Masses of fairy inkcap mushrooms (Coprinellus disseminatus, Coprinus disseminatus) on a tree base in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
Porcino mushroom (Boletus edulis) under spruce trees near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016
Grayling mushrooms (Cantharellula umbonata) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Sandy area near a limestone arch in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
Palace of Pavel I in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
Wind erosion of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
Windblown sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
Solitary plant of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Masses of invasive desert spurge (summer poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
White lily in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
Red gills of surprise webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius semisanguineus) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2016
Jelly baby mushrooms (Leotia lubrica) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Mature pine forest in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 30, 2016
Knight mushrooms (Tricholoma arvernense) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Large greenhouse in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 11, 2016
Wooden sculpture in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2016
Orange (slimy) webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius mucosus) in Posiolok near Vyritsa, south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 16, 2016
Fall colors in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Iron bench with yellow leaves in Novodevichye Cemetery at Moskovskiy Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Oak near Gulf of Finland in Blizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
Sculptures in Letny Sad (Summer Garden). Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 21, 2016
Willow near Slavianka River in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
Small lily flower in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
Plant of Bienertia cycloptera near Salwa Road on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016
Sunrise in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
Close up of a desert locust taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
Woman s figure on a base of northern Rostral Column on Birzhevaya Square of Vasilievsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 18, 2016
Mosaic of Pavilion Hall in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 2016
Prayer hall of a church of Winter Palace in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 16, 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
Ventral view of a large desert locust taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
Eyelash Cup fungus (Scutellinia subhirtella mushrooms) on wood chips in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016
Surprise webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius semisanguineus) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Caps of Pinwheel mushrooms (Marasmius rotula) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Canal near White Tower. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2016
Gallery of Souq Jaidah (bird market) near Souq Waqif. Doha, Qatar, June 20, 2016
Wood-rotting scalycap mushrooms Hemipholiota populnea (Pholiota destruens) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 11, 2016
Group of winter mushrooms (velvet foot, Flammulina velutipes) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 23, 2016
Flint stones in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
Orange windblown sand near limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
Broken limestone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) with fruits near Al Ghada Street in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, April 19, 2016
Blooming Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, local name Habyan) on white background on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
Old water well in a green depression in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) in Aspire Park. Doha, Qatar, May 19, 2016
Sprawling plant of storksbill (Geranium robertianum)(?) on abandoned railroad in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 24, 2016
Sneezewort yarrow (Achillea ptarmica, Russian name chihotnik) in fields near Deviatkino in northern Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2016
Fringed willow-herb (Epilobium adenocaulon, Russian name Kiprey) in fields near Deviatkino in northern Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2016
Meadow vetchling (meadow pea, Lathyrus pratensis) in fields near Deviatkino in northern Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 25, 2016
Pink lily in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
Dianthus flower in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
Red avens flower (Geum) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
White flowers of mint family in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2016
Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2016
Blooming bindweed (Calystegia sepium) in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2016
Flower of jewelweed Impatiens glandulifera in Sestroretsk, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 30, 2016
Chicken of the Woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus, Polyporus sulphureus) in Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
Gassy webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius traganus) in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016
Small webcap mushrooms (Cortinarius sp.) near Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2016
Funnel chanterelle mushrooms (Craterellus tubaeformis, Cantharellus tubaeformis) near Lembolovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 13, 2016
Zoned cork hydnum mushrooms (Phellodon tomentosus) among lichens near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2016
Zoned cork hydnum mushrooms (Phellodon tomentosus) in moss near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2016
Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2016
Agropyron cristatum grass (Russian name Zhitnyak) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 14, 2016
Trumpet-like lichen near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016
Hebeloma mushrooms near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Pear-shaped puffball mushrooms (Lycoperdon pyriforme) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Twospored milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius acerrimus) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 24, 2016
Sulphur Tuft mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a tree stump in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Emerging Shaggy Scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa, Russian name Cheshuychatka) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Forest near Kangaslammentie Road, view from a tourist bus. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
Dog Sick slime mould (Mucilago crustacea)(?) in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2016
Caps of pinkish bonnet mushrooms (Mycena purpureofusca) with bonnet mold fungus Spinellus fusiger near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2016
Brown webcap mushrooms Cortinarius betuletorum near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2016
Milkcap mushrooms (Lactarius rufus, Russian name Gorkushka) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Grey tooth mushroom (Phellodon melaleucus, family Bankeraceae) near Orekhovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 9, 2016
Courtyard with flowers in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 11, 2016
Earthball mushrooms (Scleroderma citrinum) near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Elf caps mushrooms (Mycena inclinata) on a trunk of old dry oak in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 12, 2016
Gills of sheathed woodtuft mushrooms (Kuehneromyces mutabilis, Pholiota mutabilis) south-west from Dibuny - Pesochnyi, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 14, 2016
Concave Bridge in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2016
View of Dlinny Island from Zakharov Island in Gatchina Park. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2016
Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Gymnopilus picreus(?) rustgill mushrooms in area of New Sylvia in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Pier of Central (Konstantin) Rozovopavilionny Pond in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Grand Parterre in Letniy Sad (Summer Garden). Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2016
Leaf parachute mushrooms (Marasmius epiphyllus) in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 9, 2016
Rowers sculpture in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2016
Deer sculpture in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2016
Rowers sculpture in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2016
Spirea bush in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 15, 2016
A lane in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Tomb of M. A. Fishman in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) in Communist section of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
Kommunisticheskaya Ploshchadka (Communist Section) of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016
View from Monastery Bridge in Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 18, 2016