It's getting somewhat colder again and I am as shocked as every year to see so many women with fur coats here in Norway. Maybe it's just my perception but I think somebody else mentioned it as well. I never saw that many fur coats in Germany - maybe it's partly because I was not really living in a 'fashionable' neighbourhood? I'm sure that the few regular readers of this blog wouldn't wear fur so don't watch the video - it almost makes you vomit. For everybody who thinks that it's ok to have a fur coat - go watch it and tell me afterwards that you have a good conscience! Just one last comment - there are no limits to human cruelty. And I better don't embed it here ... here's the link:
A good photographer never rests until he found the right spot to take a picture while at the same time being almost invisible - or: look for the crazy Russian.
This is a garnet. Well actually a Majorite which is a very special garnet only found at ultra high pressures in the earth's mantle.