Monday 6 September 2010

Link of the day- Natural Wonders of the World...


Socotra dragon tree, Dracaena cinnabari - image by Boris Khvostichenko- this image has a creative commons 1.2 licence- details [here]

Hi. Welcome to Weirdbeautiful.

Link of the day today is this feature/ gallery of natural wonders of the world by MSN-http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=149582185

look out especially for the "Andean Penitentes" - bizarre ice formations found mostly in Chile and Argentina- http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=149582185&page=3 ,

for the stunning volcanic crater known as "Hell's gate" in Turkmenistan-
http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=149582185&page=4

the weird plants of Yemen's Socotra Archipelago- notably the famous Socotra dragon tree-
http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=149582185&page=15

and the otherworldly landscape of the Salar de Uyuni saltflat in Bolivia-
http://travel.uk.msn.com/inspiration/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=149582185&page=27


Penitentes- image by "Arvaki"- this image has a creative commons 1.2 licence- details [here]

Blog post by Victoria Neblik- for more details of Victoria's latest photographic book- "Rock in the Landscape", click [here] or search for "Victoria Neblik" on amazon.co.uk

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