Bright Side suggests you put everything else on hold for a few minutes and take the time to wonder at the way the whole world is reflected in a drop of water. True beauty is all around us, and it’s just an arm’s length away.

Ball lightning

In this picture, a bubble rests on the top of a mushroom. The light from the camera produces a stunning effect.

Amigos

Smoke is constantly ejected from the crater of the volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka, but that didn’t stop it from dressing up in an elegant hat made from clouds.

The golden cliffs of the Sinyaya River

The Sinyaya River flows through Yakutia, Russia, as the left tributary of the Lena. For more than 100 km, majestic cliffs by its banks form the most intricate shapes.

You can almost touch it…

Insects are heating up the stove downstairs…

There aren’t any insects in this picture. But it’s almost as if they’re hiding under the earth — and heating up a stove, judging by this odd looking mushroom.

Have you ever seen a hedgehog’s heel?

This is what it looks like. Bizarre, yet somehow fascinating!

Light and darkness

Near the Angara River, Russia.

A pasture for three

Yakutia, Russia.

Dancing

The North Caucasus.

Droplets of pure beauty

Black & white

An eruption of the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka.

The unity of opposites

On a Caucasian nature reserve.

Fraternal love

On the Kuril Lake, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka.

Flight

At sunset, a may-bug climbs to the top of a mushroom in order to take flight.

At the edge of the world

Murmansk region, Russia

A bombardier beetle

Threatened bombardier beetles eject a hot chemical spray from the tips of their abdomens. The liquid is lethal to attacking insects and is even painful to humans.