Cypresses damaged by flooding in north-east area of Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 6, 2010
Forest damaged by a hurricane near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris on a damaged oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 18, 2018
Pine forest damaged by a hurricane two years before near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Sculpture damaged by war on the building of 4th Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Fontanka Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2014
White-flowered milkweed (Asclepias variegata) damaged by ants in Big Thicket park, on Kirby Trail. Texas, April 25, 2009
African bulbine with fungus damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
House damaged by hurricane Ike at 1200 block (east side) of Galveston Avenue, view from a beach. Port Bolivar, Texas, January 25, 2009
Trees damaged by floodings in north area of Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, November 2, 2008
Pink geranium flowers damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
Tree trunk damaged by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
Drooping originally purple flower of larkdaisy (Centratherum punctatum) damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
Damaged area near Bellaire Drive in Lakeview. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 2006
A damaged shotgun house near Deslonde(?) Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 22, 2006
Damaged trees hanging over Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, January 5, 2013
Leaves and fruits on a fig tree damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
Hurricane damage near Deslonde Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 22, 2006
Damaged cars near Andry(?) Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 22, 2006
Laughing gym (spectacular rustgill, Gymnopilus spectabilis, Gymnopilus junonius)(?) mushrooms damaged by frost at a tree base near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2011
Late fall oyster mushroom (Panellus serotinus) damaged by insect larvae taken from Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Household items inside a damaged house at Law Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 18, 2006
Damaged yachts in West End Marina at Lake Pontchartrain near North Roadway Street at morning. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 10, 2006
Spoiled fruits of jatropha damaged by recent frost in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
A ceiling damaged by water leaks of Saint Alphonsus Community Center at 2045 Constance Street in Lower Garden District. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23, 2006
Entrance gate and a ticket booth (damaged after hurricane Ike) of Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
A damaged roof of Old McDonald - Websters House (1889) at 502 North Beach Boulevard in Bay Saint Louis. Mississippi, April 16, 2006
Dead tree damaged by woodpeckers near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 4, 2011
A damaged I-90 bridge to Pass Christian across Saint Louis Bay. Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, February 4, 2006
A junk car damaged by flooding near gas station at Road 11 near Rambling Road in Empire. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, April 15, 2006
Healed damage to a cedar tree in Boonville Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, November 14, 2012
A damaged old car near Deslonde Street in north end of Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 22, 2006
Area damaged by flooding near Seattle(?) Street in Lakeview. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29, 2006
Tea rose flower damaged by thrips in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 6, 2008
Tea rose damaged by mold in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
Wrinkled berries of beautyberry damaged by frost in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2010
Damaged cars in a junkyard north of Mesaieed (Umm Said). Qatar, February 26, 2011
Burnt pine damaged by bark beetles in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 15, 2012
A damaged summer resort near Beach Drive in Biloxi. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
Young leaves of castor beans damaged by frost in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, February 8, 2009
Plant of mustard family damaged by some insects in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2009
Forest damaged by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
A damaged house near Tennessee Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 28, 2006
A damaged junk car near north end of Reynes Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 28, 2006
Balconies at 6 Lenina Street showing water damage. Vyborg, Russia, August 12, 2012
Fern leaf damaged by frost over a stream in Hamilton Pool Preserve, west from Austin. Texas, January 12, 2013
A damaged car and broken trees near Tennessee Street in Lower Ninth Ward in fog at morning. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 30, 2006
Vultures inspecting hurricane damage from the boardwalk of Ring Levee Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans. Louisiana, April 1, 2006
A fence damaged by hurricane waves in West End Park at sunrise. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 11, 2007
Beautyberry damaged by frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, January 14, 2009
White birch bolete mushroom (bog bolete, Leccinum holopus) damaged by fungus near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
Damaged pier of West End marina at Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 2006
Potato-weed (solanum) damaged by snout beetles on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 30, 2008
Winter mushrooms (velvet stem, Flammulina velutipes) damaged by a snail near Cayuga Trail east from Monkey Run Road. Ithaca, New York, October 15, 2005
A severely damaged car at Road 11 in Buras. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, April 15, 2006
A damaged house at 4533 Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006
Beach pavillion (damaged after hurricane Ike) of Apffel Park. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
Recently built "Seaside Homes" summer house, damaged by hurricane Ike, on Water Drive east from O Neil Street, near Crystal Beach. Port Bolivar, Texas, January 25, 2009
Severely damaged silver car near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol), Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2012
A damaged house at Second Street near South Rocheblave Street in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006
Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) damaged by insects in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) damaged by insects in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
Dry flower buds of leonotis damaged by recent frost in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 12, 2009
Damaged windshields of a car parked near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Severely damaged junk car parked near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Malformed plant of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) damaged by mites on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
A doorway of a shotgun house damaged by fire at 819 - 821 Franklin Avenue near Dauphine Street in Faubourg Marigny. New Orleans, Louisiana, August 5, 2006
Gnarl on cypress knees damaged by lawn mowers near a river walk in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. Waco, Texas, August 23, 2008
Stacked damaged cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol), Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2012
A heavily damaged car near North Tonti Street in Lower Ninth Ward. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 28, 2006
"Wind Quest" and two other damaged yachts in West End Marina, view from North Roadway Street near Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 2006
A damaged house at Road 11 in Nairn. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, April 15, 2006
A damaged fishing pier at low tide near Lakeshore, west from Bay Saint Louis. Mississippi, November 23, 2006
Flower of Iceland poppy damaged by cucumber beetles in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2010
Tree damage by woodpecker near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 24, 2010
A damaged house at 2430 Clouet Street near North Rocheblave Street in Bywater. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 25, 2006
A house damaged by a tornado on Canal Boulevard, a corner of Mouton Street in Lakeview at sunset. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 8, 2006
A damaged house and FEMA trailer near Speckled Trout Lane in Grand Isle. Louisiana, April 2, 2006
Dry flowers of leonotis damaged by recent frost in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
Rotten tree damages by woodpeckers near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 24, 2010
Birch tree log damaged by insect larvae in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2013
Bearded fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe dura, Agrocybe praecox group) damaged by dry air under a live oak on the university golf course at Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2018
Rotting fruits of jatropha damaged by recent frost in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
Damaged Road 90 (Beach Drive) in Pass Christian. Mississippi, April 9, 2006
Pink rose with dead slugs(?) damaged by recent frost in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
Damaged cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol) at sunrise. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2012
Damaged cypress root in Hamilton Pool Preserve, west from Austin. Texas, January 12, 2013
Cat with damaged face on Al Maymoun Street, Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, April 27, 2013
A damaged boathouse at 7820 Breakwater Drive in City Yach Harbor in West End. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 8, 2006
Cars damaged by flooding and fire near Road 300 in Delacroix, Saint Bernard Parish. East from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 2006
House foundation damaged by hurricane Ike on South Melody Lane. Port Bolivar, Texas, January 25, 2009
A damaged boathouse at Breakwater Drive in West End. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 27, 2006
Originally yellow flowers of candle bush damaged by recent frost in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2009
Stones damaged by heat in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
Damaged car near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Damaged car near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Damaged cars near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 18, 2012
Damaged car windshield near Al Mamoura Traffic Police and Faza Department (Mamoura Traffic Division, Traffic Patrol). Doha, Qatar, February 18, 2012
Leaf damaged by pests in Pavlovsk Park. South from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 21, 2012
Forest damaged by a hurricane two years before near Vetrenoe Lake south from Sosnovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 22, 2012
Tree damaged by beetles on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 28, 2013
Leaf of muscadine grape damaged by frost in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2013
Veination of a leaf of muscadine grape damaged by frost in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2013
Leaf of muscadine grape with spots damaged by frost in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 10, 2013
Malformed fruits of Heliotropium bacciferum(?) damaged by insects of Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 22, 2014
Malformed seed head of common dandelion (Taraxanum officinale) damaged by insects, near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
Close up of a malformed plant of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) damaged by gall gnats(?) taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, July 11, 2015
Maple leaf damaged by fungus in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 21, 2015
Rusty leaves of maple damaged by fungus in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 22, 2015
Malformed white birch bolete mushroom (bog bolete, Leccinum holopus) with a swollen stem damaged by gall-forming fungus near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 23, 2015
Damaged tomb in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 28, 2016
Corticioid mushroom Antrodia xantha on a damaged pine tree near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 14, 2017
White corticioid mushroom Antrodia xantha on a damaged pine tree near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 14, 2017
Close up of corticioid mushroom Antrodia xantha on a damaged pine tree near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 14, 2017
The Ochre Bracket mushrooms (Trametes ochracea) at the base of an aspen damaged by beavers near Kamenka River near extension of Planernaya Street in northern part of Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 21, 2017
Small Simocybe mushrooms damaged by frost on rotten oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2017
Blooming blackberry damaged by orange berry rust fungus (Gymnoconia nitens) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 17, 2018
Silky sheath mushroom (Volvariella bombycina) on a small damaged living oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, July 13, 2018
Dissected bearded fieldcap mushroom (Agrocybe dura, Agrocybe praecox group) damaged by dry air under a live oak on the university golf course at Texas Avenue. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2018
Hygrocybe angustifolia (Cuphophyllus angustifolius) mushrooms damaged by morning freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 27, 2018
Mushrooms Pluteus and Omphalotus on an oak log damaged by freeze in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 28, 2018
Tree bark damaged by horizontal scratches on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, March 2, 2019
Lichens damaged by fire on a fallen oak branch on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest west from Richards. Texas, April 9, 2019
Trees damaged by heavy snow in Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 9, 2019
Some large bolete mushroom damaged by a squerrel at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019
White corticioid fungus around a damaged spot on a Mexican plum tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
Damaged larch tree in Lindulovskaya Larch Grove, near Roshchino, 30 miles north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 31, 2017
Clustered bonnet mushrooms (Mycena inclinata)(?) damaged by mold in a forest along the gulf in area of Lisiy Nos - Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 26, 2017
Resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) damaged by some brown fungus (undamaged left side was originally hidden under bark) on a side of a fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Bracket polypore mushrooms on a small oak damaged by fire on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 9, 2020
White corticioid (crust) fungus around a damaged spot on a Mexican plum tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
White crust fungus around a damaged spot on a Mexican plum tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 5, 2020
Young polypore mushroom Inonotus quercustris on a damaged oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 28, 2020
Resin mass exuded from a tree damaged by turpentine bark beetles on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 26, 2020
Spreading tooth mushrooms (Steccherinum bourdotii) on thin still living oaks near the base damaged by fire after a spring burn in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, December 5, 2020
Underside of spreading tooth mushrooms (Steccherinum bourdotii) on thin still living oaks damaged by fire in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, December 5, 2020
Caps of spreading tooth mushrooms (Steccherinum bourdotii) on thin still living oaks damaged by fire in area of Winters Bayou in Sam Houston National Forest, east from Waverly. Texas, December 5, 2020
Warped crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca damaged by a parasitic mold on a log in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
Watery cap damaged by frost of Lepista(?) mushrooms on a decomposed oak wood on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail east from Trailhead No. 4 in Sam Houston National Forest, near Montgomery. Texas, January 2, 2021
Ascomycete (cup) fungus Disciotis venosa(?) damaged by a recent fire on ashes of a last year burn near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Cup fungi Disciotis venosa(?) on burnt ground damaged by a recent fire near Lost Pines Loop Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 28, 2021
Palm leaves damaged by freeze in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 12, 2021
Leaves of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) damaged by eriophyid gall mites at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, August 3, 2021
Leaves of Ipomoea lacunosa damaged by rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, September 19, 2021
Yellow leaves of hackberry damaged by a fungus in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 2, 2021
Underside of Amanita canescens(?) mushroom damaged by dry air in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2022
Gills of a pink brittlegill mushroom Russula pulchra(?) damaged by insects on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 18, 2022
Oak trunk damaged by brown Hypoxylon canker fungus (Biscogniauxia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022
Caps of blushing bracket mushrooms (Daedaleopsis confragosa) damaged by pinkish fungus Hypomyces on a tilted and dried oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 22, 2023
Oak trunk damaged by brown Hypoxylon canker fungus (Biscogniauxia) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, February 15, 2023
Spores of a large milkcap mushroom Lactarius subpalustris (damaged gills turned dark brown) collected in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2023
Underside of leaves of cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) damaged by cocklebur rust fungus (Puccinia xanthii), collected over sewage line in Lick Creek Park a day before. College Station, Texas, August 13, 2023
Fallen oak branch damaged by resupinate polypore fungus Inonotus andersonii on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2024
Large damaged granite tomb of unknown person on 19-th section in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Broken granite stone on a large damaged tomb in Smolenskoe Lutheran Cemetery on Dekabristov Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 12, 2024
Damaged pine tree with drops of resin when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
Resin flow on a trunk of a damaged pine when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
Patterns of resin flow on a trunk of a damaged pine when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, August 31, 2024
Pine tree damaged by bark beetles on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 25, 2025
The central alley leading to the Arsenal Pavilion, a red-brick neo-Gothic structure designed by Adam Menelaws. Completed in 1834, the Arsenal resembles a medieval castle with crenellated towers and massive arched windows. It was originally built to house Nicholas I s vast collection of medieval arms and armor. The straight alley is a remnant of the formal layout from the earlier "Monbijou" pavilion that stood here, now framed by the mature trees of the surrounding landscape park. After severe damage in WWII, the building was restored and reopened in 2016 as a museum displaying imperial weaponry. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Looking south from the Friendship Bridge, this view captures the recreational and spiritual side of the city, contrasting with the military fortifications seen on the other side. The prominent spire in the distance belongs to the Narva Alexander s Cathedral, an Evangelical Lutheran church built in the late 19th century. Its distinct octagonal tower is a major city landmark that survived severe damage during WWII. Along the riverbank, one see the modern architecture of the Joaorg Beach Building (the low, tiered structure nestled in the trees). This area serves as a popular public space with a swimming beach, gym, and promenade, offering locals a place to relax by the river. Estonia, October 16, 2025
A temporary protest installation located directly in front of the Russian Embassy at Pikk 19 in Tallinn s Old Town. The barricades and posters are situated along the sidewalk of Pikk Street, facing the embassy building. This narrow, historic street has become a focal point for public demonstrations since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The installation serves as a persistent protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It features Ukrainian flags, anti-war messages, graphic images of war damage (such as destroyed buildings in Ukrainian cities), and tributes to figures like Alexei Navalny. The display transforms a section of the picturesque Old Town into a politically charged space, forcing diplomats and passersby to confront the realities of the conflict. The protest materials are often updated by activists and local residents to reflect ongoing events. The sign "If they decide to kill me, it means we are incredibly strong - Navalny" references the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose death in prison in February 2024 sparked renewed gatherings and memorials at this exact spot. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
St. Nicholas Church (Niguliste kirik), located at Niguliste 3 in Tallinn s Old Town. Although originally built as a fortress church in the 13th century dedicated to Saint Nicholas (patron of sailors and merchants), it is no longer a functioning place of worship. Today, it houses the Niguliste Museum, a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, dedicated to medieval ecclesiastical art. The church was founded by Westphalian merchants in the 1230s and was one of the wealthiest in the city. It was heavily damaged during the Soviet bombing of Tallinn in March 1944, losing its roof and most of its interior, but was meticulously restored in the following decades. The tower, rebuilt with a Baroque spire, now features a glass elevator and a viewing platform offering panoramic views of the city. The church sits on a rise just south of the Town Hall Square, surrounded by a green area that was once a cemetery. The street in the foreground is Niguliste Street, leading up from the lower town. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
Joseph A. Foster House at 307 East Texas Street, a corner of Beech Street. It was built as a Gothic Revival structure in 1878, reflecting the Victorian tastes of the era. The facade is symmetrical with a central entrance, characteristic of the Neoclassical style. The house was severely damaged by a tornado spawned by the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Following this disaster, it was extensively remodeled into the Neoclassical (Greek Revival) style. It has been the subject of historic preservation efforts, with significant renovation projects reported around 2018. Calvert, Texas, December 13, 2025
