She really is so lovely. The look says "And your point is?

Thanks Ren and Christina!

For those interested in "strategies" for taking zoo pics ... here's the link to the original picture (which had cage bars in the way). There were actually two cats in their shelter (out of the sun), but I couldn't make a final photo of both because of the chain link fence.

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu309/Jakeroo510/P1010028.jpg

Hints? Use your zoom if you have one, focus on the animal's eyes. The bars will then be out of focus and can be cropped out afterwards. If you have your camera set on "multi pixels" before you take the picture, you will still end up with a fairly detailed/sharp photo once cropped and resized to fit the format here. I absolutely never "mess" with contrast, brightness, hue saturation or anything else that I don't think is "fair" (unless you actually used a specific lens to get that particular effect) - just cropping. In this case, the animal was "outdoors", so an added "plus" is that I didn't have to deal with the extra dilemma of glass/plexiglas.

If you don't care about any of the above, well I'm just happy if you enjoyed the cat's smirk : )))))))))))

I Hate Christmas - Oscar The Grouch (Sesame Street)

lol Christina - laughed out loud at that one, very apt!

Bomber - Motörhead

"Wild Thing" - The Trogs

Oscar Wilde's memorial, Dublin

"Get Off My Cloud" - Rolling Stones

I'll give it a try, although I'm not very creative.

"Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell

It's another day, even though it looks like I'm posting two at a time.

"Get Off My Back" by Bryan Adams

I'm impressed with all the postings, all very inventive.

The Hunter - Free.

Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann

Wasteland - The Mission



(This was the view from the bottom of my garden after the local council demolished the garages
which used to be there. They have now built 3 houses on the site. Fortunately there wasn't
much of a view to lose!)

"Sweet Home Chicago" This song has been recorded by many artists, under many genres but is primarily a blues song. This photo was taken on a trip to Chicago in the summer of 2009 when we took two weeks to go round lake Michigan starting and ending in Chicago.

Flying Horses by Dispatch

Bookends - Simond and Garfunkle

"Perth" by Bon Iver (great song).



Always think the city looks nice at sunset. Oh, and that isn't a camera error on the far left building- that actually happens when the sun hits it.

If I'd known this song existed, I could have taken a picture of my hometown too - Perth, Scotland!

There's no rule against using the same song title twice, Alex, and it could be fun to compare the two Perths! (even though I already know the Perth in Scotland)

In which case... :P

Perth by Bon Iver!

WoW! That is awesome!

Dot: nice shot of Chicago. Everytime I've flown over it (please, no remarks about brooms folks lol) it's been either cloudy or dark. Am jealous!

Christina: loved both the horse and the "bookends". Can't believe those two boys managed to stand that close without fighting!

Alex: ok you. I suspect that you have lots of wonderful photographs your harddrive is just "sitting on". The Perth photo shows you already instinctively know how to frame an inordinately lovely view by including things that are closer to you. I've heard you're pretty well-travelled for someone young enough to be my grand-daughter, so I'd love to see more of your adventures. You'd better start posting more pix or we'll find out where you live by torturing your brother LOL! (oh wait, maybe that's an incentive to NOT participate further? lol!!) Seriously though - VERY nice.

"Song of the Mermaid" - Waterboys

Both Perths look like lovely cities. I've been to the Scottish one once when I was quite young, but I don't really remember it.

Fabulous statue Jakeroo, where is it?

I couldn't resist - "Perth" by Bon Iver, represented this time by Perth, Ontario, Canada

Love all the three Perth pictures.

Christina: the lady is part of a fountain in Cayo Coco, Cuba. There was a sign that said who the sculptor was, but I'm afraid I didn't take a shot of it.

SpanishLiz: Nice! (no, I mean Perth! lol). When you took that photo were you leaning out a window/railing, or standing on a bridge?

Now, for a full set, we just need a Perth pic from folks in N.Dakota, New York, Delaware, Indiana, New Brunswick and Tasmania : )

I suppose it was a bridge, but it was made to feel part of the main street of the town. You just happen upon the waterway as you walk along

Love the other two Perth shots. If you're interested this is the song.

Jakeroo, thank you so much for your compliment! I'm not extremely well-traveled - I've been to Greece, Italy, and Tanzania, but that's it! I'm still smiling because of what you wrote (and have saved a screenshot to put in my 'happy' folder!). I'll have to get snapping again (I have been in a bit of a funk with it recently, actually), at least so that Rich is out of danger, haha!

Strange Creatures - American Pinup

Alex: well, those are three places I've never been to and I suspect many others here haven't either - so post away!

Christina: cool critters!

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas


Photo taken in Moron, Cuba. Please don't pronounce it the way it looks in English LOL.
In Spanish, the accent is on the second syllable and is spoken as "more-OWN", with a slight trill on the "r".
Anyhoo, when it rains that much there, EVERYthing closes down except for skeleton staff at the hospitals.
The girls in the photo are students - school "uniforms" are common there.