordPress in 2012. This was my 'Hammock Lady' blog, and I really enjoyed sharing my travels here: http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/ In November 2013, I decided it was time for a change of scenery, so I started my blog afresh, and here it is. I love to travel, and have been fortunate enough to do two round-the-world trips and visit more than forty countries so far. This year we visited our 7th continent, Antarctica. I enjoy photographing wildlife, especially in my backyard in Florida. I was born and brought up in England. My husband and I emigrated to South Africa in 1970. We now live in Florida, USA. I have a son and a daughter and five gorgeous grandchildren currently aged between 6 and 21 years. I'm so happy that you've taken the time to visit my blog, and would love for you to join me on my travels. Sylvia.
    anotherday2paradise on said:

    Fantastic pics for the challenge, Nicole. Great elephant portrait. 🙂

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks Sylvia! That photo is from 2004 when my dad and I went on safari in South Africa! It is scanned but I love it! (Didn’t have a digital camera yet!).

      Reply ↓
  19. lifeofbree – The short version of what makes up me #Dreamer #MovieMad #MusicMyReligion #Writer #wannabeChef Walking towards the Remarkable Rocks in Kangaroo Island, South Australia there was a green area with a plaque that read ‘do not step on, area of rejuvenation’. That’s me right now essentially. I am working on reinventing, becoming who I am by living my life and learning from the past. Life threw me one hell of a curve ball as they say with plenty collateral damage. Since then my life has been in the caterpillar phase for a very long time, I won’t lie, but I am seeing the early signs of birthing that butterfly. I was unable to write for many years or even pick up a book but I knew I was becoming myself again when the words came back and I started taking photos again. My aim for this blog is to write when I write, communicate through photos and if I don’t that’s fine too. I want it to be the one place that is not a pressure zone, it is somewhere to express myself whatever that is, a place where I am not good or bad, or the sum total of all the disappointments life has unleashed, where I am not my failures real or perceived.
    lifeofbree on said:

    Reblogged this on lifeofbree and commented:
    These gorgeous photos in nature where everything is just right. We don’t save the planet for its sake because nature adapts and endures. It is for our sake because we are a fragile species living on this great planet

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much for sharing and for the kind words!

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed!

      Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thanks Max!

      Reply ↓
  22. nabomitadas – Plano, Texas – As a professional,I have been a fashion merchandiser & design and communications coordinator over these wonderful 7 years. As a passionate hobby I am a blogger, reader, baker,dreamer, a fond traveler and an ardent animal lover. I am seldom bored as I appreciate my own company being gladly engaged with my hobbies. Being an admirer of nature I do get absorbed in an instant, even without the need for poetic instincts . 'Mindeology' is my journal of such expression and experiences and a vent to the celebration of my thoughts.
    nabomitadas on said:

    loved it. 🙂

    Reply ↓
    • thirdeyemom – Writer, traveler, hiker and global humanitarian traveling the world and doing good. Member of Impact Travel Alliance Media Network. 40+ countries and still wandering sharing my journey along the way.
      thirdeyemom on said:

      Thank you!

      Reply ↓

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.