Great Wall near Beijing
Caldera at Volcan Irazu, Costa Rica
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
Jordanian Girl
Ernie, Vicki and Jim with Coatlicue at the foundary
Oak tree Ent
Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon
Japanese Garden, Portland, OR
Dalai Lama's Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
At a national park in China.
Arenal Valcano, Costa Rica
Angkor Wat (Detail)
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Pink Palace (Wat), Cambodia
Buddhist Stupas, Thailand
Walking Buddha, Thailand
Reclining Buddha, Thailand
Young Girl from a hill tribe, Thailand
Peruvian Girl
Peruvian Girl
Colorado Indian Girl
Ecuadorian Girl
Sydney in Hawaii
Noelle in Hawaii
Girl Scout in Thailand
Traditional Thai Dance
Mountain tribe girl in Thailand
Cup dance at temple in Chaing Mai, Thailand
15 year old guide in Cambodia
Bedouin boys and father in family tent, Jordan
Village children in Egypt
School kids in Muslim school, Egypt
Egyptian child who was afraid of me.
Darling Egyptian child with hair lightener.
Taj Mahal
Indian girls at the market.
Muslim schoolboys near Jaipur
Young girl at a village pottery maker's home.
She looked like she had been playing hard.
Girl and her sister in a small Indian village.
Near a village school supported by the Grand Circle Travel Foundation.
Ready for school in Varanasi
Dressed to attend a private school, where their education will probably be better than at the government schools.
At a group wedding.
Boys at a group wedding of 46 couples, most of whom were meeting one another for the first time.
9th Century Hindu Temple in Khajuraho
This is one of the most beautifully preserved temple complexes in all of Asia. What is not obvious in this picture is that the carvings on these temples contain many erotic scenes and probably served as visual sex education aids for the uneducated people of the time.
Male tiger in Ranthambore National Park
Taj Mahal, of course.
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
The Treasury
Detail of "The Treasury" in Petra, Jordan
Valley of the Queens
View from a hot air balloon of the Valley of the Queens, Luxor, Egypt.
The Sphinx
The Sphinx and the Cheops Pyramid.
The Spinx, Profile
Left profile of The Spinx from a distance of about 25 meters.
Ice storm on TransAmerican Hwy, Costa Rica, June 2012
Dali Lamas' palace, Lhasa, Tibet
National park in south-central China.
Hymilayan Mountains from Tibet.
Christmas decorations, Toronto shopping mall.
Near Portland, OR, in Columbia River Gorge
Second highest seasonal waterfall in the US at about 300'.
Falling Waters house, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous private home design.
Big Crocs in Costa Rica
Costa Rican Restaurant
Decorations in a restaurant on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Great place to stop for a beer on a hot day.
Duck Dynasty
"Duck Dynasty" visits Pittsburgh, PA. October, 2013
Imperial Palace, Celestial City, Beijing
This is the Emperor's Palace in the Celestial City in Beijing, China.
Mermaid in my swimming pool, 2013.
Dragon Fruit Flower
Night-blooming flower of a Dragon Fruit plant in my yard. It is about 10 inches across and 8 inches long.
Bridge in Havana, Illinois
Photo from Riverfront Park in Havana, Illinois, my hometown, looking down the Illinois River.
Honduran girl in La Pintura Village
Guatemalan boy at family brickworks.
After Sunday Mass in Antigua,Guatemala
Santa Catarina Barahona
School children dancing for the visitors, and, later, dancing with the visitors.
Smoke from El Fuego
View of El Fuego Volcano from Antigua, Guatemala.
Jaguar Temple
In the ancient Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala.
Camel Bone Necklace
Photo of necklace that inspired the poem "Old Friend" that appears in the Contemporary Poetry section of this web site.
Spanish Fort, St. Augustine, FL
Originally built by Spain in the middle 1500's, this fort was used as late as the American Civil War. It is made from Cocina shell stone that was soft enough to absorb the impact of cannon balls. The walls are 7 feet thick.
Blue Mosque, Instanbul, Turkey
Bridge Across The Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey
Panties for sale in the public market in Turkey.
Mosque with the tomb of the Sufi poet, Rumi
Konya, Turkey. Rumi was the inspiration for the Whirling Dervishes.
Harbor in Antalya, Turkey
This is the small harbor just below our hotel, the Marina Puding Suites, in the old city of Antalya.
Lycian temple tombs at the ancient site of Caunus on the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
Sunset on the Agean Coast of Turkey
Turkish girl helping at the family business near Ephesus
Carolina Allspice
From my yard in Newberry, Florida.
Public art in Zagreb, Croatia
Frieze on the corner of a building in the main square in Zagreb.
Near "the horse" in Zagreb.
Trolly tracks in central Zagreb.
Croatian girl.
Girl with her grandfather (?) in Zagreb.
A really big breakfast.
Chinese tourist child at a hotel in Slovenia.