Totally mindless diversion:
After posting lots of commentary/links on the Iraq situation on the other blog, I need a break.
And this Wicker motorcycle on Lakelandcam (taken by Tony Richards on holiday in Wales) brings a smile to my face.
(Thursday noon: Sorry, photo is no longer on the site. It may show up when Tony updates the "This week on the cam" page. There are some new lovely photos here from Pembrokeshire though....)

And here's something else:
American Newsroom: nice photo essay by Sean Hemmerle in CJR.