I can't help wondering if someone is taking the Michael.................................

I use one of these link at home for my music connected through the stereo. It also has VGA outputs or you can use a SCART adaptor so it will work on any monitor or TV and has a slideshow function in the picture viewer which I use for going through my pictures on the TV. It's got 4GB of memory (you can get up to 160GB memory versions, mine has 40 GB) or you can get an adaptor to put SD cards in it, although it seems this version takes SD cards anyway.

They go pretty cheaply on ebay which is why I posted that link.

If he went to a war now, though, would he be K7 fodder?

I've got a 10mm shot of a land crab filling the frame, but it's not taken on a Pentax so I can't post it here........

Nice shots! The thrush (?) looks a little green but it may be that everything else in the photo is green. The hoverfly is my favourite of all of them. The eyes are wonderfully sharp.

I like the pig but it's a shame his eyes aren't a bit more prominent. He doesn't look a very happy little piggy. The tern is lovely against the blue sky, perhaps a touch soft though.

I don't get it. Am I missing something?

Have you got the wide filter holder? There is a Cokin filter holder specifically for wide angle lenses, which only takes one filter. I have used it in the past with no problems at 10mm on this lens. The standard filter holder is not suitable for this lens. However, I never used a Cokin polariser, I used a screw-in Hoya one that worked ok except you can get uneven polarisation across the picture. But the wide adaptor certainly works fine with ND filters.

Been too busy on a course to watch football but dont think I have missed much.

As for the weather it was a balmy 50 degrees centigrade here ............

I quite like this idea...thanks ver much I-Berg and Robbie.. Here's the result, does it look better? I quite like it, but I also still like the original.

What an evil-looking plant! Did you have a look inside it?