National Geographic's Photography Contest 2010

those are beautiful pictures. Thank you for posting them

I understand the need for humor, especially in difficult times, yet usually the more outlandish a post or comment is, the more attention it receives and people are attracted to those posts. Humans love to find differences among each other and focus on those differences and not the common binds.

People who have the longest lives and the greatest outlook/handle on life are optimists. Unfortunately, they are also the ones who are generally overlooked and ridiculed.

Yes, there is a lot of beauty in this world and it's nice to see that people like you Phil also can see it. Once again, those pictures are magnificent!