Thank you all, my dear, dear friends. Yesterday we had one of those days here at our house -- no water for 36 hours, Freya sneaking a pizza off the kitchen counter, and the smell of fresh polyurethane pervading the cold, damp house.... On the other hand, I had the loving affection of Tom and my DS Jacob, calls and cards from family, and greetings from all of you. And tonight we're going out to dinner to try celebrate again. Carla, Luanne, Jon, Anita, Lori, Ingrid, Sue, Carolina, Pamela, and Carol -- each one of your messages brought smiles and memories to my mind. I just realized that with the exception of Ingrid, I know each one of you in the Real World (as opposed to online) -- Ingrid, we'll just have to correct that soon. The only birthday wish I have left (besides more rain) is to hope that I get to see you all again as frequently and as soon as may be. Rosefolly

Kartwheel, yoohoo!!!are you here? Are you stuck somewhere in that game? Linda

I hope each of you has a truly happy day. H a p p y B i r t h d a y ! Shirley

The SX1 might be high-def, but I'm not sure about that. I do like the SX10, but it doens't have a ring to zoom in and I never use the manual focus (my eyes aren't good enough). But it's a nice camera, and I've gotten some nice sharp macros with it. I have to admit I haven't used it for bird shots, cause I tend to use the Rebel for that. It does need some light inside, it's not strong in the low-light department. I don't sound too positive, do I? I have a hard time not comparing it to my Rebel, which isn't fair to it. All the pics in this album, except the second strawberry shot, were taken with it. http://travel.webshots.com/album/573215326MBITjh Read what people say about it here. Here is a link that might be useful: Canon forum