Taos, New Mexico recieved its first significant snowfall over night. There were about three inches at my house. I got this shot of the Chapel of Santa Teresa de Jesus out of my car window while taking my son to day care.
Abandoned Fishing Facility. Berlevag Norway
I came to Berlevag Norway at the end of my 1500 mile walk across Finland and into Norway to the Arctic Ocean. This was the end of my trip. ” Facing rough conditions, assembled breakwaters have been destroyed several times due to bad weather. Tetrapods that intertwine have made for a flexible breakwater that can [...]
Hawk Moth on Chamisa – My Shot of the Day
Hawk Moth – From Wikipedia: Sphingidae is a family of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid, [...]
My Shot of the Day – Sami Kota, Finnish Lapland
My Shot of the Day – Summers Eve at the Russian-Finnish Border.
This shot was taken in June deep in the taiga along the Russian-Finnish border northeast of Lappeenranta, Finland. It is a land of lakes. Or…its a place of water with lots of islands, a very wet world. ## Russian Finnish Border Photos
“When We Came Over the Hill” : Looting in Peru
When we came off the road and over the hill, we could see the huaqueros scatter. They dropped their shovels and most of them scrambled into a single, creaky Ford pickup that spun off into the dunes and toward the greened riverbed that stretched to the Pacific. The others ran towards the ocean. The dunes [...]
My Shot of the Day – Vancouver Weather. Burrand Inslet, British Columbia
This shot was taken from the top of Dam Mountain (4,500ft), British Colombia, Canada on Friday, December 3, 2010. Some damn lovely Vancouver weather .
Jim O’Donnell
Archaeology, beer and food have motivated author and photographer Jim O’Donnell’s twenty-five years of travel to over forty countries on five continents - and are at least partially to blame for the five languages he is sure he can stumble through. Jim is the author of “Notes for the Aurora Society”, and “Rise and Go a collection of 200+ images and short stories from Around the World as well as numerous other sordid tales, articles, half-finished novels, works in progress, essays and other scribbling. Jim is the owner and head monkey here at Around the World in Eighty Years.
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Twenty-One Beautiful Birds of Panama – Birdgasm!
March 12, 2013
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Pictures of Lightning Over Taos, New Mexico – My Shot(s) of the Day – June 14, 2013
June 14, 2013
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Spring Rainstorm Pictures – My Shot of the Day – April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
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Arabian Sea Sunset
April 23, 2013
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Pictures of Lightning Over Taos, New Mexico – My Shot(s) of the Day – June 14, 2013
June 14, 2013
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White Sands National Monument – My Shot of the Day – June 6, 2013
June 7, 2013
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No Rain – My Shot of the Day – June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
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What to do about Barriles? Archaeology Travel in Panama
June 3, 2013
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