The Sublime Sun

Jurmala sunset : Swans fly over the Baltic sea during a sunset in Jurmala, near Riga.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)

Saudi sun: The sun sets in the Saudi city of Hail, around 700 kms north of downtown Riyadh.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)

Tourists walk near the town of Mtskheta outside Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, at sunset May 21, 2007. Picture taken May 21, 2007. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA)

And other pics ....

View of a cyclone. Oman has evacuated 7,000 people from coastal areas amid warnings that a cyclone packing winds of up to 176 kilometres per hour (109 miles per hour) is headed for the Gulf sultanate, police said Monday.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)

This image provided by NASA Monday May 28, 2007 shows the sharpest image ever taken of the large 'grand design' spiral galaxy M81. This beautiful galaxy is tilted at an oblique angle on to our line of sight, giving a 'birds-eye view' of the spiral structure. The galaxy is similar to our Milky Way, but our favorable view provides a better picture of the typical architecture of spiral galaxies. Though the galaxy is 11.6 million light-years away, NASA Hubble Space Telescope's view is so sharp that it can resolve individual stars, along with open star clusters, globular star clusters, and even glowing regions of fluorescent gas. (AP Photo/NASA)

Desert stroll: A Saudi man walks in the Hail desert, around 700 kms north of downtown Riyadh.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)

Resting herd: A herd of camels rests at a deserted-looking Balaji city, around 110 kms from Jaipur.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)

Mount Everest (top), the highest peak in the world is seen in this aerial view next to Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R), April 22, 2007. An American who discovered the body of George Leigh Mallory on Mount Everest eight years ago will try to recreate the British mountaineer's pioneering attempt using only 1920s gear, a hiking official said on Tuesday. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters)