PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK: DOUG WINSOR

You can find more about this Canadian photographer HERE

CASUAL FRIDAY

KNEADING-2

TREADING

THE EVENING SONG

GRAZING

Quiet before the storm

RANDOM (AND POSSIBLY CONTROVERSIAL) THOUGHTS

In answer to some comments I received concerning the position of Mr. Obama re.Syria.
First of all, I have a great admiration for the USA, their entrepreneurial capacity, sense of freedom and ideals.
I love the United States of America.
But (there's always a "but") are today's government's decisions up to such ideals ?
I can't help being moved when I read the first words of the United States of America's Constitution:
"We, The People".
I can't help singing their anthem when it's broadcasted.
Yes, indeed, this makes my throat get tight.
But are todays' decisions up to such high ideals ?
How can a Freedom-based Nation state that democracy has to be imposed on other countries
when it's still not completely achieved at home ?
Europe has a great debt of gratitude to pay to the USA.
But this doesn't mean all decisions, whatever they are, must be approved blindingly.
If we didn't discuss decisions that have a heavy impact on our territories, we'd be slaves and not partners.
"We, The People" means we're not slaves, subjects, things to be dealt with.
"We, The People" means we have the right to speak our mind.
So we do.

ADMIRING

Her prized possession.

PETS TIME: FEROCIOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE PETS

(But we can't avoid loving them, do we ?)
Some links:
Timo and the fish (aka as The Terrible Predator)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDJzkUAexc#t=43

Cats and dogs..like the proverb says (or does it?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDJzkUAexc#t=43

The Awefully Terrifying Vietnamese kitten.

(rawrrrrzzzzz : are you terrified now ?)

PETS TIME: BLACK & WHITE

And a touch of red :-)

PETS TIME: AS A SYMBOL & THEIR WISDOM PROMPTING RANDOM THOUGHTS

This is President Obama in his re-election campaign

This is President Obama after his re-election campaign.

I'm sorry to say Obama is a big disappointment despite my penchant for the Democratic Party.
Good that I didn't raise my hopes too high when he was elected and then re-elected.
Guantanamo is still there and his military actions have brought only misery to the people of the countries where USA fought the so-called humanitarian wars.

But realpolitik always wins and he probably still has to pay some debts to the lobbies that had him re-elected, among which armament companies.
How long shall USA fight wars that have seemingly no end and the only result of which is to hand over whole countries to fundamentalists and coffins of fighting fine young men back to America ?

Don't tell me that democracy is based on votes. Then you would have to say that Ceausescu, Hitler, Mussolini, the dynasty of Kims of North Korea, Pol Pot, etc had been democratically elected as they usually gathered 98% of votes.
Dictators rely on ignorance, illiteracy, terror, religion, corruption.
I'd rather have a Mubarak than a Morsi in Egypt; a Saddam Husseyn than the current, never-ending butchery in Iraq; etc..etc...

Do the USA really want to hand over also Syria to the local branch of Iran-piloted extremist puppets?
All in all, USA have been playing right into the hands of the extremist parties sharing the creed and the systems of extremist-based governments..
Did Afghanistan, Iraq, Lybia teach nothing to those high-level "geniuses" in the think-room ?
It wouldn't be a bad idea to watch again the film "Dr. Strangelove". Much to learn from it.

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WEEK: MARIANO VIVANCO

Mainly, but not only, by far, a fashion photographer. You can find more about his work and bio HERE and HERE

Models: Karmen Pedaru-AbbyLee Kershaw

Kendra Spears

Tony Ward

CASUAL FRIDAY (A LITTLE LATE)

It's still Friday in a part of the planet, right ?

REJOICING

DRESSING

REVERIES

Photo by Gianfranco Salis

DAYDREAMING

BITING-2

"Please, Mistress !"

And her Mistress answered:

"Please what ?"

What follows is up to your imagination :-)

ADJUSTING

Her lace and leather armour hardly contain her exuberant femininity :)

STRETCHING-2

DELIBERATING

PETS TIME: THE CATS OF THE ENCHANTED CITY

In Morocco, there's a place called Chefchaouen.
It's known for its blue colour.
It's kind of a fairy place.
And there, among the narrow passages and curling streets,
    there are lazy or waiting or playful cats.
All to discover :-)

If you so wish, you can find other pictures of this place HERE