Your moment of Zen

Fairy Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon. [Photo via Nate Zeman gallery. Check out the rest of his fabulous work.]

Fish out of water

No idea if this photo of Paul Ryan is real or shopped but it clearly needs to be archived for posterity.

Why photojournalists are important

Also historians. Abraham Lincoln in the White House, 1864, upon having won his second nomination for POTUS. [via hudsonette]

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A study in fiber. [Aditya Vardhan Tibrewala photo]



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Sign of the Cross. Blue Passion Flower. [source unknown]

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A secret garden in Portland, Oregon. Photo by architect41 via this site.



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In Christian legend they are called the tears of the Virgin Mary. For the pagans, they symbolize renewed life. [source unknown]

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But how do you close it when the car arrives? [Photo via Guts McTavish]

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Here there be dragon trees.

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"The Mittens" in Monument Valley, AZ.

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Springtime in Central Park. [Inga Sarda-Sorenson photo]



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A magic confluence.

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Sunset over Skye, Scotland. [Matthew Ward photo]

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Bleeding hearts.

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Chasing rainbows. National Cathedral in Washington, DC.

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Heart of the matter. [source unknown]

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Like a bird on a wire...

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Chrysler Imperial rose from my friend Maeve's garden.

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Happy hibiscus. [source unknown]

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Monkey orchid, Ecuador.