Chorzu Market, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorzu Market, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Spices on display at the Tashkent Chorzu Market

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Quiet pool in the courtyard of a medrassa at Samarkand

A street at Khiva, Uzbekistan

Khiva, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Inner section of a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Untitled, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Khiva, Uzbekistan: a section of the old city bastions

Khiva, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Les Drus in the early morning mist

Les Drus in the early morning mist, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Les Drus in early evening light

Les Drus in early evening light, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Mont Blanc summit, from Mont Arbois, between St. Gervais & Megève

Mont Blanc summit, from Mont Arbois, between St. Gervais & Megève, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Closeup of Mont Blanc summit, from Mont Arbois, between St. Gervais & Megève

Closeup of Mont Blanc summit, from Mont Arbois, between St. Gervais & Megève, originally uploaded by Patrick Coppock.

Bologna under the snow, February 2012

Looks like a friendly (or not) polar bear looking through our yard door, in fact it's just our car under 45cm of snow :~}