https://layli.net/2026/02/27/snowing-sowing/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_1921.jpgA lovingly tended prairie in Wisconsin.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sowing-2.jpgSowing 2Spreading seeds, trying not to freeze.2026-02-27T13:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/about/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_5650.jpgFamilyThe three couples of my family together: my parents, my sister and brother-in-law, and the Mirons.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_1865.jpgLaurel ParadeMy friends and I march in the annual Laurel Parade prior to our commencement ceremony.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/dsc_0565.jpgWeddingAfter our marriage ceremony, Sergey and I exchange wedding bands in the gardens of the Bahá'í House of Worship for North America.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_4443.jpgInternational ArchivesBehind me is the stately International Bahá'í Archives Building, which is located across the path from my office.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_4749.jpgPhD GraduationIn my doctoral regalia on Penn State's beautiful campus in State College. Photo credit: Sergey Miron2026-01-04T22:27:58+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2026/01/04/albatross/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_7062.jpgHandler with MakanaOne of Makana's featherless friends scratches her chin.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_7071.jpgAlbatross Makana2026-01-05T16:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/10/15/metamorphosis-an-ode-to-bugs/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_3205.jpgBagwormsBagworms munched on the sapling from within their cocoons.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_6567.jpgMantisThis mantis was approaching the newly emerged monarch, so after a photo shoot, I relocated her.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_6562.jpgTrumpet creeper butterflyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_6177.jpgRosebush monarchhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_6587-e1760299474356.jpegMonarch chrysalishttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_3285.jpgSwallowtail caterpillar2025-10-15T12:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/09/15/student-consultant-interactions-from-single-visits-to-partnerships/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/the-peer-review.pngThe Peer Review2025-10-12T22:05:50+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/08/23/lawn-to-garden/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3136.jpgSmall monarch caterpillarA tiny monarch caterpillar rests on milkweed flowers, seen in our yard earlier this month.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3216-e1755978557229.jpgBlue mistflowerMistflowerhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3208.jpgSunflower and mothSalt marsh moth resting on a volunteer sunflowerhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3145.jpgSalt marsh mothSalt marsh moth caterpillar feeding on mistflowerhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_6505.jpgMonarch caterpillarsFour monarch caterpillars enjoy our swamp milkweed.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3121.jpgMilkweed tiger mothMilkweed tiger mothhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3102.jpgSpiderwortSpiderworthttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_2696.jpgNew England asterNew England asterhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_2718.jpgCarolina roseTwo hover flies enjoy the Carolina rose.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/img_3078.jpgSummer sweetSummer sweet2025-08-23T20:02:24+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/06/05/columbia-bahai-club/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/columbia_1.pngColumbia YouthImage courtesy of the Columbia University Bahá'í Club2025-07-07T00:03:07+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/05/30/houston-revitalizes/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/playing-a-game-at-feast-576x1024-1-e1751844984533.jpgPlaying-a-game-at-Feast-576x1024Image courtesy of the Houston Bahá'í community2025-07-06T23:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/07/06/eras-geological-and-personal/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2624.jpgCaterpillar VisitorA caterpillar who thought I looked like yummy vegetation.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2617.jpgLouhelen MeadowOne of Louhelen's meadows.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_2629.jpgOneness Walk2025-08-12T17:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/06/08/ephemera-of-spring/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2379.jpgWoodland stonecropWoodland stonecrophttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2387.jpgCancer-rootCancer-roothttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2343.jpgColumbines at Cake RockColumbine growing on Cake Rock in Clifty Falls State Parkhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2419.jpgLyreleaf sage and coal plantTwo plants: in the foreground, lyreleaf sage; in the background, the coal plant of Clifty Creek.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2482-1.jpgTreacleberryTreacleberryhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2486.jpgWaterleafWaterleafhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2609.jpgFire pinkFire pinkhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2404.jpgMayappleMayapplehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2202.jpgPhloxPhloxhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_2191.jpgBlue violetBlue violets2025-07-06T15:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/05/26/the-loon/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_2229.jpgLoomThe suburban (un)common loon.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/img_2106.jpgDogwood in BloomingtonA dogwood blooms in Bloomington, Indiana.2025-05-31T00:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/contact/2025-04-27T22:50:04+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2025/04/06/weeping-cheery/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_7765.jpgWeeping CherryA mature weeping cherry we saw in Philadelphia six years ago.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/img_8717.jpgSurf2025-04-07T14:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/02/09/middle-marching/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_4486.jpgAntique deskhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_1895.jpgStill life with bookhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_1784.jpgGhostly bookshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_1607.jpgBeck ChapelBeck Chapel at Indiana University Bloomington2025-02-09T21:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2025/02/02/incentivizing-tutor-ed/2025-02-02T20:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/12/28/glass-water/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1513.jpgMeadow at Bloedel Reservehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1587.jpgCliff on Cape FlatteryCape Flatteryhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1584.jpegCape FlatteryCape Flattery on the Makah Reservationhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1574.jpgSol Duc FallsSol Duc Falls in Olympic National Parkhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1563.jpegHoh Rain ForestHoh Rain Foresthttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1553.jpgRuby Beach 1Rock formations at Ruby Beachhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1551.jpgDriftwood at Ruby BeachLogs tossed ashore at Ruby Beachhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1549.jpgLake CrescentA rainbow adorns Lake Crescent.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1543.jpgHurricane RidgeHurricane Ridgehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/img_1530.jpgJapanese maple at Bloedel2025-01-01T14:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/12/20/eportfolios/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/praxis-cover-1857270844-e1735048469418.pngPraxis Cover2024-12-24T14:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/07/17/corinne-true-center/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/collage-from-tab.pngCollage from TABCollage courtesy of The American Bahá'í magazine (volume 55, number 5, page 36).2024-10-20T23:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/10/15/moving/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_0035.jpegArt for nephewMy nephew's ancestors hail from Guyana, India, Iran, and various European nations. I made this artwork to celebrate his global heritage.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1393.jpgFawn under fernhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_1409.jpgWater garden in AugustThe water garden on our last day with it. Pickerelweed, milkweed, and cardinal flower were all in bloom.2024-10-20T23:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/07/04/wildness-pets/2024-10-15T13:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/04/28/of-birdsongs/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1078.jpgBeet saladhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1084.jpgOakleaf hydrangeaOakleaf hydrangeahttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1083.jpgPenstemon digitalisFoxglove beardtonguehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1038.jpgWoodland phloxWoodland phloxhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_0950.jpgSpring beautyVirginia spring-beautyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_0940.jpgCarolina jessamineCarolina jessaminehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_1011.jpgSouthern blue flag iris rises above a Dixie wood fern in our tiny rain garden.2024-04-28T20:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2024/01/21/journey-husband-homeland/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0717.jpegA sign of peaceA sign outside the Chișinău Bahá’í Center in Romanian and Russian wishing passersby a merry Christmas and sharing words of Bahá’u’lláh: “The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds, through commendable and seemly conduct.”https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0779.jpegDachau cityscapeConfounding beauty.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0773.jpegDachau gatesThe Dachau gates open to exit: a sight most prisoners never saw.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0757.jpegSea buckthorn teaTangy, spiced sea buckthorn tea.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0745.jpegFlowers and apartmentsJanuary flowers brighten Sergey’s neighborhood.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0722.jpegWintertime angelAn evening stroll in downtown Chisinau.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0706.jpegEclairsRomania has brought this French confection to vibrant perfection!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0700.jpegVlad and SergeySergey poses in front of a mural depicting Vlad the Impaler, inspiration for Dracula.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0728.jpegReflected churchAn academic building reflects a church on the campus of Moldova State University.2024-01-22T01:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/09/25/spiritual-triplets/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/virtues-brick-art-painting.jpgVirtues brick art paintingAn activity station at the "From the Roots" event.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/the-friends-gather-at-the-dedication-of-the-pupil-place-residence-center-for-travel-teachers-and-pioneers-to-commemorate-its-opening-this-summer-2023.jpgDedication of Pupil CenterAliyah Aziza Ogbue' (left), Arnicia Tucker (seated, center right), and Angela Murray (seated, above right) joined Birmingham-area friends recently at a Bessemer, Alabama, house being dedicated as the Pupil Place.2023-10-22T18:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/09/03/maypop-meditation/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_0453.jpegTulip-tree beauty mothA tulip-tree beauty moth rests resplendently on our back porch.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_2127.jpgCaterpillar lunchA predatory stinkbug slurps up a Gulf fritillary caterpillar at left; an as-yet unscathed caterpillar munches on maypop at right.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_0518.jpegGulf fritillaryA Gulf fritillary butterfly feeds on lantana at Auburn’s Kiesel Park.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_2130.jpgEastern tiger swallowtailAn Eastern tiger swallowtail on blue lobelia at Nemophily Natives.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fullsizerender.jpgPassionflower2023-09-03T23:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2022/01/01/graduate-writing/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wln_cover.jpgWLN_Cover2023-08-13T16:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/08/13/writing-on-the-wall/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/9781646424429.jpg.webpWriting on the WallThe cover features photos I took in Nogales, Mexico; Angel Island, California; Valparaíso, Chile; and Santiago, Chile.2023-08-13T15:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/07/09/frog-pond-at-half-a-year/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0102.jpegBullfrogA bullfrog hangs out with turtles at a local pond.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0318.jpegPond from aboveBehind the pebble beach of the pond is a swale, through which excess water drains after heavy rainfall.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5917.jpgSpotted touch-me-notSpotted touch-me-nothttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5915.jpgScalystemCarolina scalystemhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5912.jpgCinnamon fernCinnamon fernhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5902.jpgFrogbitAmerican frogbithttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0266.jpegTadpole on solar pumpA froglet rests on a solar pump, which oxygenates the water—at least when the sun is shining.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5894.jpgReflective frogA Southern leopard frog sits under a golden club plant in my pond.2023-07-09T19:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/06/25/water-gardening/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_9981-1.jpegBucket of pond lifeThe bucket of pond life.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0848.jpgLayli and parrotI got to meet the resident macaw at Nearly Native Nursery in Georgia.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_3608-1.jpgReflective flowerA tropical waterlily I admired in the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers.2023-06-26T00:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/06/19/building-a-pond/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_9976.jpegFilled pondThe pond filled with rainwater.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0805.jpgLayli by pondFirst layer of rocks on the liner.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0802.jpgLinerLaying down the pond liner.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_0801.jpgAvocadoTamping down the soil.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/img_9963.jpegGroundbreakingBreaking ground on the pond.2023-06-19T19:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/06/11/permeable/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tree-frog-1.jpgTree frogA happier green tree frog.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/toad-on-porch.jpgToad on porch2023-06-11T22:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/06/04/yard-safari/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/snake.jpgSnakeA snake draped around one of the autumn ferns that line the side of the house.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/carpenter-bee.jpgCarpenter beeA carpenter bee's booty sticks out of the wood of the back porch railing as she tunnels into it.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pumpkin-spider.jpgPumpkin spiderA pumpkin spider, about the size of a pistachio shell (to the left) walks across the pine straw that covers the yard.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/anole.jpgAnoleA green anole—which turns brown in cool weather—peeks out of a slot of the butterfly house.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tree-frog.jpgTree FrogA green tree frog sits on a lawn chair on the porch.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/coopers-hawk.jpgCoopers HawkA Cooper's hawk keeps a keen eye on the yard.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/deer.jpgdeer2023-06-04T22:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/04/30/nurturer/2023-04-30T16:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/01/22/nm-initiative/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220625_134920-1679749622-e1674409181439.jpgArtist Mitchell SilasInternationally known sandpainter Mitchell Silas (Diné) prepares to begin a sandpainting at the home of Alice (Diné) and Jerry Bathke in Rio Rancho, NM, in June. Photo by S. Michael Bernhard.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20220625_144352-2061918171-e1674408994368.jpgArt by Mitchell SilasA sandpainting by Diné artist Mitchell Silas. Photo by S. Michael Bernhard.2023-04-30T15:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/03/21/revell-house/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/staircase-before-and-after.jpgstaircase-before-and-afterhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/chair-abdul-baha-used-1_shared-by-joann-pangione-arcos-178148847-e1679495079255.jpegChair Abdul-Baha UsedA chair 'Abdu'l-Bahá used in the Revell House's front room. Photo courtesy of JoAnn Pangione Arcos.2023-03-22T14:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2023/03/06/secret-divine-civilization/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_9501.jpgHuntsville, Alabama2023-03-22T13:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2022/07/24/six-years/2022-07-24T20:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2022/03/02/western-michigan/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/justin-duhimbaze-by-john-everett-e1658090384703.jpgJustin Duhimbaze by John EverettJustin Duhimbaze of Grand Rapids. Photo by John Everett2022-07-17T20:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2022/02/24/alabama-couple/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_1429.jpgKennedys at House of WorshipDennis and Jennie Kennedy at the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois2022-07-17T20:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2013/10/30/the-home-of-the-spider/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/577aa-img_1309.jpgIMG_1309Artist's househttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e35d1-img_1305.jpgMannequinsThey do say love is blind...2022-07-17T19:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2013/11/17/enoch-olinga/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/b5727-0e016-olinga.jpg0e016-olinga2022-07-17T19:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/03/10/kingfisher/2022-07-17T19:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/06/15/a-day-at-the-beach/2022-07-17T19:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2013/11/01/skipping-town-galilee/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ab013-img_2917.jpgThe Jordan RiverDo you see the guys chilling and fishing upstream?https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c06e8-img_2881.jpgIMG_2881Sea of Galilee, where the disciples of Jesus fished.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e6142-img_2820.jpgIMG_28202022-07-17T18:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2013/11/07/jerusalem/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/21635-img_3027.jpgValleyValley of the Deadhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a9da9-img_30251.jpgPriestGuess he was incensed about something...https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/eaa93-img_30261.jpgCathttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d2432-img_3026.jpgIMG_3026https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cd646-img_3025.jpgIMG_3025Guess he was incensed about something...2022-07-17T18:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/20/turkey-for-three/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/114e6-img_6611.jpg2022-07-17T18:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/22/day-2-time-travel/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/55308-img_6922.jpgBuskersBuskers on Istiklal Street playing percussion, something like a sitar, and of course a didgeridoo.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/af873-img_6909.jpgFishing on the New District side of the Golden Hornhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1aa37-img_6865.jpgChoosing lokum at the renowned Haci Bekir patisseriehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d1659-img_7314.jpgWhere's Sergey?Not actually taken on Istiklal Street, but this is a fair representation of its crowdedness.2022-07-17T18:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/24/day-3-boating-down-the-bosphorus/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4b0ea-img_6989.jpgIMG_6989https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a199a-img_7190.jpgYoros Castle in Andalu Kavagihttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/88b35-img_7245.jpgMaiden's TowerMaiden's Tower seen on the right. https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/03812-img_7304.jpgCityscape centered on Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/46446-img_7176.jpgBlack SeaWe are posing in front of the mouth of the Black Sea. If you look super hard and use your imagination, you can even spot Sergey's hometown of Chisinau (Kishinev)!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6385d-img_7162.jpgYum!Deep-fried deliciousness.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/5081b-img_6819.jpgBlue MosqueIt's hard to see, but the white specks above the dome of the Blue Mosque are seagulls.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/934d0-img_7128.jpgGulls againI have way too many photos of seagulls!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/db50d-img_7089.jpgGullsMagnetic seagulls that orbited our boat.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a3a8b-img_7147.jpgWomenTurkish women wait at a dock.2022-07-17T18:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/28/day-4-mosques-galore/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2aa2c-img_7466.jpgArtisanArtisan drilling through layers of colored metal to make an etched platter,https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d1bc7-img_73801.jpgInteriorInside the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/5cecd-img_7380.jpgInside the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent. Note the giant chandelier.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e3728-img_6838.jpgBlue MosqueOne minaret, two minaret...scaffolded sixth minaret is outside the frame.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/f5c30-img_7334.jpgDomeInterior of the Blue Mosque2022-07-17T18:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/03/06/day-5-mini-pilgrimage-to-edirne/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bc6c4-img_7590.jpgPart of the gorgeous courtyard of the Selimiye Mosque.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ccf07-img_7507.jpgRuinsThe remains of another House of Bahá'u'lláh in Edirne.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/32a83-img_7505.jpgSnowdropsSnowdrops and raindrops in Edirne.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cfa52-img_7476.jpgThe backyard and rear wall of the House of Bahá'u'lláh.2022-07-17T18:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/03/13/day-6-a-palace-and-a-dervish/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d6e07-img_7886.jpgNear Divan Yoluhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0690c-img_7819.jpgDervishDervishhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/43f64-img_7718.jpgJasmineWe love history!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/38cc0-img_7738.jpgTiled outExcited to see tiles!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a5d27-img_7696.jpgChilly smiles"So...cold..."https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c3cdc-img_7620.jpgTiled walls in the Sultan's roomTiled walls in the Sultan's room2022-07-17T18:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/08/05/looking-back-and-forward/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/7e459-img_9393.jpgPath at Bahjíhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/18d2f-img_9110.jpgSculpey hearts I gave to World Centre friends upon my departure.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/55ddc-img_9177.jpgSporting my archiving outfit one last time2022-07-17T18:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/05/06/the-immigrant-clinic/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9b75b-the-immigration-clinic-by-layli-miron_page_4.jpgThe Immigration Clinic - by Layli Miron_Page_4https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cd7c7-the-immigration-clinic-by-layli-miron_page_3.jpgThe Immigration Clinic - by Layli Miron_Page_3https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6fd15-the-immigration-clinic-by-layli-miron_page_2.jpgThe Immigration Clinic - by Layli Miron_Page_2https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c9315-the-immigration-clinic-by-layli-miron_page_1.jpgThe Immigration Clinic - by Layli Miron_Page_12022-07-17T18:17:39+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/cook/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/katayoonyoung4x6.jpgKatayoonYoung4x6https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/katayoon-in-kitchen4x6_edited.jpgKatayoon in kitchenAn introduction to the projecthttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/persian-bird-illustration4x6.jpgPersian Bird IllustrationA Multigenerational Persian Recipe Samplerhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4143.jpegIMG_4143https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/katayoon-in-kitchen.jpegKatayoon in kitchen2022-01-17T21:44:41+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/baklava/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img_5615.jpgBaklavaA piece of baklava2022-01-17T21:42:54+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2021/12/17/teens-mentor-teens-nc/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/outreach_team-copy.jpgOutreach_team copy(From left) Ramsey Breneman, Nabil Kalantar, Jaden Soular and Issa Masumbuko get ready to set out on an outreach in the Chapelboro area. Photo by Emily Shepherd2022-01-16T18:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/11/24/race-relations-award/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/members-of-our-high-school-social-justice-club-with-a-group-of-youth-from-toluca-mexico.-we-met-for-8-weeks-this-year-and-each-group-took-turns-leading-the-conversations-on-social-and-en.pngMembers of our high school Social Justice Club with a group of youth from Toluca, Mexico. We met for 8 weeks this year and each group took turns leading the conversations on social and environmental justiceThe teens launched a discussion group with high school students in Toluca, Mexica, enabling the Americans to practice Spanish and the Mexicans to practice English.2022-01-16T17:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/12/13/arizona-youth/2022-01-16T17:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/10/30/maryland-town/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/federalsburg_art_activity.jpegFederalsburg_Art_activityA junior youth group and a children’s class in Federalsburg, Maryland, get together for a painting activity. Photo courtesy of Caroline Mazloom2022-01-16T16:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/05/09/dissertation-video/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/artboard-1-100.jpgArtboard 1-1002022-01-16T16:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/07/18/marshallese-oklahoma/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5e7fc559d2be8.image_.jpgEnid Bahá'ísBahá’ís and friends in Enid, Oklahoma, assemble for a devotional gathering in a picture taken before the pandemic.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5e7fc55a6ef53.image_.jpgBaha'is of EnidBahá’ís of Enid, Oklahoma, pose for a group photo before the pandemic.2021-09-05T22:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/07/08/accessibility-a-priority/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/austin-signing-22nothing22.jpgAustin signing NothingAustin Vaday signs "nothing" in American Sign Language.2021-09-05T21:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/07/19/winter-initiatives/2021-09-05T21:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/04/30/professor-prepares-educators/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/omari-davis-ashley-cooper.jpegOmari, Davis, Ashley, CooperAshley Patterson at home with her husband, Omari, and their sons, Davis and Cooper. Photo courtesy of Ashley Patterson.2021-09-05T21:41:48+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/12/31/light-up-the-night/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/whatsapp-image-2020-07-11-at-10.58.32-pm.jpegWomen with candlesA few of the 100 or so people who attended the “Light up the Night” event in Fort Wayne. Photo courtesy of the Harrison Hill Neighborhood Association.2021-09-05T21:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/01/08/sd-scholars/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image001-e1630159449978.pngScholars on Zoom call2021-08-28T14:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2021/07/23/thornton-chase/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/thornton-chase-450x450-1.jpgThornton-ChaseThornton Chase (22 February 1847–30 September 1912). Photo courtesy of the US Bahá'í Archives.2021-08-01T22:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/06/01/spiritual-cosmopolitanism/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jbs-30.1-2.pngJBS 30.1-22021-08-01T22:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/07/01/laura-barneys-discipleship/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/jbs.pngJBShttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/article-preview.pngArticle Preview2021-08-01T21:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/11/25/will-and-testament-of-abdul-baha/2020-11-26T01:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/11/11/midwest-youth-conference/2020-11-26T01:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/11/04/georgia-youth-camp/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20200727_122748.jpgGeorgia youth2020-11-26T01:21:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/08/07/translations-writings/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/why-do-the-english-translations-of-the-bahai-writings-use-elevated-language-864x550-1.jpgWhy-Do-the-English-Translations-of-the-Bahai-Writings-Use-elevated-language-864x5502020-08-21T20:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/istanbuli-pilau/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/image0-1.jpegPilafhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5516.jpegIstanbuli pilauIstanbuli pilau2020-07-28T23:58:16+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/chelo-kabob/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5554.jpegKabob with riceChelo kabob2020-07-26T16:44:12+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/borani-esfenaj/2020-07-26T16:12:37+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/saffron-rice/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5561.jpegSaffron riceSaffron rice2020-07-26T15:48:41+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/koresh-baddemjan/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5541.jpegKoresh baddemjanKoresh baddemjan over brown rice2020-07-26T15:13:51+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/chelo/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5546.jpegChelo with potato tadikChelo with potato tadikhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_6383-1-e1587431202862.jpegPersian white ricehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_6383.jpegCheloLayli's most successful chelo (upper left)2020-07-26T14:50:04+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/koresh-sib/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/image1.jpegApple stew in a bowlhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/image0.jpegA bowl of appleshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5532.jpegKoresh sibKoresh sib garnished with apples2020-07-25T12:33:47+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/koresh-esfenaj/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_8213-e1594590568862.jpegKoresh esfenaj 2https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_8208.jpegKoresh esfenajhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_5433.jpegKoresh esfenajKoresh esfenaj garnished with parsley and a prune2020-07-12T21:55:21+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2020/06/18/racial-justice/2020-06-29T00:01:36+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/06/16/advent-divine-justice/2020-06-28T23:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2020/06/06/thi-bui/2020-06-28T23:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/dolmeh/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_7220.jpegA grape vinehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_7216.jpegLayli harvests leaveshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_5501.jpegDolmehDolmeh with a bowl of filling 2020-06-21T15:26:35+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/borani-chogondar/2020-06-21T14:49:53+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/bagali-pilau/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_5452.jpegBagali pilauBagali pilau2020-06-21T14:36:43+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/fesanjoon/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_5417.jpegFesanjoonFesanjoon2020-06-20T23:35:09+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/ab-gusht-chelo/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_5394.jpegAb-Gusht with CheloAb-gusht with chelo garnished with parsley2020-06-18T14:43:41+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/addas-pilau/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5295.jpegAddas pilau and meatballsAddas pilau and meatballs with parsley and paprika-adorned yogurt 2020-06-16T01:02:54+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/sabsi-pilau/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5378.jpegSabsi pilauSabsi pilau2020-05-23T22:40:57+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/mastokhiar/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5368.jpegMasto KhiarMasto khiar2020-05-23T22:20:41+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/halim/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5336.jpegHalimHalim topped with cinnamon and butter2020-05-23T21:52:19+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/koresh-karafs/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8181.jpegIMG_8181https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8179.jpegIMG_8179https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5315.jpegKoresh karafsKoresh karafs served over rice2020-05-23T21:18:28+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/sabsi/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8176.jpegIMG_8176https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8175.jpegIMG_8175https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5181.jpegGormay sabsiGormay sabsi with yogurt2020-05-14T00:25:43+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/tos-kabob/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screen-shot-2020-05-13-at-3.36.44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-05-13 at 3.36.44 PMCartoon by Carolita Johnsonhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5280.jpegStew in a bowlTos kabob2020-05-13T19:46:04+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/cookies/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5132-1.jpegRice cookiesRice cookies decorated with pistachios and dried cranberries2020-05-12T18:48:58+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/kuku/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5272.jpegKuku in panKuku lubia garnished with scallions2020-05-12T14:16:43+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/shami/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5166.jpegShami (cutlet)Shami with garnish2020-05-10T01:24:50+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2019/12/01/tahirih/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/map-of-tahirihs-travels.jpgMap of Tahirih's Travels2020-05-06T15:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/koresh-gamay/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/image3.jpegPlated stewhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/image2.jpegKoresh on the stovehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4300.jpegKoresh gamayKoresh gamay garnished with fries, lime, and cilantro2020-05-02T13:13:02+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/recipe-history/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nura-katayoon-graduation-1.jpegNura & Katayoon at graduationAt Nura's high school graduation in the 1980shttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nura-katayoon-graduation.jpegKatayoon with grad NuraAt Nura's high school graduation in the 1980shttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nura-baby-katayoon.jpgKatayoon with baby NuraKatayoon holds baby Nura in the 1960shttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/katayoon-in-kitchen-1-e1586806586624.jpegKatayoon in kitchenKatayoon in the kitchen of Darius's house in Wisconsinhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/katayoon-in-two-frames.jpgKatayoon in Two FramesLeft: Katayoon with her husband. Right: Katayoon with her sons. Both photos are circa 1932.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/introduction.jpgIntroductionhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/first-2-pages.jpgTwo pages of cookbookThe cover and table of contents of Nura's "Persian Recipe Sampler"2020-04-30T00:32:26+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/ashe-reshte/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_8144.jpegBowl of vegetarian ashte reshteVegetarian ashe reshtehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4226.jpegApril pathThe weather on the April day I served the soup. Does the path remind you of a noodle?https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4156.jpegAshe ReshteAshe reshte with its fried onion topping2020-04-30T00:31:37+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/ab-gusht-kubideh/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4301.jpegAb-gusht kubidehAb-gusht kubideh garnished with cilantro2020-04-28T22:58:50+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/shirin-pilau/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4284.jpegShirin pilau & lemon chickenShirin pilau with lemon chickenhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4280.jpegShirin pilauShirin pilau with lemon chicken and salad2020-04-28T14:19:14+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/beet-soup/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_8093.jpegBeet soup in serving bowlshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_8092.jpegBeet soup cookinghttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_8091.jpegBeets with recipehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_8512.jpgBeets in handSome beet stains are more fun than others!2020-04-28T14:11:31+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2018/10/10/cosmic-edu/2020-03-19T19:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/10/11/making-the-nativism-ableism-matrix-the-rhetoric-of-immigrants-comics/2019-10-25T15:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/03/27/a-tribute-to-william-sears-hand-of-the-cause/2019-08-31T22:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/04/01/a-bahai-showcase/2019-08-31T21:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/05/13/prisoners-of-conscience/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_5725.jpgRuins in the Middle EastPhoto by the authorhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yaran1.jpgYaranXXX2019-08-31T21:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/06/03/the-view-from-my-ivory-cubicle/2019-08-31T21:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/07/06/do-you-think-that-you-can-bury-her-there-tahirihs-spiritual-legacy/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_3207.jpgRoot's "Táhirih, the Pure"The first page of Martha Root’s book about Táhirih.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gods-heroes.jpgGod's HeroesPages from Laura Barney’s play. Scans from archive.org.2019-08-31T21:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2016/08/05/borderless-love-the-benefits-of-marrying-outside-your-social-group/2019-08-31T21:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/01/01/review-of-olson/2019-08-31T21:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/01/16/thawing-the-spirit-in-midwinter/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_4577.jpgHoarfrostPhoto by authorhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_4529.jpgIciclesPhoto by the author2019-08-31T21:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/02/16/on-the-move-for-164-years-and-counting/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hargis_ecuador.jpgHargis_EcuadorCecile Hargis (leftmost, seated) with fellow Bahá’ís in Cuenca, Ecuador, in 1960. (Source)2019-08-31T21:43:08+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/05/02/feeling-boundless-love-for-others/2019-08-31T21:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/05/22/a-new-era-begins-reflections-on-the-declaration-of-the-bab/2019-08-31T21:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/07/27/edward-granville-browne-the-only-european-historian-who-met-bahaullah/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/eg-browne-tribute-450x638.jpgEG BrownePortrait of Browne. (Image source)https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/browne.jpgEG BrowneA portrait of Browne. (Image source)2019-08-31T21:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/08/22/abdul-bahas-prayer-for-a-womens-college/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/3_1973_presentation.jpg1973 PresentationParticipants in the 1973 ceremony: Jim Theroux, South Hadley LSA member; Amy Seidel (Marks), Mount Holyoke College Baha’i Club member; Mary Tuttle, Mount Holyoke College Secretary; Marci Girton, Baha’i Club member; Penny Walker, LSA Secretary. (Credit: Baha’i News, Issue 510, page 19 bahai.works/Baha’i_News/Issue_510)2019-08-31T21:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/09/19/celebrating-the-upcoming-bicentenary-of-bahaullahs-birth/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_8371.jpgIMG_83712019-08-31T21:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/10/11/sara-louisa-blomfields-stories-from-a-granddaughter-of-bahaullah/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8549.jpgHouse of Abbud in AkkaInterior courtyard of the House of Abbud. (Photo by the author)2019-08-31T21:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2017/12/25/a-christmas-story-the-forced-migrations-of-the-messengers-of-god/2019-08-31T21:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/02/01/feasting-in-the-dark/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/7022392-master-1.jpgA devotional gathering in London, United KingdomA devotional gathering in London, United Kingdom2019-08-31T21:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/03/05/women-inspiring-women-in-bahai-history-tahirihs-lineage/2019-08-31T21:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/04/27/the-revelation-of-bahaullah-books-by-adib-taherzadeh/2019-08-31T21:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/05/20/the-other-witnesses-khadijih-bagum-and-haji-mubarak-at-the-declaration-of-the-bab/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/house-of-the-bab-9.jpgHouse-of-the-BabThe House of the Bab in Shiraz, Iran (Image source)2019-08-31T21:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2018/11/29/what-i-saw-of-abdul-baha-vignettes-by-laura-barney/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5751556-master.jpg'Abdu'l-BaháAbdu'l-Baha stands on a balcony. (Image source)2019-08-31T21:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/01/06/when-the-west-comes-to-the-east-laura-barneys-lessons-from-persia/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/saam-1951.14.51_1.jpgLAURA AT SIXTEEN"Laura at Sixteen" by Alice Pike Barney (Image source)2019-08-31T21:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/02/13/uniting-the-world-two-hearts-at-a-time/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1201044-master.jpgA Bahá’í study circle in London, United Kingdom(Image source)2019-08-31T21:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/04/23/an-introduction-to-the-dawn-breakers-nabils-narrative/2019-08-31T21:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2019/07/21/martha-roots-speeches-and-social-discourse-cosmic-education-for-a-universal-age/2019-08-31T21:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/blog-posts/2019-08-31T21:26:02+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/art/comics/2019-05-09T17:53:34+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/art/2019-03-25T17:51:24+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.net/2016/01/30/a-bee-on-christmas-eve/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/734ab-img_0356.jpgEllis IslandThe processing hall at Ellis Islandhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cd5b6-img_0261.jpgRoom serviceSergey enjoys his first experience with room service.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0cbaf-img_0264.jpgWilliam TellWilliam Tell stands atop the Philadelphia City Hall.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ae4aa-img_0348.jpgFacesContinuing with the statue theme, Sergey poses beside the face of Liberty. https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1f975-img_0238.jpgPhiladelphia Museum of ArtStatue of Diana at the Philadelphia Museum of Arthttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d90ff-img_0296.jpgStatueThe Statue of Liberty with Ellis Island behind it, taken from a ferry.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ccb9f-img_0910.jpgChristmas Eve beeBlossoms and a bee on Christmas Eve.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/274e1-img_0690.jpgSnowblowingSergey partakes in a Wisconsin hobby.2016-01-31T01:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/11/26/counting-blessings/2015-11-27T22:08:22+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/11/04/on-my-husbands-thirtieth-birthday/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3b2a0-img_6930.jpgSergeyMy favorite tricenarian 2015-11-05T02:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/10/23/the-whistlepig-and-the-hermit/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/85d57-img_0357.jpgIMG_0357One of our discoveries on Mount Nittany: a slug moth larva, resplendently leaf-like. Someday it will metamorphose into a rather boring moth. Photo credit: Jasminehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9c18f-img_0357.jpegSlug moth larvaOne of our discoveries on Mount Nittany was this resplendent, leaf-like slug moth larva, much more beautiful than its ugly name!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2429b-img_0094.jpgBoatsSpelunking around.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a110f-img_0106.jpgGroundhogAnd he lollops off toward cover.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fefb4-img_0102.jpgFieldAh, beautiful autumn palette!2015-10-23T18:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/09/25/grandpa/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a17ff-img_7153.jpgAmerson familyAmerson family on pilgrimage in 2005.2015-09-17T20:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/09/03/back-to-school/2015-09-04T01:03:39+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/08/09/625/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ccb39-img_9565.jpgKoiFish love: "kissing" koi at the Anderson Japanese Garden in Rockford, Illinoishttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20f03-img_9747.jpgCenterView of the visitor's center from the courtyardhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/f1cef-img_9752.jpgHeartAnd now spot the quartz heart!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/78375-img_96861.jpgBunnySpot the bunny!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8b579-img_9686.jpgBunnySpot the bunny!2015-08-10T02:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/07/09/like-a-cat-in-water/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bce6d-img_8875.jpgFeline bush babyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/785a4-img_8863.jpgWildlifeIsraeli wildlifehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9d138-img_8888.jpgSakhneHey look, an unmanned mattress waiting to be claimed!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/52749-screen-shot-2015-07-08-at-5-06-09-pm.pngHungry fish2015-08-05T01:28:54+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/05/30/summer-comes-swiftly/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/f4484-img_8601.jpgBandCelebrating something or other!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/d0732-img_8354.jpgFlying Go-Kart2015-08-05T01:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/05/15/museuming/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4426a-img_8771.jpgDemonsSort sort of cute demonshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e9624-img_8754_2.jpgSarcophagiMaking new friendshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8dce0-img_8766.jpgbookThe Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea scrolls2015-08-05T01:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/05/02/the-festival/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/62aff-img_8816.jpgUsDressed up for the Holy Day commemorationhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0b220-20150425_171622.jpgStella MarisThe picturesque windmill-cum-chapelhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/38e0e-20150421_102030.jpgPoppiesVibrant wild poppies in Carmel Forest2015-08-05T01:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/04/12/sluggish-ekphrasis/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fe2c9-img_8750.jpgSlug fan2015-08-05T01:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/04/06/springing/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0ed7d-img_8213.jpgCactushttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/06e6d-kingfisher-shots.jpgKingfisher shotsVision test: can you spot the kingfishers?https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/b0a90-img_8033.jpgRidván Gardenhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/26637-img_7928.jpgPansiesPansies after rainhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/36549-img_8002.jpgFuzzy bloomsTree in bloom at Bahjí2015-08-05T01:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/21/day-1-hagia-sofia-hippodrome-cistern-and-grand-bazaar/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/94121-img_6801.jpgIMG_6801I don't have a photo of Turkish coffee, but I think Medusa is a decent substitute.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/24a1d-img_6794.jpgBasilica Cisternhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/5bdfe-img_6786.jpgObeliskA brief side trip to Egypt. Now, who speaks hieroglyph?https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/57612-img_6774.jpgHagia SofiaExterior viewhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fc0a4-img_6670.jpgCheck out that apse!2015-08-04T20:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/12/the-pilgrims/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/76e69-img_6552.jpgBahShrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí, the most holy place on earth for Bahá'íshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/be22a-img_6447.jpgBaklavaLight moments had to include a trip to the big baklava mountain, where the nutty pastry naturally accumulates in waist-high drifts.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ea31f-img_6011.jpgCourtyard of building at Junayn Garden in Nahariyya, IsraelCourtyard of building at Junayn Garden in Nahariyya, Israel2015-08-04T09:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/02/06/animal-farm/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4e2cb-img_5942.jpgBathrobeshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ab62d-img_5950.jpgPretty guyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/16a83-img_5902.jpgAnd a parrot biking across a tightrope.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/efb59-img_5853.jpgPeacockhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/edd56-img_5748.jpgBulbulhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e0600-img_5725.jpgRoman bathhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dcef1-img_5703.jpgCows and bikers2015-08-04T09:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2015/01/18/dailyat-al-karmel/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/f3f54-img_5679.jpgDruze five-color flag representing their five prophets.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cbf49-img_5691.jpgWar memorialTanks near the giant dome2015-08-04T09:18:09+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/12/19/applied/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0904a-img_56981.jpgIMG_5698My Vanna Whitehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/44f21-img_5698.jpgApplianced!My Vanna Whitehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4fc2e-img_5697.jpgIMG_5697My Vanna White.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/140d2-3-interests.png3 interestshttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a2960-uncoordinated-conjunction.pngUncoordinated conjunctionhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9157d-bachiller.pngBachillerMount Holyoke should offer this degree.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/068e5-eddie-murphy.pngEddie Murphyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c6aa6-security-questions.pngSecurity questions2015-08-04T09:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/11/18/tests-and-tribulations-trials-and-travails/2015-08-04T09:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/10/25/the-wild-kingdom/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/83e28-img_5445.jpgAlpacaAlpaca eagerly sprinting toward his beloved Sergeyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/23ac6-img_5364.jpgBad hair day2015-08-04T09:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/10/02/a-rainbow/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/42a43-img_5429.jpgMy natural environment, the green world.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/79843-img_5426.jpgIn my natural environment.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8a98a-img_5559.jpgCloserhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6a940-img_5553.jpgHaifaA morning rainbow2015-08-04T08:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/09/13/as-promised/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/96a51-sergeylayli224-9042.jpgSergeyLayli224-9042"Poke!"https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e02b1-sergeylayli138-8865.jpgSergeyLayli138-8865https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/def2a-sergeylayli114-8829.jpgSergeyLayli114-88292015-08-04T08:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/09/09/gettin-hitched-part-the-last/2015-08-04T08:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/09/07/gettin-hitched-part-4/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/45db7-img_4888.jpgCloud gateReflections: our group visits Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean, in Millennium Park.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/43fdc-img_4862.jpgMarriage licenseLicense to wed!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/b876f-img_4860.jpgIMG_48602015-08-04T08:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/08/31/gettin-hitched-part-3/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/48623-img_5112.jpgIMG_5112A dream realized.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/78a1a-dsc_0900.jpgDSC_09002015-08-04T08:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/08/25/gettin-hitched-part-2/2015-08-04T08:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/08/18/gettin-hitched-part-one/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/5d771-img_4460.jpgView from the new flatSunset over the sea, seen from our flat2015-08-04T08:49:20+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/07/11/tranquility/2015-08-04T08:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/06/28/the-halfway-point/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/f73da-i3ez8hpsxw3hruqzcwnxacblmuzaxquetbwhfgyn0yqyatq4ttfi_nw9xtdtpeyp0zp4xaybothatj0oeghaaq.jpegRisk!2015-08-04T08:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/05/31/im-engaged/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/fed9d-img_0003.jpgWhen Layli met Sergeyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4b82e-img_4394.jpgIMG_4394https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c0c51-laylis-23rd-naw-ruz-2014.jpgLayli's 23rd Naw-Ruz 2014https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3f6cd-laylis-1st-naw-ruz-1992.jpgLayli's 1st Naw-Ruz 19922015-08-04T08:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/05/11/mothers-day/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/b3448-12-11-2005-19-49-04-250-copy-4.jpgBaby picMommy holding me in front of the Lorax mural she painted.2015-08-04T08:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/05/03/the-hyrax/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/80b8e-img_4284.jpghttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0013a-img_4264.jpghttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1743b-img_4331.jpgThis one is showing off his tusks in what appears to be the biggest smile a hyrax can give.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/a38b7-img_4297.jpg2015-08-04T08:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/04/19/nimrod-and-pan/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0bf32-img_4239.jpgNichehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/1ebd3-img_4060.jpgFortress ahoy!https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/9756c-img_4028.jpgRare moment of physical activity.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/68e19-img_4009.jpghttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/49bc9-img_3897.jpgFortress ahoy!2015-08-04T08:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2013/12/18/seasons-greetings/2015-08-04T06:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/04/15/the-vainest-chameleon/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/59d67-2014-04-06-12-10-30.jpg2014-04-06 12.10.30https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/3edb9-2014-04-06-12-07-28.jpgPreparing for the next divehttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2356f-2014-04-06-12-07-03.jpgChameleon on the steps2015-08-04T06:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/04/06/rat-a-tat-tat/2015-08-04T06:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/2014/03/25/farewell-puppy/https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/76b9e-img_8281.jpgShadowhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/4c0d6-img_95051.jpg"Stop...touching...me."https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/8a527-img_9505.jpgShadowShadow: "Stop...cuddling...with...me." https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/b0eb9-img_8247.jpgShadowA rare slightly athletic member of the Amerson 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Good thing I don't have triskaidekaphobia.https://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/6a3c6-img_1134.jpgAffectionate guyhttps://layli.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/c06e2-img_1143.jpgIMG_11432015-07-27T22:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://layli.net/about-2/2013-07-07T18:14:26+00:00weekly0.6https://layli.netdaily1.02026-02-27T13:24:58+00:00