Dreary indeed

[Bobobird]

Have not touched the camera for nearly 3 weeks due to a really bad case of cold/flu. Doc stuffed me full of meds for the return flight home so at least the exposure of that part was well controlled. Composition wise not yet in good shape but only sniffles now so should be ok in a few more days.

Weather here has been quite dreary, have'nt seen the sun since returning on Wednesday night.

Hopefully this weather will clear and can go out again for some fun.

While looking out the window and debating whether to go out or not, this little guy climbed up the tree outside and just sat there. Well I have to keep in practice so here is my first squirrel of this winter.

f8, 1/50, 420mm (yes, 1.4 TC attached), ISO 800

[Donald]

Glad to read you got home okay. There's nothing worse than a long haul flight when you're feeling rotten.

That's looks a really fluffy squirrel. Was there a wind filling out its coat, or are they fluffy like that?

[Bobobird]

Thanks Donald. Only thing not fixed is the rotten cough - comes and goes.

Squirrel - yes, very fluffy. Juvenile I think as the adults are much bigger.

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice composition involving the interplay of the branches. I also like the detail in the squirrel.

Hope you're back to full health very soon!

[Bobobird]

Thanks Mike, getting there, getting there...