Raphael Loggias (a copy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Room of Italian Art of the 13th to Early 15th Century in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Parquet of Malachite Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Decorations of White Hall of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Statue of Three Graces in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Replicas of ancient art in Gallery of History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Main Staircase of the New Hermitage in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
White Hall (Hall No. 11) in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Italian Cabinet in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Animal tracks on the mud of Middle Bayou near Road 50, 4 miles south-east from crossing with Road 60, near Batts Ferry Road, south from College Station. Texas, July 19, 2009
Green Corner Parlor of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
White Hall of Gatchina Palace, side view. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Corner of White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Hot lips sage (Salvia microphylla hot lips) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009
Mosaic paintings on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Crimson Parlor, with visible door decorations, of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Althar(?) of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Gallery of the Patriotic War of 1812 in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Room of Flemish Art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
White Hall (No. 52) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Grand Sleeping Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Golden Hill Cascade in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Marble Dining Room of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Vaults of Pavilion Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Twin artificial waterfall in Zilker Botanical Gardens, Austin, Texas, March 7, 2009
Decorated window of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Interior mosaics on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Church service in Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
Monolithic granite columns of Twenty-Column Hall (Ancient Italy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Mosaics of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 13, 2009
Marble statues near Main Staircase of New Hermitage in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Butterfly Iris (African iris, Dietes) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 1, 2009
Gobelin tapestry in Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Decorated walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Passage from Pavel I Throne Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Dianthus with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Arched vaults of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mineralogical Cabinet of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Under Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park. Bend, Texas, May 23, 2009
Hall of National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Odessa, Ukraine, June 30, 2009
Purple coneflower in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, September 5, 2009
Theater (stage side) of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 8, 2009
Sunset from SW3 (Southwest Rim) campsite. Big Bend National Park, November 28, 2009
Interior decorations of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Flower of crape myrtle (Crepe-myrtle, Lagerstroemia) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, October 3, 2009
Back lit basket flower (Centaurea americana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 26, 2009
Arabesque Parlor of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Cypress pool below Pedernales Falls. Johnson City, Texas, November 7, 2009
Pale yellow and pink iris in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 3, 2009
Interior of Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
Small blue flowers of Wild Hyancinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2009
Smolny monastery from bell tower of Smolny Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Mirror and a malachite vase of Malachite Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Vaults of gallery of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Trube Castle (1890) at 1627 Sealy Street, a corner of 17th Street in East End Historic District. Galveston, Texas, January 25, 2009
Blue curls (Fiddleneck, Phacelia congesta) in McKinney Falls State Park near Austin. Texas, May 10, 2009
Plafond "Triumph of Hero" in Ball Hall of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Crimson Parlor (Malinovaya Gostinaya) of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Decorated ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Pond of Research Park on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 27, 2009
Pyramid Fountain in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Grand Dining Room, or Corner Parlor of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Pavel I Throne Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mosaic on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Park road 1A with smoke rising from Piney Hill Campgrounds in Lost Pines State Park. Bastrop, Texas, November 14, 2009
Interior of Birch House in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Amaryllis flowers in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 26, 2009
Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana, Acca sellowiana) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Opening flower of red poppy in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 26, 2009
Red bracted strawflower (everlasting, Helichrysum bracteatum) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, March 8, 2009
Replicas(?) of ancient statues in Hercules Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Arches of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Painted plafond of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Decorations at entrance of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, July 11, 2009
Yellow and orange flowers of Engelmann prickly pear cactus (Opuntia phaeacantha var. discata) on Savanna Meadow Trail in Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. Austin, Texas, May 10, 2009
Throne (Georgian) Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Passage to White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Effect of infinite reflections in Grand Sleeping Room of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Chesma Gallery in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Purple Siberian(?) iris in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2009
Theater (back side) of Yusupov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 8, 2009
Tank 7A-181D at WWII re-enactment in Museum of the American GI. College Station, Texas, March 21, 2009
Person painting Slavianka River and Khram Druzhby (Friendship Temple) in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2009
Aquilegia (columbine) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2009
White flower of prickly poppy (pricklepoppy, Argemone albiflora) with orange center and delicate crinkled petals in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2009
Armorial Hall (Gerbovy Zal, Emblem Hall) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Vaults of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Alley towards Marli Palace in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Green room with portraits in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Mosaic at entrance of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, July 11, 2009
Military ships in Petrovskaya Harbor. Kronstadt (part of Saint Petersburg), Russia, July 11, 2009
Flowers of Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana, Acca sellowiana) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009
Vintage Edsel cars at Main Street in downtown. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009