Red Light

I got this shot while crossing the city of Marshall, TX early in the morning. I loved the sky's colors, so I grabbed my camera and took several shots while I was waiting for the green light...

Got a joke for you:

OLD ACADEMICS never die, they just lose their faculties

OLD ACCOUNTANTS never die, they just lose their balance

OLD ACCOUNTS never die, they are deleted

OLD ACTORS never die, they just drop a part

OLD ALCOHOLICS/DRUG ADDICTS never die, they just get wasted

OLD ANTHROPOLOGISTS never die, they just become history

OLD ARCHERS never die, they just bow and quiver

OLD ARCHITECTS never die, they just lose their structures

OLD ASSETS never die, they just depreciate

OLD ASTRONAUTS never die, they just go to another world

OLD ATOMS never die, they just decay

OLD BANKERS never die, they just lose interest

OLD BANKERS never die, they just want to be a loan

OLD BASEBALL PLAYERS never die, they just go batty

OLD BASEBALL PLAYERS never die, they just run their last lap

Don't Play With the Fire

I took this shot at that texan farm, about an hour before leaving... Lynell, I'm glad you liked the one with cows, and for sure next time when I'll visit that farm, I'll get ya a whole barn collection!

Today's joke is here:

Three friends from the local congregation were asked:
- When you're in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?
Artie said:
- I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man.
Eugene commented:
- I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people's lives.
Al said:
- I'd like them to say "Look, he's moving!"

Longhorn

Longhorns from a Texan farm - dedicated to Lynell, aka Tennesseecowgirl!

Hope I didn't disappoint you, I know you were expecting a TX barn, but I was interested in cattle, not barns... and as a matter of fact, when I took this shot, I said in my mind "Lynell is gonna love this!"... hope I wasn't wrong!
But don't worry, we'll go again over there, and I'll pay more attn to the barns!

Got an old joke for today, a joke that was a big hit at that time, during the communist regime, a joke that could put you behind bars if you were telling it in a public place.


Nixon, Brezhnev and Ceausescu (former Romanian dictator - for those who don't know) were waiting at the Heaven's gate to enter.
St. Peter, the heaven's gate guardian, take the the former American president for the interview.
- How many bad laws did you approve during your term? asks St. Peter.
- Two, answers Nixon.
St. Peter takes a needle and punches twice Nixon's butt.
- Now you can go, says St. Peter.
Next in line is Brezhnev.
- How many bad laws did you approve during your term? asks him St. Peter.
Brezhnev seems to think a little bit, then answers.
- Eleven!
St. Peter takes a needle and punches eleven times Brezhnev's butt.
- Now you can go! says St. Peter.
Now while Ceausescu was inside for the interview, Nixon and Brezhnev were talking about what just happened to them.
- How many punctures you got? asks Brezhnev.
- Two! How about you?
- Eleven!
- That's ok, says Nixon, I'm afraid that St. Peter will need a sewing machine for Ceausescu!

Dialogue

I was about 50 yds away from them when I took the shot, but I was watching them for about a minute before shooting, and they were like they were having a conversation about my presence, which would sound like "Watch out, he's coming!" - "Just pretend that you didn't see him and let's get outta here!" And that's what they did as soon as I took the shot!

Got a joke too!

An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: "woman without her man is nothing". The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing."
The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."

Your Last Curve!

I took this shot in the summer of '07 while visiting my son in Lynchburg, VA. Well, this isn't in town, but somewhere close to the town...
There was another traffic sign with a sticker from a local radio station on it... and I just made it "officially"! But don't try to take that curve with the "recommended" speed... it will be your last curve!

I got a short joke for today:

A boy asks his granny:
- Have you seen my pills, they were labeled LSD?
Granny replies:
- Forget the pills, have you seen those purple dragons in the kitchen?!?

Happy New Year, 2009!

Dear blogger friends, I wish y'all a Safe, Wealthy, Healthy and Happy New Year!
About the picture, I took that shot last year in Alba Iulia (December 1st - The Romania's National Day).


Today's joke is more like a facts list! Here we go!

Things to Know:

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)


A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour
(Don't try this at home,maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)


The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.
(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.(Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(Okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.(I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains..
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to, maybe even a chuckle.

Savana

That's my Savana, a 12 years old van, with over 750,000 miles on board, but with the original engine and transmission, never had a major repair... and at this age for sure if something bad happens, it will be the last one!
There are no signs on it, I was just playing with the picture!

Here's the joke, of course!

A priest was about to finish his tour of duty, and was leaving his mission in the jungle where he has spent 20 years teaching the natives when he realizes that the one thing he never taught them was how to speak English.
So he takes the chief for a walk in the forest. He points to a tree and says to the chief, 'This is a tree.'
The chief looks at the tree and grunts, 'Tree.'
The Priest is pleased with the response. They walk a little further and he points to a rock and says, 'This is a rock.'
Hearing this, the chief looks and grunts, 'Rock.'
The Priest was really getting enthusiastic about the results when he hears a rustling in the bushes. As they peek over the top, he sees a couple of natives in the midst of heavy sexual activity.
The Priest is really flustered and quickly responds, 'Man riding a bike.'
The chief looks at the couple briefly, pulls out his shotgun and kills them.
The Priest goes ballistic and yells at the chief that he has spent years teaching the tribe how to be civilized and be kind to each other, so how could he kill these people in cold blood that way?
The chief replied, 'My bike.'

The Money Cow

Here I come with an older shot from Denver, Colorado...

Sure I got another joke! Here it is!

When everyone on earth was dead and waiting to enter Paradise, God appeared and said:
- I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men who were true heads of their household, and the other line for the men who were dominated by their women. I want all the women to report to St. Peter!
Soon, the women were gone and there were two lines of men.
The line of the men who were dominated by their wives was 100 miles long and in the line of men who truly were heads of their household, there was only one man.
God said:
- You men should be ashamed of yourselves, I created you to be the head of your household! You have been disobedient and have not fulfilled your purpose! Of all of you, only one obeyed. Learn from him!
God turned to the one man:
- How did you manage to be the only one in this line?'
The man replied:
- My wife told me to stand here!

Let's Pray Together!

I took this shot while attending a soccer game between two major teams from Transylvania (no vampires involved!), University of Cluj-Napoca vs Alba Iulia United. Unfortunately the image has a poor quality, and that's my fault, 'cause I saw these two kneeled players in the last moment and I rushed myself to capture them before the scene was gone. Of course, after downloading the picture, I was totally disappointed, but I find it funny... hope you'll find it that way too!

Of course I got another joke!

A blonde goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. She says to the clerk:
"May I have 50 Christmas stamps?"
The clerk says:
"What denomination?"
The blonde replies:
"God help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 9 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran, 7 Orthodox and 18 Baptists!"

Fear

Here is another shot from Rosia Montana (for those who don't remember or don't know, check my post "Rich Man, Poor Town"). That dog seemed really scared... and I presume that he was a stray dog, since more than half of that town was abandoned.

Here's the today's joke:

A 6 year old and a 4 year old are upstairs in their bedroom.
- You know what? says the 6 year old, I think it's about time we started cussing.
The 4 year old nods his head in approval. The 6 year old continues:
- When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'm gonna say something with hell and you say something with a**!
The 4 year old agrees with enthusiasm. When the mother walks into the kitchen and asks the 6 year old what he wants for breakfast, he replies:
- Aw, hell, Mom, I guess I'll have some Cheerios!
WHACK! He flies out of his chair, tumbles across the kitchen floor, gets up, and runs upstairs crying his eyes out, with his mother in hot pursuit, slapping his rear with every step. His mom locks him in his room and shouts:
- You can stay there until I let you out!
She then comes back downstairs, looks at the 4 year old and asks with a stern voice:
- And what do YOU want for breakfast, young man?
- I don't know, he blubbers, but you can bet your fat a** I won't say Cheerios!!!

Blue Ride

This is another shot from the now traditional Woodward Dream Cruise, and postworked in my PIP10. Hope you'll like it!

Have you ever realized what actually "service" means? If not, look what this guy found out!

I became confused when I heard these terms with reference to the word "service".
Internal Revenue "Service"
U.S. Postal "Service"
Telephone "Service"
TV Cable "Service"
Civil "Service"
State, City, County & Public "Service"
Customer "Service"
This is not what I thought 'service' meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had hired a bull to "service" a few cows.
BAM!!! It all came into focus. Now I understand what all those "service" agencies are doing to us. Now you are as enlightened as I am.

Nervous Waves

An image to warm you up a li'l bit!
Shot taken at the Black Sea - City of South Eforie, Romania

Oops, almost forgot about the joke! Here it is:

Nine year old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday School.
- Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he radioed headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved.
- Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you? his mother asked.
- Well, no, Mom. But, if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!

Traveler

Just... traveler!

Originally posted on Dec. 24th, 2008

Tonight Santa will travel once again around the world, bringing joy and happiness in millions and millions of homes! Hope he'll bring you just what you wanted!

Got a brand new joke:

A guy suspected that his wife was cheating on him, so he hired a Chinese detective... the cheapest one he could find.
This is his report...

Most honorable sir!
You leave house. I watch house. He come house. I watch. He and she leave house.
I follow. He and she go hotel. I climb tree. I look window.
He kiss she. She kiss he. He strip she. She strip he. He play with she. She play with he.
I play with me. I fall off tree. I no see.

No fee,
Ching Lee

Sleep well, my little angel!

I took this shot about two years ago, while I was walking on the Cismigiu Garden's alleys (for more info about the oldest park from Bucharest here http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/bucuresti/bu_cismigiu.html )
Many people are stopping here for a short rest, or they're just walking around admiring this beautiful park, the second largest park in Bucharest. Being located in downtown, pretty close to many major institutions, during the summer it's a very busy area.

Of course, I got another joke:

A little boy was crying in a Greyhound bus station. A police officer saw him and asks him why he is crying. The kid answers:
- Mom beats me all the time!
- Did you tell that to your father? asks the cop.
- Yes, but I got beaten by him too...
- And why are you here, where are you going?
- I'm going to Detroit Lions! They beat nobody!

Winter Heaven - part 2

This image is the opposite side of the previous image from Arieseni

Here's the joke:

After Titanic's impact with the iceberg, a guy get an emergency boat and starts paddling as fast as he could. The captain saw him and yells:
- Hey man, where are you going? We have lots of women here...
- Are you nuts, sir? Do you think in these moments I need women?

Winter Heaven

This is a shot from Arieseni area (same ol' Alba county!). The building that you see in the image is Hotel Cristalin, kinda expensive one ($100/night), the only expensive one. Probably they took the advantage of being the closest one to the skiing area (about 200 yards).

Today's joke is next!

John was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmick. His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to change. One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchases.

It was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector.

It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late.
- Where have you been? Why are you over 2 hours late getting home? asked John.
- Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project, said Tommy.
The robot then walked around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely out of his chair.
- Son, said John, this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really were after school.
- We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie, said Tommy.
- What did you watch? asked Marsha.
- The Ten Commandments, answered Tommy.
The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him, knocking him off his chair once more. With his lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said:
- I am sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen!
- I am ashamed of you son, said John. When I was your age, I never lied to my parents.
The robot then walked around to John and delivered a whack that nearly knocked him out of his chair. Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said:
- Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can't be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son!
With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.

Christmas Shopping

This is a single shot that I took last summer (oh summer, I miss you so much!) in Frankenmuth, MI at Bronner's, they say it's the largest Christmas store in the world, and I guess they're right!

Of course, I got another joke!

A drunk guy comes to the doctor for a visit, complaining that he is sick.
When he was done with the consultation, the doctor says:
- I cannot put any diagnosis of your disease, I think it's the alcohol's fault.
- No problem, Doc, I'll come back when you are sober!

The Dome

This is a shot from Koln (Cologne), Germany, with its beautiful Dome, built about eight centuries ago (hope I'm not wrong!).


Yep, here's another joke... just got it!

Two blonde girls were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind her and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one girl digging a hole, the other girl filling it in again.
An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger:
- I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it... why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?
The hole digger wiped her brow and sighed:
- Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team. But today the girl who plants the trees called in sick.

Orange

Hope you gonna like this orange lily...

Of course, here's a new joke:
In a police station the chief speaks to his
colleagues:
- Guys, I want you for tomorrow to come nice dressed, we all go to "Figaro's Wedding"!
Next day all the cops were nice dressed with tux's, along with their wives, children, flowers and gifts!
The chief goes crazy:
- You dumb heads, it's not really a wedding, it's an opera show!
One of his employees says:
- Why are you getting mad, chief? Did we say anything last year when you showed up with rods for the "Swans Lake"?

Canadian Sunrise

When I captured this colorful sunrise, I was driving (as you can see), and didn't want to waste any minute pulling over to shoot the sunrise, so here it is! The location is somewhere between Strathroy and London, on freeway 402.

Many thanks for your comments, ratings and favs on my both images from Felix!

No joke for today! Hey, I'm joking!

Before the surgery, the surgeon asks the patient:
-How old are you?
The patient says:
- I'll be 44 next month...
The surgeon, a little amused:
- I love your optimism!

Felix Baths

A collage with some images from Felix Baths - Romania

I didn't have in mind to post this one, actually I made it last night after I read Bill's comment! No Bill, that wasn't the main road, that's just a wild forest from F.B.! Here are some shots that I took inside the town. I recommend y'all to see it at full size!

And of course, a joke!
English has to be one of the hardest languages to understand. Read the paragraph below and try to understand the meaning.

Two individuals proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which was unspecified. One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure; Subsequently the second member of the team performed a self rotational translation oriented in the same direction taken by the first team member.

In plain English what does this translate to?

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after!

The Green Tunnel

I took this shot in april while visiting Felix Baths (Baile Felix - in romanian language), an ancient thermal spa resort from Romania, developed during the Roman Empire occupancy (about 1900 yrs ago) for its rich resources of thermal water. The resorts host many mineral springs with thermal (20-48°C), sulphuric, calcic, sodic, rich in bicarbonate waters known since the beginning of the first millennium. The soothing effect of the waters on articular and muscular pain and on various rheumatic neuralgias accounts for the fame of cures in the resort for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatic polyarthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, conditions after acute articular rheumatism), degenerative and articular rheumatic diseases, central and peripheral neurological disorders, gynecological diseases, post-traumatic conditions, endocrine disorders. The facilities offer treatment of rheumatism and neurological and gynecological diseases. The modern medical base has at its disposal various facilities for procedures involving electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, aerosols, massage, paraffin packing and other water treatments.

Oh yes, I got another joke:

From a guard tower of a fort in the wild west, the sentinel yells:
- Captain, some Indians are approaching!
- Friends or enemies? ask the captain.
- I think they're friends, 'cause they come together!

Thanks For Last Night

She thought it's love at first sight, he just wanted some fun... things like this are happening daily, probably everywhere... well, I got the idea from Chris Norman's song "Goodbye Lady Blue", but in that song she is to one who leaves him...

Here's another joke:

A guy wakes up in an ambulance
- Where are you taking me? asks him.
- To the morgue, answers the guy who was sitting next to him.
- But I'm not dead!
- But we're not there yet!

Flower Power

No, he is not my cat, but my cousin's... dunno too many things about him, but I know for sure he loves the flowers! I took many shot of him while he was smelling them, but I picked this one for uploading...

Hey, I got another joke!

A little girl asks her mother:
- Mom, why dad is so bald?
- Because he is smart, got lots of brain, that's why his hair is gone.
- But why do you have so much hair over your head?
- Finish your breakfast and shut up!

Summer thoughts

Hope this image will warm you up a little bit...
If out there's cold and gray, I bring you the romanian beach (by the Black Sea), a shot taken on the beach from the city of North Eforie!

Hey, I got this joke for y'all!

The husband is a computer technician, while she is a housewife. Here's the dialogue:
Wife: Are you done with the shopping?
Husband: Bad command or filename.
W: But I begged you in the morning to...
H: Syntax Error. Abort?
W: Not even the promised brand new TV set?
H: Variable not found ...
W: OK, no problem, gimme the credit card, I'll do it myself...
H: Sharing Violation. Access denied!
W: Are you serious, kidding or you're just tryin' to upset me?
H: Too many parameters ...
W: I just wonder why I married you?
H: Data type mismatch.
W: When are you gonna get your paycheck?
H: File in use ... Try later.
W: I wonder what do I mean for you?
H: Unknown Virus.

House of Art

I took this shot inside the Alba Mall, the very first Mall in town! I turned it in b/w except the red color, that one is the original from "House of Art" advertisement. Also I added the HoA sign on the car's license plate, as well as on the black (kinda gray actually!) top right corner, which originally was a white corner, and it was disturbing the sight.

Defending the Motherland

This is a monument dedicated to fallen heroes from the WWI. Its location is near the train station in the city of Predeal, Romania - one of the busiest touristic resorts from that country.
The original shot had a clear sky, and I decided to replace it with another one, more dramatic. I tried to give it a night-shot look (and I guess it worked), but both shots were taken during the day.

Troubled Skies

I took this shot last summer while I was traveling to St. Louis, MO. I don't remember the exact location, but it was in Indiana, somewhere between Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis. A huge storm was coming, and it started as soon as I reached Indy, and it lasted for over 200 miles...

Old Shed

OK, here we go! This image is also from the same Alba county... I guess you're already tired with these shots from Alba!

Rusty Hills

This is another shot taken in Alba County... well, I took that day about 700 shots!

Alone

It seems to be a single tree, but there are actually three of 'em! I took this shot one year ago in Arieseni, Alba county - Romania.

Frozen

This is a four y.o. picture, taken (if I'm not mistaken) in Circleville, Ohio. I was coming from Sunshine State, goin' to Michigan for a local white Christmas. The road was just fine til I reached West Genie (that's WV!). Then it started snowing, and the Buckeye state offered me heavy freezing rain, that beside the fact they already had about a foot of snow. Here, at Tim Hortons I took a coffee break, and of course I grabbed my camera to take some freezing shots.

No Sir, that's mine!

While I was sipping the last drops of Tim Horton's Coffee, my favorite coffee, it came up to me the idea of this brand new work... so, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you me watching me vs me!

On Duty For A Millenium

This tunnel is part of the road that goes to the old fortress of Deva, Romania (the fortress itself is over 800 yrs old). The hill where the fortress is located, was always a place to retreat and defend when the city was under attack by the barbarian hordes.

Clear Sky

I took this shot about a year ago in Alba county, Romania, while I was climbing the local hills, looking for some autumnal shots.

Main Street

This is a shot taken in downtown Houston, Texas. I went down there especially for the tramway... I always loved tramways, they're cool!

P.S. I wanna thank y'all for your kind comments and rating on my yesterday's post, Golden, and also I apologize for not being too active, but as well as today, yesterday I barely could open the site's page... it takes about two minutes til it opens...

Golden

I'm not sure if this building belongs to the National Music Academy of France or it's just a wing of this huge architectural jewel, but for sure, on the right side it is the Academy that I mentioned. That's another shot from Paris, France.

Fantasy in the Sky

Here's another "cloudy" creation. This time the clouds were actually somewhere over Canada, while the "parts" that you see above the clouds are from Detroit, Koln, Neuwied, Paris and Aventura Mall - Florida, and the satellites are actually a tennis ball...

To Serve And Protect... My Chicks!

Originally posted on Thanksgiving Day ('08)

He's not a turkey, and for sure he's proud of that! Nobody will touch him for today's holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving! Eat wisely!
Different kind of protector, but still... :D
The shot was taken in Alba county, Romania.

To Serve And Protect

Dedicated to my brother, a police officer in the State where everything is bigger!

This Vette is a real police car, used by the Michigan State Police. Probably you guessed already, I took the shot during the Woodward Dream Cruise parade. The background was made with PhotoImpact, and put together using PI!P10

Riding an Ancient

Here's another oldie from Woodward Dream Cruise, while the image where I placed this antique it is from Lower Moeciu, a beautiful village from Carpathian Mountains, pretty close to the city of Brasov (Romania). The road that you see is only for climbing the mountain, not for auto-traffic, but some dudes instead of walking, find it much easier to drive, some with their own cars, others using ATV's...

Two if by the river

Nothing spectacular here, I was just walking by the river Seine (Paris, France) when I saw these two lovers sitting down there, and I pointed my camera and shot before they do any move that could perish my intentions! Unfortunately, at that moment I had mounted on my camera the 45mm lens and it's not the best for distance, but I was afraid I gonna lose 'em while I switch the lenses...

It's all about metal

Eiffel Tower and a piece of metal, all together... well, both are made outta metal, isn't it?

Rich Man, Poor Town

This is a "3 in 1", the main picture is from Rosia Montana, a very old town from Romania (over 2000 years old), a sky shot from Canada, and the car, of course, from the annual Woodward Dream Cruise!
Why that little old town looks that bad? The answer is simple: Gold's fault. That area is rich in gold, and the smell of gold attracted a canadian company to invest, but totally different. They were trying to buy the entire town, then the plan was to erase every single building, then start the extraction right from the surface. But they didn't make it yet. Most of the home owners happily sold their homes for huge prices offered by the buyer (about 3 times more than its real value), but some didn't sell. They just refused to leave their hometown. And thank God, the govmt didn't approve the Gold Corp. plan to extract from the surface, an action that saved this historical town, at least for the moment. If you wanna see more images from Rosia Montana, go to http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=773306

Stargate Goes Public

This one was my second attempt to create an image with the subject "Stargate". Still I'm not happy with it, but anyway, it looks better than my first attempt (I'll never post that one!!!), which was a totally mess.
The main image is from Frankenmuth, MI
Then the stargate thing I took a shot of one of my DVD collection, the bridge, the stairs and the background are from Romania.
If you don't like it, please don't throw with rocks at me, but tomatoes... at least I'll have a salad!
Have a wonderful day!

Shoppers Wanted!

These days every store owner dreams about those good days when shoppers were crawling non-stop...
This is a three years old shot from a Koln (Cologne) busy street.

Nero

He loves to be a photo model
He loves the good food
He is shy since he was born
He is proud of his shiny fur
He is Nero!

Dendrobiums

Just thinking of springtime!

Looking For You

I tried to compose a short story for this work, but my inspiration went far, far away from me... so, here are two shots, the buildings are from Columbia, SC, while the girl is my niece... don't try to contact her, she's already engaged!

Red

Even if there's winter, I saved this shot, taken in october, when the autumnal nature was giving its best colors...