Extraction of silk filaments from cocoons in an alkaline bath, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Strange tuff rock formations, Mono Lake (alkaline lake), Lee Vining, California, USA

Strange tuff rock formations, Mono Lake (alkaline lake), Lee Vining, California, USA

A dry desert landscape of yellows and tans below a light blue sky with one thin cloud Summer Lake, Oregon, USA

USA, Florida, Recycling, Deposit area to recycle and dispose of harmful household items.

Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Arid cracked crusty surface of the salt flat playa. Wheatgrass plants with a dense network of roots in shallow soil with bright fresh green leaves and stalks.

Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Arid cracked crusty surface of the salt flat playa. Wheatgrass plants with a dense network of roots in shallow soil with bright fresh green leaves and stalks.