A quiet peace of mind is a luxury for so many of us. Our modern escape is reading the novels of Henry David Thoreau or viewing images of stunning, serene nature like the ones presented here. Escape if you can with these images of solemnly beautiful abandoned cabins from all corners of the world. |
"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach." - Henry Beston |
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the once less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost |
"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of stars." - Walt Whitman |
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." - William Shakespeare |
"He who is richest is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature." - Socrates |
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly." - Richard Bach |
"For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver." - Martin Luther |
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." - John Lubbock |
"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative." - H.G. Wells |
"Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed." - Walt Whitman |
"Land really is the best art." - Andy Warhol |
"In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences." - Robert Green Ingersoll |
"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." - Hans Christian Andersen |
"How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!" - Emily Dickinson |
"Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying." - Langston Hughes |
"Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder." - Carl Sandburg |
"Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature." - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel |
"It is only in the country that we get to know a person or a book." - Cyril Connolly |
"You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet." - Hal Borland |
"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty." - Albert Einstein |
"Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear." - Mahatma Gandhi |
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17 Beautiful Abandoned Structures Reclaimed by Nature
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David Attenborough’s Wisest Quotes About Life on Earth
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Bird Watchers’ Paradise: 7 Stunning Bird Sanctuaries
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The World Is Full of Beauty, but These Rivers Top It All
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30 Animals With More Hair Than They Know What to Do With
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The Amazing Life of a National Geographic Photographer.
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Nine Deceptive Animals for Whom Every Day Is Halloween
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Meet Wisdom, the World's Oldest Known Wild Bird
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The Adorable Babies of 10 of the Most Feared Predators
Although we'd prefer not to come close to predatory beasts, their babies are so cute and hard to resist!
This is One of the Most Fascinating Natural Phenomenon
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17 Heart-Melting Smiling Animals to Brighten Your Day
Smiles are contagious - that everyone knows, so look at these pictures of smiling animals and one will spread across your face in no time.
I Can't Stop Laughing at These Cows Who Think They're Dogs
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Here's What Happens When Animals Befriend People...
Here are 20 cute pictures of woodland animals that simply love to befriend people!
You Have to See These 18 Hybrid Animals to Believe Them
I'd never even heard of a liger, a zonkey or a beefalo. But these pictures go to show that they actually exist - in real life!
These Creatures Are So Scary You'll Be Happy They're Extinct
Once you read more about these extinct animals - you'll be happy you won't have to see them in real life.
Are These the Coolest 70 Year Olds Ever?
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Adorable Miniature Donkeys Are Here to Make Your Day!
These diminutive donkeys aren't babies or dwarves, but an adorable breed of smaller donkeys. They’re so cute you’ll want to adopt a few.
These Are the Best Photos of Horses That You'll Ever See!
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This is How Mountain Goats Defy Physics and Gravity
They're known to be able to defy the laws of physics, and today we'll discover exactly how they do that.
7 Fascinating Natural Phenomena Science Can’t Explain
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I Bet You've Never Seen Animals Like These Before!
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Prepare to Witness the Majesty of Mother Nature!
If you love nature even half as much as I do, then this stunning collection of photographs is bound to take your breath away, and leave you gasping for more!
Is There a More Beautiful Creature Than the Proud Peacock?
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Hilarious! Someone's Gonna Get Fired for This...
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This Flower Gets Its Name From the Animal It Resembles
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Hummingbirds Come in the Most Beautiful Rainbow Colors!
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These Animals Are All Black & Beautiful Thanks to Melanism
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15 Flowers that Smell So Good, Your Garden Must Have Them
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dogs!
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You've Probably Never Seen Trees Like These Before...
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Capturing Africa's Wild Beauty: 17 Mesmerizing Pics
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A HUGE Bird Photography Article Collection!
Aren't birds gorgeous? Well, if you like photos of birds, you should try this enormous collection of 14 bird photography articles from BabaMail!
These Orchids Look Like Anything Else Other Than Flowers
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