Environment

A snowflake floats inside a waterdrop on a blooming yellow tulip on March 21, 2011.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) The dilapidated dining hall of the former federal prison Alcatraz on November 23, 2011.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Decaying prison cells of the former federal prison Alcatraz on November 23, 2011.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Six Flags New Orleans, an amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana has been closed since just before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Guest Services at Six Flags New Orleans is succumb to abandonment. The amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana has been closed since just before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Golden Gate Bridge pokes out of the clouds at sunset.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Zakim Bridge in Boston, Mass.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Rush hour over the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Sierra Mountains in California are silhouetted at sunset.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) View atop Angel\\\\\\\ Sunlight peers from behind Redwood trees at the Redwood National Forest.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Sunrise over Eugene, Oregon.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Waterfall off the cliffs of Yosemite National Park in California.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Tunnel View at Yosemite National Park.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Seagulls flock at Treasure Island, Florida.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) A Cooper Hawk tears apart a worm it found in the ground in Meriden on Tuesday April 12, 2011.  (Matt Andrew/ Record-Journal) Hippos marinate in muddy waters at Tsavo National Park in Kenya.  (Credit: Matt Andrew) Fall foliage at Quinnipiac University.  (Credit: Matt Andrew)