Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: lion

Lions are often described as majestic. This face says it all, really.

Probably brothers, these two lions lounged so close for such a long time. They rolled in the sun, they moved a metre or two, they seemed to doze for a bit. Just before we left, they rubbed faces, and then both "plonked" on to their backs, eyes closed, contented, proud, and comfortable in their authority.

Not sure what this lion is doing to the person between his paws, but it was an interesting theme in the main church of Barga. A theme repeated a few times here, and regionally, too. We saw variations in churches in Lucca, and other villages we visited. Predominantly gracing the church exteriors, but even as part of the altar or pulpit (as in this case).

One of the beautiful mosaics uncovered in a series of terrace houses, Ephesus.

This lion sculpture is made from all sorts of old rubber tyres. Tractor, car, and bicycle tyres could all be identified. Part of the Cafesjian collection displayed outside the Cascade Gallery at Yerevan.

A pair of lions lounge in the late morning.

Playing in the grass, not far from the pride. I would take one home, but not sure if our pussy cats would appreciate a growing lion as a playmate or not.

Our first wild animal sighting in Kenya. Before all the regular animals. A lion, snoozing, during the heat of the day, in a ditch, right next to the road. We drove right up next to him. If we had not been careful, we could have run over his paws. Extremely non-fussed about us.

Lion along the main entrance.

The fantastic tomb of Nicaraguan (and more specifically, Leonese) poet, Ruben Dario. Inside the magnificent cathedral of Leon.