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Sunday, May 19: Ailsa of Where’s my backpack? challenges us this week to come up with “an homage to earth, air, water and fire.”
For earth, what else can I post but the mountains of Oman? Because they’re usually vegetation-free, they’re considered a geologist’s heaven. Here are the mountains that make up the sides of Wadi Ghul.
![the rock-solid earth at Wadi Ghul](https://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p3073269.jpg?w=529&h=396)
the rock-solid earth at Wadi Ghul
One evening, at Dana Nature Reserve in Jordan, the air looked quite unstable and threatening.
![Air at Dana Nature Reserve in Jordan](https://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pb066124.jpg?w=529&h=396)
Air at Dana Nature Reserve in Jordan
Water filled Santorini’s caldera after the volcano erupted some 3600 years ago at the height of the Minoan civilization. This was the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history. Now it is one of the most peaceful and serene places you can imagine, except for the tourists.
![water ~ the Mediterranean at Santorini's caldera](https://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p9054845.jpg?w=529&h=422)
water ~ the Mediterranean at Santorini’s caldera
And fire has destructive power, but also provides much-needed warmth on a cold night in Kathmandu, Nepal.
![fire at New Orleans Cafe in Kathmandu, Nepal](https://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/p1232201.jpg?w=529&h=396)
fire at New Orleans Cafe in Kathmandu, Nepal