Abandoned Mobil gas pumps of old gas station at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Stekliarusnyi Cabinet of Chinese Palace. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Ceiling of Chinese Palace. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Pentas lanceolata (Penta starla) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Boudoir of impress Mariya Aleksandrovna in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Decorated pottery tile in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2012
View of West Bay from Corniche, at Al Bida Roundabout. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Italian art hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Opening thistle flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
Corniche, view from area near Balhambar Restaurant. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
Marble sculpture in a gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Interior of Chinese Palace. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Spider web in fog in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 3, 2012
Mud rendered walls and exposed timber beams of Bird Market (falcons) in Souq Jaidah behind Souq Waqif. Doha, Qatar, April 6, 2012
Panels of Stekliarusnyi Cabinet of Chinese Palace. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), 20 miles west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 2, 2012
Ploshchad Vosstaniya Metro (subway) station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2012
Nevsky Prospect (main street of the city) near Anichkov Bridge towards Ostrovskogo Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
West Bay, view from Corniche near Balhambar Restaurant. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
Globular structure near Burj Qatar Tower, view from Corniche. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
Spider flower (Cleome) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2012
Area of Asas Twin Towers in West Bay from a beach near InterContinental Hotel at morning dusk. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Meadow pink flowers in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 30, 2012
Gold Drawing-room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Tame orange squirrel on alley in Pavlovsk Park. South from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2012
New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
Old gas station at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Reflections of high rise buildings of West Bay from Corniche near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Patterned pergola of Ceremonial Court in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2012
Camel s mouth and double rows of long eyelashes in Wholesale Animal Market. Doha, Qatar, February 24, 2012
Dining hall of Liberal Arts and Science (LAS) building in Education City campus at evening. Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2012
Cosmea flowers in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Pond with fog in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
Marble statue of a woman with a skull in a gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Flower of buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) on a shore of the lake in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Lighted Sculpture Garden by Jan Hendrix in a courtyard of Student Center in Education City campus. Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2012
Gaudily decorated car of Ahmed Al Jaber passing Al Najada Souq on Friday evening. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2012
Kalanchoe(?) succulents in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 20, 2012
Nevsky Prospect (main street of the city) near Ostrovskogo Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Greeneyes (Berlandiera) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Yellow water lily in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Hooker s eryngo (Eryngium hookeri) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 22, 2012
Shrubby water-primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2012
Red berries of pigeon-berry (Rivina humilis, rouge-plant, baby peppers) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, November 17, 2012
Ruins of a mosque during sandstorm near Khalil bin Mubarak bin Atiq Al Mansouri Farm in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al-Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Qatar, March 3, 2012
Sunrise over prairie on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 23, 2012
West Bay towers from Sheraton Park at morning. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2012
A hall in Villagio Shopping Mall, Aspire Zone. Doha, Qatar, March 17, 2012
Succulent plant in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2012
Spider web near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, November 3, 2012
QTel Tower and Diplomatic Street in West Bay from Exhibition Roundabout. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2012
Cafe in Villagio Shopping Mall, Aspire Zone. Doha, Qatar, March 17, 2012
Old gas station with a vintage pickup truck at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Loop road around Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
White flower spike in a yard of Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Oxblood lily (Rhodophiala bifida) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 4, 2012
Standing yellow-crowned night-heron bird in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, June 2, 2012
Ground floor and perforated metal chandelier of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2012
Illuminated walkway and a reflecting pool of Ceremonial Court on campus of Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2012
The arch of Rumeilah (Al Bidda) Park, with West Bay in background. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2012
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Close up of a flower of Greeneyes (Berlandiera) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Wild petunia (Ruellia) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Fishing boats and West Bay in background, view from Corniche near Corniche Round About. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Falcon perched on a wooden pad in Bird Market in Souq Jaidah behind Souq Waqif. Doha, Qatar, April 6, 2012
Corridor of a copy of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012
Brown hawk moth sleeping on a dry coneflower near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 8, 2012
Entrance of a new building of Georgetown University in Education City, with Sidra Medical and Research Center in background. Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2012
Purple coneflowers in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 17, 2012
Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 19, 2012
Cardinal butterfly in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 19, 2012
Corniche and West Bay, view from area near Balhambar Restaurant after sunrise. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
High rise buildings of West Bay from Corniche near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Falcon on a perch in Bird Market in Souq Jaidah behind Souq Waqif. Doha, Qatar, April 6, 2012
View of West Bay from Corniche at morning. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
Diplomatic area of West Bay from a beach near InterContinental Hotel before sunrise. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Shaded passage of Ceremonial Court in Education City campus, at evening. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2012
False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2012
Lemon beebalm (purple horsemint, Monarda citriodora) growing near a pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
West Bay area from a beach near InterContinental Hotel at morning dusk. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Steel canopy of Ceremonial Court on campus of Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2012
Bridge across a canal in Villagio Shopping Mall, Aspire Zone. Doha, Qatar, March 17, 2012
Nevsky Prospect (main street of the city) near Anichkov Bridge. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Nevsky Prospect at Liteyny Prospect Street crossing. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Pedestrians on Nevsky Prospect near Liteyny. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Platforms of Vitebsky Train Station. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2012
View of West Bay from Corniche at sunrise. Doha, Qatar, January 27, 2012
InterContinental Hotel and the Pearl Development from a beach near Asas Twin Towers. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Giant teapot sculpture (dallah, or coffee pot monument) on Corniche near Sheraton Park. Doha, Qatar, February 3, 2012
Head of a sheep in Sheep Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2012