window with borders
by grahamgator

Comment:
i'm a bit over this sort of image to be honest ..
but this one has circumvented that mind set .. !! ..
i love the grungy wall .. and the way it has the tree's patterns in it .. the flowers and grass are a wonderful contrast .. the window .. is a great element in this image ..
i'm not voting yet .. might come back ..

Tulip time
by Neat

Comment:
5.5 .. seriously .. and i've looked at the ones that beat you ..
its like we are living in a weird and off kilter dimension .. where what you think and believe is severely tested ..
check out Judi's flowers .. so dramatic and beautiful ... and such impact .. the voters didnt seem to agree .. i thought hers would definitely get a ribbon or be on the first page ..
pisses me off .. your 5.5 .. and how images that dont do it for me do better than ones that do .. !! ..
i wonder if lots of ppl feel that way ..
ps .. i'm loving your vibrant colours in this .. it says spring totally .. :)
and altho you said your new phone is better than your dslr .. the one thing that phones cant do quite as well is shallow dof .. i'm sure they'll get that one sorted tho .. :)

The Colour of Spring
by Judi

Comment:
dont understand the voters .. never have .. but even more so in this decade .. !! ..
i thought this would ribbon for sure .. its absolutely fantastic .. i just cant get enough of this .. !! .. :)

A sure sign
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
stunning .. sorry i forgot to comment during voting .. i loved it straight off and was going to come back when i'd seen the rest ..
the details you have captured in this image are just amazing .. and the depth of field .. usually a bit more shallow can be more appealing .. but in this image it totally works .. this says spring so perfectly ..
CONGRATS on the blue .. totally deserving .. :)

Could Have Been Worse
by jomari

Comment:
WOW .. what a relief that no one was hurt and the damage wasnt to great ..
i live rural and have a water pump that runs on electricity .. when we lose power which isnt that rare .. we have nothing .. no water .. no anything ..
hopefully the room that had all the damage didnt have expensive computers and such in it ..

NY.NY
by mariuca

Comment:
sounds amazing your city ... i have never been there ..
i feel you are very open to the vibes the city puts out ... a sensitive ..
its a great pic .. the sweep of the 'graffiti' ..
didnt think of how it was done until i read Jo's comment .. then i thought whattha . !! ..
unless it was a poster ..
ppl can be so imaginative .. and creative .. and it seems you are in the city that brings all that out in its inhabitants .. like you . :)

Katie
by digifotojo

Comment:
what a beautiful story Jo ..
you appear to have two black and white cats .. one extremely large and one blind ..
do you have more .. it would probably have an interesting story too ..
i loved reading your story of katie .. who has the same name as my best mate who is sleeping here beside me while i'm at the computer .. in her own bed of course .. !! ..
that was her name when we got her at 6 weeks old . a present for my daughter . who was a closet cat person . which we only found out in the last few years .. she has two cats now .. she loved katie .. but katie is mine now ..

anyway i was interested to read about how katie gets around .. amazing really ..
my katie is nearly completely deaf . and i pray that she doesnt lose her sight too .. she has got a lot more anxious since losing her hearing .. and we communicate differently now .. we look at each other a lot .. lol .. !! ..
and i always give her a pat when i walk out of the room so she knows where i am ..
but if she lost her sight as well .. i doubt she would handle it as well as your katie ..

is the box she's in from heartspeak .. the shelter animal organization .. ??

Georgia
by Neat

Comment:
this is STUNNING .. i loved it in voting ..
sorry .. but i much prefer this to the blue .. aghhhhhhhhh .. there i've said it . !! ..
am i going to be struck down .. lol...

Sorcery Training
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
haha .. start 'em early you reckon .. !! ..;)

untitled-9701
by SaraR

Comment:
Brilliant !!!! ..
what a wonderful looking fly and a great photo ..
he's quite different from the ones we have here .. :)