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Rome, Italy is perhaps the city with the largest feral cat population in the world; its population has been estimated to be between 250,000 and 350,000, organized in about 2,000 colonies, some of them living in famous ancient places such as the Colosseum. Some historians believe the Romans' affection for cats dates from the Roman Empire's conquest of Egypt, where royalty kept cats. Others believe that Rome was spared from devastating outbreaks of the bubonic plague by the city's feral cat population, which kept Rome's rat population low thus reducing key plague carrying vector. Whatever the case, Rome's affection for stray felines remains strong.
My two sweethearts. One of the many things I love about them is how affectionate they are with each other. For a 1 year old and 4 year old, they love to hug and cuddle. It is too cute and I captured this one on camera.
I toyed with the idea of actually uploading this - it is a little personal - but, well, I really like the picture, and I think that it goes along with the idea of commitment that was so prevalent during the event.
Collaborated art Piece I've created with model Sandra JK Pagan and photographer John from Okc..
Sizes: 8x10" / 18x24" / 30x40"
*All prints are professionally created and on canvas.
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It's nothing new, something that's happened a hundred times before, but he still sighs at the action all the same. He walks past him again, ignorant to his very existence, to their extremely close proximity.
Against his will, his body still orientates towards the older male anyway, like the sun revolving around the earth. He pulls him in like gravity every time. He's not sure if that's a good or bad thing any more, but it's always there, never ending from the moment they met.
But then, just as he's almost past, a hand lifts. Warm fingers brush against his cheek, catch at his hair and tug it gently.
Without thought, he tilts his head, a sigh slipping past his lips before he can stop it.
His own hand moves up, clutching at the rough hand while the older male rubs the pad of his thumb across his cheekbone. He purrs this time, leaning into the surprisingly gentle touch. It's accidental, but the panther shifter doesn't bother to hold it back. He doesn't have to.
A twitch of the other's lips, a smug smirk that makes his stomach tighten and his pulse quicken and then, something he definitely wasn't expecting.
Click, a flash and he turns, blinking in the aftermath before his gaze catches it. It's too late now, he's passed him, but there's irrefutable proof, a permanent reminder that things have changed. That it actually happened.
His adoptive mother grins, ruffles his hair as she walks past, though he's no longer her clingy teenage project and laughs. The sound is bright and loud. She's happy.
The only thing he cares about though is the memory of that hand against his skin, the ghost of his touch and the fact that, even if he somehow forgets this moment, there will forever be that image to remind him.
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I know sucky quality pic, but I just had to snap a quick one before I shove Sarge back in his box to send off for his faceup. lol
* intrusive thinking about the limerent object
* acute longing for reciprocation
* some fleeting and transient relief from unrequited limerence through vivid imagining of action by the limerent object that means reciprocation
* fear of rejection and unsettling shyness in the limerent object's presence
* intensification through adversity
* acute sensitivity to any act, thought, or condition that can be interpreted favorably, and an extraordinary ability to devise or invent "reasonable" explanations for why neutral actions are a sign of hidden passion in the limerent object
* an aching in the chest or stomach when uncertainty is strong
* buoyancy (a feeling of walking on air) when reciprocation seems evident
* a general intensity of feeling that leaves other concerns in the background
* a remarkable ability to emphasize what is truly admirable in the limerent object and to avoid dwelling on the negative or render it into another positive attribute.
Thessaloniki, 2010
- Technical info: Olympus OM-4Ti - OM Zuiko 50/2 Macro
A nice example of the imaging quality of the OM Zuiko 50/2 Macro...
For further details and inspiration please visit my blog at candronicoucardcraft.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-sign-of-affec...
51st Capital Pride PARADE nearing Thomas Circle along 14th Street between N Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 20 June 2026 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Elvert Barnes WITHOUT APOLOGIES / LGBTQ Public Displays of Affection Archives at elvertxbarnes.com/withoutapologies
51st CAPITAL PRIDE 2026 WASHINGTON DC Project
Elvert Barnes WASHINGTON DC GAY PRIDE Archives at elvertxbarnes.com/dc-gay-pride-1
Elvert Barnes GAY PRIDE Archives at elvertxbarnes.com/gaypride
Elvert Barnes LGBTQ Archives at exbphoto.com/lgbtq
Elvert Barnes June 2026 at exbphoto.com/2026
from a cat? or maybe the cat is looking for love and affection from a goat?
PS. Greaseball claims that he's so photogenic this week that he wanted me to post another picture of him, this time with a goat in it to keep city folks entertained with a little processing called pencil sketch and texture mix.
Unnatural Affections
One Pride Day in Toronto, I noticed a guy taking a million pictures of all the scandalous perverts, but pulling faces to clearly communicate his disapproval. Of course I had to photograph his performance. The moment he noticed, he rushed up and demanded I stop. I dedicate this to him and hope he found some kind of redemption in his collection of dirty, dirty pictures.
So, for your consideration, a set of illustrations taken from an encyclopaedic catalogue of human sexual diversity, chosen to poke at the way we run together moralizing with evidence-based medicine to produce ideas about what's healthy and what's criminal. Experts dissect and evaluate and problematize, religions vilify - and tourists walk around with cameras taking pictures and going EWWWWW!
This series is showing at garner narrative gallery www.garnernarrative.com in Louisville, KY, opening Friday April 6 (6-9 pm) and running through May 25, 2018.
a book cover for my typography class project... "The Object of My Affection"
love the process of looking around things that matches the letterforms of those letters at home...
shooting, printing, hanging up, shooting, and printing again...
And it only took me a year!. . . I plead lots of knitting for growing people which can't wait. Whereas a scarf can certainly wait. But I haven't had a new one for about 5 years now and it was time! And I love it!
I am just kidding. I am sure it was Buddys wife that left him with the lipstick on his face. This seires of photos was just too perfect to pass up , with out having some fun.
1. Buddy and Dwight, 2. Prelude to a Kiss?, 3. Affection, 4. Friends, 5. Who Kissed Buddy, 6. New years eve 2006
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
The Plucky Knitter Primo Fingering"Neapolitan Kit" - Oatmeal, Bashful, and Smokey the Bear
I finished this in February, while reading The Hunger Games trilogy. What a fantastic knit, and so easy to do while reading. And I *LOVE* TPK. Perfect yarn for this knit. I loved this yarn and this pattern so much that I'm going to make it again in fall colors. My next TPK kit should be arriving this week.
I knit this on size 7s at a slightly looser gauge than pattern, and I ended up running out of the Oatmeal. A very kind raveler sent me enough to finish up. As you can see, this thing is ENORMOUS. I'm considering making the next one on size 6s or 5s.