"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life."

~ Rachel Carson

Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Mangroves in Everglades national park, Florida, United States

Fields of tulips near lisse, Near Amsterdam, Netherlands

Roped party of mountaineers climbing Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France

Lagoon of Venice, Veneto, Italy

Training arena in the hippodrome of Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France

The Puy de Dame, Auvergne volcano range, Puy-de-Dame, France

Dromadary caravan near Nouakchott, Mauritania

Detail of a village near Tahoua, Niger

Cotton fabrics drying in the sun, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Islet in the terraced rice fields of Bali, Indonesia

Agricultural landscape near Cognac, Charente

The Gorges of the Bras de Caverne, island of Réunion, France

Small boats caught in water hyacinths on the Nile, Egypt

Worker resting on bales of cotton, Thonakaha, Korhogo, Ivory Coast

Deoiling basin at a water purification centre, Marne, France

The largest plant maze in the world, at Reignac-sur-Indre, Indre-et-Loire Department, France

Nunavut territory, landscape of ice, Canada

Lake Holmsarlon close to the glacier of Myrdalsjökull, Iceland

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