Esther's photos with the keyword: Lake

Lake Naivasha Kenya Although they are vegetarians, hippos are very aggressive and are one of the deadliest mammals on earth. Approximately 500 people die each year in Africa from hippo attacks. This hotel has placed tires along the bank to discourage the hippos from joining their guests for afternoon tea. Sunday Challenge: Contrasts IMG 8844

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Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts was once the home of noted rhododendron hybridizer, Charles Owen Dexter. The grounds are filled with rare and unique varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas. AIMG 2911

On the road to Uluru, Australia , we passed Lake Amadeus, a large salt lake that is approximately 180 km long and 10 km wide. It contains up to 600 million tons of salt. Salt lakes form when the water flowing into the lake contains salt or like minerals and there is no exit to the sea. Evaporating water leaves behind its dissolved salts which results in a high salinity. When, as here, the amount of water flowing into a lake is less than the amount that is evaporated, the lake disappears, leaving a dry lake. Seasonally, the water will reappear in parts of this lake, only to disappear during periods of drought. This was viewed from a small hill overlooking the Lassiter Highway. On the other side of the hill was Mount Conner. www.flickr.com/photos/ejhrap/8539303759/in/photostream AIMG_6780

Life on Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia. Photographed in color and converted to black and white. BThailand 159B