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Orchids - Speckled Orchid Hybrid, Orchidaceae, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil

Folklore - Basotho man on horseback, Lesotho

Vintage Italy - Female children at a summer camp, Genoa (Italy), 1944

Cars - Indianapolis Race, pedal car racing organized by students, 1951, Italy

Italian Food - Saffron crocus (Crocus sativa) flowers, saffron production, Gran Sasso national park, Abruzzo, Italy

Myths - Figure of Cupid, detail from Amor Victorious or Love Conquers All by Caravaggio

Ancient Egypt - Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamon - Treasures of Tutankhamon

Italian Architecture - Telamon at the entrance to Palazzo Vescovile or Bishop's Palace, 1776-1786, Mantua, Italy (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2008)

Winter - Ice formation with fallen leaf on the ground

Botany Pattern - Leaf underside, Cuba

Fashion - Women's ankle strap shoes with silk satin upper, 19th century

Religion - Monks, The access gallery to the Shwezigon pagoda, Myanmar

Creatures of Fortune - Reptiles, Squamata

Blue - Citrus fruit, flowers and birds on a blue background, decorative detail from a table, Caltagirone, Sicily

Tattoo - Indian woman's hands decorated with mehndi, Varanasi, India