Happy New Year! Lets celebrate by looking at the best nature had to offer 2015
The Inaugural Royal Society Publishing photography competition released their results in November but, this gorgeous photo might be a bit more powerful if you are fighting the winter snows, dreaming of a fertile green world. I like New England weather. The changing seasons always remind me of the cycle of life and that slight longing when something is not there. Hope springs eternal for a healthy world.
From the Chagall family to yours,
have a safe and happy New Year.
The winning photo stood out from over 1,000 entries for giving a
tadpole’s glimpse of the world beyond the water — a surprising
perspective of an everyday biological phenomenon.
Winner Bert Willaert, who is a biologist of amphibian evolution and an environmental advisor, said:
“Clear water is hard to come across in the part of Belgium where I
live, as a consequence of eutrophication. When I noticed these common
toad tadpoles in the crystal clear canal I wanted to capture the chance
encounter from their perspective.
“To conserve the natural world I think drawing attention to the
beauty of these ordinary moments in our own neighbourhoods, including
our own backyards, is particularly important.
"I believe people will only conserve things when they know it exists —
and how often will people have had snorkelled in their own garden
pond?”
