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The Thursday Challenge prompt this week is MUSICAL.

Lucky I spotted this last week then...there are a great many memorial seats around Dunoon and Bute.  Generous and practical gifts with a purpose. Taken with the 'Nik' on auto.

...but I also have this...

That is my niece, Amy, who was born with many physical challenges but has prodigious musical talent.  The clarsach is only one of her instruments.  I took this with the Uniden digicam on long focus in low light without flash.

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Wings on Wednesday -

YAM's take on the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright hilarious in respect to photographing birds.

Spring thermals bring out the aerobats!!  Taken with the 'Nik' on Sports mode and the lens extended to 15x optical zoom.

Do you have a post with birds you'd like to share?  Link up here - stick to meme please!

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The Tuesday Tease

Open for business and not a guest in sight...

Taken at Luss, by Loch Lomond, with the 'Nik' on auto exposure and a small optical extension of the lens.

Remember last week's tease?  Well here's the reveal!

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Monday's Critters

This ladybird did 180' spin just as I got focused... still pretty against the green.  Taken with the 'Nik' on macro mode.

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SUNdays

Ettrick Bay, Isle of Bute.  Close to perfection for spring.  Couldn't resist this 'feel the moment' shot through the car screen as we parked.

Taken with the 'Nik' on auto everything.

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Saturday Symmetry

An unusual platform found on the banks of Loch Lomond.

Taken with the 'Nik' on B&W and manual mode, set at 800ISO... the day was grey!!

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"I must have flowers, always and always."
(Claude Monet)

Taken with the 'Nik' on macro mode.

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Over at the Spun With Tears Thursday Challenge, the prompt for this week's post is SMALL ANIMALS. Regulars will know that this is something of a favourite for YAM.  Today though, I am bringing you a photo from yesterday only...I have visitors and Lady Vicki took charge of proceedings on the ferry crossing!

NOW.... a few folk were wondering about the 'Last Thursday' item I posted last week. Since the blog began (14 months ago) I have posted the Last Thursday of the month, using photos that may not be too great on their own, but offer something of interest when manipulated with photo software.  At the bottom of the page you will see that I use only Windows Live Photo Gallery editing tools.

So I have the idea of putting a linky in each Last Thursday post from now on and invite all my Thursday Challenge compatriots to join in.

Fair warning then - get thinking and working on a photo that you would like to tinker with and prepare for posting (in addition to TC...I will make it a requirement that only TC entrants can also add to the Last Thursday link). If you would like to see what I have done so far, just hit the Last Thursday theme label over on the side bar.  MAY 29th will be the next one!