Fall colors of a cypress tree in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
Cypresses in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
A beach in Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, September 6, 2003
Cypress trees combed by floodwaters in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
A beach of Lake Palourde in Lake End Park. Morgan City, Louisiana, August 20, 2005
Cypress below Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 7, 2009
Ocean from Gooseberry Point (Horseneck Beach Park). Westport, Massachusetts, July 25, 2003
River below Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 7, 2009
Horseneck Beach, from a parking lot. Westport, Massachusetts, May 17, 2003
Bald cypress trees in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 29, 2008
Beach sand ripples at Deepwater Pt. in Demarest - Lloyd Memorial State Park at low tide. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 13, 2003
Cypresses on a beach of Lake Palourde in Lake End Park. Morgan City, Louisiana, March 25, 2006
Shells of snails on a beach in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
Pedernales River in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 29, 2008
A beach in Demarest - Lloyd State Park, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, May 10, 2003
Cypresses and rocks below Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 7, 2009
Ocean from a tip of Gooseberry Point (Horseneck Beach Park). Westport, Massachusetts, July 25, 2003
Beach sand ripples at low tide in Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 14, 2004
Main road near a beach in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
Pedernales river in beach area of Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 6, 2010
A tree in a park on a beach of a lagoon of the Red Sea behind Eilat hotels. The Middle East, April 13, 2002
Cypress trees combed by past floodings in Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 29, 2008
Hairy curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum hirsutum) on a cut surface of a fallen tree on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Granite stones on a beach of Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Fire-control installations at Gooseberry Point (Horseneck Beach State Park). Westport, Massachusetts, May 17, 2003
Cypress needles below Beach Area in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 7, 2009
Remains of beach forest in Grand Isle State Park. Louisiana, April 2, 2006
Beach sand ripples at low tide in Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 14, 2004
Wet granite boulders on a beach in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
Group of students of Texas A and M University at Beach Area parking in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 29, 2008
Icy stones of Gooseberry Point (Horseneck Beach Park). Westport, Massachusetts, January 17, 2004
Rotting towel on a beach in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 18, 2012
Dunes of Horseneck Beach near a parking lot. Massachusetts, August 28, 2003
Gulls on a parking place of Herring Cove Beach in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, January 31, 2004
Fruits of Ricinus communis (Castorbean, Castor Oil plant, Palma Christi, Ricin, Wonder tree, Krapata) near Beach Area of Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
Beach pavillion (damaged after hurricane Ike) of Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
Blooming half flower (beach cabbage, Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on a fallen oak tree on a beach in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Road near a beach in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
Berries of beach cabbage (Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) capable to float in seawater and propagated by ocean currents in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Southern kelp (Laminaria saccharina)(?) on Gooseberry Point (Horseneck Beach Park). Westport, Massachusetts, July 25, 2003
Rockweed at Gooseberry Point in Horseneck Beach park. Westport, Massachusetts, April 18, 2004
A broken dragon in a playground of "Fun Time USA" amusement park at 1300 Beach Drive (Road 90) west of Cowan Road in Gulfport. Mississippi, February 4, 2006
Ace of spades in "Fun Time USA" amusement park at 1300 Beach Drive (Road 90) west of Cowan Road in Gulfport. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
Remains of an octopus(?) in "Fun Time USA" amusement park at 1300 Beach Drive (Road 90) west of Cowan Road in Gulfport. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
Beach view and Road 90 from "Fun Time USA" amusement park west of Cowan Road in Gulfport. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
A beach of Grand Isle State Park. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006
A beach in Demarest - Lloyd State Park, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, May 10, 2003
Rockweed at Gooseberry Point in Horseneck Beach park. Westport, Massachusetts, April 18, 2004
Drift seeds (fleshy green pods) of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) on a beach of Grand Isle State Park. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, November 4, 2006
Waxy leaves of beach cabbage (Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Fruits of beach cabbage (Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) capable to float in seawater in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Blooming fanflower (beach cabbage, Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Half flower (beach cabbage, Scaevola sericea, Scaevola taccada) in bloom in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 26, 2015
Beach forest in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
Rubble from Lower Dacha of Tsar Nicholas II on a beach in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
Granite boulders on a beach in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
A beach in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
Wet boulders on a beach in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 28, 2015
Beach morning glory (railroad vine, Ipomoea pes-caprae) in a park of Qatar University. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2016
A beach in Alexandria Park. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2016
Hairy curtain crust fungus (Stereum hirsutum)(?) on a fallen oak on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Gall-forming fungus Nodulisporium cecidiogenes on a fallen oak on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Close up of gall-forming fungus Nodulisporium cecidiogenes on a fallen oak on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Melanoleuca(?) mushrooms near a beach in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2017
White webcap mushroom (Leucocortinarius bulbiger) in a beach forest with oaks in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Stony beach of Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Boulders on a beach of Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on a fallen tree on a beach in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Cluster of common bonnet mushrooms (Mycena galericulata) on a fallen tree on a beach in Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 22, 2017
Beach of Kristatelevy Pond in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
Beach evening primrose (Oenothera drummondii) near Boddeker Drive in Ro Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, December 20, 2019
Beach morning glory (Ipomoea imperati) near Boddeker Drive in Ro Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, December 20, 2019
Willow shield mushroom (Pluteus salicinus) under alder trees on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Yellowing curtain crust mushrooms (Stereum subtomentosum)(?) on a fallen tree on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
Flat hairy curtain crust fungus (Stereum hirsutum)(?) on a fallen oak on a beach in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2017
White flower of beach morning glory (Ipomoea imperati) near Boddeker Drive in Ro Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, December 20, 2019
Dry seeds on a beach near Boddeker Drive in Ro Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, December 20, 2019
Beach of Bolshoy (Kristatelevy) Pond (Zelionka Lake) in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2021
Low water level exposing sandy beach on a shore of Lake Somerville in Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 23, 2023
Granite stones on a beach of Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
Stony beach of Vyborg Bay near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
Pine trees growing among granite stones on a beach of Vyborg Bay on Storozhok Peninsula near granite quarry near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
Stones scattered on a granite base on a beach of Vyborg Bay on Storozhok Peninsula near granite quarry near Stony Trail (Kamenistaya Tropa) in Kivi Park south from Chulkovo, west from Vyborg. Russia, July 27, 2024
Gulf of Finland coastline, with shallow waters and glacial boulders. Behind the rocky beach, there is a zone of Common Reed (Phragmites australis), which is ubiquitous along the Neva Bay coast. The trees include Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)--the tall conifer with orange bark on the right--and Black Alder or Birch, which are typical for these damp, sandy soils. The pines here are often twisted by the strong westerly winds. Tarkhovka Park near Sestroretsk, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 3, 2025
