Windblown sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near a sand fence on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Orange windblown sand near limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Fourleaf allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) on sand of Ferry Road in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2020
Sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Camelthorn bush (Alhagi maurorum) in sand on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, November 29, 2014
Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing on sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Habitat of dyer s croton (giradol, Chrozophora tinctoria, local names Tanoom, zerraij, tannom) in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Round house at 5/2 Mytninskaya, a corner of 5-ya Sovetskaya Street in Peski (Sands) area. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) on a sand pile in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 22, 2009
Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
Parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with flower buds in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Hairy flower buds of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Plants growing in windblown sand mounds on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Exposed rocks and shells uncovered from sand by winter winds on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2004
Brownish plant Cornulaca aucheri(?) (local name thalj) at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Large plant of Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
Loop road around Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Windblown sand at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Orange lithified (compacted and hardened, turned to stone) sand dune in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
Sand mounds with plants of Anabasis setifera on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Yard passage at 11 10-ya Sovetskaya Street in Peski (Sands) area. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Small yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi or may be Tripleurospermum in sand near Harrarah in southern Qatar, February 14, 2014
Ruins covered by sand near Khalil bin Mubarak bin Atiq Al Mansouri Farm in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al-Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Qatar, February 13, 2015
Pattern of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Flower of Palafoxia hookeriana (sand palafox) in dew on roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain. Gause, Texas, September 20, 2008
Sand patterns at the foot of limestone hill of Jebel Fuwairit at sunrise. North-eastern Qatar, November 14, 2015
Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Green bushes of Agriophyllum minus on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Bush of Moltkiopsis ciliata (Lithospermum ciliatum, Lithospermum angustifolium, local names halam, Ghabshah) uprooted by wind in sand near limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Sand ripples in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
Winter rosettes of mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella) in sand on a logging site near Hallojarvi (Gorynskoe) Lake near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Common pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris, wind flower, meadow anemone, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in a pine forest on a sand hill near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019
Ripples on wet sand in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 20, 2019
Sand ripples on a beach in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 20, 2019
Salt tolerant plants in windblown sand mixed with dust on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Various vegetation in windblown sand at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Sand dunes covered by flowers of Launaea mucronata subsp. mucronata near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Small blooming plant of Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Vegetation on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Habitat of the plant Agriophyllum minus on windblown sand at the foot of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Dry bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in windblown sand in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Blue head lizard Yellow-spotted Agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) on sand. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs on sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Ruins in sand near Khalil bin Mubarak bin Atiq Al Mansouri Farm in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al-Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Qatar, February 13, 2015
Beach sand ripples at Deepwater Pt. in Demarest - Lloyd Memorial State Park at low tide. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 13, 2003
Sand palafox (Palafoxia hookeriana) flower on roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain. Gause, Texas, September 20, 2008
Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
Salt tolerant plants growing in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
Shoot of sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) taken from desert on the border of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, March 14, 2015
Sand mounds (habitat of Seidlitzia rosmarinus) near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples east of Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
Texture of sand ripples on a beach east of Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
Plant of dyer s croton (giradol, Chrozophora tinctoria, local names Tanoom, zerraij, tannom) in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Cluster of flowers of Moltkiopsis ciliata (local names halam, Ghabshah) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
Windblown sand at sunrise near a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2016
Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
Close up of stalked puffball mushrooms (stalkballs, Tulostoma) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Lithified (compacted and hardened, turned to stone) sand dune in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
Windblown sand south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Sand mounds in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Red sands on the bottom of Ramon Crater. Mitzpe Ramon, the Middle East, February 1, 2001
Mixture of drifting snow and sand between dunes near Snail Trail in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, January 18, 2005.
Accumulation of drifting sand around bushy desert plants Cornulaca aucheri(?) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Stone mosque in sands near Khalil bin Mubarak bin Atiq Al Mansouri Farm in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al-Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Qatar, February 13, 2015
Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance, local names remith, hamd) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
A pond of Oredezh River behind the dam and red sand shores of the river, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 22, 2004
Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance, local names remith, hamd) in windblown sand at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Windblown sand with rocks in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
View of Mediterranean sea and the park from an ancient wall protruding from the sands in southern Ashkelon. The Middle East, September 19, 2001
View of southern Ashkelon from an ancient wall protruding from the sands. The Middle East, September 19, 2001
Sand ripples on a sandy bar at low tide in French Beach (42 km Beach), on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Various plants in windblown sand at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Camel bones in sand between Al Khor and Ras Luffan. Qatar, February 6, 2015
Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand ripples at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Plant of dyer s croton (giradol, Chrozophora tinctoria, local names Tanoom, zerraij, tannom) with fruits in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Plant of Anabasis setifera in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Multicolor sands in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) emerging from sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
Schmidt s fringed-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Salsola cyclophylla in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Sand mounds with salt tolerant plants on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Plant of Polycarpon succulentum in sand on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 19, 2016
Fresh shoots and a dry plant of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Plant of Agriophyllum minus on sand at the foot of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Plant of Agriophyllum minus in windblown sand below a limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
Large compact bush of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
Plant of Leptadenia pyrotechnica in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
Large sand grains on a beach in Solnechnoe, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 8, 2016
Several small snow morel mushrooms (Gyromitra gigas) in sand on a forest logging site near Hallojarvi (Gorynskoe) Lake near Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 27, 2017
Silky pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma sericeum) on a meadow near the sand pit in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2017
Folded cap of false morel mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) in sand on old railroad grade near Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 8, 2019
Purle flowers of common pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris, wind flower, meadow anemone, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in a pine forest on a sand hill near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019
Purle flowers of common pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris, wind flower, prostrel or son trava in Russian) in a pine forest on a sand hill near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2019
Underside of powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) mushroom in sand left after flooding of a small creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2019
A rocky beach and dry sand ripples at the end of River Road in Acoaxet. Westport, Massachusetts, April 6, 2004
Sand ripples at low tide in Long Point Beach in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, February 5, 2005.
Amwal and QFBA towers in West Bay during sand storm, view from a balcony of Room 2303 of ASAS Tower West. Doha, Qatar, March 26, 2011
Sand spit of Safliya Island near Doha at sunset, with West Bay in background. Qatar, April 3, 2013
Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
Grove of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera, local name nakheel) on a low sand mound on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, November 7, 2014
Sand-blast type of wind abrasion in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
Sand ripples and rocky northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
Sand eroded from Timna Cliffs in western Timna Park, 13 miles north from Eilat. The Middle East, December 12, 2002
View from a crest of sand dune in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
Sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Sand mounds and ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
Windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Car tracks in sand at sunrise from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Inflorescence of Moltkiopsis ciliata (local names halam, Ghabshah) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
Texture of windblown sand near a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2016
Desert plant Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Sand ripples on French Beach (42 km Beach) in Marouna, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 19, 2016
Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) against blue sky on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
Sand mounds with Seidlitzia rosmarinus plants south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Beach sand ripples at low tide in Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, November 14, 2004
Cornulaca monacantha with sand ripples on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Small bushes in windblown sand at sunrise from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Copper minerals in white sand from eroded cliffs along the blue trail in western Timna Park, near Eilat. The Middle East, April 25, 2001
Pebbles covering layers of lithified sand dune in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
White sand and caves at the foot of Timna cliffs in western Timna Park, near Eilat. The Middle East, April 25, 2001
Launaea mucronata (local name Huwa ghazal) with flowers in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
A road cut through glacier sand hills north from Gorynskoe Lake near Lembolovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 19, 2004
Sand ripples at windy evening on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, December 17, 2004
Stingray(?) sand crater at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
View from a crest of an arc-shaped sand dune (barchan) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Windblown sand mounds and ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Grits of eolian sand on surface of dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Windblown sand with ripples in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
Sand button (fruit of creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
Dyer s croton (giradol, Chrozophora tinctoria, local names Tanoom, zerraij, tannom) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Field of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Beach sand pattern at low tide near Richmond Pond west from Acoaxet at evening. Westport, Massachusetts, November 15, 2004
Sand-blast type of wind abrasion at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Eyelash Plant (Blepharis ciliaris, Blepharis persica, Ruellia ciliaris, local names nejayae, shouk al dab) in sand near Trainah in southern Qatar, February 14, 2014
Plant of Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Salsola cyclophylla in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, with Sealine Beach Resort in background. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
Almost dry plant of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) on sand in Mazhabya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Close up of Schmidt s fringed-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
Button-scaled gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus) in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Plants in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
Wavy texture of aeolian sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
Seedlings of bindweed (Convolvulus fatmensis) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, January 22, 2016
Grass Rostraria pumila (Avena pumila)(?) in sand on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 19, 2016
Lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) on sand in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
Bindweed (Convolvulus fatmensis) with a flower extracted from windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, February 26, 2016
Flowers of Launaea mucronata subsp. mucronata on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
Blooming Eremobium aegyptiacum in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
Small blooming plant of desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Fruits of Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus growing on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) grown near acacia tree in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Blooming sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Small plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Young plant of Salsola drummondii in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Climbing an orange lithified (hardened) sand dune in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, April 2, 2016
Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
Vegetation on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
Highly succulent form of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
Sand dunes south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
Rush (Juncus rigidus) with flowers in windblown sand in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
White sands and sandstone erosions below western cliffs in Timna Park, 13 miles north from Eilat. The Middle East, November 7, 2002
Sand ripples at low tide in French Beach (42 km Beach), on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 4, 2010
Sand ripples on a beach near Sestroretsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2011
Speed Bump road sign near Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Sand ripples near Sestroretsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 19, 2011
Darkling beetle Adesmia khaliensis in sands of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) standing on extended legs to limit contact with hot sand in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance local names remith, hamd) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
Mosque minaret in sands near Khalil bin Mubarak bin Atiq Al Mansouri Farm in area of Lijmiliya wells in Al-Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh). Qatar, February 13, 2015
Young plant of Salsola drummondii with clavate and club-shaped variation of leaves in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Multicolor sands in Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol) in Negev Desert. The Middle East, March 11, 2000
Tidal flat and sand ripples at the end of River Road. Acoaxet, Massachusetts, March 13, 2004.
Road sign covered by sand near Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
Flowers of Sea Lavender (Limonium axillare, local name Qetaif) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
Tracks of toad-headed agama lizard at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
Desert plant Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) in sand near a road to Saudi Arabia in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
Close up of a flower of false sowthistle (Reichardia tingitana, local name Hawzan or mureer, Hawdhan) in sand near Trainah in southern Qatar, February 14, 2014
Sand ripples on a beach. Kurort, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) with bird-beak-shaped galls (flower galls) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Blooming sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Old bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Eremobium aegyptiacum with opened seed pods in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
Sand Spurry (Spergularia diandra, Arenaria diandra, Spergula diandra, local name degaygah) on white background in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
Big Crater (Makhtesh Gadol), dry river and multicolored sands behind picnic tables. The Middle East, December 23, 2000
Sand pattern at rising tide at the tip of Horseneck Point. Westport, Massachusetts, February 1, 2005.
Sand ripples at low tide in Long Point Beach in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, February 5, 2005.
New York like cityscape of 3-ya Sovetskaya Street(?) near Grechesky Prospect in Peski (Sands) area. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Courtyard with parked cars at 26 Degtyarny Pereulok in Peski (Sands) area. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2009
Southern side of Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012
