20+ Photos That Prove Nature Is Full of Extraordinary Phenomena

Nature is unique. It can make unbelievable works of art out of ice, show itself in places where you’d never expect to find it, and much more.

5-Minute Crafts would like to show you some Internet users’ photos of the most beautiful and unusual natural phenomena, and you’ll find something even more fascinating in the bonus section.

This is what a cold front looks like.

The tree was struck by lightning, and it now blooms in different stages.

It’s scary to sit on this work of natural art.

This tree has 1 branch of an apple tree and the rest is a normal tree.

A house that was abandoned and taken over by the desert in California

A flower that could break through stone

These icicles look like chess pieces.

Have you ever seen anything like this?

This ice looks like a tiny forest.

This natural phenomenon is called a broken specter.

• This is an optical illusion where an observer’s shadow is magnified and often surrounded by colored bands or rings that are the result of the diffraction of sunlight by water droplets in fog.
  
  

A flock of sparrows portraying a horse while actual horses gallop in the background

Nature is the best artist.

This is all a single photo.

“A ball of salt that I took out of the Dead Sea”

This is what happens when it snows before the leaves fall off.

It seems that it’s a picture from a movie, but it’s not.

You can find plants in the most unexpected places.

These purple clouds are real.

How this pine tree grew around the palm tree

“A fairy ring that grew in my yard”

“The rainbow in front of my house looks like another planet.”

It seems like this car has been painted by a great artist.

Bonus: This circle appeared in the evening sky over Beijing, China.

• It’s a reflection of the Bird’s Nest stadium light show. © vigogo1123 / Reddit