somewhere over the ...

elemental, my dear

cardinal collective

Bear with Us

shell shock

Taihu Lake, China

black bloom

newly discovered species of Vietnemese orchid

wet combat

The only way to fight...when it's wading into the symbolic. These Kerala boys at Kovalum Beach are onto a good thing: like shadowboxing

waves collide in wet explosion

Samarkand

cuts no ice

sol y sombra

Death in the afternoon.

Humayan's window

blues

spiral up, spiral down, inner twists

unfolding

by feel

Wet and Wild-tiger takes the plunge

Nothing like an albino tiger submerged in the pool to quicken those freestyle laps. Flip turn in a hurry.

beam me up

Islamic UFO posing as a chandelier in a swish Swiss hotel in Jordan

hot rocks in Petra, Jordan

Geomancer's delight. Thanks to Nabataean water wizards and sculptors from 600 BC to 200 AD. Dushara was a male Arabian deity, accompanied by his goddesses: Uzza, Allat and Manah. Many statues of them are carved in the rocks.

super supernovae

One image is a photo, the other a drawing. Not to scale, guys. Meditate on that.

buddha afloat

Dragonflower Offering

On a Bangkok side soi, beside the coconut stand, awaits a spectacular floral dragon. Nimble fingers, patience and creativity are required for this so-called pagan custom. See the intrinsic aesthetic value?

Burnished Burmese Morning

A lone monk walks his circuitous route around the old gold pagoda as the morning sun burnishes everything around him. (CLick image to elarge.)

Jagged Flash to Empire State

Holy Sepulcher

solar blues ultra

blue-hot, destuctive flames. so like passion.

Sun - molten fun

outlook brightens

sage of stone and dust

Eclipse- ruddy moon, dreamblush

Dome Sweet Dome

(These photos are courtesy of Jan McGirk)