This Persian Melon (Kharbozeh Mashhad) cost £11.50 in London.

My Iranian version of Abbey Road by The Beatles: Haj Ebrahim Road (Ebi Road) in Tehran.
On the 8 August 1969 -exactly 40 years ago- one of the most imitated album covers was shot in Abbey Road by the Fab Four.
Abbey Road Webcam - You could try to catch people imitating the Fab Four pose!

A stubborn pansy flowering through a crack in the pavement.

World Health Organization raises global Swine Influenza epidemic threat to second highest level as numbers of infected continue to rise.

The last night's floral Tahdig (crispy rice and bread).

A UK researcher has found evidence that the Persians were the first to use chemical warfare against their enemies.
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>> Lapis lazuli head of a modern Persian