View of Sfat (Safed) from a trail descending from a slope of Mount Meron in Galilee. The Middle East, November 14, 2002
Old cemetery in Safed with Meron Mountains (over 1000 m) at background. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Memorial at Yerushalaym Street. Sfat (Safed), the Middle East, June 7, 2002
Safed s cemetery below the Old City with Meron Mountains at background. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
A mill near Ein Po em spring at Nahal Ammud River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Nahal Sekhvee River north from Safed, landscape of a wadi in Upper Galilee. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Showing safe way of boarding a bus for workers of Dubai Towers near Corniche. Doha, Qatar, April 9, 2014
Mills (?) at Nahal Ammud River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Canyon of Nahal Sekhvee River north from Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Houses in Safed (also spelled Safad, Zefat, Tzfat, Tsfat, Zfat, Safet, Safes, etc.) in Upper Galilee. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Ancient donkey path from Safed to the mills of Nahal Ammud along Nahal Sekhvee River. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
A former mosque(?), now an apartment house. Sfat (Safed), the Middle East, June 7, 2002
The fruit garden (bustan) watered from a spring at Nahal Ammud River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Iscandria flour mill (?) at Nahal Ammud River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Safe (Safeway) Supermarket at 3400 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Central City. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 16, 2006
Ancient trail along Nahal Sekhvee River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Ancient trail along Nahal Sekhvee River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
An orchid flower on a trail along Nahal Sekhvee River near Safed. The Middle East, April 19, 2001
Tomb of Jacob Joseph Taubenhaus (born in Safed, Palestine in 1884) in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 17, 2023
Mural "We All Deserve A Healthy And Safe Community" by Hospitality House at 84 Clarion Alley in Mission District of San Francisco. California, March 16, 2024
A network of heavily rusted, interconnected pipes is positioned above a patch of bare dirt and dry, dormant brush. Supported by thick vertical stands, the horizontal piping is outfitted with an array of industrial hardware, including multiple pressure gauges (manometers) and a prominently featured red pneumatic control valve. Snaking between these various instruments and the main pipes are several runs of very thin, bright, and shiny silver tubing, creating a sharp visual contrast against the deep rust of the primary framework. Although the complex arrangement of pipes and dials might superficially resemble a distillation apparatus, it is actually a surface wellhead and production manifold used in the oil and gas industry. These structures are critical components installed at the surface of an extraction site to safely control, monitor, and route the high-pressure flow of hydrocarbons coming from an underground well. The various valves act as "chokes" to regulate the flow rate of the extracted oil or gas, while the intricate tubing feeds the product to the manometers and pneumatic controls to constantly monitor system pressure and ensure safe operation. Northern side of Flag Pond on Lake Somerville Trailway near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 14, 2026
Malaise trap, a specialized piece of entomological equipment designed to passively collect flying insects. Invented in the 1930s by Swedish entomologist Rene Malaise and later refined by American entomologist Henry Townes, it is primarily utilized by researchers to conduct biodiversity surveys. Scientists frequently set these traps up in natural environments like Lick Creek Park and leave them for days or weeks to continuously sample the local insect fauna, particularly flies, wasps, and bees. The trap functions as a flight interceptor by taking advantage of the natural instincts of insects. It is constructed from fine mesh netting and shaped much like a tent, featuring a central barrier wall and a sloped roof. When an insect flies into the central mesh wall, its instinctive reaction is not to drop to the ground, but rather to fly or crawl upward toward the light to bypass the obstacle. To encourage this behavior, modern designs often use dark-colored mesh for the lower walls so the insects do not see them as an exit, and white mesh for the roof to naturally draw the insects toward the top. As the insects move upward, the sloped ceiling funnels them toward the highest peak of the trap. At this apex, a small opening leads directly into a collection apparatus, which is the white plastic jar visible at the top of the structure in your photo. This container typically holds a liquid preservative, such as ethanol, which safely captures and preserves the specimens until researchers return to collect the samples for laboratory identification. Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 25, 2026
