Made me stop and look a while. Lovely picture with lots of atmosphere. regards thoramay

I wonder if the cold made the instrument sound better. It is a bitter cold day today and I can feel for the stout fella determined to make the day feel better with his music. Could he play with gloves on? I am wondering. A bit more info would be appreciated. regards thoramay

yve. The picture is superb and I congratulate you on getting such a beautiful pose. Yes! I feed the varmits and |I take many photos of them and enjoy their antics, but, I am also a gardener whose main hobby is rescueing old fruit varieties from extinction. They are destructive. I would not mind them taking a few fruit but they chew nearly every fruit just before they are ripe. I would nev ...

David. This might be an endangered specie, but when the little varmits strip my fruit trees by taking just a bite out of every fruit before they are ripe, then, yes!! they are in danger. Pretty to look at and watch but a pest of a high magnitude when they are in your garden. Like so many things beauty is in the eye of the beholder BUT... so is predudice.!! and I have reasons to be predudice ...

Some macro shots work and some do not. For me this does not. I find it far too busy. Maybe try again with fewer pins but in a regular pattern and watch the light reflections on the pin heads. Great idea though. Has got me thinking and maybe try something similar, thoramay

How much did it cost you to get this tree rat to pose for you, and don't tell me peanuts!!!

It is a mind stopping scene. Makes you want to stop and drink in the atmosphere and stay awhile. You have a good eye for a pic. Thanks for sharing it with us. thoramay

Is this your mansion window, John? I had imagined a stately castle with lawns as far as the eye could see, such is your stature here!!! Thoramay

nice by looks --or nice by association--just wondered

With a pic like this, I would want no c&c. Mine are parents themselves. It is shots like this, when you are old and grey that reminds you what a blessing children are. However your babe turns out, it will be pics like this that will warm your heart in years to come. Keep taking them. Memories are so important. Am expecting another grandchild in the new year. Looking forward to taking sho ...