Landscapes, sandscapes, morning mist, and war memorials. All are winners for this month’s desktop wallpaper. Week 1 CAMEL CONVOY Riding camelback, Marco Polo reached China’s Taklimakan Desert two years into his journey. Photograph by Michael Yamashita Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 2 JUST LION AROUND An Asiatic lion and her cub share a moment of playful tenderness in India’s Gir Forest. Photograph by Mattias Klum Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 3 MISTY WELSH MORNING Fog rests coolly over Wales’ Snowdonia National Park. Photograph by Vincent J. Musi Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 4 FLORAL WAR MEMORIAL Flowers set adrift from Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial honor crewmen lost to war. Photograph by David Doubilet Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger For Windows 95 or Higher 1. Determine which size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After the image appears in your browser, click the right-hand button on your mouse. 4. On the menu that pops up, select SET AS WALLPAPER. For Macintosh 1. Determine which image size is appropriate for your monitor. 2. Click the size you wish to download. 3. After it appears in your browser, drag the image onto your desktop. 4. From the Apple Menu (at the top left of your screen) select CONTROL PANELS, then DESKTOP PICTURES or APPEARANCE. (If the new window reads APPEARANCE, select the tab that reads DESKTOP.) 5. If necessary, click REMOVE PICTURE to clear the current desktop picture. 6. Click SELECT PICTURE or PLACE PICTURE, then locate and click the image file. 7. Click OK or CHOOSE. 8. Finally, click SET DESKTOP.

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