I love those wildlife shots! Very cute squirrel, and I guess that cow isn't really wildlife but still what a great background! My favorite is the last shot, where you focus on the new trees growing down from under the old burned trees above. Amazing how the forests regrow, albeit very slowly.

The Straight is going to be a problem as long as the Revolutionary Guard run Iran. It's that simple. The Iranian people have to rise up and remove them if they want to have a better place to live. But, it's the Middle East and you never know what's going to happen. News media is all political, they all have agendas these days. No one tells the absolute facts like they used to, it all has political spin. I really hate the modern news outlets...

I hope it's great weekend, enjoy those warmer temperatures!