More doors from Funchal. Hopefully I'll be able to upload them ok this time.

Finally, a window. Just for a change.

Many thanks Wahawk. I'll give it a go.
Barry

I'm having problems uploading these. I think the files may be too large, so bear with me.

Further doors from Funchal - hopefully.

More doors as requested. There are about 30 in 2 different streets, and as I was finishing up, I spotted another street. Never mind - I'm back in Funchal in September.

Yup - my only excuse is that it is getting late over here. Sorry for the confusion.

Maderia is an island off the west coast of Afrika. It belongs to Portugal. Sub tropical for most of the year, and is famous for it's diverse plant life, and maderia wine.

I like doors and doorways, so I was very glad to find this street art in Madeira. Yes, I know I have spelt it wrong in the title.

These grow like weeds in Maderia.

So true Jerry, just so true.

I hyave just cancelled all but one subscription. Most are very repeditive. (I know, they have to cater for new photographers) Sods Law of course though. As soon as I have cancelled, two of them come up with articles that interest me. Now I will only buy if there is something in particular that I want. I know I@ll end up paying a higher price per item, but let's see how it balances out over a year. It will take a while to pay for a new lens out of it though Jerry.

Not always Jerry. My youngest daughter was a toddler in Cambridgeshire, and as her speach developed she was a broad "Fen Tiger". Later we moved to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides, and she developed the soft Scottish accent. Now, she is married and lives in Wales, and quess what - she speaks with a North Wales accent.

An old boss of mine was proud of his Welsh heritige, and the language showed it. However, when he was angry it changed to pure "Brummie", which is where his home was. It livened up many a slow shift at work, winding him up just to watch the changes.

Not a bad coverage jerry, and there are a few others to trip you up. The main thing is not to call a Scot, Paddy or Taff, English. The gratest insult you can give them. We English are far more forgiving - just call us Sir. Incidentaly, many would argue that the spoken English as spoken in the Western colonies (USA), is truer to the language roots than "British English". That's the way life is I suppose. You invent Soccer, Cricket, Rugby, and give it to the world, and look where we are in those now. So why not the same way with the language.

I run 7 on the main computer and 8.1 on my laptop. I'm sorry, but the "toytown" style of 8 has only made my mind up to go over to Mac when I replace my main computer.

I played with BBF a couple of years ago and found it awkward to use, so I disengaged it. Later I developed a focus issue and reselected it as part of the checking. The body had to go back to Nikon, who resolved the problem (for once it wasn't me)and BBF was still selected on it's return. I thought it time to give it another go. Now I prefer it to the shutter button system. Of course I still get the odd out of focus shot when I get my fingers in knots, but it is getting less often as time goes by. Like most things in photography, practise is the answer.

megharupa8 - I like your idea. Nice and simple. I'll look into that as soon as I get off the computer.

Excellent shots Sylvia. I particularly like the wild cat, which I think is a very lucky capture. Keep up the good work, but not too much - I'm jealous enough already !!