Sunrise at White Sands, with snow on the ground.

A Bee and a Butterfly share a thistle in a quiet meadow near Mormon Lake.

Lake Mary Road, last summer. We will only see blossoms like this again if we get a good monsoon.

The rugged coast of Ireland

Horsetail Falls, Yosemite, if this happens it is in February.

Wall Arch in Arches National Park in Utah. This was shot in 2006, and a favorite arch for my husband and me. Every time we went to the park we made sure we walked to Wall Arch. To our surprise, we learned that it collapsed in 2008

Bryce Canyon National Park in winter

A Squirrel checks its surroundings, as it stores nuts in the tree snag.

This little mammal was busy, going back and forth to this snag, bringing nuts and what appeared to be other food, and storing it in holes and crevices.

Captive Lion – I wish they could all be in the wild, but I do think that many species are being saved because of rescue sanctuaries and many zoos.

On a back road in the White Mountains