The oil tanker British Tranquility, anchored off the coast of St. Maarten.

Gazania, our (summer) home is about an hour from Pittsburgh. We rarely get to the city to enjoy its offerings. This is the dark pink phase of a confederate rose flower, actually Hibiscus mutabulis. It starts out as a white flower, turns pale pink then dark rose before it withers.

86 years old and still catering cakes Dear friend's mother and two grandson's putting the cake together for a relative's wedding today. Husband was holding her by her waist to keep her steady!

In much of SE Asia, it is very common to see spirit houses. They can be very small and plain all the way to large and elaborate. The spirit house provides shelter for spirits that could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images of people and animals. Offerings of food, drink, incense and flowers are left to nurture the spirits. In return the spirits offer protection and good fortune. I was out walking in Bangkok one day when I came across this spirit house. Apparently, the spirits visited in the form of pigeons that day.