Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Flower beds opposite to teapot sculpture near Sheraton Park on Corniche in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 22, 2010
Pale tiger lily in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 15, 2010
Trail to a springhouse south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
Pink tiger lily in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 15, 2010
West Bay from a square at Balhambra restaurant on Corniche (seafront promenade). Doha, Qatar, January 22, 2010
Deer Run Trail on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
Turk s Cap Lily (Lilium tenuifolium) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
View of West Bay from Corniche (seafront promenade) near a sewage outlet. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2010
West Bay towers from Sheraton Park on Corniche. Doha, Qatar, February 8, 2010
The Pearl Qatar development (artificial island in Arabian, or Persian Gulf) under construction in northern Doha, with its eastern part (Viva Bahriyah/Viva Centrale) in the center. View from a window of a plane from Doha, Qatar to Houston, TX, March 16, 2010.
Giant Swallowtails (Papilio cresphontes) nectaring on a thistle flower on Lost Pines Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, May 2, 2010
Wildflowers around springhouse south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
Rising clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
View of West Bay from Corniche (seafront promenade) at morning. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2010
Grand canal in Villagio shopping mall in Aspire Zone. Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2010
Villagio shopping mall in Aspire Zone that looks like a mall at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2010
Lower Falls of Yellowstone River from Grand View Lookout Point in Canyon Village. Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, July 24, 2010
Bald cypress in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 15, 2010
Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 29, 2010
Tower like clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
Dense fog on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
Dark red daisy in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 3, 2010.
Scarlet hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2010
Interior of Saint Vladimir Cathedral in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
Spiral Mosque and Oyster and Pearl fountain sculpture from Corniche in clouds. Doha, Qatar, March 2, 2010
Roadside of Road 2562 near crossing with Road 217, south from Roans Prairie. Texas, April 4, 2010.
China dishes in Menshikovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2010
Sky and clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
Coats of arms in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Decorated bronze dish in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Sleeping room in Menshikovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2010
Patterned chandelier and geometric decoration of ground floor of atrium of Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, January 30, 2010
Main building entrance facade of Museum of Islamic Art at evening. Doha, Qatar, January 30, 2010
African daisy (Osteospermum) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, March 18, 2010.
Water iris in Hickory Bog in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
Fruits of peach in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 30, 2010
Mimulus flower in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
Wildflowers south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
Field in Urochishche Teterevskoe open space, between Orekhovo and Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2010
Three Graces sculpture (mythological goddesses of Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia representing beauty, charm and joy) in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Details of a decorated metal shield in Knight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Lake opposite to Chinese Palace in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2010
Naked woman on a dish in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Textiles in an alley in Souq Waqif (Old Market). Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2010
Easter egg(?) with inlaid rubies on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2010
Farm road south from FM 390 opposite to Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, April 14, 2010
Multicolored iris in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
Bright pink flowers of Lady bird s centaury (Centaurium texense) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Young Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2010
Flower bud of Morning glory (Ipomoea indica) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2010
Mature seed head of common dandelion (Taraxanum officinale) showing parasol-like pappus attached to seed-bearing achenes in Sosnovka Park in Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 24, 2010
Dead tree on sewage line right of way in fog in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 15, 2010
Poppy seed pods in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 3, 2010.
Dogwood (Cornus florida) in bloom in Huntsville State Park on Chinquapin Trail. Texas, April 3, 2010.
Donkey in a field of bluebonnets in Long Ranch, east from Llano. Texas, April 5, 2010.
West Bay towers reflected in harbor from Corniche. Doha, Qatar, January 22, 2010
Blue water iris in Hickory Bog in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, April 10, 2010
Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010
Sculpture of Terpsichore, muse of music and dance, from Greek mythology with a harp on Twelve Paths (Dvenadtsat Dorozhek) in Old Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 23, 2010
Rectory(?) of Voskresensky Novodeviciy Monastery at Moskovskiy Prospekt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010
Decorated brass shield in Knight Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multisided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 12, 2010
Arabic calligraphy on a natural leaf (Turkey, 20th century, gold) on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2010
Small yellow flower of evening primrose or Ludwigia(?) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 16, 2010
Flower of dayflower (Commelina) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, June 15, 2010
Pond Karasiovoe Ozero and birches in northern area of Sosnovka Park in mist. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010
Frogs on a dish by Bernard Palissy in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1, 2010
Sewage outlet (ground water from construction sites) on Corniche (seafront promenade). Doha, Qatar, February 12, 2010
Red dirt ranch road with bluebonnets (lupine), view from Road 308 south-east from Llano. Texas, April 5, 2010.
Centaurea Sweet Sultan in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2010
Lower Falls of Yellowstone River from a lookout in Canyon Village. Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, July 24, 2010
Bastard pennyroyal (Trichostema dichotomum) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 2, 2010
Agave(?) flowers in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2010
Fruits of plum in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 30, 2010
Banana leaf after a rain in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 3, 2010
Morning glory (Ipomoea indica) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, June 13, 2010
A bridge in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 5, 2010
Pink fuzzybean (Strophostyles umbellata) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 2, 2010
White flower of mustard family in Huntsville State Park on Chinquapin Trail. Texas, April 3, 2010.
Orange milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in bloom in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
Black tarantula like spider Ummidia sp. (Trapdoor Spider) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010
Purple dewdrop (Lobelia puberula) in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, October 2, 2010
Tornado Tower (QIPCO Office) lighted in blue with some clouds at morning. Doha, Qatar, January 21, 2010
Fountain in Rumeilah Park (Al Bidda Park) at evening. Doha, Qatar, February 2, 2010
Skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana) in Old Baylor Park. Independence, Texas, May 16, 2010
Blooming Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010
Alley in swamp area of Sosnovka Park in fog. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2010