What Mystery Lurks Here?

It's Dinner Time

The Village Fountain

Face in a Blue Setting

A glass creation of a face in the Corning Glass Museum

in Corning, New York

The Sweater Shop

Rafting on the River

City Gate

A Ferocious Weather Vane

Spider's Web

Early one morning this beautiful web appeared in the sunlight.

Ten minutes later the sun's angle made it disappear

A Sea of Yellow

Street Clown Entertaining

After the Ceremony and Before the Photos

Hit and Run!

The Golden Couple

These two were sitting there for the whole afternoon pretending that they were eating and drinking while the world passed them by.

Lighting the Way

Middle, top and bottom is the distance sequence of these three lanterns ready to light the street below at nightfall.

Red Anthurium

This flower with its yellow tongue casting its shadow was in just the right sunlight for this shot.

A Face Only a Mother Could Love!

Hippo taking his afternoon nap.

Muy Rica!!

While passing through a country village, I say this guy doing a food product promotion in front of a small restaurant. And his sausages were delicious!

Orange-headed Lantern Bearer

This gal was sitting in front of a souvenir shop just waiting for customers to come along.

The Golden Shoe

Not exactly a Cinderella type slipper, but an curious wall decoration nonetheless!

Mother and Child

I saw this young woman and her baby looking out of a second floor window and asked if she would pose for a photo.

Shoe Shadows

Small, smaller and smallest.

Ponce de Leon by a Graffiti Artist

Don't usually see graffiti this good!

Catchy Colors

Imagine having to re-paint this place every few years!

Red-Billed Duck

New York's Forgotten Bridge

When it was constructed in 1916, the 298 meter long railroad Hell Gate Bridge was the longest steel-arch bridge in the world. It was the inspiration for the more famous Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia.

A Path Along the River in Fall

Entranced by the Music

This guy was really into the orchestra music that he was listening to.

Mystical Rose

Stained glass windows are always a challenge to photograph.

Tuomiokirkko Cathedral - Helsinki

The Tuomiokirkko Cathedral was built in the neoclassical style between 1830 and 1852 and was originally dedicated to Nicholas I, the Russian Czar. Today this Lutheran cathedral is one of the most visited sites in Helsinki.

A Mirror in the Woods

The stillness of the water and the reflection of the blue sky caught my attention for this shot.

Antiquity and Security

Amish Father With His Two Daughters

A Crumbling Old Barn

Stonehenge

Myriad of Little Feet

These are those slipper-like socks they give to patients in the hospital.

Lanterns at Dusk

Garden at Pushkin

A view of the manicured gardens just outside the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.

Buy a Hat or Two or Three

The White House

After the Rain

How beautiful is the rain!

After the dust and the heat,

In the broad and fiery street,

In the narrow lane,

How beautiful is the rain!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Rain in Summer

Nine Matryoshka Sisters

A Russian matryoshka doll, is a set of handpainted wooden dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. The word "matryoshka" is derived from the Russian female first name "Matryona".

White Peacock Spreading His Feathers

Turtle Taking the Sun

"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."
James Bryant Conant

Mister Squirrel Posing for a Picture

The Poulnabrone Dolmen

The Poulnabrone dolmen is one of the most famous in Ireland. Located in the Burren in County Clare, it is the most visited place in the area. It was originally used as a burial place by Neolithic farmers and dates back to between 3800 and 3200 B.C. “Poulnabrone” literally means “The hole of the sorrows”.

Wearing a Wig and a Smile

"Everytime you smile at someone,

it is an action of love,

a gift to that person,

a beautiful thing."

Mother Theresa

Man's Best Friend

The Beagle is a hunting dog, somewhat like a foxhound but has a smaller body. He is a friendly little guy who is happy to see people and is quite playful. His bark is like a howl which is typical of a hunting dog.

Mother and Daughter Smiling

This mother and daughter duo were looking toward another photographer when I got this shot.

Reflection of the Setting Sun in Barichara

Barichara, Colombia, is a town preserved by city ordinance as it was 200 years ago with its whitewashed houses and cobblestone streets.