Grand Palace in Peterhof, a ball(?) hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A large hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A decorated hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A portrait hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A decorated door and parquet floor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A living room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A dining room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a dining room. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A bedroom in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Rotunda of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Gobelins in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Corridor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Amber Room in Catherine Palace. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Second floor of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Portrait of Peter the Great in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a throne. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Hall of Culture and Art of the Hellenistic Age in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A corner room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A half-rotunda in Pavlovsky Palace, with snowy view. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Council Staircase in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Stroganov Palace, a hall and a parquet floor. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
Library of Nicholas II of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Saint George Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A large hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A bedroom in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Large Italian Skylight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A hall with large number of portraits in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Portraits in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Catherine Palace, Courtiers-In-Attendance Dining Room. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Stroganov Palace, interior with an evening view of Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
Interior of Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Great Patriotic War of 1812 portrait hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Central landing of Main Staircase of Catherine Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
A desk in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
End of a corridor in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A church in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall with winter view. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A sculpture and Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Interior of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Mosaic over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
A closet in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
On the first floor in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A passage in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Tent-Roofed Room (Dutch and Flemish art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Old Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Painted ceiling of the Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Marble columns in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
A dining hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a vault. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Exhibition of old arms in Cameron Gallery. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
End of a corridor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Dianthus with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
A living room in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
A pedestrian bridge in City Park in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 16, 2006
Windows and mosaic of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
An oak alley near Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Stasov Staircase in Catherine Palace. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Interior of a dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, with a sculpted dove representing the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
A structure opposite to an altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Limestone tunnel in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
A throne in Saint George Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Parquet and sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Rock Street in historic Highlands District. Fall River, Massachusetts, December 7, 2003
Drapery and ripple-shaped patterns of travertine flowstone speleothems in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a dome. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Kazansky Sobor (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) from Nevsky Prospect at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2005
Mikhailovsky Palace (Russian Museum) at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 26, 2005
Ivan Repin painting in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2005
Carl Briullov hall in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2005
Travertine speleothems along a passage in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
A hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Stalactites and stalagmites in a small alcove along the side of Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
View of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff (recommended to climb by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
Gilded stucco decorations in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Gates of a yard of Hermitage Museum, with a Russian emblem. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
House of Peter III in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 30, 2005
Vaulted ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Roman road in a narrow gorge of Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
Mosaic ceiling over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Columns in a small side alcove in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Calvary in Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Mosaic ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Arch of General Staff on Dvortsovaya Square, at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Moonset behind Saint Louis Cathedral, view from a levee in Algiers. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 4, 2006
Vintage Edsel cars at Main Street in downtown. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009
The Waves Mansion from Bailey Beach in Newport. Rhode Island, December 25, 2003
Horseneck Beach in Westport at 3:45 p.m. Massachusetts, December 18, 2003
Jones House (Queen Anne style, 1897, now Parish House Bed and Breakfast) at 609 East Gregg Street, a corner of Pin Oak Street. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2008
Altar-like structure in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Ponds in Arava Valley in eastern Eilat and Edom Mountains, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
Eilat hotels at Red Sea, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
Church of Savior on Blood, view from Griboedov Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Underground tunnel connecting Gatchina Palace with Serebrianoe Lake, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Irregularly rounded- or scallop-shaped passages in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
The sepulchre under a dome of Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Pink and white flower of dianthus(?) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 29, 2008
- trip to Wichita Mountains with OU Timberline Explorers club Nov. 22, 23 (Norman, Wichita Mountains, November 15 - December 1, 1996)
View of Dead Sea and misty Moav Mountains from a lookout of Mount Sdom to the west. The Middle East, December 27, 2001
Waves of Atlantic Ocean from Cliff Walk Trail in Newport. Rhode Island, December 25, 2003
Speleothems (including stalactites, stalagmites, a column, and helictites) in an alcove of the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Silwan (Kefar Ha-Shiloah) village in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Portraits in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
A narrow stalagmite with a large cluster of stalactites in the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Bald cypress trees in a fishing pond of Central Park. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
View of the Treasure tomb from another small tomb (recommended to take picture by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
Neva River and red and white buildings of the Twelve Collegiums of Petersburg University, view from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005
A sidewalk of Saint Charles Avenue in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14, 2006
Sidewalk of Jackson Avenue near Camp Street in Garden District in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Massive stalagmites in Hall of Giants of Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Hermitage Pavilion and Gulf of Finland in Peterhof, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 22, 2005
Huge stalagmite named "Rock of Ages" in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Circular stairs from the colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005
Uspensky Monastery in Tikhvin, Leningrad Region. Russia, December 25, 2005
Cypress tree in a pond of Central Park. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Coptic chapel of the Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Moyka(?) River at evening, view from Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
A sidewalk of Saint Charles Avenue, near Jefferson(?) Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Coptic Monastery (Deir al-Sultan rooftop monastery) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Via Dolorosa Road and Esse Homo Arch in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old houses and Church of Savior on Blood at horizon, view from colonnade of Saint Isaac Cathedral at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 19, 2005
Victory Eagle (Kent Ullberg, 1993) in Cain Park on campus of Texas A and M University, perched on a pile of rocks in the center of a fountain. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2009
Old grocery store at a corner of Apalonia and East Main streets in downtown. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009
Russian orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene on slope of Mount of Olives, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Country Club golf course in northern Fall River. Massachusetts, December 28, 2002.
Castle Hill Lighthouse and East Branch of Narragansett Bay. Newport, Rhode Island, December 5, 2004
Lion suspension bridge near Sennaya Square at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2005
A mansion in area of Philip Street in Garden District in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Oxbow near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2008
A house in the area of Summer Street after snowfall. New Bedford, Massachusetts, December 27, 2004
Rooms with portraits in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Narrow passage in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Ruin at a corner of Cedar and Mitchell streets. Calvert, Texas, December 27, 2008
- trip to Wichita Mountains with OU Timberline Explorers club Nov. 22, 23 (Norman, Wichita Mountains, November 15 - December 1, 1996)
Atlantic Ocean and Bailey Beach from Cliff Walk Trail in Newport. Rhode Island, December 25, 2003
A cathedral in Uspensky Monastery at evening. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Massive stalagmites in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Century Oak with snow on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2008
Tomb of Mary Drennan in Calvert Cemetery. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2009
Ponds in Arava Valley in eastern Eilat and Edom Mountains, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
George Ballard House, c. 1896, in area of Rock Street in historic Highlands District. Fall River, Massachusetts, December 14, 2003
El Capitan Mountain after sunset, view from lower Roadside Park. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, December 28, 2007
Mount of Olives from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
A sandbar in Nauset beach in Cape Cod. Eastham, Massachusetts, December 28, 2003
A living room and parquet floor in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
A big live oak No. 107 in City Park near City Park Avenue at morning in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 18, 2006
Frozen cabbage head in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Bald cypress trees in Central Park pond. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Broccoli (cabbage) florets in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 26, 2010
- trip to Wichita Mountains with OU Timberline Explorers club Nov. 22, 23 (Norman, Wichita Mountains, November 15 - December 1, 1996)
Jewish cemetery on western slope of Mount of Olives, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
High Street in historic Highlands District at evening. Fall River, Massachusetts, December 14, 2003
Castle Hill Lighthouse at the beginning of snowfall. Newport, Rhode Island, December 26, 2004
Uspensky Monastery, view from bell tower. Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia, December 25, 2005
Flowstone feature in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Serpentine path of "Natural entrance" to Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Statue of Isis(?) and Hellenistic columns of the Treasure (ancient Nabataean tomb) in Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
B. M. C. Durfee High School in historic Highlands District. Fall River, Massachusetts, December 14, 2003
Acoaxet and the Knubble (to the left), view from Horseneck Point after sunset. Westport, Massachusetts, December 17, 2004
Mrs. Astor s Beechwood Mansion (decorated for Christmas Victorian tours) at Bellevue Avenue at the beginning of snowfall. Newport, Rhode Island, December 26, 2004
A statue of Catherine the Great in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2005
A sculpture on the wall at the main entrance of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Circular staircase of Agate Pavilion in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo (Royal Village), south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Jogging on West Avenue of Audubon Park in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14, 2006
Houma Plantation, view from River Road. Darrow, Louisiana, December 23, 2006
Eilat hotels at Red Sea behind volcanic mountains, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
A jogger on Horseneck Beach at dusk. Westport, Massachusetts, December 17, 2004
A corner of Royal and Ursulines streets in French Quarter. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 9, 2006
A column and other speleothems in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Branches of Century Oak with snow on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2008
Cypress trees in Hamilton Creek below the waterfall, in Hamilton Pool Preserve. West from Austin, Texas, December 20, 2008
CocoaModa chocolate store (formerly First National Bank and a dentist s office) at 518 South Main Street in downtown Calvert. Texas, December 13, 2009
Some chapel of Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Canal Street near Rampart Street in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 12, 2006
Waterfalls above Pedernales Falls. Johnson City, Texas, December 24, 2007
Cypress stump in Hamilton Creek, in Hamilton Pool Preserve. West from Austin, Texas, December 20, 2008
