Andres Amador's Murals in the Sand

The beauty
of Life's transience
is perhaps
the most puzzling
of all.

At low tide, beach artist Andres Amador creates his spectacular masterpieces. If you visit the San Francisco coast frequently, you may have had the unique pleasure of catching a long glimpse of this artist's massive pieces of beach art.

"For Andres, his art is ʻmore about the process and less about the result.'"

The City Exposed: Earthscapes from San Francisco Chronicle on Vimeo.

The Beauty of Mathematics

Beauty.
It is the profound idea that one piece of reality can attract another.
Curiosity, rooted in who we are as individuals; a mere collection of mortal memories.

Beauty is in simplicity.
Beauty is in complexity.
Beauty is in what is natural and unique.

This world is a beautiful place. Go out and enjoy it!


BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS from PARACHUTES.TV on Vimeo.

Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower

When worlds collide, we realize that our shared reality is relative in nearly every aspect of it all. Beauty, is at the very forefront, the most obscure focal point of each respective pair of individual lens. Meaning is left to the unique experience of the mind's eye, and yet it is a gift to be cherished as a shared experience. Be the beholder! Let the beauty of life rest in the seat of your soul as you revel in the fleeting transience of all the universe's ephemeral mystery...


Richard Feynman - Ode To A Flower from Fraser Davidson on Vimeo.

National Geographic's "Found" on tumblr

Check out National Geographic's very own tumblr page, "Found" here! It features amazing photography content, updated often.

 

Adrift by Simon Christen & A Tribute to San Francisco

Adrift is a wonderful time-lapse photography project that Simon Christen, completed over the course of 2 years. One of the most interesting, peaceful, and beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco is done proper justice in this awe-inspiring short film. Enjoy!












And now, a Mayer Hawthorne tribute to the classic Tony Bennett song about the greatest city on Earth.

Animals of Earth

Aloha ahiahi! How is everyone's week going so far? Hopefully we're all getting things checked off our to-do lists so we can enjoy the weekend at its finest. Today I bring you some breathtaking images submitted to National Geographic and chosen as the "Photo of the Day: Animals" category. Below are a few of my favorites from the recent batch of photographs, perhaps you'll find a few that suit you.

When I look at wild animals I cannot help but feel a strange sense of calming centeredness. The very idea that these living beings can live free and pure, not bound by moral or social constraints like we humans, is really quite enviable to an extent. Would you not agree? They simply, Live. Have we forgotten how to do the same? And is this the fundamental basis for our divergence as a species from the natural course of human harmony with the living planet? Perhaps the "modernizing" human race (and a continuously evolving, if not already highly evolved, one -- in our own boastful minds of corrupted social priorities and incessant hubris) has almost fully transitioned from a symbiotic relationship with the Earth into a parasitic one?

Our human capacity to actualize our thoughts and seize our environment for our consumption has overshadowed our classic endeavor to master the art of simply being. What gives your life purpose? And how do you contribute to Life in this world? Deep thoughts, my friends. But as humans, this is our higher calling. Is it not?

Boffoli Photography - "Big Appetites"

Aloha everyone!

This here, is probably the one of the coolest photography finds I have come across in some time. A few of my favorites are displayed below to whet your appetite for more. I would tell you how the effect is achieved, but a magician never reveals his secrets. :)

Hope your week is going well. Peace & Blessings~

Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge

In keeping with yesterday's theme, here is an awesome video produced by melodysheep for the Symphony of Science collection on climate change and personal responsibility. I truly believe that we should all strive to be good stewards with our time and money. Conscious spending should trump conspicuous consumption, always. In a society of waste and replace, who will save the planet from ourselves? Live simply, and you shall know how to simply live. Your life will be that much more fulfilling; I guarantee it. Aloha~

Echo Movement - Pale Blue Dream featuring Carl Sagan

Happy Earth Day everyone! Today we celebrate the scientific miracle of life on this tiny pale blue dot, floating in space amidst the vastness of the universe. Today also celebrate what it means to be human and to be live. Rejoice! because we are all a part of a whole, we are all one, and together we are all ALIVE.  Take care of each other, my friends, and take care of the Earth -- it is our home and we are just a part of it, so in a way I urge you to take care of yourselves.

30 Abandoned Places That Look Truly Beautiful

More specifically, an eerie tone of beauty which lies in the mystery of human desolation. Because we are mortal beings, we are an amnesic species from generation to generation; and our past is nearly as mysterious as our future. What we can remember, marks the capacity of human knowledge. What we have yet to learn, marks the capacity of human potential.

Incredible. Isn't it?


Craco, Italy.

15 Surreal Satellite Images of Earth

The impact and devastation that human beings are capable of incising upon the Earth is astounding. Here are some incredible satellite images of specific events caused by human activity that have left lasting scars on the planet. In terms of a macroscopic analogy, it appears that the Earth is suffering from a virus or cancer of the human variety.

Below is a before-and-after comparison of the exponential growth of Las Vegas -- an artificial human playground in the middle of a non-sustainable desert.

20 Amazing Cloud Formations

How incredible are the natural phenomena of the Earth!
We find absolute beauty in its purest form
when we realize the fact that the Earth never tries to be,
but simply is.

We find utmost tragedy in its purest form
when we realize that humankind prevents
itself as a whole
from reuniting with this true and steadfast peace.

We too should strive to learn,
to live in a way that emulates the beautiful balance
of simply being.
Perhaps, at the root of things, this is enlightenment.

Oneness.

Here are 20 amazing cloud formations captured on camera.

Photos of Children From Around the World With Their Most Prized Possessions

Here is a brilliant piece of work from Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti produced from the convergence of art and journalism. Although these portraits are obviously staged, the juxtaposition of the photos taken of children around the world do succeed in telling a story and evoking quite the emotional response. Actually, what makes these images so profound and philosophically powerful, are the questions they elicit:

Why are we as individuals the way we are?
Is who we are predominantly defined by where we are from?
Are we predestined to become a product of our environment?  

At the same time, the photos portray a stunning depiction of the very raw, and life-affirming tragedy of global inequality. As a friend said, "Simple, yet cogent."  

The Legend of Surfing: Kelly Slater | Living an Organic Life

This is one of the current issues my immediate home is facing at the moment. I am grateful for those who are convicted to speak up about certain topics that seem to be implemented in our society without any general consensus by public accord.  The only social malfeasance more contemptible than ignorance, is apathetic silence.

The Overview Effect

Perspective really does create a vehicle of radical enlightenment as it is quite the profound metaphor for ourselves as individuals as well as a collective species. Push yourself and your mind to think beyond your own immediate scope of knowledge and undertake the mental stretches required to strengthen your capacity for personal growth. The Overview Effect that these scientists discuss verges on the spiritual connectedness that ties together all life contained within our tiny blue orb of energy floating in space. Take care of one another, and together we can take care of the Earth. Brought to you in HD. Enjoy!


OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.

Yosemite Nature Notes - One Day in Yosemite

Visit a National Park or a State Park near you today! These beautiful landscapes are maintained and preserved for the public to enjoy, and I urge you to take advantage of them. Nothing compares to that feeling, that connection to the natural 'forces' that we are sometimes aware of deep down within our soul. It is a feeling that we can train, nurture, and recall at will if we just invest the time and energy to become more attuned to it. Try it! Your mind, body, and soul will love you and thank you for it later - I promise. :)

The 7 Wonders of the World

Now, go out and explore the world!

Carl Sagan: "A Message For The People Of Earth"

A spectacular sound bite that humbly paints the human condition as a perspective of our collective human experience amongst the greater scheme of things. We have come so far in the history of our little blue planet, and yet we have barely begun to unravel the greater mysteries of the universe. Dream BIG my friends! And take care of each other! This is what we must accomplish first before we can ever save our planet for whatever the future may hold.

"We embarked on our cosmic voyage with a question first framed in the childhood of our species and in each generation asked anew with undiminished wonder: What are the stars? Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars."
...

Wandering Souls

The Mountain

Up on the Earth
beneath the stars
Our souls collide
in endless war

Across the universe
through space
Peace shall abound
time will remain


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