Oh! Very interesting! Thanks, @nikv. I will check this out. Very nice to see you again. 😊

Awww thank you. 😊

Thanks! I may still be circling...but at least I popped in. 😉

What matters is that I need to pay my bills... I wish it didn’t. I wish the world was different. I wish a lot of things. 😕

How charming. A bot made as much auto-commenting on my post as I did.

Well...after seeing several 100% downvotes on this post - for who knows why! - I remembered why I stopped. No offense at all, @nikv, but it’s a hell of a lot easker to do it for the right reasons when

Thanks, Deb. It does seem like it could be a tough time to be a kid....I know it’s a tough time to be an adult. But I wonder if it’s ever not been a tough time. That last kid wasn’t looking at anyone;

Thanks 😊

Feral probably has a lot to do with it. But I think it’s also a personality thing. I’ve had many domestic cats who’ve had zero interest in the human construct of toys.

There are some seriously crowded beaches here for sure...especially during beach season. But there are also in between places and local secrets. I’m okay. Feeling low on steam...pun intended. You?

Thanks, Deb! Don’t be fooled by the tint. It adds atmosphere but not light. Light is there or it’s not. And with photography, good light is absolutely essential. That being said, I warmed the photo a bit.

Cake is always needed.

Thanks, Deb! How the heck are you?!?

Thank you! Yes, I really love the sax player one, too. 😊

Many thanks 🙏🏻

Thank you 😺

Not at all! They’ve been on leashes since they were babies. We got lucky; they took to it immediately. But I run into folks on virtually every walk who tell me they’ve tried - and failed - to walk their

Hahahahaha! I like how diplomatic the two of you are! 😉

We oughta do an L.A. meetup she metime!

Love this! Of course I am a RED girl...but I’m a discriminating photographer as well. This is a wonderfully composed slice-of-life street shot!