Thanks to all for the kind comments on my pictures. I was chatting with a friend the other day and she said my photographs "move her". Then, my dad of all people told me that my pictures make him look at things differently and that he's really impressed with how I notice and frame the small things. It's always surprising and gratifying when people say things like that about my work. I'm very critical of myself, which has been one of the problems in my attempts at freehand drawing, so the positive reinforcement is  much appreciated.