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We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for almost two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features 25 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for August 2011. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

Please note that:

• All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper,
• You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

Lion

Designed by Vlad Gerasimov from Russia.

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64th Independance Day

"On the ocassion of the 64th Independace Day, I hereby salute all the martyrs and freedom fightersand dedicate this design to their sacrifice. Jai Hind!!!" Designed by Chandrakant Bagade from Bangalore, India.

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Before The Fall

"August stands just right before the Fall." Designed by Eject-studio from Russia.

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Moths In The Night

"Moths fly in the dark nights towards the light. They are like thoughts that search for light to shine in the minds of the people." Designed by Olivia Osik from Estonia.

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Circus

"In Soviet Russia, Circus Watches You." Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

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Greeny Droplets

"The rain makes all things beautifull,The grass and flowers too,If rain make all things beautiful,why doesn’t it rain on you?Enjoy This Rainy Season." Designed by Shravan Mishra from India.

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Underwater Swimming

"Black boy enjoys underwater swimming with fish. They make bubbles that form caption of the month." Designed by Tina Kraљovec from Slovenia.

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August Lemonade

"August is here! and the hot weather too, what about drinking some fresh cold lemonade? it’s gr8!." Designed by Almog Shemesh from Israel.

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Flutist

"Flutist – a strange occurence in the forest:)." Designed by Nina Magradze from Russia.

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Sights Of Summer

"The sight of vibrant flowers during a summer stroll through the park. Photographed and designed by Michelle Bodamer." Designed by Michelle Bodamer from USA.

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Another Hot August

"From Spain, another hot august enjoying the beach." Designed by Celsiuspictor from Spain.

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Summer Rain

Designed by Marcin Kopczynski from Poland.

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Hotcat

"Cat sets his tail on fire by accident." Designed by Pedro Rolo from Portugal.

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Photographic

"Beautiful pink flowers reach up to the sky on a bright summer day." Designed by Kate Hunsinger from USA.

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Look To The Sky

"As much as it what fills the night sky perplexes me, it seems to make perfect sense at the same time. By day it is Las Vegas wedding photography, by night I tilt my head and lens skyward and look to the sky above the desert." Designed by Las Vegas Photographer from USA.

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Retro Rabbit

Designed by Verda Design from Canada.

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Orchid Flower

Designed by Beata Kurek from Poland.

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Summer Hunting

"Summer, watch it!" Designed by Anna Pochodaj from Poland.

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With Love To Mom

"Very excited to make my first wallpaper and submitting to smashing magazine. I would like to dedicate this wallpaper to my mom on her birthday this month." Designed by Neena P.s. from Spain.

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Hang 10

Designed by Corporate 3 Design from USA.

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Dried Roses

"I deliberately put some bunch of roses at backyard of my house for a period of month. Then took some photographs and rendered in Photoshop." Designed by Saqib Akhtar Ghauri from Kuwait.

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Hidden Details

"Everywhere in your environment you can find something. And everywhere youfind some details which are so beautiful, but never really recognized by most of the peoplepassing by. So here is a detail from a hidden monument in a german garden. I thought that would beperfect for the calendar in august, the last totally warm month before autumn arrives andsummer 2011 will be a detailed memory in everyone’s head. Hidden for the most. But for those who takethe time to have a careful look, maybe shown in a little smile. :)." Designed by Dana Gerigk from Germany.

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Create

"A grungy, parchment looking background with a hand-drawingof a tree that I didn’t finish in order to let the viewer fill it in with their imagination." Designed by Koepke Graphics from USA.

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Cows Of August

"The cows of August look a little bit different. Really fun to make, I hope you like it!" Designed by Design 311 from Belgium.

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Yes I’m Emperor

Designed by Marcela Pe–a Rojas / Isonauta from Chile.

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The Growth Of Molo

"You can feed MOLO by taking photos and amaze how he grows up!" Designed by Molome from USA.

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Wake Up! It’s August!

"Big thanks to Andrew aka JiBZz for some 3d modeling." Designed by Anatoly Moskaltsov from Russia.

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Join In Next Month!

Please note that we respect and carefully consider the ideas and motivation behind each and every artist’s work. This is why we give all artists the full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience throughout their works. This is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but rather designed from scratch by the artists themselves.

A big thank you to all designers for their participation. Join in next month!

What’s Your Favourite?

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below!

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Some excellent options for wallpapers this month.

Katharine Trendacosta and Charlie Jane Anders —

Joss Whedon's Firefly only spawned a dozen or so episodes plus a movie, but it's populated our imaginations ever since. Mal Reynolds and his valiant crew have taken on titanic proportions in the minds of countless fans.

Want proof? Just check out our gallery of the coolest, funniest and most thrilling Firefly/Serenity fan art. The war might be over, but we haven't given up.

Top image: Firefly Watercolor by Ron Chan

River kick'n Reavers's Butt by Kristele Pelland at deviantART

Firefly Cartoonified by Anna Rettberg at deviantART

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The Hero of Canton by Jackie Sullivan at deviantART

Inara by Jessica Hickman at deviantART

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Firefly - Wash and Zoe by bluestraggler at deviantART

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Crew of Serenity by santivill at deviantART

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River by Lindsay Archer

Shipboard Romance - WIP by kyriadalyn at deviantART

Zoe by pixarjunkie at deviantART

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FIREFLY animated - 'Chowtime' by Steve Townsley at deviantART

Firefly card sheet by Mike Dalton at deviantART

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Sketch Card Zoe and Mal by emeraldwinter at deviantART

Firefly Commissions by calslayton at deviantART

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Firefly colors by Nate Lovett at deviantART

River Tam and the Fireflies by Joey Spiotto via Collider

Firefly ATCs by mleiv at deviantART

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River Tam from Firefly by Joe Pekar at deviantART

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Inara Serra by koronaphoenix at deviantART

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Mal and Badger by Burton Durand

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I Aim to Misbehave by CapnFlynn at deviantART

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fly by luluha at deviantART

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Kaylee by rethe at deviantART

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Big Damn Heroes 2 by Cat Staggs at deviantART

Big Damn Heroes by gabzillaz at deviantART

Commission - Firefly Markers by Jeremy Treece at deviantART

Nose Art by Shane Parker

Mal Reyonlds by Gerard Hankey at deviantART

River Tam by Claire Johnson at deviantART

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Big Damn Heroes by Origami-Octopus at deviantART

Let's Play Doctor by LynxGriffin at deviantART

Browncoats Unite Submission by Aeternus-Spero at deviantART

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Kaylee from Firefly by kelleybean86 at deviantART

Firefly Cast Cross Stitch Pt3 by *JealaTriumph at deviantART

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Simon Tam - Firefly by harbek at deviantART

Mudder's Milk paper prop via Propnomicon

Inara and Kaylee by persephohi at deviantART

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Sheppard Book by arwenpandora at deviantART

Firefly Crew by katsh at deviantART

River Tam by Giles Eperon at deviantART

Captain Mal Reynolds by Sammy Gomez via The Yeti Speaks!

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Serenity: Those Left Behind by Adam Hughes at deviantART

Serenity Limited Edition by jasonpal at deviantART

Shiny!

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We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for almost two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features 25 free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for June 2011. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

Please note that:

• All images can be clicked on and lead to the preview of the wallpaper,
• You can feature your work in our magazine by taking part in our Desktop Wallpaper Calendar series. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Are you one of them?

All Seeing

"An abstract, gold all-seeing eyeball. No real rhyme or reason to it – enjoy!" Designed by Evan Eckard from USA.

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Unwritten Stories

"For all the unwritten stories that happened to us this summer." Designed by Ivan Ushmorov from Germany.

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The Kingdom

"Old world atlas." Designed by Jarod Mottley from Trinidad & Tobago.

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Summer Feet

Designed by Pietje Precies from The Netherlands.

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California

"”Many of us are dreaming of spending the summer in California – who doesn’t?”." Designed by Lotum from Germany.

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Freedom Happiness

"July month is seventh month of the year. For this month I have choose the theme of illustration.The basic idea of my theme is Freedom happiness as in this month most of the country celebratestheir Independence Day. So I took that idea and design my wallpaper as Freedom is all equal toeach an d everyone, whether they are human being or other creatures as everyone love freedom.Lots of birds flying high in the blue sky escaping from the cage and enjoying their freedom.So lets celebrates the freedom happiness." Designed by Pooja Jha from India.

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The Colourful Animal

Designed by Dana Gerigk from Germany.

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Against The Gravity

"I was inspired by one of the Bible verse: “But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings” (Proverbs 1:17- Douay-Rheims Bible). Spread your wings and fly :)." Designed by Dadsdouter from Indonesia.

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Summer Breeze

Designed by Design 311 from Belgium.

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Color Panels

Designed by Marcus from USA.

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Water_lily

"The Water Lily is the birth flower for the month of July." Designed by Edward Ellsworth from USA.

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Them Crooked Vultures

"Portrait of the 3 members of the band, made with the lyrics of their songs." Designed by Alexandre Bourgois from France.

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Ghost Jump

"Shot this pictures in Hamburg, Germany in the “Old Elbe Tunnel”.Enjoy July!" Designed by Marco Palma from Italy/Germany.

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Digital Beauty

Designed by Rewizja.net from Poland.

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Summer Night

"The magic of a summer night." Designed by Mandi Coleman from USA.

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Be Cool!

"Keep Cool in the Summer." Designed by Nenad S. Lazich from Serbia.

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Time For Ice Cream

"Even in Canada, July can get pretty hot. Who doesn’t love a nice cold ice cream cone on a warm summer day?" Designed by Athena Studios from Canada.

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Summer

"It’s too hot to think of a description… Just spending summertime on the beach." Designed by Ron Gilad from Israel.

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July Heat

"a vintage fan for the heat of July!" Designed by Almog Shemesh from Israel.

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Knee High By The Fourth Of July

"A common saying around here, farmers in the American midwest use “knee high” as a way to test if their corn is growing normally by the 4th of July. The photograph was taken in Cascade, Iowa in the U.S." Designed by Jared Rogers from USA.

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Private Island

Designed by Kayro C from China.

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The Cocoons

"Viktor Mazhlekov’s painting “The cocoons” is one of the famous and favourited by people. It is oil on canvas painting 90×75 cm." Designed by Viktor Mazhlekov from Bulgaria.

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A big thank you to all designers for their participation. Join in next month!

What’s Your Favourite?

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below!

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Maybe it’s not the first time we at Home-designing have been enamored of amazingly intricate paper designs. We have featured similar projects here and here.

But Canadian artist Calvin Nicholls‘ paper sculpture designs have a touch of wild to them. As in wildlife. Nicholls celebrates his love of animals by carving out intricate, and simply amazing paper sculptures that capture the beauty of nature and the wild. They feature pandas chewing calmly on bamboo stalk, badgers busily building their river homes, and iguanas catching prey with their elastic tongues.

Nicholls explains the basis of his creative process: “Initially a rigid form is constructed which establishes the contours of the subject and provides a stable base upon which the detail pieces are attached.”

It is no wonder these sculptures are so precise and beautiful. Nicholls has been a fulltime paper sculptor since the 1980s! This particular animal series began in 1990 and has continued to this day.

Via My Modern Met Blog

Great work!

June 02, 2011 from paul0v2's blog

Amazing Spiral Effect

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• photography
• spiral
• staircases

Man has built so many cool things, and spiral staircases has to be one of them. I enjoy getting all the way up just to look down and enjoy the way the spiral goes on. Here are some amazing photographs that captured that exactly moment, enjoy!

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10 Strangest Trees on Earth

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Matthew Fox once said – “If you look closely at a tree you’ll notice its knobs and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully.”

El Arbol de La Sabina

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Trees are important components of the natural landscape and a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. Though common trees are fascinating immensely but there are some of the more unusual and amazing tree specimens found in the world which is weird and spectacular, yet people are hardly aware of their mysterious properties, strange sizes or unusual shapes. Here are some which top the list of being the strangest trees found on the planet. It’s a treat to the eye!

AXEL ERLANDSON’S CIRCUS TREE

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Axel Erlandson’s passion for sculpting trees, also known as arborsculpture, led him to open a horticulture attraction in 1947 near Santa Cruz, California named The Circus Tree and people flocked in from all over the country to view his strange and striking creations which are nothing short of breathtaking! Using a special set of skills, Erlandson started to sculpt things out of living, growing trees. One such tree is the famous “Basket Tree”. which is actually six Sycamores grafted together in 42 different connections to give it its basket shape.

PIRANGI CASHEW TREE,BRAZIL

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It’s the largest cashew tree in the world and more like a root and bush than a tree covering a span of 8,500 square meters alone! This tree is probably 300 feet by 300 feet in total. It looks like a forest and a bears 8000 fruit in a year .This picture doesn’t do it justice but should give you an idea of the enormity.

TREE OF LIFE, BAHRAIN

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The Tree of Life in Bahrain is one of the mysteries of world which is bound to be in the list of most unusual trees aroung the globe! This four century old mesquite tree survives in the midst of desert without availability of water. The mystery of the survival of the tree has made it a legend and the name “tree of life” is absolutely appropriate for the tree, truly representing the magic of life. A legend is also attached to the site where the tree is located. The local inhabitants believe with heart and soul that this was the actual location of the Garden of Eden.

CHAPEL OAK OF ALLOUVILLE – BELLEFOSSE

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Next is the Chapel Tree one of the most famous trees in France – actually, it’s more than just a tree: it’s a building and a religious monument all in one. In 1669, l’Abbe du Detroit and du Cerceau decided to build a chapel in (at that time) a 500 years old or so oak tree made hollow by a lightning bolt. Now, parts of the tree are dead, the crown keeps becoming smaller and smaller every year, and parts of the tree’s bark, which fell off due to old age, are covered by protective oak shingles. As a symbol, however, it seems that the Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse may live on forever.

BAOBAB – MADAGASCAR

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Baobabs, with their distinctive shape, are one of the most charismatic group of trees in the world. This particular specimen, located in Madagascar, is referred to as the ‘Teapot Baobab’. These trees remain leafless for most part of the year, and their thick, bloated, fire-resistant trunks store water during the dry months. One would be surprised to find that some baobab trunks are so large that people actually reside inside them!

GERMAN SHERMAN – (SEQUIA NATIONAL PARK)

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General Sherman is about 2500years old tree with a height of 275 feet (83.8 metres), located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States. In January 2006 the largest branch on the tree broke off. The breakage, however, could not  change the General Sherman’s status as the largest tree! This stunning tree has the base of its trunk measuring about 102 feet in circumference. Witnesses to this spectacular creation of nature can only justify its stature!

SILK COTTON TREES OF TA PROHM,CAMBODIA

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Ta Prohm Temple or the Jungle Temple which is located in the Angkor Thom complex has trees growing here in the most astounding way. Words cannot describe it until you set foot there and see it for yourself. Apparently, the place was left as is over the hundreds of years and the outcome is amazing from what you see now in the place which is also called Angkor Archaeological Park. On every side, in fantastic over-scale, the trunks of the silk-cotton trees soar skywards under a shadowy green canopy, their long spreading skirts trailing the ground and their endless roots coiling more like reptiles than plants.

TULE TREE OF OAXACA, MEXICO

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Mexico’s most famous tree, the ginormous Tule Tree (Arbol del Tule) grows near Oaxaca City. It may not be the largest or the oldest tree in the world, but it has no contenders for widest girth award which is abround 164 feet in circumference.It’s best not to look at the tree as a single icon. Indeed there is a family of ancient trees. Rooted in the town of Santa María del Tule, the Tule Tree and its environs comprise a unique natural monument.

DRAGON TREE, CANARY ISLANDS

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The Dragon Tree is found at de los Vinos in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and is said to be between 650 and 1,500 years old. This specimen inherited this name from mythical origins: Hercules had to bring back three golden apples from the garden of the Hespérides, which is guarded by Landon, the hundred-headed dragon. Hercules killed Landon and his blood flowed out over the land, which began to sprout ‘dragon’ trees. The tree exudes ‘dragon’s blood’ – a red sap – when cut.

WOLLEMI PINE, AUSTRALIA

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The unique qualities of the Wollemi Pine lie not in its looks but in its history. It is a “living dinosaur”, and was nearly extinct before it was discovered in Sydney, Australia in 1994. Now called “the crown jewels of the botanical world”, the Wollemi pine had previously been known only from a 120-million-year-old fossil. Very few exist in the wild, but conservation efforts have been made in the recent past.

These strange trees have been molded by Mother Nature into species of their own. Shocking, downright weird or seemingly beautiful, the trees amassed in this collection will leave you to ponder on wondrous creation the Almighty!

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1. Occasional stumbler says:
   January 20th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

   Madagaskar has one of the strangest flora in the world. In addition to the trees here, there are more strange types of trees on that island. They look like they belong to some alien planet.

2. foniker says:
   January 20th, 2010 at 7:48 pm

   That was great. Funny tho that the heading for the general sherman sequoia actually says-GERMAN sherman. Why wasnt the bristlecone pine featured. That was a pic of it at the start wasnt it? Or maybe I missed something.

3. Tim says:
   January 23rd, 2010 at 9:30 pm

   I am surprised that the New Zealand Kauri is not mentioned. The largest (not tallest) tree in the world deserves a mention surely?

4. S says:
   January 24th, 2010 at 2:31 am

   General Sherman is not the tallest at 275 feet. The tallest tree is in Humboldt County. Its named Hyperion and is 424 feet.

5. kostas says:
   January 25th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

   You forgot the Socotra islands,offshore Yemen.
   They have very weird flaura,google it and check out the pictures,they are amazing.

6. A. Sceptic says:
   January 26th, 2010 at 2:48 am

   “10 Strangest Trees on Earth”??? Hah!!!

   No mention of the Boojum Tree?

   You ain’t even seen strange ’til you’ve seen a Boojum.

7. achinet says:
   January 26th, 2010 at 9:03 pm

   The first tree, the one that do not has name is “El Arbol de La Sabina” and is in “El Hierro” Island (Canary Islands) Spain.

8. mrgames2 says:
   January 26th, 2010 at 11:06 pm

   No Joshua trees?

9. Ryan says:
   January 27th, 2010 at 8:56 pm

   Do you think it’s a little politically incorrect to call “General Sherman” “German Sherman”? Just sayin’. Also, why do these photos look like they were all taken with a camera phone?

10. Ellen says:
    January 30th, 2010 at 6:53 am

    Check these ones out, too!

    http://www.pbase.com/sjvucko/crooked

11. Sarah says:
    January 30th, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    Seriously, with deforestation going on, it is amazing that there are so many interesting trees around the world.

12. cam says:
    February 15th, 2010 at 2:59 am

    the first ones are all the way up the coast along geraldton and greenough in western australia

13. Michela says:
    March 4th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    the first tree is called the leaning tree and is to be seen in WA.

14. mur says:
    April 10th, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    …wondrous creation the Almighty!…give us a break.

15. Dr. Abdulrahman says:
    April 24th, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    What About The RAIN FORREST TREES in MALAYSIA??!!

16. Jenna says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    “wondrous creation the Almighty”

    You must be kidding. You took a perfectly nice piece and ruined it with that one tiny piece of a sentence. *facepalm*

17. rajat kumar says:
    April 30th, 2010 at 8:01 am

    i m surprised! that madhu-van nidhi-van of VRINDAVN(U.P.)is nt included.

18. emb says:
    May 11th, 2010 at 11:43 pm

    It is interesting to note that you can actually PURCASE a young specimen of the WOLLEMI PINE, AUSTRALIA and be able to grow it at home…Sorry I can’t remember where/who for the purchase…but if you Google it I’m sure you can find the source…I believe the proceeds(profits?) go to keep the where-abouts of these trees a secret!!

19. Quinn says:
    May 14th, 2010 at 8:00 am

    You forgot the rainbow eucalyptus…. really???

    

20. kevin says:
    June 7th, 2010 at 5:43 am

    I think you forgot to list up the Great banyan Tree in Botanical garden in West Bengal, Howrah… The oldest banyan tree the world had ever seen.

21. Canary girl says:
    June 11th, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    @Michela: Wrooooooooooooooong!!!!! The first tree is called “Sabina”. It can be located in the Canary Islands (Spain), more specifically in the island of El Hierro.

22. Dan The Man says:
    June 15th, 2010 at 6:58 am

    The “tree of life” in the desert of Bahrain had a sister tree in Tenerife, however it was hit by a drunk driver and killed:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbre_du_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9

23. citi says:
    June 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    the banyan tree on Maui in Lahaina

24. Scott R. says:
    June 29th, 2010 at 11:18 am

    It makes you ponder the wonders of nature and twisted paths of evolution.

25. Jay says:
    June 30th, 2010 at 3:22 am

    Ha the headline for General Sherman says German Sherman.
    Who knew America’s most famous tree was actually German.

26. Phil says:
    June 30th, 2010 at 6:49 am

    I think the ‘dragon tree’ is related to the ‘Dragons blood tree’ from Socotra island in the Arabian Gulf, which if anything is a bit wierder. Check it out here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_cinnabari

27. Nizam Hm says:
    August 24th, 2010 at 5:15 am

    Its relevant to mention here, that presently there is a more than 400 years old BAOBAB Tree is in Mannar Town, Northern Sri Lanka, Asia which was brought by Arab business men before the invasion of Dutch. Though there are so many Baobab trees in this area, this tree is the oldest among them.

28. Carol Rivas says:
    August 28th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    Just been to Scotland where we saw (and photographed) what is said to be the oldest tree in Britain at up to 5000 years old. Wiki says:
    The yew’s once massive trunk (16 metres, or 52 feet in girth in 1769, of unknown original height) is split into several separate stems, giving the impression of several smaller trees. This is a result of the cutting out of pieces of its wood as tourist trinkets in the nineteenth century and the natural decay of the ancient heartwood, which has reduced the centre of the trunk down to ground level. Other than this the tree is still in good health and may last for many more centuries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortingall_Yew
    It is at Fortingall, Perthshire, in a church yard (village itself is very pretty).

29. Trix says:
    November 2nd, 2010 at 11:31 am

    “Enormity” does NOT mean “enormousness”. It means something really bad, not the size of an object. Use a dictionary for those big words.

30. ed says:
    November 2nd, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    hehe why is General Sherman called “German Sherman”?

31. Almighty Mouse says:
    November 5th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    I agree with Jenna: “wondrous creation the Almighty” ruined this article for me.

    Which ‘almighty’ is being referred to anyway? Humans have created hundreds of gods…

32. Mandy says:
    November 6th, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    What about the “Monkey Pine”. Originally from Costa Rica, I believe. People are growing them in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. Now those are some funny looking trees!!

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Mind Blowing Designs Of Peter Jaworowski

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In this post we have compiled some mind blowing artwork by Peter Jaworowski for your inspiration. Enjoy!!

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Mountains In May

"Mountains In May was inspired by the grandeur and beauty of the mountain ranges I visited on a journey in China. The lushness of the forest and the life growing around me reminded me of the beauty that mother nature privileges us with. With a quote in mind from Thomas Malory and my newfound awe with nature, I set about to create a wallpaper that will hopefully take you into the sights and experiences that I had. To feel the freshness of a morning and the beauty in each new day." Designed by Christian Casimir Teo from Singapore.

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Explore. Dream. Discover.

"I have always loved this quote. Something very whimsical about it. Design inspiration from Anthropologie." Designed by Morgan Lofing from United States.

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La Ensalada

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Jewel Bug

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A Colorful May

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Forest Spring

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Mr Fisherman And The Cat

"An old fisherman is having a nap nearby a lake. In the meantime a curious and hungry cat is trying to steal his fishes. Is it going to succeed?" Designed by Ester Liquori from Italy.

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May Sun Brings Fun

"”Sunny holiday season is the time to play a lot of games and to have more fun. In addition to physical fitness, these Indian native games develop skills like aiming, concentration, basic mathematics, hand-eye co-ordination and also increases the bonding between generations. Happy Holidays guys!”." Designed by Narendar. N from India.

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Ready For The Summer

"You know summer is on its way when people start lounging on deck chairs! Picture taken on a beautiful day at Brighton." Designed by Suety Kwan from United Kingdom.

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It’s Getting Fresh

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Vintage Spring Impression

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From Springtospring

"I created this image as a gift for my girlfriend. Where together 11 months now and so I figured “Hey where back in the season that we got together”. Hans the title: FromSpringToSpring." Designed by Christian Benstein from Netherlands.

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Mr. Mouse

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May Day

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Green

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Birdhouse Or Birthhouse…

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Venetian Mask

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Zombi Picnic

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Wood Work

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Muffy The Alien

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May Hem

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Breathe In The Air

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May In Orange

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Obrero Del Pixel

"The pixel buddy is called “Obrero del pixel” in spanish is the buddy for my webpage." Designed by Carlos Carreno from Argentina.

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• with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
• without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

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Please note that we respect and carefully consider the ideas and motivation behind each and every artist’s work. This is why we give all artists the full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience throughout their works. This is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but rather designed from scratch by the artists themselves.

A big thank you to all designers for their participation. Join in next month!

What’s your favorite?

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.

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Some good choices here :-)