Unwanted housemate. Lira, Uganda.

Dragon Seahorse.

Lost in Translation - Hmmmm..... does not sound all that refreshing. But it is a "coolico."

Took me awhile to put this up (nearly a decade). But at the behest of friends, for all to enjoy...

Taking difference with the speed limit.

10.23.11 Dragon Eggs. Er, nope. Actually Moraki Boulders. New Zealand.

Old plane carcass transformed as part of a home in Point Hope. 20100617-_MG_4526

Running of the Reindeer at the 2013 Fur Rondy in Anchorage

Annual Running of the Reindeer during the 'Fur Rondy' festival in Anchorage during Iditarod week.

10.13.11 Brine channels under the sea ice from the ob tube.

Prosthetic eyes. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Spring love. Thailand.

Not the typical North American fare.

2011-08-17 Nacreous (Polar Stratospheric) clouds and NASA dome

Arguably one of the most charming signs ever. Fish Camp. Kotzebue, AK.

Sage advise, given the circumstance, although might not be as applicable in the industrialized nations. T shirt from an international NGO working in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda.

Arctic Village Infrastucture. Selawik, AK

2.14.11 In flight meal. Very word efficient, the military.

2.14.11 The infamous Ivan the Terrabus

Splinters nonwithstanding, vintage obstetrical forceps. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Yep. That's Texas.

9.19.12 The site of the first Christmas/New Year's Tree. Riga, Latvia

Somehow the title does not match the ingredients. Might be a disappointment to some travelers. Estonia.

Chandelier comprised of human bones. Ossuary Church, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic.

7.17.11. chilly willy being snowed in from a storm. McMurdo Station, Antarctica

One of my favorite hats. Great use of otherwise rubbish material. Champasak Province, Lao PDR.

Risk of fire, I suspect, would be low here. Kotzebue Sound, Alaskan Arctic.

3.12.11 Couldn't resist taking picture of this flap.

2.20.11 George Adelie Washington (and yeah, this was in the wild. this molting Adelie penguin was sheltering itself against the wind by power shed in McMurdo station).

Human Skull and Bones sconce. Ossuary Chapel. Czech Republic.

A slightly different if not unflattering angle of a Kangaroo. Queensland, Austrailia

Lost in translation - Foreign labeling/acronyms can be a little jolting to American interpretation. Basically, this is Aspirin, or Acetylsalicylic Acid. Riga, Latvia

Texans sometimes have colorful names for their enterprises. South Congress St, Austin, TX.

Maribou stork. Arguably one of the uglier birds around. Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.

11.2.11 Temporary retail site on Cashel Street. To bring people back to downtown (even though most continue to be condoned off), a couple blocks have been opened up comprised of stores and coffee shops built out of cargo containers (milvans/connexes). Rather ingenious, slick, and done quite nicely.

School bell made from tire rim. Love the ingenuity. Village near Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR.

Caribou Antlers as roof adornment. Kotzebue, AK

7.27.11 in the bottom half of the world. is it true that the toilet swirls in the opposite direction? i guess it depends on the jets of the toilet. And if your toilet is level.

2011.04.14 hyperbarics chamber.