My entry for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Shiny,” was taken at the changing of the guard ceremony in Stockholm. I was very impressed with their smart and shiny uniforms and astonished when they started playing the Indiana Jones theme music shortly afterwards.

The first thing I thought of when I read this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Wildlife,” was the African Savannah. The lions, gazelles, giraffes, all the famous big mammals. Unfortunately I’ve never been. So I’m afraid you’ll have to make do with this picture of a goat I took in Corsica. The thing I like about it is the sad look in his eyes; he may not be wild but he wants to be.

For this weeks challenge I was very tempted to use a picture of a woman sleeping in a Vietnamese market, as that’s perhaps the most relaxed and unconcerned person I’ve ever photographed. Then I realised that I’ve used it not once but twice before. I like it, but three times seemed a little excessive.

A little late this week, but here is my entry for this weeks PhotoFriday challenge, “Wealth.” I have to say that I don’t “get” a lot of the other entries to the challenge, but the connection between wealth and the New York Stock Exchange should be pretty obvious, even though the link may not be quite as strong as it was a year ago!

My first thought for this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “Extreme Closeup,” was Wayne’s World. (Party on, reader.)

Indeed, so ingrained in my memory is that phrase and that film, so was the second thing. It took me a while to think of anything else. In the end I decided on a close-up of an eye. I tried to do my own with a tripod and the remote control software on my Mac (never thought I’d use the “live view” on my 50D but it seems that it has its uses) but that didn’t work out so well. So this is an extreme close-up of B‘s eye. Sorry for blinding you with the flash…

There seem to have been a few food-related themes recently, and this week is no exception. The image above represents the PhotoFriday challenge “Edible.” It’s B digging into some more than merely edible food in Lisbon.

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “The Weekend.” I’m entry number 187.

In my mind, this weeks PhotoFriday theme, “The Weekend,” is linked with the “Morning Routine” theme a couple of weeks ago. I guess that’s my fault for using my weekend breakfast routine last time. I fought the temptation to use the same image, and instead used this spot we used for brunch a couple of times when we were in Lille, France.

This weeks PhotoFriday theme is “Isolation.” It was tempting to use an image in the Himalayas or an empty snowscape in Norway, but I figured being alone and isolated in a crowd was worse. Okay, so this chap isn’t in a crowd but he is in the biggest city in Portugal and he is isolated, alone in his thoughts.

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “City Life.” My entry is number 209.

I always consider one of the constants of “City Life” — this weeks PhotoFriday — are rows of taxis. In London they’re usually black. In New York they’re yellow. And there are a lot of them!

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Morning Routine.” I’m entry number 173.

This image represents my “Morning Routine” on a weekend. Croissants and tea are the way to go for a relaxing start to the day.

Please also vote for my entry in last weeks challenge, “Pet.” I don’t want to guilt-trip you into voting for entry number 138, but it might give Cornelius’ short life meaning if you do. (No pressure.)