Spring in the Colorado Rockies--the blue mountains, the green meadows, grass climbing the slopes, and the endless fields of wildflowers in bloom.  

Photo taken in a ranch on Hwy 250 north of Durango, Colorado.  The fall colors are magnificent along an old wooden fence.

A broken window in an abandoned home on the Kansas prarie

These two puffins were in a colony above the Arctic Circle off the northern coast of Iceland.  The bird on the right is clutching dinner in its beak.

These Buddhist monks were performing at a ceremony.  The photo captures the colorful richness of their dress as well as their solemn demeanor.