Votes Needed Please . . . Still Need 50 Votes...

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Would like to ask for your help here in voting for a photo I entered in a photo contest in France, the results of which will be decided by your votes. So if you all take a few moments to vote, I just might have a small chance of winning a prize, and whatever small amount of recognition that may come with it. To vote is easy, just go here and click on "Votez pour cette photo".
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This photo is from a stone quarry in France that was used as a troop shelter near the front lines during the First World War. Troops sometimes spent weeks there before or after duty at the front, and some of them were gifted artists with stone carving skills. Out of many sculpted graffiti works there, I particularly like this one as not only are the horse and parade-uniformed rider striking, but over them is the silhouette of a large bear. The bear's head is just above the horse's head. Many thanks for your votes!
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From a long past war to a war going on today, I was saddened to learn this past week that the famous and ancient souk in the center of Aleppo, Syria, was destroyed a few days ago. I posted these two photos from the Aleppo Souk in a previous post, one of several from our trip to Syria in 2007, but am re-posting in memorial to this Unesco World Heritage site which is no more. More about the ravages in Aleppo can be found here or here. When will this madness end ?
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