Moonlit Silhouette

The rising moon silhouettes a woman sitting on the edge of Utah's Bryce Canyon National Park.

White Flower

I like the delicate petals of this white wildflower -- or perhaps it's a weed -- found growing in South Carolina. There were no others like it nearby.

Peek-A-Boo

This horse appears to be peeking between the fence boards around his pasture. Or maybe he was checking me out because he had never seen me before.

The Rock With Wings

Located in northwestern New Mexico, this towering (7,177 feet) monadnock rises from the high desert plains of the Navajo Nation. (A monadnock is an isolated rock formation or small mountain that rises suddenly from a level surrounding plain.) In the Navajo language, it is known as the 'rock with wings.'

The jagged formation is all that remains of the throat of an ancient volcano. It and nearby lands have great religious and cultural significance to the Navajo.

Honor Guard

This young soldier is one of two honor guards stationed just outside the walls of the Moscow Kremlin, near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and an eternal flame, in the Alexander Garden. The memorial is dedicated to the Soviet 8.5 millions to 11.5 million Soviet military who died during World War II.

A changing of the guard ceremony takes place every hour around the clock.

Little Green Bee-Eater

The little green bee-eater bird is found in parts of Africa and Asia. This one was photographed in Botswana, in eastern Africa.

It is primarily an insect eater and is about 9 inches long. Bee-eaters catch insects, bees, wasps and ants on the fly. Males and females have the same coloring.

A Handful of Books

While in Paris recently, I wandered through a used book sale in the Latin Quarter of the city. Something about this man holding a handful of paperback books caught my eye. I enjoyed seeing so many book lovers browsing row after row of books of all sizes and subjects.

The Latin Quarter was so named because the university students who lived there during the Middle Ages spoke Latin. It is on the Left Bank of the river Seine, near the Sorbonne university. The area is home to several institutions of higher learning and book stores, as well as the usual outdoor cafes, markets, etc. It still retains much of its old bohemian nature.

This image spoke to me as a lifelong avid reader. As a young child, I much preferred to sit and read rather than going outside to play with friends. Even today, I often can be found reading one of the 30 or so books stored on my Kindle e-reader.