Photos of the year

Rico says his friend Kelley forwards some great photos, including these (and you will notice a common thread of water; both the photographers and Rico like it):
Gásadalur in the Faroe Islands:

Meditating monks at Pongour Falls:

World’s edge:

Bora Bora from space:

Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve:

Colliding rivers in Geneva, Switzerland:

Waterfall island at Iguazu Falls:

Overgrown railroad tracks in the forest:

A pod of sleeping sperm whales:

Surf on the reef at Kauai, Hawai'i: