the morning frost is the surest sign that winter is approaching and there's no way around it. the warmth of summer is long gone and won't be back for a good lon

reflections in a glass of chianti

the In Memoriam: 1956 Revolution Memorial and Exhibition underground in Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest is a memorial to Bloody Thursday, October 25, 1956, the day and place of the brutal Soviet massacre

if you have been to a few airports i am sure you have experienced a good deal of waiting time, perhaps not for every flight but more often than not. it's not a very interested experience in general but

the beech forest after the storm

Kudle Beach is just over the hill from Gokarna town and is a great place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. if you come on a weekday in the off

viewing a field of sunflowers fills me with warmth and joy. they are living sunshine. the flowers devotedly turn to bathe in the sun's light as it moves across

Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima

one of the main features of art nouveau architecture is the wavy lines and organic forms. the city with the most art nouveau style buildings in the world is Riga in Latvia, in particular Old Town Riga.

another foggy day with opportunities for some mystically muted motifs. the park is a great choice with the historical buildings and relics complemented with open spaces and the seaside backdrop. and not

Big Mama Thornton: Ball and Chain a real blues classic. she lived it. she wrote it. she sang it. these shots have little to do with the song other than the fact that there's a ball and chain. while the

it's not always easy being a seagull so occasionally when it's cold or rainy or snowing i go to the docks with a high fat treat for them. they show their appreciation by gathering around waiting for me

the west side of Kruttårns cove is mainly a red pine forest. curiously enough the trees are not norwegian pine (Pinus resinosa) which is actually a species native to North America. instead the forest is

Lysefjord is one of the most dramatic fjords in Norway. People come from all over the world to hike to the unforgettable views from the top at popular spots such as Pulpit Rock and Kjærag for good reason.

it was a foggy day so i went out for a walk in the park to see if i could get some cool atmospheric shots. once in the park the fog by the water was not as thick as i had hoped so i was planning to take

earlier this year in May we took a trip to the western part of Norway in a district called Ryfylke. it's an area with a huge variety of landscapes from wild rugged mountains to amazing fjords and grazing

on a nice warm summer's day it's not necessary to keep your shirt on but if you are planning to scramble around on rocks like these it's a good idea to keep your head the rocks are smooth but they are

Svenner lighthouse is on an island about 5 km from the mainland off the Skaggerak coast of Norway. there is an open rib taxi boat to the island and on a calm day the journey can be pleasantly enjoyable

what we now interchangeably call Staverns Island or Citadell Island was originally 3 separate islands. the northernmost of the three was Torkilds Island shown here with the popular summer beach and tenting

Acanthophorus serraticornis?? a wood boring longicorn i am usually both happy and curious to find new insects in our garden and around the house in coastal southern Maharashtra. this one was different.