Walking in the Rain - Dachshunds are energetic and cute with theirs flapping wide and their tails held high. A little rain never hurt anyone.
Hold That Pose - Castiglion, Italy. Beautifully flowered window boxes are omnipresent in Italy.
It's About the Neighbors - Comune di Castiglione del Lago, Italy. Most of us are not treated to such a spectacular view of our neighbors as this one.
Music in the Park - Wooden sculpture "The Accordionists" by the local artist Dorino Ouvrier in Porta Pretoria square, next to the Roman era city gate, Aosta, Italy
Poppies - This springtime view of a poppy field in Viterbo Italy literally invites the camera.
Ouch! - Saint Simons Island, SC. This honey bee sipping nectar on a thistle blossom is certainly not really dangerous, but the overall feeling is pretty prickly, don't you think?
Lunch is Ready! - Mama sow looks pretty proud of her litter at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation living history site, Gradyville PA
Sunny Sip - This honey bee has as lot of real estate to scour at the Sunflower Farm at Smith Perry Berries Ooltewah, TN
Standing Ready - Pemaquid Point Lighthouse in Bristol, Maine was commissioned by John Quincy Adams in 1827. It was originally lit with candles! The exposed bedrock descends from the lighthouse to the ocean creating a unique danger to ships,. but also a very scenic landscape.
Cherokee Falls in Cloudland Canyon State Park, TN is a beautiful sight against the fall folliage.
Heavenly View - This wooded mountain view south of Lake Tahoe in Heavenly Valley CA is sprinkled with the last snows of winter in March.
Westward Ho! - This spectacular monument was placed on the Old Santa Fe Trail by the National Park Service and the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and Museum of New Mexico. Titled "Journey's End" it was sculpted by Reynaldo Rivera in 2002.
Hot and Dry - Arches National Park lies north of Moab in the state of Utah. Bordered by the Colorado River in the southeast, it’s known as the site of more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches.
Bridge to Arches - This pedestrian bridge in Lions Park in Moab, UT provides a safe pass over the Colorado River, connecting Lions Park to Arches National Park.
Bygone - Overtaken by nature, this ruin of a house in Taos, NM evokes thoughts of a bygone time.
