The Way Back

Rhododendrons come in many shapes and sizes and colors! This one is called ‘Weston’s Pink Diamond’. - - - #rhododendron #rhododendrons #plant #plants #plantsplantsplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlover #plantslover #plantlovers #plantslovers #instadaily #beauty #nature #beautiful #foliage #red #orange #pattern #background #fall #seasons #naturephotography #macrophotography #wild #outdoor #outdoors #outdoorphotography #longisland #newyork #thewayback

2,300 square miles - that’s a lot of ice

This beauty is 'Rose Creek' glossy Abelia, a member of the honeysuckle family! Apparently it comes with a 'moderate risk' of allergenicity, according to the OPALS allergy scale - I did not experience any kind of reaction, but perhaps next time I will google before getting the old hand-for-scale shot - - - #abelia #glossyabelia #caprifoliaceae #rosecreek #rosecreekabelia #botany #plant #plants #plantsplantsplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantlover #plantslover #plantlovers #plantslovers #plantphotography #nature #naturephotography #naturelover #naturelovers #wild #arboretum #background #beauty #naturalbeauty #season #seasons #fall #longisland #newyork #thewayback

An awesome short film from NatGeo highlighting carnivorous plants in (slowmo and real time) action

They were enormous, the biggest of the big and, a new study suggests, the elephant birds of Madagascar were also nocturnal