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It's Thursday, so it must be another in my long-running weekly series of photos of salt pans with a single baobab tree in the background.
Okay, so maybe not that long-running.
Doctor Dive says: if you - like me - have high blood pressure, clogged arteries and heart problems, stop putting this shit in your mouth. I gave it up decades ago and - in much the same way as giving up sugar in coffee makes sugary coffee taste as truly disgusting as it is - after a couple of weeks of salt addiction cravings I suddenly discovered what food actually tastes like. Believe me, it's like waking up to a world of colour after having lived life in black and white.
The downside is that most restaurant meals now taste too salty to eat; the upside is that I'm still alive.

Poser

Men! Huh!
Preening, vain and so in love with their own reflections.
Here's another photo from Phil's African Adventure to demonstrate that it's not just human males who act like that.

Mmm … Jazz

A complete change of pace today.
Inside my favourite classical music shop (Prelude Records in Norwich), the wonderful and encyclopædically knowledgeable staff share not only my passion for classical music in all its infinite variety, but also my love of both jazz and of the sound of vinyl records. Hearteningly, they report increasing sales of both. Click on the photo and check out this glorious selection.
Happy Tuesday, hep cats.

WTF Monday - Best Art Exhibition of 2013

Joy didn't travel thousands of miles just to see the winning entries in the inaugural Golden Poop Painting Contest, the exhibition just happened to be going on in Suwon when she visited.
Honest!
And yes, Joy's glorious photos were taken at the Mister Toilet House museum and theme park and headquarters of the World Toilet Association, an admirable institution which seeks to improve sanitation in the third world and yet has the grace to be able to laugh at itself.
All hail the great Sim Jae-duck, founder and inspiration. I may well (you know me) post more of his achievements later.
Many thanks to Joy for this and so much more.

Make It Snappy

It's Sunday. Disturb me and you might regret it.

Saturday Statuary - Where In The World?

Many thanks to Joy for sending me the marvellous set of photographs she took on her recent travels.
Last week I posted the giant golden poo statue and asked you to guess where it was taken, WITHOUT the aid of the interweb (too obvious).
As nobody came close, today gives you another chance to guess where Joy was when she took these pics. Remember: no internet, just your intellect … and your warped sense of humour.
Believe me when I say that Monday's "WTF" post will help to reveal the answer but that shouldn't stop you guessing today.
Have fun!

Drift Away

It's Friday, so here's more Indian Ocean driftwood to help lull us into the weekend.

Black and White

Does My Bum Look Big In This?

More Boids

More boids from Africa. Phil assures me the egret was not chasing the plover; it was just coming in to land where the plover was roosting and spooked it into flight.
Nice shot, though.