we are so small #2

Astronaut Douglas Wheelock took these pictures of our Earth when he was aboard the ISS.. From up above, the wars & conflicts are far away, we see every part of our earth as it should be seen.



The Bahamas.



Hurricane Earl & the setting sun... this photo takes my breath away.



Glacier in Patagonia...one of the last untouched places on earth.



Sunrise over the Andes..



And Ayers Rock!

I have an immense respect for astronauts... they are so amazing... working in an environment unimaginable to us, knowing that any failure could mean never coming home. Thanks to the photos they take, we get to share a bit of the beauty they see each day.