Yes, this is from a used Sony I bought for about 40 bucks, add a motion detector board $60, put into a pelican water tight box. Hacking the camera and solder wires into, is the worst part. Looks like you upgraded from G10?...good for you! A birding lens should be at least 400mm. I have one with Image Stabilizer..very expensive, serious birders have 600mm and up. Most use it hand held..very heavy but you can put on tripod, which would be fine for feeder shots. I find the best birding lens for your bucks is the new canon power shot...no lenses needed, SX30IS, has 35X zoom which is I think about 840mm. My wife got this one for her Christmas gift. Another self portrait Sony S600

Sandi, I'm just praying none of the rest go out! I don't think I could go through this again! Yachter, I was thinking the same thing last night about luck. I kept thinking why is it that everyone else's stuff always ends up so beautiful and everything I try messes up! I was almost in the middle of a major pity party. LOL! Slinkey, the "Christmas Demon" made me laugh! I just wish I could get my husband to help with something. As soon as he sees me pulling out the Christmas stuff, he heads out the door like greased lightning. Luvs, frazzled is an excellent description of how I was feeling last night. I can totally sympathize with your DS. I wanted to open the door and just throw the whole thing out. How is it that something so simple like a string of lights can be soooo complicated??? Lynne, I would never have thought of using the netting! I can't wait to see photos of the tree. Wow Tam, your home sounds like mine! I've got containers pulled out everywhere. I did manage to make a tiny pathway going through the kitchen. My sofa and all the chairs are piled up with ornaments and decorations - no where to sit in the living room right now except the floor (and not very much floor space). I'm so tired of seeing plastic tubs around everywhere. It seems like I'm never going to get finished. Purplemoon, believe me pre-lit was looking really good last night! Hopefully your lights will be on with no problems! I have officially decided that I loathe putting lights on the tree. LOL dd50, how aggravating for your husband having to redo the lights! That sounds alot like my husband except he probably wouldn't have redone them. He has no patience at all when it comes to Christmas decorating. Sheesharee, nope the tree isn't finished yet. It was probably about 9:00 last night when I figured out why the middle wasn't lighting up. I did get the garland on and started putting some of my filler ornaments on the tree. I finally stopped at 10 last night...just couldn't do any more. I was just treed out! I guess it'll be back to decorating tonight after I get finished cooking. ncnana, I'm not sure my husband would agree with you about the number of lights. It took 53 strands of lights to wrap the branches and I don't even have that big a tree! It is kinda big at the bottom though which is what took so many strands. It has totally blown his mind that I put 5300 lights on the tree. He told a friend about it last night and the two of them decided I had totally lost it. LOL!

Yes, it was coffee, Rita and I'll make you a cup if you'd like. ( : Finally finished wrapping the last of the gifts and they're under the tree. Now to get to the dishes so I can bake. I never did get on the treadmill. Oh, well...

The snowflake is lovely! You did a great job and the tree is very pretty. Trish