Excellent news. Andrew! Well done!

Indeed yes! How good is that!!

I do so agree with both the above, and especially the democracy!

For expense reasons I should have to have given it up in retirement but for the marvel of digital.

also I can no longer manage the weight off an SLR, let alone a DSLR,  but because of the amazing lens quality of my point and shout cameras the quality is not compromised.

thirdly I have little desire to spend the last third of my life I alone in a darkened room....that will sadly  come to many of us soon enough.

Tight and sharp is my default preference.

Arty abstracts are good too!

Arthur is OK, I heard from him yesterday.

Brilliant news, Arfer!

About time too that your unique style was recognised.

And as you know it was you who introduced me to RR, Thankyou again for that!

A

Goodness me, Mark is SO blushmaking!!

You are all very kind.  Point and Shoot rools OK for one month.

I have learned all I know about Photoshop from Tara!

I am GOBSMACKED!

I'm not sure greatgrandmas are meant to use thst word, but it's true!

Thankyou very much for this amazing honour..I didn't even know I was in the running.

Nearly as good as the British girls winning Gold in the rowing this morning!!  And much less hard work.

Thankyou so much,

Andrea

I commented on Dreams of a Child, Jocko. Is that the one? for it is still there and several other comments too.

Andrea

Brilliant news!!

So well deserved!! Congratulations!

Andrea

Go for it Christo! A great start, your confidence will build if you do a bit everyday without fail.

(Remember that the spaces between things are are as important in a drawing as the things themselves: for example in a face the size of the space between the eyes matters just as much as the size of the eyes.)

Andrea

Hehe! They are actually TEETH-MARKS!

Snails! I know these footprints well.