Take your pick from land or sea! For the next four weeks we’ll decorate your desktop with alternating images of spring flowers and minke whales. Week 1 FLORAL DELIGHTS A daisy’s delicate petals seem to emit their own sunlight. Photograph by Sisse Brimberg Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 2 FULL SPEED AHEAD Torpedo slim, a minke whale skims through the waters around Lizard Island, Australia. Photograph by Flip Nicklin Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 3 BLUSHING ROSE Warm as candle glow, a rose’s hue deepens at its heart. Photograph by Sisse Brimberg Click your monitor size to download image: - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or smaller - 15 inches (38 centimeters) or larger Week 4 WINKY MINKE A minke whale gives photographer Flip Nicklin’s vessel the once-over before diving back into the deep. Photograph by Flip Nicklin 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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