Participants in a Buddhist ceremony gather outside a temple in Thailand. 

Winter skies and the last rays of sunshine on the Continental Divide near Fraser, Colorado.

Hiking along the Continental Divide trail in Colorado.

Many people post photos of the crazy runway on St. Martin island.  But the landing pattern at nearby Gustaf III Airport on St. Barts island is just as intense.

The Tetons in northern Wyoming, on a particularly cold and blustery winter afternoon.

The Ang Thong islands in Thailand are a protected national park.  The name means "bowl of gold" which seems to fit perfectly.

Yellow walls frame the view of a calm blue sea/sky, and a mysterious pink doorway, in Mexico.

The Croatian island of Vis has many amazing sights, but this quiet street with the blue bikes seemed so calm and inviting.

Sometimes the photo you think you're taking isn't nearly as inspiring as the one right behind you.  Thank goodness I turned around to look the other way while waiting for the sunrise to hit the Tetons at Schwabacher Landing in Wyoming.

Precious cargo delivery, on the street in Chiang Mai Thailand.

Incoming tide, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

Sunset over the Olympic peninsula, as seen from Whidby Island, Washington.

A boulangerie, now a B&B, in the Luberon hill town of Lacoste.

Abandoned sugar mill on the island of Kauai, which dates back to the 1800's.

Sunset along the Kona coast, Big Island of Hawaii.

An elephant bathing in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Colorful sunset over the Palouse region of Washington State.

Faucet for worshippers to perform ablutions before entering the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sailboats fill the marina in Procida, Italy.

A lesser-known daily ritual in London: the changing of the guard at St. James Palace, just down the road from Buckingham.