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
Italian Cabinet in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Raphael Loggias (a copy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Statue of Three Graces in Gallery of the 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
Replicas of ancient art in Gallery of History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
White Hall of Gatchina Palace, side view. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Room of Flemish Art in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Gallery of the Patriotic War of 1812 in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
White Hall (Hall No. 11) in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Griboedov Canal and Church of Savior on Blood from Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Decorated window of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mosaic paintings on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Althar(?) of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Decorated walls 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
Green Corner Parlor of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Moyka River from Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and General Staff building from a window of Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, 3:59 p.m. June 25, 2003
Corner of White Hall of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Hall of National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Odessa, Ukraine, June 30, 2009
White Hall (No. 52) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Replicas of ancient Greek sculptures in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Marble statues near Main Staircase of New Hermitage in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Gobelin tapestry in Leonardo da Vinci Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Mosaics of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Solitary plant of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Masses of invasive desert spurge (summer poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Mat of Thymus caucasicus in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Hare s foot inkcap mushrooms (Coprinopsis lagopus) on wood chips in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2017
Grand Sleeping Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Crimson Parlor, with visible door decorations, of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Church service in Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 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
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Interior decorations of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Arched vaults of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Plant of Bienertia cycloptera near Salwa Road on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and Winter Palace (Hermitage museum). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Nokhitha - Ajlan bin Mohammed bin Khalfan bin Mubarak Al Kuwari - Rahmatullah House in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Monolithic granite columns of Twenty-Column Hall (Ancient Italy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Mosaic interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 30, 2003
Arches of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Mirror and a malachite vase of Malachite Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Mosaic on walls of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Armorial Hall (Gerbovy Zal, Emblem Hall) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Interior of Kazansky Cathedral on Nevsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2009
Interior of Birch House in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Painted plafond of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Grand bedroom in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Swamp orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2014
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Trunk texture of Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, June 1, 2015
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and Winter Palace (Hermitage museum). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2003
Blue butterfly bush flowers (blue glory bower, Rotheca myricoides, Clerodendrum ugandense) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2008
Mineralogical Cabinet of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Passage from Pavel I Throne Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Pavel I Throne Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Vaults of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Remains of an old settlement near Al Thugab Fort. North-west coast, Qatar, June 20, 2015
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Flowers of Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia, Andromeda glaucophylla, Russian name Podbel) and leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2017
Light colored mushrooms Lichenomphalia umbellifera on a pile of peat in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2017
- views from observation deck of Empire State Building (New York, June 22, 1997)
Vaults of gallery of Raphael Loggias in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Green columns in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
The alley of Oak Alley Plantation, view from the gate. Vacherie, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
Gallery of Souq Jaidah (bird market) near Souq Waqif. Doha, Qatar, June 20, 2016
Dissected milkcap mushrooms Lactarius psammicola in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 29, 2018
- New York, Saturday June 21: Times Square, 5th Avenue, Central Park, 8th Avenue (Dallas - a trip to New York, June 3 - 21, 1997)
Golden Hill Cascade in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, June 28, 2014
Carpet of desert spurge (summer poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 5, 2015
Glistening inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus micaceus) on a lawn behind a memorial in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2017
Yellow primrose (cowslip, Primula veris) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2017
Blue and red flowers of forget-me-not (Myosotis, Russian name Nezabudka) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 5, 2017
Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia, Andromeda glaucophylla, Russian name Podbel) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Maple alley in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2017
Wolf s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) on a cut surface of a stump near Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
Inkcap mushroos Coprinellus angulatus near Kavgolovskoe Lake in area of Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2017
Masses of inkcap mushrooms Coprinopsis strossmayeri in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 18, 2017
Yellow (pontic or honeysuckle) azalea Rhododendron luteum in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Blooming pink azalea (Rhododendron) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Red flowers of azalea (Rhododendron smirnovii) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Close up of flowers of marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Valley of Slavyanka River in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 21, 2017
Young sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2017
White triangle on graffiti on a house at 26K2 Zheleznovodskaya Street in Smolenskoe Cemetery of Vasilievsliy Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2017
Gymnopus mushrooms on roadside near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 28, 2017
Group of red-mouth bolete mushrooms (Boletus subvelutipes) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2018
Blusher mushroom (Amanita amerirubescens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
Eastern gamagrass (Fakahatchee Grass, Tripsacum dactyloides) in a semi-open area in oak forest in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2018
Yellow and dark-brown Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) corticioid fungus on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
Close up of Hypoxylon rubiginosum(?) crust fungus on underside of a piece of wood on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
Gills of a milkcap mushroom Lactarius xanthydrorheus on a slope of the almost dry creek half a meter above its bottom near Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 9, 2018
Group of Mycetinis mushrooms on oak leaves in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2018
Underside of blue milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2018
Maryland milkwort (Polygala mariana) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 23, 2018
Dissected bolete mushrooms Suillus hirtellus at mushroom walk with Gulf States Mycological Society in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 23, 2018
Dissected stalked puffball-in-aspic mushrooms (Calostoma cinnabarinum) on Sundew Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, June 23, 2018
Gelatinous stalked-puffball mushrooms (Calostoma cinnabarinum) on Sundew Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Kountze, Texas, June 23, 2018
Dissected Porphyrellus sordidus (Tylopilus sordidus) or may be Leccinellum bolete mushrooms on floodplain on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, June 30, 2018
Pink flowers of azalea (Rhododendron) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2019
Buttercup flowers (Ranunculus) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2019
Bright red azalea (Rhododendron) in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2019
False coral mushrooms (Tremellodendron schweinitzii, Sebacina schweinitzii) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019
Entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (anamorph of Cordyceps bassiana) on a paper wasp collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Pink flowers of tephrosia in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2019
Sunken bloodspot lichen (Haematomma persoonii) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 17, 2019
Pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma strictius var. isabellinum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019
Foliose lichens on a fallen oak twig in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019
Octopus-like palmetto lichen (Ramalina celastri) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 18, 2019
Close up of grass pink orchid (Calopogon tuberosus) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
Meadow pink (Sabatia campestris) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket National Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 22, 2019
Pinewood gingertail mushrooms (Xeromphalina campanella) on a fallen tree in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, June 26, 2019
Pale violet brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 28, 2019
Red brittlegill mushrooms (Russula) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2019
Bright yellow or orange brittlegill (Russula) mushrooms in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 2, 2020
Side view of pale brown Amanita mushrooms on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 3, 2020
Underside of white Amanita mushrooms on a sandy path in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 5, 2020
Underside of blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius indigo) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Dissected Amanita(?) mushrooms covered by fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020
Texture of a fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2020
Reddish leaves of honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, June 14, 2020
Green flatsedge (Cyperus virens) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 23, 2020
- views from observation deck of Empire State Building (New York, June 22, 1997)
Arabesque Parlor 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
- views from observation deck of Empire State Building (New York, June 22, 1997)
Majolica Room in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Effect of infinite reflections in Grand Sleeping Room of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Jackson Square with carriages and Saint Louis Cathedral at evening, view from Washington Artillery Park. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8, 2005
Pyramid Fountain in Peterhof (Petrodvorets), near Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 4, 2009
Decorated ceiling of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
Smolny monastery from bell tower of Smolny Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Small blue flowers of Wild Hyancinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2009
Replicas(?) of ancient statues in Hercules Room 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
Cross Bridge (Krestovy Most) near Catherine Palace in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo), a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 21, 2009
Euterpe sculpture of Twelve Paths (Dvenadtsat Dorozhek) in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
A hall in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Church altar in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Niche of Pavilion Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Dvortsovaya Square, Alexandriysky Stolp (Alexander Column, Pillar), and General Staff building from a window of Hermitage museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, 3:59 p.m. June 25, 2003
Throne (Georgian) Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Entrance hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2014
Clematis reticulata flower in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2008
A hall of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Plafond "Triumph of Hero" in Ball Hall of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Grand Dining Room, or Corner Parlor of Stroganov Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2009
Green room with portraits in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Swan Lake ballet in Imperial Theatre on the Fontanka. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2003
Rising clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
Wall hawkweed (Hieracium murorum, Russian name Yastrebinka) in Rozhdestveno, south from Saint Petersburg in Leningrad Region. Russia, June 19, 2011
Karl Briullov Hall in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 8, 2009
Raphael Loggias (a copy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
- New York, Saturday June 21: Times Square, 5th Avenue, Central Park, 8th Avenue (Dallas - a trip to New York, June 3 - 21, 1997)
Rotunda dome of Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Side altar of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
The alley of Oak Alley Plantation, view from the gate, at rain. Vacherie, Louisiana, June 18, 2005
Ruins around mosque minaret in a village of Al Areesh (Arish). Northern Qatar, June 11, 2016
Minaret of a mosque in Al Areesh (Arish), view from a beach. Northern Qatar, June 11, 2016
Knights Hall (Rytsarsky Zal) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009
Corner room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
A bedroom in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Traditional columned peristyle (liwan) in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah (Albochoarh Tribe) on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015
Girl Mawas House in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015
- Broadway (New York, June 23 - 24 and a trip to Turner Falls, May 28, 1997)
Evergreen plantation, view from Old River Road. West from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 2005
Dome interior of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009
Tower like clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
Swan Lake ballet in Imperial Theatre on the Fontanka. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2003
Scarlet hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2010
Grand stairs of National Theater of Opera and Ballet. Odessa, Ukraine, June 30, 2009
Round room in Pavlovsky Palace. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 14, 2011
Shrubby water-primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2012
Stone pillars of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 2, 2014
Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) at the foot of Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, June 4, 2016
Glasswort (Salicornia sinus-persica) on a beach near Fuwairit. Qatar, June 4, 2016
- views from observation deck of Empire State Building (New York, June 22, 1997)
Chesma Gallery in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
Interior of Church of Savior on Blood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 25, 2009
China dishes in Menshikovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2010
