Down the river

Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Picture: Huka falls river - Check out Tripadvisor members' 857 candid photos and videos of Pukekura Park

Sunset at the end of day 3 backpacking into the Paria Wilderness, now in the middle of the canyon as it begins to widen, and just opposite Shower Spring, Paria Canyon, Arizona. The spring is across the river, and ensconced in a deep thicket of willows, that are themselves rooted in thigh-deep, cold spring water. The water tumbles into recessed alcoves as the delicious moisture sheets from a crevice and down the rocks of the canyon walls. Standing in the deep, cold pool and drinking in the…

Artist : Ludwig Hohlwein (Germany 1874-1949)

Janice Sung on Instagram: "With the addition of soothing nature sounds, I can see this painting fully animated in my mind. As water trickles down her leg, we see the sunlight dancing and sparkling on the river’s surface while the trees sway gently in the breeze. This painting is called Lush and it always brings me a sense of tranquility every time I look at it 🌿"

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Finnish Lakeland more than earns its name. It’s been estimated that at least 55,000 lakes dot this region in eastern Finland. The entire country is reputed to have roughly 188,000 lakes, but Finnish Lakeland boasts a particularly high concentration of them. Approximately 25 percent of the area is made up of lakes, although it seems like even more because inlets, sounds, and rivers also interlace the landscape. In our image we’re taking a top-down look at a crystalline pond and its…

The Golden Touch “Myths and Enchantment Tales” stories and illustrations by Margaret Evans Price. 1940 Rand McNally and Co. edition taken from “A Child’s Book of Myths,” copyright 1924, and “Enchantment Tales for Children,” copyright 1926.

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