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Tourists on a boardwalk at active geyser fields in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIaN9Koa9oM" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIaN9Koa9oM</a> Canon EOS 7D

Tourists crossing a boardwalk at one of the geyser fields in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. Literally dots on the landscape. <b>If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you. </b> ------ <i>Alex Trebek</i> Canon EOS 7D

Close-up of leaf Canon EOS 5D Mark III

San Marino, California Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Agave in Arcadia, California Canon EOS 5D Mark III

A group of tourists cross an active geyser field in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA on a bright, crisp autumn morning. Canon EOS 7D

Crassula in San Marino, California Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Woven back of a chair 102 views as of 5 June 2018

Macro of the seat of a Captain's chair in our dining room 208 views as of 21 May 2016

Cactus at LA County Arboretum in Arcadia, California Canon EOS 5D Mark III 102 views as of 10 April 2016

Antique typewriter as seen in Pasadena, California 100 views as of 25 April 2016

Colorful flower in square format Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Bright and beautiful orange flower in San Marino, California. Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Faded coneflower (Echinacea) at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado “Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.” ― Yoko Ono Canon EOS 7D

With apologies to Thomas Paine (<a href="http://www.ushistory.org/paine/" rel="nofollow">www.ushistory.org/paine/</a>). Bethesda, Maryland Easy-Macro lens attachment, processed using Adobe Photoshop Express Version 2.4.509. Motorola Droid Turbo using A Better Camera Unlocked v 3.39. 206 views as of 14 May 2016

Lotus bid in Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC Canon EOS 7D 225 views as of 28 February 2016

Mineral laden scalding water flowing from a geyser pool into the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Canon EOS 7D 174 views as of 1 March 2016

Lotus flower at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC Canon EOS 7D 208 views as of 28 February 2016

Pasadena, California Leica D-LUX 6

Macro of puzzle label. 147 views as of 1 March 2016

Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Calliandra Canon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens 168 views as of 29 January 2016

Prism and sunlight Canon EOS 7D

Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA Canon EOS 7D

Solitary rose Canon EOS 7D 249 views as of 8 March 2016

Macro of a glass gecko Canon EOS 7D

Trio of flowers in San Marino, California Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens

Closeup of a scar from a limb removal on a tree in Pasadena, California.

Athletic shoe sole 260 views as of 23 November 2016

Spiny succulent in monochrome Leica D-LUX 6

Well, I knew that title would get your attention! This is Guaiacum officinale, or Lignum-vitae. Very hard and very dense (the source of ironwood), it was also thought in the 16th and 17th centuries to provide a cure for syphilis (as an infectious diseases doc, always a fascinating disease during my career). Maybe it could be used to club the treponemes to death, but it was found not to be medicinally useful. This specimen is in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, California. I have added links below to Wikipedia pages for your reading pleasure. I actually have a deskplate made of lignum vitae, made for me by a Cuban refugee when I was stationed in Guantanamo Bay in my early Navy career in the 1970s. <a href...

Looking through a leaded glass window Leica D-LUX 6

Monticello was the home of Thomas Jefferson, built in the 1770s. It is outside of Charlottesville, Virginia

Floor and furniture Leica D-LUX 6

Asheville, North Carolina Leica D-LUX 6

Op art pattern in black and white 427 Views as of 24 January 2016

At the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, in Littleton, Colorado, USA Leica D-LUX 6