These start with last winter and (sort of) progress through the year, finishing with this autumn past

1. These frost crystals have to be snapped quickly before the sun gets to them



2. Bright orange made a welcome contrast to the grey outside



3. A rare event - I got up early -- and caught this pheasant making his way back to the nearby woods



4. Glasgow is a fascinating city. This is a modern addition -- a footbridge to the Conference Centre



5. Not far from Glasgow are 'the Kelpies'. This is a reflection on the nearby canal surface



6. This one almost looks made up but it's a real scene from one of my many plant pots



7. Summer, and some buttercups



8. And summer holiday in Mallorca



9. The National Trust can be guaranteed to produce good photographic material



10. And with autumn you get windfalls (quite a lot in this case)



11. and pumpkins



12. And now that it's cold, here's a reminder of summer



The highlight of my year was acquiring a K3ii and the low point, the lack of time and opportunity to use it.
Have a wonderful 2017 !

The landscape abstracts are wonderful and I totally endorse your comment about the Samaria Gorge. It is a stunning sight (or sights) and a fantastic achievement to go from the top to the bottom.

I like the onion - but then, I like macros
This is a great, varied set overall

Yes, the mono has got presence and atmosphere that is lacking by comparison in the colour versions

Phenomenal camouflage. No wonder they are seldon "seen". Marvelous set all round. Thank you.

That looks like a wonderful break you had. No.3 is particularly attractive and I love your choice of plain ordinary running water as opposed to the modern fashion of milky goo.

You can't repair it. The (amazingly sloppy) hinge side is just that. It's the other side where the free edge hinges down and, once you've pressed it flat to overcome the battery springs, you then slide it upwards. There are three pairs of mating lugs integral with the mouldings (door and body). One of the body lugs has simply sheered off. It's about 1.5mm wide and 4mm long. You can't do anything with it.

A spare door is no use when the securing lug on the body has sheared off! That's what happened to my Pentax unit. The remaining two (just) hold the door shut against the force of the spring loading on the batteries. The first thing I thought, seeing that photo of the battery compartment, was that it didn't look very robust.

I still use Faststone Image Viewer and i still recommend it. It does everything mentioned above, and much more. And it's FREE. (although the author asks for - and deserves - a donation).

Thank you for the nice comments and pleased that you enjoyed the fungus tour - pity I can't count, however