Fog, hills & mountains in a cold misty morning in Asturias, northernn Spain.

... along the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River.

A small lochan glitters in the evening light on Sgurr Ghiubhsachain on the South side of Loch Shiel..

Thanks to Don and Teresa Williams, this Standard service station has been restored to the glory that is reminiscent of the 1950s. The pump, signage and other historical artifacts seen at the station are not the originals, but they represent similar items from the 40s and 50s. This building is located at Madison and Second Street in Prairie City, Iowa. And by the way, even though you can’t see it in this photo, the gas pump still indicates 23 cents a gallon (that was for leaded gas).

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driving back from Death Valley

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Another shot from my visit to Welcombe Mouth Beach the other week. Maybe not the most exciting photo in the world but I really loved the way the rock formations were layered in the cliff face here. I took a few shots showing the details of the rock but settled on this one with a tiny cave at the bottom of it giving some contrast to the rest of the cliff face. Sometime simple things can look quite interesting don't you think?

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Blütenblätter einer Nelkenblüte - Petals of a carnation flower

Layers of sand, ice, water, ice, and clouds along the shoreline in Warren Dunes State Park.

Orchards Community Park, Vancouver, Washington

This photo is quite special for me... the longer I look at it - the more confused about the different layers I get... Do you see what I mean?

Layered

An imaginary place created from a composite of multiple original iPhone photos . The resulting image was edited with Skylab, DistressedFX and iColorama on an iPad Pro.

Suddenly It Stormed...

Clouds thickly gathered,

In the darkening grey skies

Over the trackless marshlands...

Suddenly it stormed,

A reminder to appreciate

The memories of less turbulent times...

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A layered landscape under a Southwestern sky.

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I was mesmerised by the layers of rolling hills on the distance

A piece about the hidden layers we possess in our subconscious mind.

Over a period of 20 million years, giant fissures would split open the earth in eastern Washington, time after time spewing molten lava over tens of thousands of square miles, creating multiple layers of now dried and cracked basalt rock. So many layers that, in some places, there are over 10,000 feet of them. Each layer is about 75 to 100 feet thick, a few of which can be seen above near the Potholes Reservoir. These lava beds extend over eastern Washington between 3 rivers, the Spokane, Columbia and the Snake, and into parts of Idaho and Oregon. Then, about 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, huge lakes of melt water were dammed up by arms of a glacier, which eventually melted, and this huge amount of water roared over the basalt beds, carving, tearing and gouging as it went, creating the Channeled Scablands visible today. The geology of eastern Washington is unique and well worth studying, and even better, visiting in person!

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Trev woke up early one morning and opened the Velux windows ...... "Get Up" he shouted to me as i lay all snuggled up in a warm cosy bed. "Their is mist in the Valley .. come on"!

So up from my slumber, all bleary eyed, i splashed my face with cold water to speed waking up, and went downstairs to make up two flasks of coffee ...... it was time-laps time!

This is a shot i took from that morning!

Taken from the Bwlch whilst waiting for the jets to fly through.

Toad Springs, Los Padres National forest, Kern County, California

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Kojori Fortress was built atop Azeuli Mountain, at a height of 1,250 metres above sea level. According to historians, the fortress was constructed sometime during the 11th century. Built in multiple layers atop the cliffs, this fortress once protected the caravan road connecting Tbilisi to Armenia, and was of immense strategic importance during the Middle Ages.

Korjoli Fortress was built of crushed stone and brick, and was plastered with thick mortar. Today, only the ruins of the walls and two of its towers remain, but these ruins speak to numerous battles and sieges over the centuries. The ruins afford visitors a beautiful view of Kartli’s wide-open spaces.

The last battle to take place at Kojori Fortress took place in 1921, when the 11th Army of the Russian Red Army faced Georgian cadets. A memorial in honour of these fallen cadets stands there today.

In addition to its historical value, Kojori is also a spectacular place for relaxing in nature, having a picnic, and doing a little light hiking in the nearby forest. This region, once the summer residence of kings, is today open to the public to enjoy.

The s called "Candycane" mountains in Azerbaijan, midday light in November. Happy weekend to everyone.

In the pine stand with a mixture of lindens and spruces on the western margin of Protvino, Moscow region

Sunrise, Death Valley National Park, California