![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/20t.jpg) Kummakivi balancing rock. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/13t.jpg) A cave near Linnalampi Lake. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/16t.jpg) Lake Ruokosalmi from Haukkavuorella Hill. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/18t.jpg) View of Lake Ruokosalmi from Haukkavuorella Hill. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/12t.jpg) Forest near Kangaslammentie Road, view from a tourist bus. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/23t.jpg) Lichen on a bunker of Salpa Line of WWII. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/19t.jpg) Birch forest near Sarajarventie Road, view from a tourist bus. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/14t.jpg) Birch grove near Torsansalontie Road, view from a tourist bus. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/15t.jpg) Historic milestone (limit sign) on Haukkavuorella Hill. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/17t.jpg) View of Lake Ruokosalmi from Haukkavuorella (Hawk) Hill. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1932/jpeg/08t.jpg) Stone head made from a boulder in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/22t.jpg) Bunker of Salpa Line (Suomen Salpa) of WWII. Southern Finland, August 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1959/jpeg/04t.jpg) Finland stone in Levashovskaya Pustosh Memorial Cemetery. Levashovo near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2019/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone head made from a boulder in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 10, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2019/jpeg/23t.jpg) Stone head made from a boulder with a spring in Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 10, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/21t.jpg) Giant stone detached from the edge of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stone construction for bird trapping(?) on the plateau of a tabletop hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/16t.jpg) Wildflowers near Gulf of Finland near Morskaya, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/32t.jpg) Black flint stone pitted and polished by wind abrasion (ventifact) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1255/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stone pier in Gulf of Finland south from Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1255/jpeg/18t.jpg) Stone strip in Gulf of Finland south from Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1255/jpeg/17t.jpg) Stone pier in still weather in Gulf of Finland south from Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2184/jpeg/19t.jpg) Stone bench near Gulf of Finland in lower Sergievka Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/17t.jpg) Staminate flowers of common hop (Humulus lupulus) near Gulf of Finland near Morskaya, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/18t.jpg) White funnel like mushrooms Clitopilus scyphoides(?) near Gulf of Finland near Morskaya, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/19t.jpg) Fringed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/26t.jpg) Terracotta hedgehog mushrooms (Hydnum rufescens) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/24t.jpg) Shaggy scalycap mushrooms (Pholiota squarrosa) on a log near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/23t.jpg) Scalycap mushrooms Pholiota squarrosoides on a tree near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fruit bodies of fringed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/22t.jpg) Emerging fruit bodies of fringed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/21t.jpg) Peeling fruit bodies of fringed earthstar mushrooms (Geastrum fimbriatum) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1889/jpeg/04t.jpg) Stone bridge in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 26, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1877/jpeg/19t.jpg) Stone bramble (Rubus saxatilis) in Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1872/jpeg/25t.jpg) Tender nesting polypore mushroom (Hapalopilus rutilans, Hapalopilus nidulans) near Gulf of Finland between Morskaya and Lisiy Nos, 5 miles west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1875/jpeg/21t.jpg) Stone basement of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1875/jpeg/30t.jpg) Small stone stairs of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1875/jpeg/26t.jpg) Stone constructions in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1875/jpeg/28t.jpg) Stone embankment of a creek in area of Bienkovsky Mansion in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Leningrad Region, Russia, August 7, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1626/jpeg/12t.jpg) National Museum of Finland from Mannerheimintie Road. Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1626/jpeg/13t.jpg) Back entrance of National Museum of Finland from Mannerheimintie Road. Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1871/jpeg/07t.jpg) Stone mosaic with fishes of Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1371/jpeg/05t.jpg) Ant s eggs under a stone near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/04t.jpg) Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/03t.jpg) Gulf of Finland in Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/05t.jpg) Colors of Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/06t.jpg) Shallow water of Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoe, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/218/jpeg/06t.jpg) A ship in Gulf of Finland near Petrovskaya Pier in Kronstadt, Russia, August 3, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/32t.jpg) Gulf of Finland in Sestroretsk at windy day. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1849/jpeg/06t.jpg) Gulf of Finland in Solnechnoe, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/33t.jpg) Gulf of Finland and a beach in Sestroretsk at windy day. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/24t.jpg) Gulf of Finland between Solnechnoe and Sestroretsk at windy day. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/28t.jpg) A fort in Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoe and Sestroretsk. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/27t.jpg) Dunes and Gulf of Finland between Solnechnoe and Sestroretsk at windy day. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2120/jpeg/19t.jpg) Bolders in Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/19t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/14t.jpg) Rare plant Koelpinia linearis with seeds in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1916/jpeg/13t.jpg) Boulders in Gulf of Finland in Alexandria Park. Peterhof, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1946/jpeg/07t.jpg) Oak near Gulf of Finland in Blizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2120/jpeg/20t.jpg) Stony beach of Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3585/jpeg/01t.jpg) Gulf of Finland and Sestroretsk from a spit in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/16t.jpg) Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with fruits in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1946/jpeg/08t.jpg) Trail near Gulf of Finland in Blizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1946/jpeg/10t.jpg) Road near Gulf of Finland in Blizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/13t.jpg) Small plant of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3585/jpeg/02t.jpg) Gotleben Fort in Gulf of Finland from a spit in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2329/jpeg/15t.jpg) Granite rocks on extremety in Gulf of Finland in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2336/jpeg/05t.jpg) Puffballs mushrooms on a forest opening near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1946/jpeg/09t.jpg) Fall colors near Gulf of Finland in Blizhniye Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, October 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1892/jpeg/26t.jpg) Chestnut bolete mushroom (Gyroporus castaneus) near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 3, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/17t.jpg) Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with curved seed heads in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2120/jpeg/17t.jpg) White Island of Gulf of Finland from Tarkhovsky Mys (extremity) in Tarkhovka near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 15, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2336/jpeg/07t.jpg) Death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) under oaks near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2336/jpeg/10t.jpg) Sepia bolete mushroom Xerocomellus porosporus near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2327/jpeg/26t.jpg) Old chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an oak near Gulf of Finland near Lisiy Nos, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 17, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/404/jpeg/11t.jpg) View of Peter Canal, Ambassador Pavilion and Gulf of Finland from Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 3, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/590/jpeg/07t.jpg) View from a plane near Boulder. Colorado, July 15, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/590/jpeg/08t.jpg) A ceiling of an airport in Boulder. Colorado, July 15, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1850/jpeg/11t.jpg) Claspingleaf pondweed (Potamogeton perfoliatus, Russian name Rdest) taken from Gulf of Finland near Solnechnoe north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/01t.jpg) Marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) on a shore of Gulf of Finland near Lakhta, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/20t.jpg) Shoot of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/217/jpeg/35t.jpg) Gulf of Finland in Sestroretsk, with Kotlin Island on the horizon. A tall building is Maritime Cathedral in Kronstadt. Near Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 1, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/591/jpeg/05t.jpg) A field near Boulder, view from a plane. Colorado, July 21, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/21t.jpg) Shoot of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata) with fruits on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/09t.jpg) Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/15t.jpg) Fruits of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3604/jpeg/26t.jpg) View of area of Nuottaniemi and Highway 51 near Helsinki from a window of a plane from Tallinn to Helsinki. Finland, August 15, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/10t.jpg) Prostrate plant of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3584/jpeg/26t.jpg) Gulf of Finland and Sestroretsk from Tarkhovka spit in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3604/jpeg/27t.jpg) Highway 51 and Sport Arena in Lansikorkee area of Helsinki from a window of a plane from Tallinn to Helsinki. Finland, August 15, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3584/jpeg/25t.jpg) Gulf of Finland with Kronstadt on horizon from Tarkhovka spit in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/12t.jpg) Thorny plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/11t.jpg) Small plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/18t.jpg) Blooming plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/1999/93/jpeg/18t.jpg) Bird watching from a stone bridge in Ipswich MA, August 1, 1999.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3604/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stone houses at Kiriku 4 in Tallinn old town. Estonia, August 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1096/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stone house on Suvorovsky Prospect. Vyborg, Russia, August 12, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2512/jpeg/23t.jpg) Buellia(?) lichen on a boulder in a forest in Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 25, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1131/jpeg/24t.jpg) Giant boulder in Pedernales Falls State Park. Johnson City, Texas, January 12, 2013
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