Sunrise at Winnats Pass, Derbyshire (David Zdanowicz/Rex/Shutterstock)

The Hukou waterfall on the Yellow river in China (Xinhua / Barcroft Images)

Amritsar, India

A member of the Nihang, the Sikh warrior order, holds a flaming cube on his tongue during a procession marking the 413th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple

Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

At low tide, the Brambles sandbank briefly appears in the middle of the Solent. It is the location of an annual cricket match held between the Royal Southern Yacht Club, Southampton, and the Island Sailing Club, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Valle Verzasca, Switzerland

A young woman dives into the glorious crystal clear Verzasca river in the Ticino Canton part of the country

Photograph: Pablo Gianinazzi/EPA

There’s a grammar rule that native English speakers follow without even realizing it. When describing something in detail, adjectives are listed in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. So, while asking someone to hand you the ‘ugly little old rectangular brown Italian leather notebook’ may sound natural, asking them for the ‘Italian old brown little rectangular leather ugly notebook’ sounds completely wrong- even if you can’t explain why. Source

Hong Kong, China

A roof-topping enthusiast takes a selfie from a 73-storey skyscraper. ‘I’m an explorer,’ says Daniel Lau, one of three people who climbed to the top of The Center in Central District

Photograph: ImagineChina/Rex/Shutterstock

Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don’t fool.

Robert Brault (via quotemadness)

Everyone deserves someone who is always connected to them. Who is always curious what's on their mind. Everyone deserves a soulmate for life

- Expherience

If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to get to the good stuff, you need to slow down.

Laurie Helgoe (via quotemadness)

Stop chasing after people who don't understand you, who don't compliment your life, who don't reciprocate your energy. Don't settle for less

- Expherience

If I tell you I need you, do not take it lightly. I do everything I can to never have to depend on anyone, to never show weakness. and if I say I that I need you it means I am trusting you to catch me if I fall.

ilovemylsi.com (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

Nadine Müller of Germany prepares to fling her discus in the World Athletics Championships

Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.

Carl Rogers (via quotemadness)

The women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase heats at the World Athletics Championships

Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images