Showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) under power lines near Park Hudson Trail. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2014
Old pumping station for electric power station of city tram (1906 - 1907) at Monastyrka River. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2011
Power station on Hermon River in Banias Park. Golan Heights, the Middle East, April 7, 2001
Power lines on a site of Bryant Station near Buckholts. Texas, December 1, 2012
Wooden poles of power lines on a site of Bryant Station near Buckholts. Texas, December 1, 2012
Passion flower (Passiflora) under power lines on Park Hudson Trail. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2014
Pluteus mushrooms on mulched trees under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, February 24, 2018
Power station of Red Banner (Krasnoe Znamia) Textile Factory on Pionerskaya Street in Petrogradskaya Storona neighborhood. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2012
Flower of showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa) under power lines near Park Hudson Trail. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2014
Passion flower (Passiflora) under power lines near Park Hudson Trail. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2014
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Spikelet of sprangletop grass with bluish leaves Leptochloa panicea(?) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Morning Glory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Paraguayan windmillgrass (Chloris canterai)(?) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Seeds of Paraguayan windmillgrass (Chloris canterai)(?) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Sprangletop grass with bluish leaves Leptochloa panicea(?) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Beginning of a spikelet of sprangletop grass Leptochloa panicea(?) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Flowers of firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Seed head of firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex, Ruellia brittoniana) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Flower and fluffy seed heads of firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) near the creek under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 21, 2020
Red lovegrass (Eragrostis secundiflora) under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2020
Mediterranean lineseed (Bellardia trixago) under power lines in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 5, 2022
Abandoned building at 20 Morskaya Naberezhnaya Street, near remains of a power station. Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
Buildings of Vyborg Historical Power Station at 20A Morskaya Naberezhnaya Street. Vyborg, Russia, August 5, 2024
Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God near the train station in Sestroretsk. The huge icon of Jesus and the rocket models is part of a distinct chapel and memorial complex dedicated to the Royal Martyrs (Tsar Nicholas II and his family) and the spiritual protection of Russia. The Rockets: The models of space rockets (one clearly marked "VOSTOK") are part of a unique, patriotic, and somewhat eclectic display. The local spiritual community, led by Father Gavriil (Gabriel), is known for combining intense Orthodox devotion with Soviet/Russian patriotic symbols, viewing the country s history (including the space age) through a spiritual lens. This particular "installation" links the idea of "spiritual ascent" with the physical ascent of space exploration, a quirky but sincere local expression of faith. The "Clock Tower": The transparent model tower with clocks is a stylized representation of the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. The Kremlin is often associated with state power, and its inclusion here reinforces the church s focus on the spiritual destiny of the Russian state. This is one of the most idiosyncratic religious sites in the St. Petersburg region--a place where Tsarist martyrdom, Orthodox mysticism, and Soviet space achievements are all visually blended together. Russia, October 9, 2025
