![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/14t.jpg) Old gas station in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/11t.jpg) Petrovsky Bridge in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/12t.jpg) Rapids of Lava River in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/13t.jpg) White flowers of bittercress (Cardamine) in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dryad s saddle mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus, a bracket fungus) on a log in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2006/540/jpeg/01t.jpg) Thunderstorm clouds at sunset, view from apartments on Saint Charles Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana, July 31, 2006
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/27t.jpg) Thunderstorm clouds over Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/26t.jpg) Thunderstorm clouds from a beach of Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/28t.jpg) Thunderstorm clouds along approaching cold front over Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/955/jpeg/17t.jpg) Emerging horsetail in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/463/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cypresses and reflections of thunderstorm clouds in Lake Palourde in Brownell Memorial Park. Morgan City, Louisiana, August 20, 2005
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/945/jpeg/14t.jpg) Lentil like clouds over Sablino, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 21, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/972/jpeg/24t.jpg) Seabeach sandwort (Honckenya peploides) emerging from sands in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/12t.jpg) Emerging umbel inflorescence of Angelica sylvestris (Russian name Dudnik) in Posiolok, 45 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 23, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/970/jpeg/23t.jpg) Emerging umbel inflorescence of Angelica sylvestris (Russian name Dudnik) in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/972/jpeg/04t.jpg) Emerging umbel flower of Hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi, Russian name Borshchevik) in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/944/jpeg/05t.jpg) Emerging Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near a lake in Toksovo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 20, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/940/jpeg/13t.jpg) Emerging leaf of Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) in Pavlovsk Park, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 15, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/943/jpeg/20t.jpg) Emerging leaves of Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis, Russian name Landysh) in Dubki Park. Sestroretsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/21t.jpg) Monastery in Staraya Ladoga. East from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/22t.jpg) A fly east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/17t.jpg) Interior of a ruined church. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/18t.jpg) Black rattlesnake in a canyon. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/932/jpeg/20t.jpg) West Bay from Corniche, before a thunderstorm. Doha, Qatar, April 15, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/22t.jpg) Saint George s Cathedral in Old (Staraya) Ladoga. Leningrad Region, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cinquefoil (Potentilla) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/02t.jpg) Leaf venation east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/10t.jpg) Green grasshopper east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/03t.jpg) Daisy and buttercup east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/04t.jpg) Daisy flower east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/10t.jpg) Melampyrum nemorosum east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/11t.jpg) Feeding mosquito east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/10t.jpg) Yellow flower of avens east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/01t.jpg) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/23t.jpg) Church reflection (flipped image) in Staraya Ladoga. East from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/21t.jpg) Skipper butterfly on a leaf east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blue and brown butterflies east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/23t.jpg) Flowers of wild strawberry east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/05t.jpg) Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/12t.jpg) Young leaves of raspberry (Rubus) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/09t.jpg) Central area of daisy flower east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/06t.jpg) Amanda s Blue butterfly (Polyommatus amandus) on Saint John s wort east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flowers of Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/13t.jpg) Arctic Fritillary butterfly (Boloria chariclea)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/25t.jpg) Flower of wild strawberry (Russian name Zemlianika) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/07t.jpg) Amanda s Blue butterfly (Polyommatus amandus) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/19t.jpg) Large Skipper butterfly (Ochlodes sylvanus) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/07t.jpg) Spreading Bellflower (Bluebells, Campanula patula) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/13t.jpg) Scarce Fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas maturna) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/12t.jpg) Amanda s Blue butterfly (Polyommatus amandus) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3596/jpeg/15t.jpg) Clouds over Big Quarry in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/400/jpeg/13t.jpg) Clouds west from Saint Petersburg from a plane from Paris to Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 13, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/14t.jpg) Amanda s Blue (Polyommatus amandus) butterfly on a meadow east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/09t.jpg) Young leaves of Grey Alder (Alnus incana) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/15t.jpg) Black and orange speckled butterfly Fritillary (Boloria) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/11t.jpg) Young leaves of Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flower buds of field scabious (Knautia arvensis) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/04t.jpg) Blue flowers of Bird s-eye Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/02t.jpg) Purple-edged Copper butterfly (Lycaena hippothoe)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/06t.jpg) Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/24t.jpg) Early fruit of wild strawberry (Russian name Zemlianika) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2066/jpeg/17t.jpg) Emerging chicken of the woods mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) on an old oak near the Gulf in area of Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 12, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/869/jpeg/19t.jpg) Sun behind clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/869/jpeg/16t.jpg) Sky and clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3596/jpeg/17t.jpg) Heavy clouds over Big Quarry in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/16t.jpg) Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia, Russian name liubka) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/20t.jpg) Orange speckled butterfly Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)(?) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pink flowers of Ragged Robin(?) (Lychnis flos-cuculi) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/19t.jpg) Yellow lady slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) in a canyon of Lava River. Zhikharevo, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3585/jpeg/03t.jpg) Clouds over Sestroretsk from a spit in Tarkhovka Park, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 2, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/869/jpeg/18t.jpg) Tower like clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/869/jpeg/17t.jpg) Rising clouds from a window of a plane from Houston to Moscow, Russia, June 19, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/20t.jpg) Volkhov Hydro-electric Plant. Volkhov, east from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/968/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flowers of Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia, Russian name liubka) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/09t.jpg) Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on a pink flower east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/969/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pair of Amanda s Blue (Polyommatus amandus) butterflies on bitter fleabane (Erigeron acris) east from Kuzmolovo, 7 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/26t.jpg) Clouds over the City Hall. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 27, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/165/jpeg/22t.jpg) Clouds over new houses at Itzhak Rager Road. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 27, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2001/235/jpeg/23t.jpg) View of Masada hill north from Mount Eliazar, near the Dead Sea (sun in clouds). The Middle East, November 8, 2001
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1828/jpeg/17t.jpg) Emerging oak leaves in Dubki Park in Sestroretsk, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2047/jpeg/12t.jpg) Emerging red spruce cones in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/947/jpeg/03t.jpg) East wing of Menshikov Palace in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/18t.jpg) Atlantes of Hermitage. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/964/jpeg/28t.jpg) Yelagin Palace. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/17t.jpg) Moyka River. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/03t.jpg) Traffic jam near Hermitage. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/08t.jpg) A.S. in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/957/jpeg/10t.jpg) Saint on a brass dish in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/961/jpeg/06t.jpg) Moth in Lisiy Nos, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 9, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/965/jpeg/01t.jpg) A sculpture of Poseidon over Hermitage(?). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 17, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/955/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fiddlehead in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/06t.jpg) Fir sprouts in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/972/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dunes in Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 30, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/955/jpeg/21t.jpg) A frog in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/956/jpeg/07t.jpg) Fiddleheads in Menkovo, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/970/jpeg/14t.jpg) Decoration at the top of Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/970/jpeg/04t.jpg) Smokestacks near Griboedova Canal. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/959/jpeg/03t.jpg) Fountains in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 6, 2011
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