52 Week Photography Project

October 2025

40-Attached- Like the book, or not.

A wavy top turban snail has picked up over a dozen hitchhikers — barnacles that seem to have grown attached to their host.

These gastropods “graze” on kelp, which grows in large underwater forests just offshore at the Silver Strand State Beach, Coronado, CA.

So named because their spiral shells resemble a turban, these snails are an important part of the coastal ecosystem in Southern and Baja California.

(Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

41-Rain Rain Go Away- Interpret that as you will.

Après la puie.

A brief shower has added a splash of Impressionist color to a bistro in the Le Marais neighborhood of Paris.

(Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

42-Out of the Dark- Like the book, or not.

The Milky Way rises above an ancient bristlecone pine, likely well over 3,000 years old.