For Sycamore
 

Nicely done. Good focus contrast between foreground and background too. I like that. The background seems kind of like a memory, and the seed the hope for the future.

I've been up too many hours in a row, haven't I?

(I'll make sure he sees it. He's off on an adventure right now.)

Your vacation pictures look much, much better on Flickr. :thumbsup:
I love the duck in the tree, too.

Thanks. I actually edited the duck photo to take out a woman with a stroller and some orange tape keeping tourists away from the duck. I think it worked out OK.

Great shots HM. I've never seen a duck nest in tree, other than a wood duck.

In DC, the ducks have their own thing going.

Here's the duck photo.
http://photos6.flickr.com/9729251_b348391491.jpg

beaut!

Awh our tax money at a good use