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Ben Laabs

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Geologist/glaciologist in the midcontinent πŸ”οΈ Reposter of cool landscape photography and music πŸŒ… Old Dad πŸ₯Έ Vote Blue πŸ’™ Cheesehead in Denver πŸ§€ Go Pack Go 🏈 Chelsea FC ⚽️

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Arches NP,
Utah, 2022
ο»Ώ#CameraObscura
#Arches
#PhotographersUnited
#landscapephotography

05.03.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Celestial Nest
Sitting Hen Formation
Monument Valley
Utah

This is a composite image. The foreground was taken just before sunrise, and the stars were captured the night before.

05.03.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Humans Sketched Oddly Precise Geometric Patterns Onto Ostrich Eggs 60,000 Years Ago Prehistoric humans had a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of geometric rules, as this study suggests.

Humans Sketched Oddly Precise Geometric Patterns Onto Ostrich Eggs 60,000 Years Ago gizmodo.com/humans-sketc...

05.03.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
Water blurrily cascades over a large moss covered rocky area into a shallow pool outlined by smaller rocks below in a very peaceful setting.

Water blurrily cascades over a large moss covered rocky area into a shallow pool outlined by smaller rocks below in a very peaceful setting.

Pull up a comfy rock and sit a spell.

#WaterfallWednesday #landscape #waterfall #rocks #nature #photography

04.03.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. She couldn’t resist 😁

05.03.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sedona AZ area

Just Western beautiful.

#western #desert #sedona #arizona #photography #landscape

05.03.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 328    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glacier National Park #photography #landscape #montana

04.03.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 811    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
A furry cat curled on two adjacent piles of clothes.

A furry cat curled on two adjacent piles of clothes.

When you can’t decide which pile of clean clothes to sleep on.

05.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.

04.03.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16719    πŸ” 2414    πŸ’¬ 1028    πŸ“Œ 260
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Shit's about to go down...

05.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2912    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 10
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Hope you have a happy #waterfallWednesday
Nature photo day 415
#peace #nature #photography #eastcoastkin #hiking #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #pnw #creek #ColumbiaRiverGorge

04.03.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 486    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
Geology specimen photo

Geology specimen photo

This is Stunning Amethyst Stalactite flowers From Uruguay

πŸ“· Mystico Crystals

#minerals #geology

04.03.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 456    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
Multicolored mountains rise to the sky in Zion National Park.

Multicolored mountains rise to the sky in Zion National Park.

A scene from Zion National Park - I can't remember the name of this mountain, but the entire park is full of beautiful scenes like this.

05.03.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1078    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 2
Sunset sky with orange and golden clouds reflected on rippled water, with a silhouetted treeline and distant structures on the horizon.

Sunset sky with orange and golden clouds reflected on rippled water, with a silhouetted treeline and distant structures on the horizon.

#ThrowbackThursday

πŸ—“ 27 July 2023
⌚️ 06:43 a.m. EST
πŸ“Έ Samsung GalaxyS23+
πŸ“ Reedie Point Preserve, Jacksonville, Florida

05.03.2026 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 603    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
Geology specimen photo

Geology specimen photo

How Amazing labradorite with moonlight-like sheen.

πŸ“· Adela_jewellery_hk

#minerals #geology

04.03.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 775    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6
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Basset buds. #photography #dogs #bassethound

04.03.2026 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1543    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 8
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The alpenglow at sunset in Canyonlands National Park was beautiful!

#alpenglow #canyonlandsnationalpark #saveourparks

05.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 527    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Geology specimen photo

Geology specimen photo

Fantastic spray of turquoise Tourmaline crystal from Governadore Valadares Doce Valley, minas Gerais, Brazil.

πŸ“· Fine Mineral Gallery

#minerals #geology

04.03.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 616    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
A photograph of a cluster of small white flowers worth yellow centers

A photograph of a cluster of small white flowers worth yellow centers

I found this beauty in the Estero Americano Coast Preserve above Bodega Bay, California

Fremont’s deathcamas
(Toxicoscordion fremontii)
#flowers #bloomscroll #photography #art

04.03.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 960    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
Clip of a weather forecast app showing snow in the forecast.

Clip of a weather forecast app showing snow in the forecast.

It’s finally gonna snow in Denver on Friday and I can’t fucking wait!

05.03.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another beautiful evening πŸŒ…

04.03.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 393    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last Night
It was kind of a strange #Sunset last night. A lot of yellow, pink & purple. #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography

04.03.2026 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is not my image, nor was it my camera. My hats off to whoever took this beautiful picture. It shows that life will allow more than one species to benefit from one thing at once. Even Bees and Hummingbirds can share water or nectar.

05.03.2026 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1860    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15
Very Cold Laughing Waters
Minnehaha Creek Falls
Minneapolis Minnesota

Very Cold Laughing Waters Minnehaha Creek Falls Minneapolis Minnesota

Very Cold Laughing Waters
Minnehaha Creek Falls
Minneapolis Minnesota

05.03.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1435    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Prince, a gentle 10-year-old Siamese cat - WTOP News Prince is a strikingly handsome Siamese senior who is ready to find a loving home.

πŸ‘‘πŸ˜» PRINCE πŸ‘‘πŸ˜»

10 year old gorgeous Siamese/mix senior cat looking for a forever home. Please read his story, adopt this baby if you can. I included the contact information if you're interested

πŸ‘‡
Humane Rescue Alliance
202-723-5730
71 Oglethorpe St. NW
Washington, DC 20011

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search.app/uVqVb

05.03.2026 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1908    πŸ” 769    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 36

β€œEvery gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed...This is not a way of life...it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.”

-Dwight Eisenhower 1953

04.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3099    πŸ” 1119    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 41
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Baron Guarding the Sunset

#photography #sunset #canada #landscapephotography #manitoba

03.03.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 422    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Badlands National Park, 2021
#CameraObscura
#PhotographersUnited
#BadlandsNationalPark
#landscapephotography

03.03.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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#TrilobiteTuesday

Here is the cephalon (head) portion of an Olenellus trilobite from the Lower Cambrian Rome shale collected in Shelby County, Alabama. Early cambrian rocks in the Southeast are poorly exposed but and hard to find fossils in. These are some of the earliest trilobites in N. America.

03.03.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 951    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3
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Skull Rock
Joshua Tree National Park

The desert gathers its beauty in the quiet rise of stone.
Nature carries stories shaped by land.
The day moves across land revealing secrets.
Mystery lingers where silence meets sky.

#photography #California #Joshuatreenationaps #landscapephotography

04.03.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 358    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1