Thanks all for the input. Good idea Cat on the leaves. As soon as I get the dirt and sandy effect worked out I definitely put in some debris. Lin I think you read my mind. Before I even started I did a search for birds but didnt really find anything. I thought a dove would be nice, but perhaps a bit cliche'ic. Right now i'm stuck on making the dirt look windblown. I'm still trying different materials set to Fuzzy, but can't seem to find a good one. Brycester... I can't use this for a challenge cuz that would be cheating! lol.. and we all hate that "C" word.