Phase of the Moon on 9 September, 2006: waning gibbous with 94% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Japan this is not. Rock Island's one time owner was heavily influenced by Japanese culture.
Life is good when the only thing to do is watch the sun go down and listen to the waves cover the rocks below.
This is a view of Pigeon Point taken from Fort Rodney on Pigeon Island National Park. You can follow the grass hill all the way to the top to find a view of the Atlantic Ocean with Martinique in the distance.
Raouché is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its upscale apartment buildings, cliff-side cafés and its wide seaside sidewalk, the Corniche, where strollers and joggers crowd the pavements in the evenings and weekends.
Off the coast of Raouche, there is a natural landmark called the Pigeon Rocks.
These hungry scavengers were on the look out for their next meal.
Haystack Rock is a landmark along the coast near Cannon Beach, OR. It is a protected marine garden with abundent marine life.
Sun sets on the boathouse, which was once the site for large parties. It was built in 1926 and restored in the 1960's.
Sedona… brings to mind ley lines and the vibrations of the earth…. It is also a Mecca for artsy types and can be pretty darned crowded most of the time.
This seemingly impossible monolith is one of the numerous natural formations within Arches National Park. Precariously balanced and at a scale that is difficult to fathom, this rock has endured millions of years of erosion from wind, rain, and snow runoff.