Grand Palace in Peterhof, a ball(?) hall. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 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
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a dining room. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Gobelins 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 dining room in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A large hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A bedroom 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
Corridor 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
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
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
Council Staircase in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Second floor of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Hall of Culture and Art of the Hellenistic Age in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Library of Nicholas II of Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Large Italian Skylight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Stroganov Palace, a hall and a parquet floor. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
A large hall in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Saint George Hall 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
Stroganov Palace, interior with an evening view of Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 21, 2005
A hall with large number of portraits in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Old school at sunrise in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Portraits in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Great Patriotic War of 1812 portrait hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Catherine Palace, Courtiers-In-Attendance Dining Room. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
A bedroom in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A sculpture and Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
A desk in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Interior of Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Central landing of Main Staircase of Catherine Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
Hall of Twenty Columns (ancient art) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Grand Palace in Peterhof, a hall with winter view. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
End of a corridor in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Abandoned Mobil gas pumps of old gas station at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Interior of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A church in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
A closet in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Mosaic over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
On the first floor 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
A passage in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Various patterns on stone engravings (petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
Layered stone pattern on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 26, 2015
Berries of Possum-haw holly (deciduous yaupon, Ilex decidua) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
Upper view of perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Clapper Rail Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
Old Italian art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral, a vault. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Daisy like pattern (rosette of cup marks) and a double row of cupmarks on rock carvings (stone engravings, petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
Painted ceiling of the Great Hall of Catherine Palace in Pushkin, former Tsarskoe Selo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 17, 2005
A dining hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Stone wall with windows in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
End of a corridor in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
Marble columns in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Exhibition of old arms in Cameron Gallery. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Woman s figure on a base of northern Rostral Column on Birzhevaya Square of Vasilievsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 18, 2016
A structure opposite to an altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
White flowers with orange bright stems of coral, or night jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Parijat) carpeting the ground in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2015
Sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Aurora cinema theater at Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2014
A throne in Saint George Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Windows and mosaic 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
An oak alley near Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
A pedestrian bridge in City Park in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 16, 2006
Interior of a dome of Saint Isaac Cathedral, with a sculpted dove representing the Holy Spirit. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Drapery and ripple-shaped patterns of travertine flowstone speleothems in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Dianthus with water drops in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, December 12, 2009
Travertine speleothems along a passage in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Stone walls with windows in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Prickly peas (Opuntia) cactus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 18, 2018
Parquet and sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Young leaves of Herniaria hemistemon on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015
Rock carvings (stone engravings, petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
Rocky ridge at sunrise at Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
Stone pit on rock carvings (stone engravings, petroglyphs) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, December 12, 2015
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing Stereum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Spotted clovel leaves on a field in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2017
Giraffe Spots mushrooms (Peniophora albobadia) in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2017
Oxbow on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018
Group of mushrooms Ossicaulis lignatilis taken from a cavity of a stump in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 4, 2018
Mushrooms Ossicaulis lignatilis inside hollowed out large diameter trunk of a broad leaved tree in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 4, 2018
Stereum complicatum mushrooms on a fallen oak branch on Chinquapin Trail in Huntsville State Park. Texas, December 15, 2018
Soft polypore mushroom Skeletocutis odora on a cut surface of a pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 1, 2019
Various lichens covering statue of Virgin Mary in Washington Cemetery. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
Octopus-like palmetto lichen (Ramalina celastri) on a small oak in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
Oak curtain crust fungus (Hymenochaete rubiginosa) on an oak log in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2019
Orange tooth fungus Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Phanerochaete chrysorhiza) and cyphelloid fungus Henningsomyces in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2019
Spectacular rustgill mushrooms (Gymnopilus spectabilis, Gymnopilus junonius) under small oaks in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2019
Underside of pink sherbet polypore mushrooms (Leptoporus mollis) on a fallen pine on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 14, 2019
Tiny white cups of Ascomycete fungus Hyaloscypha britannica under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
Web like corticioid fungus Coniophora olivacea(?) under a fallen pine on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 15, 2019
Contorted corrugated steel pipe at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Greenbrier (Smilax) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Some hydnoid (tooth) fungus under a fallen oak at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 21, 2019
Rocket box bat houses in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2019
Post Oak Trail in mist in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2019
Pine forest in mist near Osborn Road on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 27, 2019
Scaly stippled lichen (Endocarpon pusillum) on a thin layer of soil over exposed limestone rocks overgrown by prickly pears near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 28, 2019
Stasov Staircase in Catherine Palace. Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 17, 2005
Ivan Repin painting in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2005
Limestone tunnel 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
Plates of Richard Serra s sculpture, East-West/West-East on chalky plateau of Brouq Nature Reserve on Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, December 5, 2014
A room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Rock Street in historic Highlands District. Fall River, Massachusetts, December 7, 2003
Mikhailovsky Palace (Russian Museum) at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 26, 2005
Carl Briullov hall in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2005
Mosaic ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Gilded stucco decorations in Grand Palace in Peterhof. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 22, 2005
A hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 24, 2005
Bald cypress trees in a fishing pond of Central Park. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Gates of a yard of Hermitage Museum, with a Russian emblem. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
Stone pillars near a beach in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Stone walls in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Turkish Bath and Chesma Pillar on Big Pond in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 3, 2016
Mosaic ceiling over an altar in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Vaulted ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Stalactites and stalagmites in a small alcove along the side of Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Columns in a small side alcove in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Richard Serra s sculpture, East-West/West-East on chalky plateau of Brouq Nature Reserve on Ras Abrouq Peninsula, view from east. Qatar, December 5, 2014
The Waves Mansion from Bailey Beach in Newport. Rhode Island, December 25, 2003
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
View of the Treasure tomb from an opposite cliff (recommended to climb by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 15, 2005
Mian Jangal Fasa Protected Area and Mount Kharman Kuh in Zagros Mountains of Iran. View from a window of a plane from Abu Dhabi to Saint Petersburg in Russia, December 26, 2014
Roman road in a narrow gorge of Siq wadi entering Petra. Jordan, December 1, 2002
Arch of General Staff on Dvortsovaya Square, at evening. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2005
House of Peter III in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 30, 2005
Calvary in Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Altar-like structure in Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Old gas station at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Golden moonglow lichen (Dimelaena oreina, greenish grey) with some black granular lichen in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Fredericksburg, Texas, December 25, 2018
Moonset behind Saint Louis Cathedral, view from a levee in Algiers. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 4, 2006
Peter and Paul Fortress from Dvortsovaya Embankment. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 29, 2014
Griboedov Canal and Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 23, 2016
Horseneck Beach in Westport at 3:45 p.m. Massachusetts, December 18, 2003
Bald cypress trees in Central Park pond. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Church of Savior on Blood, view from Griboedov Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2005
Irregularly rounded- or scallop-shaped passages in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Speleothems (including stalactites, stalagmites, a column, and helictites) in an alcove of the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
General Staff on Palace Square. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 16, 2016
Ponds in Arava Valley in eastern Eilat and Edom Mountains, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
The sepulchre under a dome of Church of Holy Sepulchre. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Waves of Atlantic Ocean from Cliff Walk Trail in Newport. Rhode Island, December 25, 2003
Underground tunnel connecting Gatchina Palace with Serebrianoe Lake, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
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
Glittering surface of carbonized tree trunk in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
Bus stop in downtown in fog at morning dusk. Houston, Texas, December 31, 2011
- trip to Wichita Mountains with OU Timberline Explorers club Nov. 22, 23 (Norman, Wichita Mountains, November 15 - December 1, 1996)
Eilat hotels at Red Sea, view from Mount Shahmon at evening. The Middle East, December 13, 2001
Old gas station with a vintage pickup truck at crossing of FM 39 S with FM 39 in North Zulch. Texas, December 28, 2012
Bolshaya Koniushennaya Street near Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2014
Water well in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Chinese and Cross bridges in Alexander Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 3, 2016
Silwan (Kefar Ha-Shiloah) village in Kidron Valley, view from Derekh Ha Ofel road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, December 13, 2002.
A sidewalk of Saint Charles Avenue in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 14, 2006
A narrow stalagmite with a large cluster of stalactites in the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Oxbow near Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 17, 2008
Entrance of Menshikov Palace at 15 Universitetskaya Embankment of Vasilievsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 18, 2016
Stock Exchange on Birzhevaya Square of Vasilievsky Island at morning. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 18, 2016
Gryphons of Bank Bridge of Griboedova Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 20, 2016
View of Dead Sea and misty Moav Mountains from a lookout of Mount Sdom to the west. The Middle East, December 27, 2001
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
Portraits in Gatchina Palace near Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 23, 2005
Sidewalk of Jackson Avenue near Camp Street in Garden District in fog. New Orleans, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Zarghan and Marv Dasht north-east from Shiraz in Fars Province of Iran. View from a window of a plane from Abu Dhabi to Saint Petersburg in Russia, December 26, 2014
Huge stalagmite named "Rock of Ages" in Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Cypress tree in a pond of Central Park. College Station, Texas, December 5, 2009
Dubai in area of Al Khabaisi after airplane takeoff, view from a window of a plane. UAE, December 30, 2015
View of the Treasure tomb from another small tomb (recommended to take picture by our Bedouin guide). Petra, Jordan, December 1, 2002
Massive stalagmites in Hall of Giants of Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico, December 26, 2007
Burnt creek near Lost Pines Overlook cleaned by fire in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 17, 2011
Illuminated passage at Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 27, 2014
Blooming plant of Zaleya pentandra in roadside depression near a road from Al Shahaniya to Al Samriya north-east from camel race track. Lekhraib, Qatar, December 4, 2015
Stone panels in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Buzzard s Roost from the top of Freshman Mountain. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Fredericksburg, Texas, December 25, 2018
Hermitage Pavilion and Gulf of Finland in Peterhof, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, December 22, 2005
Pink and white flower of dianthus(?) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 29, 2008
Vintage Edsel cars at Main Street in downtown. Anderson, Texas, December 31, 2009
