Something Beautiful

Decorated Letters

The Getty Museum has a lovely page on decorated letters as they appear in illuminated manuscripts.   The page itself has seven examples.  To me, the first one and the last two are the most interesting and attractive.

Take a look at the very first one -- bet you'll agree. 

Great Globular Cluster

M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, at the Astronomy Picture of the Day site.

Birds & Beasts

These photos by Sprogger are pretty amazing -- Birds & Beasts.   (Be sure to check out the larger size for the full effect.)

Coral

Twelve photographs of sea coral, from the National Geographic site --

Coelenterate

Orange cup coral

Anthias and soft coral

Branching coral

Fluorescent  coral

Anchor coral, with wrasse

Cayman Islands

Great Barrier Reef

Papua New Guinea

Soft Coral 

Black coral

Flower coral