![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/23t.jpg) World War II memorial in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/24t.jpg) New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/26t.jpg) Passages of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1087/jpeg/04t.jpg) Golovin Tower of Shlisselburg Fortress, view from a boat. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/21t.jpg) Cathedral of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1087/jpeg/01t.jpg) Underground chamber of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/25t.jpg) Cell of New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1087/jpeg/03t.jpg) Ruins of Fourth Wing of the prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/22t.jpg) World War II memorial inside Cathedral ruins in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/16t.jpg) Novoladozhsky Canal. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/18t.jpg) Blagoveshchensky Cathedral. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/19t.jpg) Old suspension bridge. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/20t.jpg) Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1086/jpeg/17t.jpg) Old market place (Gostiny Dvor). Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/10t.jpg) Small rocky island south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/21t.jpg) Rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/12t.jpg) Knotted pearlwort (Sagina nodosa, Russian name Mshanka) on rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/23t.jpg) Small island beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/25t.jpg) View of Nikolsky Island from rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/13t.jpg) Eastern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/26t.jpg) Forest on rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/24t.jpg) Granite rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/14t.jpg) Southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/22t.jpg) Pine forest on Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/18t.jpg) Western side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/15t.jpg) Monastyrskaya Bay from southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/17t.jpg) View to the north from a shrine on Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/16t.jpg) Pier of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker on southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/08t.jpg) Dead corals on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/10t.jpg) Seaweed (algae) on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/27t.jpg) Marsh lousewort (red-rattle, Pedicularis palustris, Russian name mytnik) on southern side of Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/28t.jpg) Flower of marsh lousewort (red-rattle, Pedicularis palustris, Russian name mytnik) on southern side of Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/09t.jpg) Corals and sea snails at low tide on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/11t.jpg) Algae Oyster Thief (Colpomenia sinuosa) at low tide on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/19t.jpg) A church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/11t.jpg) Wooden bridge to Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/20t.jpg) Interior of a church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/29t.jpg) Warning "Entrance only for Blessed" in a forest at Main Monastery Road, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/379/jpeg/09t.jpg) East beach north-east from Watch Hill Point. Westerley, Rhode Island, February 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/30t.jpg) Cemetery of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/04t.jpg) Brown cat near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/32t.jpg) Some yellow flowers in Lower Garden of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/09t.jpg) A park opposite to Laborer s House of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/08t.jpg) View of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/05t.jpg) Interior of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/07t.jpg) Entrance of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/352/jpeg/06t.jpg) View from East Beach Road of Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, July 31, 2003
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/06t.jpg) Domed hall of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/352/jpeg/05t.jpg) Herring Gull near East Beach Road of Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, July 31, 2003
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1633/jpeg/31t.jpg) Golden marguerite (yellow chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria, Russian name Pupavka) at the slope near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1082/jpeg/14t.jpg) Marsh Hedgenettle (Stachys palustris) on a beach near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 20, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1082/jpeg/12t.jpg) Fenced pond and a mansion of S. V. Matvienko estate on a beach near Solnechnoe. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 20, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/354/jpeg/25t.jpg) Red algae and gulls at eastern end of Bailey Beach (Reject s Beach) in Newport. Rhode Island, August 24, 2003
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/354/jpeg/24t.jpg) Red algae and gulls at eastern end of Bailey Beach (Reject s Beach) in Newport. Rhode Island, August 24, 2003
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1195/jpeg/18t.jpg) Beach rocks on a western beach of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul) at night. Qatar, April 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/340/jpeg/16t.jpg) Eastern part of Bailey s beach (Reject s Beach) at southern end of Bellevue Avenue in Newport. Rhode Island, May 11, 2003.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/26t.jpg) Crescent Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/14t.jpg) Scotch Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/13t.jpg) A flounder on Crescent Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/15t.jpg) Driftwood on Mansion Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/331/jpeg/25t.jpg) Sand dollar (Keyhole Urchin, Mellita quinquiesperforata) on eastern Bailey s Beach (Reject s Beach) in Newport. Rhode Island, March 15, 2003.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/15t.jpg) Vail Beach and Barlow s(?) Point in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/23t.jpg) Pebbly Beach near Spring Street in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/16t.jpg) Vail Beach and Barlow s(?) Point in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/04t.jpg) A hotel on a beach near ferry landing in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/01t.jpg) Piping plover on Crescent Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/16t.jpg) A rusty vehicle on Mansion Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 29, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/25t.jpg) Trim s Pond from Beach Avenue bridge in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/02t.jpg) Wading piping plover on Crescent Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/389/jpeg/03t.jpg) Running piping plover on Crescent Beach in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1280/jpeg/17t.jpg) East end of Saari Island on Elagin Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/18t.jpg) Vail Beach near Snake Hole and Barlow s(?) Point in Block Island. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/17t.jpg) Vail Beach and Great Point in Block Island, view from west. New Shoreham, Rhode Island, April 24, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/214/jpeg/36t.jpg) Shells on the beach in Nizzanim. The Middle East, July 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1925/jpeg/21t.jpg) Island at north-east part of Third South Pond on Elagin Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1377/jpeg/04t.jpg) Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/144/jpeg/32t.jpg) View of Jaffa from Tel Aviv beach. The Middle East, July 15, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/214/jpeg/35t.jpg) Shells and sea foam on the beach in Nizzanim. The Middle East, July 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/25t.jpg) Feral dogs in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1091/jpeg/02t.jpg) Syas River near Sias stroy, view from a window of a tourist bus. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/23t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1091/jpeg/17t.jpg) Vepsian Ethnographic Museum in Tervenichi Village. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/376/jpeg/20t.jpg) Horseneck Beach near East Beach Road. Westport, Massachusetts, February 7, 2004.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1135/jpeg/26t.jpg) Beach tea (Croton punctatus) on East Beach. Galveston, Texas, January 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2003/341/jpeg/20t.jpg) Horseneck Beach, from East Beach Road. Westport, Massachusetts, May 17, 2003
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/378/jpeg/22t.jpg) A gull on Horseneck Beach, from East Beach Road. Westport, Massachusetts, February 26, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/388/jpeg/05t.jpg) A gull near East Beach Road of Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, April 21, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/427/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dusk at East Beach Road (Horseneck Beach Reservation). Westport, Massachusetts, December 15, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1136/jpeg/02t.jpg) Beach evening primrose (Oenothera drummondii) on East Beach. Galveston, Texas, January 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/214/jpeg/38t.jpg) A hummingbird (?) sitting on an agave flower behind the entrance to Nizzanim beach. The Middle East, July 19, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/19t.jpg) European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1091/jpeg/16t.jpg) Folk Museum of Vepsian Culture in Tervenichi Village. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1091/jpeg/05t.jpg) Vvedeno Oyatsky Women s Christian Orthodox Monastery. Area of Lodeynoe Pole, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1091/jpeg/03t.jpg) Excursion on a shore of Oyat River in Sovkhoz Ilyich, area of Lodeynoe Pole. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/416/jpeg/20t.jpg) Sakonnet Point Lighthouse, view from a beach at the end of Rhode Island Road at morning. Little Compton, Rhode Island, October 6, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/422/jpeg/22t.jpg) Rhode Island Sound between Black Point and Scarborough Beach. Narragansett, Rhode Island, October 31, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/687/jpeg/26t.jpg) Fragments of beach access boardwalk from Beachtown over dunes (gone after hurricane Ike) to East Beach. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/688/jpeg/01t.jpg) Fragments of beach access boardwalk over dunes of East Beach opposite to Beachtown. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/688/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of beach access boardwalk from Beachtown arcade over dunes of East Beach. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
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