Sempervivum or Aeonium? .. [1 / 2]
Plant at the base of the Pichincha Teleferico, Quito, Ecuador.
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Sempervivum or Aeonium? .. [1 / 2]
Plant at the base of the Pichincha Teleferico, Quito, Ecuador.
Green and Gold
Fall underfoot. Washington, DC.
The Faces of Mount Rushmore .. [2 / 6]
The carved faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore, SD.
Tipu's Tiger Spoils of the Fourth Mysore War of 1799, an automaton depicting a tiger taking a bite out of a redcoat. It was built for Tipu Sultan. The British East India Company and allied forces, led by Arthur Wellesley (later Lord Wellington), won the war after it became clear that Napoleon was neutralized in Egypt. Tipu died fighting. This toy has now made its way to the V&A Museum. London, UK.
Rows Late evening sunlight marks out subtle rows on the lawn. Villa Grazioli, Italy.