It's Been A Long Time (Hace Mucho Tiempo) 1995 Alicia Carletti (20th C./Argentinean) Oil on canvas Zurbaran Galeria, Buenos Aires

Body of Elaine on it's Way to King Arthur's Palace (From Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French) Newberry Library, Chicago

India, Tamil Nadu 2005. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Nilagiri Express) pulled by it's steam engine on it's descent from Coonoor to Mettupalayam.

Anhinga or snakebird, Anhinga anhinga, gets it's name from it's long, snakelike neck. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. UNESCO World Heritage Site (Biosphere Reserve).

The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene. The area contains temples, civic buildings and a Roman Bath, it's also the most important site in the ancient city of Cyrene.

Ahu te Pito Kura it's a big stone perfectly rounded named by the old Rapanui inhabitants : 'uterus of the planet'. Easter Island. Chile.

Portrait of a Leopard Panthera pardus Licking It's Paw and Sitting on a Tree Branch at Sunset Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Photo and video department store 'B&H' on 24th Street managed by Orthodox jews, it's suppposed to be the largest in the world, Manhattan. NYC, USA

Boston at sunrise, with the old Central Artery (in foreground) prior to it's being replaced by the Big Dig tunnel. Charles River and Cambridge in background, right. Boston, Massachusetts. USA.

Gorée Island, it's famous as a former center of the Atlantic slave trade from where many Black slaves where deported to the Americas. Senegal

Close_up of a spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta pup resting with it's paws outstretched and chin on the floor, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

The Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge (also called the Pearl Bridge) links the mainland of Kyoto to Shikoku island. It was completed in 1998, surviving the Kobe earthquake. It's also the longest suspension bridge in the world.

India, Tamil Nadu 2005. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Nilagiri Express) pulled by a steam locomotive on it's descent from Coonoor to Mettupalayam.

With the sweep of Center plaza in the background, the Steaming Kettle tea pot, blows steam from it's perch in Boston's Government Center. USA

Jordan, Petra View of Treasury from the Siq It's façade is 30m wide and 43m high, carved out of the sheer, dusky pink Carved in the early 1st century as the tomb of an important Nabataean king

North End of Boston, with Fleet Center on far right, top. Central Artery visible bisecting the city just prior to it's being torn down with the opening of the Big Dig Tunnel under Boston. Massachusetts. USA.

Dog with Bone and it's Reflection in a Pool 1483 (from "Buch der Weisheit der alten Weisen") Artist Unknown Newberry Library, Chicago

Ancient Qasr Libya in Cyrenaica. The word Qasr (or Gasr, as it's sometimes spelt) is Arabic and is thought to have derived from the Latin meaning camp or fort. In Libya it always applies to a fort-like structure.

Quatre de Vuit life-size sculpture (1999) by Francesc Anglès at Rambla Nova: 'castellers' building human towers it's a Catalan tradition. Tarragona. Spain

Track of a Mink (Mustela vison) in hoarfrost-covered snow on the ice of a river. It's noon, but the sun is low here in northern Scandinavia. River Ångermanälv between Kramfors and Sollefteå, Västernorrland, Norrland, Sweden, Europe

Jordan, Petra View of Treasury from the Siq It's façade is 30m wide and 43m high, carved out of the sheer, dusky pink Carved in the early 1st century as the tomb of an important Nabataean king