Leaf: We spent the afternoon chatting with our old friends Pete and Erin in their new 'almost off the grid' shed that has been made into a house. The views from this lounge were spectacular. (Colo, Australia)

Rae: This picture says a lot about Central California. The drought this year and the lost jobs (huge farmland). Also the "comida China" (Spanish for Chinese food) because in some places in California you find more Spanish speakers than English speakers. (Somewhere outside Bakersfield, USA)