I'm wondering if the drivel carried you away with itself? Did you mean "escalator" or has your "elevator" also undergone a PP flip of 45 degrees?

There was a debate about taking the card out to transfer data to a computer vs. using the cable a while back - the card reader method won by a large margin.

Given that removing the card(s) is a pain in the parts, we now have evidence that they get damaged too. So what is so disagreeable about using the USB cable? I have three, permanently connected to the back of the computer: one for the K3ii, one for the K5 and one for the *istD (which uses CF cards). The cards only come out when they are full. Then I label them with date from - to and put them back into the cardboard and plastic retail pouch in which they were originally sold.

I suffer from serious LBA so I bought a couple of 8ft lengths of 8inch wide melamine faced chipboard for about £9 and used it to make a sturdy, open shelving unit with shelves at 6inch centers. It sits on my desk (and is fixed to the wall). It holds over 60 lenses with no dust problem and the air is free to waft around them. About half of them get regular use. I keep the really long ones in a canvas gadget bag underneath the desk with lots of silica gel in the bag.

You have to beware of those little sachets when you have your gear X rayed at the airport. I left them in on one trip and the camera bag was grabbed because they looked like hidden drugs to the security operator!

PS6 is running fine on my 64bit Win10 (I rarely use it 'cos I don't understand it !)

Makes you want to go and see it for yourself. Thank you for sharing them.

Wonderful job. You have me wanting to buy one of those big stoppers!

Robins never fail to please and I love the cheeky bluetit. The rushes are lovely too as they catch the low sunlight.

Thank you all for your kind comments - I think No.3 is a keeper.

I really like the degree of care that went into the first one with every gap in the ironwork being made to frame something interesting and without any part of it appearing forced. Also, as the others all agree, No 3 is lovely.

I go fairly often but it's to see family who don't appreciate it when you keep stopping to photograph things. Nice that Parkhill flats are getting a reprieve. My son in law always has a harsh word or two for it. That quasi pyramidal one of the cheesegrater really hits the spot for me.