Stray dog, taking a nap in the shade

Stray animals are a big part of life here in Turkey. Cats and dogs who live on the streets are well taken care of. This is a photo I took a few summers ago, showing a stray dog taking a nap under a plant in a park in Ankara. What I like about this photo is that the plant looks like it is bursting out of the dog's body. It reminds me of that scene where flowers were bursting out of the conquistador's chest in the movie The Fountain.

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