Getting Back To Nature At Hong Mun Mang Mueang In Khon Kaen

Sometimes the best part of a diorama is in the details, the support work, the background. At the Hong Mun Mang Mueang in Khon Kaen, it's time to get back to nature. They're their own genre scene.

Out There In Albania

Roaming the country, stopping at the (non) sights.

Abandoned van, sheep in the background.

Roads and towns.

Trash by the power lines.

Stick figures.

Abandoned construction.

Seeing The Natural World Of Greece

On a recent road trip through Greece, James got to see a variety of landscapes. It's not all vineyards, white-washed buildings and deep blue sea.

The day ending.

All wired up.

Some thorns and construction fencing among the ruins.

Other-worldly green tints, water and lichen.

Yep, snow. Yep, head to the beautiful higher elevations in Greece in March and you'll find a winter wonderland.

The Golden Time Of Fall In Estonia

James doesn't "do" nature photography. It's just not in him. But faced with the onslaught of fall color on a recent visit to Tallin, he was compelled to record the flora in all its glorious, transient beauty.

Witnessing the change of the season, whether in a mysterious park, the carpet of dead leaves, screaming yellow in a corporate parking lot, staircases in solitude or the march of regimented trees.

The Natural Beauty Of The Curonian Spit

Who knew some little country on the Baltic Sea has places of amazing wonder? In Lithuania, there are plenty of rolling green hills, acres of pretty agricultural land. For sights spectacular, head to the Curonian spit.

Hell of a lagoon.

Dunes and the Baltic Sea. Railings carved with imagery appropriate for the area.

A perfect mix of Earth and sky.

Morning light in the woods. Nature dominates, with towns stuck within.

Dune nirvana.

Getting Your Nature On In Maine

We're in Lithuania now, but last summer at about this time we were back in the USA. It was home leave time, a State Department requirement to get back to the home country and re-acquaint yourselves with Slurpees and Duck Dynasty. Glad to oblige.

First stop, Sarah's family home in lovely Maine. Why?

Um, the view?

How about the flora and the fauna? Ferns and cows doing the twist.

Did we mention the view? This look is from the deck.

No, this is not the house. But it also has a nice view.

There is a trail named for thee. And lupines - lucky for us to be there at just the right time of year (June, if you're planning ahead).

You can find a secret spot in the forest.

Or do a little hiking on the shore.