An oak alley near Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Evergreen plantation, view from Old River Road. West from New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 2005
Old Ferry Road in mist in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, March 22, 2009
A marsh near Point Judith in Narragansett, view from Old Ocean Road. Rhode Island, January 8, 2004
Lion s Gate Road in Arab Quarter of Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, September 20, 2000
Farm road south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
An oak near Old River Road (Route 18), at morning. Vacherie, Louisiana, August 20, 2005
Cornell Pond in fog, view from a small park at Old Fall River Road near Hixville. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, October 8, 2004
Old olive trees near Rama in Galilee, view from Road 85. The Middle East, April 7, 2001
Via Dolorosa Road and Esse Homo Arch in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
A park near Turner Pond at Old Fall River Road. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, October 14, 2004
Dense field of bluebonnet flowers, view from Old Navasota Road, near Old Chappell Hill Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Stone house near a beach road in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, September 12, 2015
Bluebonnets and paintbrush at 9370 Old Independence Road, opposite to Wellness Ranch, north from Brenham. Texas, April 14, 2010
Old quarry near Road FM 390 south from Lake Somerville. Texas, May 6, 2012
Cornell Pond, view from a small park at Old Fall River Road near Hixville. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, October 7, 2004
Western road around Kristateleby Pond in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
An oak alley near Evergreen plantation, view from Old River Road. West from New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5, 2006
Road along Jebel in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
Farm in mist, view from Old Navasota Road, near Old Chappell Hill Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Beach road near 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, July 3, 2015
Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Old graveyard of Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
Evergreen plantation, view from Old River Road. West from New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5, 2006
Fence of Triple T Ranch and bluebonnet flowers, view from Old Chappell Hill Road, near Pulawski School Lane. East from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Abandoned farm with an old house at Road 2027 near Pleasant Grove, west from Bremond. Texas, December 29, 2010
View of a road and old mines along Alakhson River from Timna Stage. The Middle East, March 15, 2001
Home Place Plantation at Old River Road. Hahnville, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet flowers near Old Independence Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Shed and a horse with bluebonnet flowers, view from crossing of Old Navasota and Old Chappell Hill roads. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Old car in a field, view from Felder Road. South from Washington, Texas, September 21, 2008
Abandoned old house near Mission de Cristo Jesus Church at road 259 in Port Sullivan, west from Hearne. Texas, December 29, 2010
Field of wildflowers near 9370 Old Independence Road, opposite to Wellness Ranch, north from Brenham. Texas, April 14, 2010
Stone house near a beach road in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, July 3, 2015
Stone ruins near a beach road in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, September 12, 2015
Old Independence Road, near Guzman Ranch. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2008
Soldiers on the corner Via Dolorosa and El Wad (HaGay, the Valley) roads in Old City of Jerusalem watching Moslems returning after a Friday worship. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Shack and flowers at Allwise Road, near Old Plantation Road. East from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Old house at Road 320 (Gassaway), a corner of 5-th Street in Lott. Texas, December 29, 2010
Old mosque in Mazraat Al Saalouiya near a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
Area of Spear, with Southern Pacific Railroad and Wellborn Road to the left, Old Railroad Grade (Marion Pugh Drive) to the right, George Bush Drive and Rodeo Ground on the bottom, view from a window of a plane. College Station, Texas, January 8, 2008
Cow in front of an oil refinery, view from Old Independence Road, south from Independence. Texas, March 29, 2008
A garage with an old car near Newtown Road. Hector, New York, November 3, 2005
Mooing cow at Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Pasture with Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet flowers near Old Independence Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Road between a jebel (stone hill) and old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015
Stone pillar near a road in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
White fence of Guzman Ranch at Old Independence Road. Independence, Texas, September 21, 2008
Indian paintbrush with bluebonnet flowers near 9370 Old Independence Road, opposite to Wellness Ranch, north from Brenham. Texas, April 14, 2010
Old carriage road in Simmons Mill Pond Management Area (entrance from John Dyer Road) south from Adamsville. Little Compton, Rhode Island, June 4, 2004
Old shed with a tractor on William Penn Road, near crossing with Road 390, east from Independence. Texas, April 1, 2008
Field of Indian paintbrush flowers near Old Independence Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 2, 2010.
Field of Indian paintbrush and bluebonnet flowers near Old Independence Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Old car for sale in a field, view from Felder Road. South from Washington, Texas, September 21, 2008
Moslems returning after a Friday worship on Via Dolorosa Road in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
An old grassy road in Simmons Mill Pond Management Area south from Adamsville, with some morning fog. Little Compton, Rhode Island, October 6, 2004
Old Independence Road, near Guzman Ranch. Independence, Texas, June 1, 2008
Old car at Wolf Creek Road, near Road 390. Gay Hill, Texas, April 7, 2008
Moslems returning after a Friday worship on ancient Roman road Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Red field of Indian paintbrush near Old Independence Road, near Brenham. Texas, April 7, 2010.
Old olive trees near Karmiel in Upper Galilee, view from Road 85. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
A slave cabin(?) near Evergreen Plantation in fog, view from Old River Road. Vacherie, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Cow staring behind a fence at Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Old farm at Road FM 413 at crossing with FM 1373 east from Rosebud. Texas, January 15, 2011
Road near a house of Sheikh Ali bin Imran bin Hamad Al Kuwari in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015
Jews at intersection of El Wad Road and Via Dolorosa in Old City. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 7, 2001
Hay bails, view from Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Guzman horse ranch at Old Independence Road. Independence, Texas, April 6, 2008
Railroad bridge of Old Gay Hill Road, north from Pledger Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 7, 2008
Somewhere in Moslem Quarter (Bab es Silsila(?) Road) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old carriage road in Simmons Mill Pond Management Area (entrance from John Dyer Road) south from Adamsville. Little Compton, Rhode Island, June 4, 2004
Forest road east from a meadow in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
Desert acacia on an old Roman road along Dead Sea from Masada to Tseelim spring. The Middle East, May 17, 2001
A house at El Wad Road in Old City, view from Via Dolorosa. Jerusalem, the Middle East, October 7, 2001
Old foundation and some burnt remains at eastern extension of Gulf Road. Catharine, New York, October 29, 2005
Ranch road in mist, view from Old Navasota Road, near Old Chappell Hill Road. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Cow preparing to moo at Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Excavations of Cardo road in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Road in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, July 3, 2015
Somewhere in Moslem Quarter (El Khalidiya(?) Road) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Holy Rosary Cemetery on the site of Occidental Chemical and Union Carbide plants at Old River Road. Taft, Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Back lit coreopsis and paintbrush flowers south from Road 390, opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 21, 2010
Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old Westport Road next day after a snowstorm. Massachusetts, March 7, 2003.
Old house at road 259 in Port Sullivan, west from Hearne. Texas, December 29, 2010
A building on El-Wadi Road in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, September 19, 2000
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, November 23, 2000
A doorway near Via Dolorosa Road in Moslem Quarter in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Moslems returning after a Friday worship through a market in Suq Khan ez-Zeit Road near Damascus Gate in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street surrounded by residential buildings. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, December 28, 2000
Somewhere in Moslem Quarter (El Khalidiya(?) Road) in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Cowboy boots and lasso on a tomb of Edith Miller in Old Bethel Cemetery at Hardy Weedon Road. College Station, Texas, January 26, 2008
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, December 28, 2000
A market in Old City behind Damascus Gate, at El Wad Road. Jerusalem, the Middle East, November 22, 2001
Qadisieh Road in Moslem Quarter in Old City of Jerusalem. The Middle East, December 13, 2002.
Old Westport Road next day after a snowstorm. Massachusetts, March 7, 2003.
Burned remains of the old caretaker s house(?) at Lincoln Park (1894-1987), a former amusement park near Westport Factory village, view from Beeden Road. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, January 21, 2004
Farm with bluebonnet flowers, view from crossing of Old Navasota and Old Chappell Hill roads. North from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Flowers over a rusty fence near Old Chappell Hill Road. Texas, May 6, 2012
Old cemetery of Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street surrounded by residential buildings. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, December 28, 2000
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church near Old River Road. Edgard, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Brown cow at Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Spotted cow holding a stalk of grass at Old Independence Road, near Prairie Hill. Between Independence and Brenham, Texas, September 21, 2008
Car repair services on B Ring Road in Old Ghanam area. Doha, Qatar, January 28, 2012
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street surrounded by residential buildings. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, December 28, 2000
Ferns on an old road in Simmons Mill Pond Management Area. Adamsville, Rhode Island, May 15, 2004
White fence of a ranch at Old Independence Road. Independence, Texas, April 13, 2008
Road in area of Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 18, 2015
Old Cemetery near Allenby Road and Ben Yehuda Street. Tel Aviv, the Middle East, December 28, 2000
White fence of Guzman Ranch at Old Independence Road. Independence, Texas, April 13, 2008
Stone yard of an old mosque in Mazraat Al Saalouiya near a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
Caire s Landing on Old River Road in fog, view from a levee. Edgard, Louisiana, December 15, 2006
Tombstone of Asa Chaddick (9/2/1815 - 6/12/1898) in Old Oakland Cemetery at Road 219. Roans Prairie, Texas, January 26, 2008
Field of yellow and orange flowers south from Road 390, opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 21, 2010
Masonic Cemetery on Old Chappell Hill Road, near Road 1155. East from Brenham, Texas, April 6, 2008
Old Bethel Cemetery at Hardy Weedon Road in mist. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2009
Old gas station and a grocery store at a corner of Road 594 (Iron Bridge Road) and Harge Road south-west from Somerville. Texas, February 24, 2008
Cane fields, plants and refineries along Old River Road (Route 18), near Saint James. Louisiana, August 20, 2005
Field road to Kaybolovskoe Gorodishche (old Estonian settlement). Kingisepp Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Tombs of old Lutheran Cemetery of marines on Citadel Road in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
Old farms near a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms in northern Qatar, May 2, 2014
Old fence of a farm of a poet Mohammed bin Hamad bin al-Naimi in Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
Old oil drum fence of a farm in Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 26, 2015
Old spiked puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon perlatum) near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
Old pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme) on a stump near northern road in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 1, 2017
A road in alder and willow forest in area of an old brick factory between Pesochnaya and Dibuny north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 26, 2017
Old overgrown road in area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 7, 2017
Slim chanterelle mushrooms Cantharellus tabernensis on an old overgrown road on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 23, 2018
Dark capped webcap (Cortinarius) mushrooms on an old road west from Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2018
Old patch of peppered rock-shield lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa on sandstone outcrop at the road descent at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 25, 2019
Flower spikes of smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus) on old road bed in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 10, 2020
Some sedge on an old forest road in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 9, 2017
Pale cream fibrecap mushrooms Inocybe sambucina(?) under pines on an old forest road near Zakhodskoe (Lounatjoki), 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2018
Paintbrush flowers in old gas station at 7510 Harge Road. Burton, Texas, March 31, 2019
Building of institute of biology at 2 Litera P Oranienbaum Road in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
Ichtiology Lab of institute of biology at 2 Litera P Oranienbaum Road in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019
Tough earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on an old road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
Cross section of tough earthball mushrooms Scleroderma polyrhizum(?) on an old road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 5, 2020
Smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus) on old road bed in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, September 10, 2020
Pholiota spumosa mushrooms on an old forest road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Underside of Pholiota spumosa mushrooms on an old forest road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Old road in a pine forest on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, November 8, 2020
Old road on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, November 21, 2020
Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine around 40 cm in diameter, bark partially removed, in relatively dry and sunny place on old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Hairy purple caps of polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine around 40 cm in diameter, bark partially removed, in relatively dry and sunny place on old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Fleshy Melanoleuca mushrooms on an old forest road, could be Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
Underside of fleshy Melanoleuca mushrooms on an old forest road, could be Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
Cross section of fleshy Melanoleuca mushrooms on an old forest road, could be Melanoleuca subpulverulenta, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 30, 2021
Polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine on an old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2021
Caps of polypore mushrooms Trichaptum byssogenum on a fallen pine on an old overgrown road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2021
Small Ascomycete mushrooms Anthracobia maurilabra(?) on an old bonfire site on a forest clearing under utility lines near a parking at Osborn Road on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 22, 2021
Bryoparasitic Pezizales fungus Lamprospora carbonicola with moss Funaria hygrometrica on an old bonfire site on a forest clearing under utility lines near a parking at Osborn Road on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 22, 2021
Old charred-pancake cup mushroom (Sarcosoma globosum) between a road and a mossy swamp in a spruce forest between Lisiy Nos and Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2021
Close-up of an old charred-pancake cup mushroom (Sarcosoma globosum) between a road and a mossy swamp in a spruce forest between Lisiy Nos and Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 14, 2021
Milkcap mushrooms Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii) on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
Side view of milkcap mushrooms Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii) on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
Cross section of milkcap mushrooms Lactifluus petersenii (Lactarius petersenii) on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
Bright yellow brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
Cross section brittlegill mushroom Russula flavida on an old forest road on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021
Tiny tooth mushrooms that look like Hydnum repandum on hardened soil in the middle of an old forest road covered by thin layer of needles, under pines, on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
Caps of tooth mushrooms that look like Hydnum repandum on hardened soil in the middle of an old forest road covered by thin layer of needles, under pines, on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
Cross section of tooth mushrooms that look like Hydnum repandum on hardened soil in the middle of an old forest road covered by thin layer of needles, under pines, on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, December 26, 2021
Milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus found loose above the ground on a very old logging road crossing the trail just before the first lake, on the ground slightly disturbed several years ago, under pines and oaks on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Small orange cup mushrooms Anthracobia tristis or may be A. maurilabra on a bonfire site before first lake, on old logging road on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 16, 2022
Young parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) on an old forest road on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 3, 2022
Small brown mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens(?) on fallen pine needles on old logging road in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
Side view of small brown mushrooms Conocybe subpubescens(?) on old logging road in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
Blooming downy phlox (Phlox pilosa) on old logging road in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, March 25, 2023
Old silver-blue milkcap mushroom (Lactarius paradoxus) with a mold fungus Hypomyces on Forest Service Road 231 near Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023
Old road in a post oak upland forest near Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, December 30, 2023
Mushrooms Myxomphalia maura(?) and stalked bonfire cup (Geopyxis carbonaria) on an old bonfire site near a road west from Kavgolovskoe Lake (Syariunlakhti), near Toksovo. North from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2024
A gently rising road leading toward Leuchtenberg Palace, drawing visitors uphill through a tunnel of golden autumn foliage in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
From the elevated terrace of the Leuchtenberg Palace, a thoughtfully designed "prospect" (vista) opens up towards the Gulf of Finland, offering a serene coastal panorama framed by autumn foliage. This clearing was intentionally cut through the forest in the 19th century to create a direct visual link between the palace and the sea, a common feature in romantic landscape architecture. The busy road visible in the middle ground is the Oranienbaum Highway, which separates the upper park from the lower coastal meadows. In the distance, the grey-blue waters of the Gulf of Finland merge with the overcast sky, creating a vast, moody backdrop that emphasizes the estate s prime coastal location. Sergievka Park, Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2025
A view of Suur-Karja Street (Suur-Karja ta"nav), one of the main arteries in Tallinn s Old Town. This street is famously (or infamously) known as the "Bermuda Triangle" of Tallinn s nightlife. The intersection of Suur-Karja and Va"ike-Karja streets is packed with bars, pubs, and clubs, making it the busiest party spot in the city on weekends. The street is lined with historic buildings that date back centuries. For instance, the building at Suur-Karja 12 (partially visible on the left) is a late-Gothic merchant house with roots in the 15th century. It has recently undergone extensive renovation to modernize its interiors while preserving its medieval stone fac,ade and window details. The street name "Suur-Karja" translates to "Great Cattle Street," referencing its medieval function as the route used to drive cattle from the city center out to pastures through the Karja Gate. Today, it connects the heart of the Old Town with Pa"rnu Road and the modern city center. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
Intersection of Pikk Street (Pikk ta"nav) and Pikk jalg ("Long Leg" street) in Tallinn s Old Town. The corner building with the distinctive red mansard roof and "VeTa" sign is Pikk 1. This historic structure currently houses a flagship store for VeTa, an Estonian fashion brand known for its knitwear and linen clothing. The shop s entrance is directly on the corner, inviting visitors coming down from Toompea Hill or entering the Lower Town. To the left of the VeTa building is the start of Pikk jalg (Long Leg), a historic cobblestone ramp that historically served as the main carriage road connecting the Lower Town (residence of merchants) to Toompea (seat of nobility and power). Just out of frame to the left would be the Pikk jalg Gate Tower (Pika jala va"ravatorn), a 14th-century defensive structure that controlled traffic between the two distinct parts of the medieval city. This spot marks the transition between the bustling commercial streets of the Lower Town and the fortified administrative center on the hill. It s a popular starting point for exploring the Old Town s main artery, Pikk Street, which runs all the way to the Great Coastal Gate. Tallinn, Estonia, October 16, 2025
