One Lazy Afternoon with a Friend

"Two young girls wandered in my way while taking pictures, so, I took a picture of them. They seemed to like this photo and said they were not offended" (University of Kentucky Arboretum). Taken by Virgil

Toy Souls

"One of our party had sore, sore feet. And with all of the walking around Rome we were up to it just wasn't on. So we sought out a fine shoe vendor. The one we found was next to a shop with this window display. We never found out what they really sold in there...". Taken by Rich

Mud Love

"Pigs near Ullswater - The Lakes (UK)". Taken by Tamra

Timber!

"Great timber frame houses in Germany". Taken by Marion

The Scream

A brick among the rocks. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain". Taken by Mstea

Why do you Cry?

"That was my question when I saw him walking on the pilgrim path. He was crying loud, a heart-braking lamentation. I felt like he was having a kind of therapy to cure his terrible pain. His thread on the chest indicates he is a Brahmin" (India). Taken by Elishams

The Reckoning

"Shipwreck off east coast of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River, Baltray Beach, Co.Louth. The name of the ship was the 'IRISH TRADER. HARTLEPOOL MOTOR VESSEL' - 344 tons. It's Cargo was 410 tons of fertiliser. It was beached in 1974". Taken by Cat-Art

Yellow Building

"One of countless beautiful apartment buildings in Prague". Taken by Smiler

This is not a Painting...

"...it's the real thing. Lake Atitlan is a beautiful, tranquil place in Guatemala. This is an early morning fisherman returning to shore". Taken by Bessie and Kyle

Apeing it Around

"A man passing by in his three-wheeled Piaggio Ape. Martina Franca, Puglia, Italy". Taken by Roy del Vecchio

Norwegian Wood Creek

"A pic from a hike my wife and I had last Sunday... In a quiet creek like this, I could stay for a whole day, explore and investigate; What stuff is floating, what sinks? – making bark boats and of course fishing or catching crayfish. That’s how we learned about the laws of nature and to appreciate the fresh, clean and magnificent nature experience. (Norway)". Taken by RennyBA

Knowledge is Always Changing

"A dance performance by the Taoist dance troupe at the Songshan Temple (松山慈惠堂）in Taipei, Taiwan. The troupe practices once a week and travels all over Taiwan (and occasionally internationally), performing dances in devotion to the Golden Mother". Taken by Dale

Nom Nom Nom...

"Jake, at work, trying to unpack what has already been unpacked. 'Wha...!? Me? I'm not doing anything...' (Australia)". Taken by Deletedpenguin

Trick of the Eye

"Swanage, Dorset, is a small British seaside town which has, like most British seaside towns seen better days, but in Swanage they make a feature of their past. As one walks from the High Street to the pier you pass the old pierhead building, closed some years ago and boarded up. However some enterprising artists, Antonia Phillips and Nina Camplin, have covered the front of the building with this wonderful 'trompe l'oeil' fresco. It is eye catching, to say the least". Taken by Michael

Floating View

"The view from Roppongi Hills (Tokyo, Japan)". Taken by Hata3

The Delight and the Magic

"I took this Picture in The Jardin des Tuileries Paris. It's a typical winter night. King Louis XIV’s gardener, Le Notre, who also designed Versailles Park, designed the luxurious Jardin des Tuileries (Garden of Tuileries). Situated on the Right Bank, the Tuileries Garden is the most central park in Paris and serves as the 'backyard' to the famous Musee du Louvre." Taken by JCB

Keep Cool...

"Madurai - A rickshaw driver sitting at ease in the shade of a huge procession car pulled by men with big robes through the streets on a festival day. A few days before there was a big temple festival in Thiruparangkundram and ten days after they will cover up the huge procession car to shelter it from sun and rain. Keep cool, temperatures were still rising here in Madurai (35°C)!". Taken by Oochappan

Gatto's Cattle

"Visiting the Obudu Cattle ranch (Nigeria) with Baldwin". Taken by GattoGiallo

Through the Looking Glass

Killer whales, Marineland, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Taken by sher_d03

Can You Help?

A visitor to this site, Yolanda, has submitted this image in the hope that someone can identify this animal- please comment if you have any ideas or suggestions:

"Spotted outside our office door. We are a non-profit in Colorado. OUR Center. (Outreach United Resources Center). Our maintenance man found it - we don't know what it is called - can you help?". Taken by Margie

Dharma Brothers

"Two senior Tibetan monks - Tharlam Monastery Courtyard, Boudha Kathmandu - Nepal". Taken by Wonderlane

Carrying the Oysters

"The pearls divers carrying the oysters after they finished collecting the oysters. This activity is done by young people in Kuwait Sea Sport club to save our old tradition- pearl diving". Taken by Mohammad Al-Saleh

The Dog is Meditating

"This is the dog of my friend Ana. His name is Kaj. Every evening, he enjoys watching the panorama of the small Slovenian city, Velenje, from their mountain house. Is he meditating maybe, I don't know, but I know that no-one can get his attention in these minutes, he even didn't notice my camera". Taken by Biljana

Frozen in Mid-Air

"Two boys diving. Cala Mitjana beach, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain". Taken by Xosé Castro

The Glow of the Dam

"The outlet at Seagahan Dam located in South Armagh in Ireland". Taken by Kim Shatwell

Making of a Star

"That lizard had no idea it would ever be on the internet". Taken by Fangars

Ferry Cakes

"Thu Thiem Ferry, Ho Chi Minh City, District 1, Saigon, Vietnam". Taken by Ross

A Shaftesbury Street

"Being 'proper old England' - you have to have a 'pub'...". Taken by John

The Guardian

"Fu Dog and Temple, Taiwan". Taken by Carrie

Refuse/Resist

"The poster says: 'Refused? Report, it helps'. It is an anti discrimination campaign from the Amsterdam municipality. Many minorities in the city are being refused in clubs. The three crosses is the symbol of Amsterdam". Taken by Roy del Vecchio

Retro View

"Viewing Stand, 3rd Level Eiffel Tower". Taken by Mstea