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Oops - I've been away for a few days so couldn't fix the problem. Thanks for the heads up Susie :)

Thanks all :)

Happy birthday to you! (or me?!) here Week 36 'you' by Em's TP 52 2017, on Flickr

A bit late...life has gone crazy again, but I thought this one might just fit the bill. My husband and stepson presenting me with the delicious cake my (non-baking) daughter had made for my birthday. Family life. Thank goodness for it :) Week 36 'you' by Em's TP 52 2017, on Flickr

Thank you so much David :) And thanks again Dominic (y) Thank you Dean - I really appreciate that :)

Thank you so much for your kind comments Susie. First day ever of school for my little lot today and no tears...amazing! Cheers Chris - a sparkly scarf this time, but as the silver threads are finer it can be hard to get the bokeh even. Lots of rain here has put me in the mood for glitzy...

Week 35 Occupational here Bound - for Macro Mondays 'connection' by Emma Varley, on Flickr

Ah well...back to school - better remember my notebook :) Bound - for Macro Mondays 'connection' by Emma Varley, on Flickr

Thank you Tim - I can see how you saw that! Glad you like it :)

Aha - good colour. These are my daughter's but I have had black in the past...student days!

Thank you all - I'm glad you like the bokeh...it's an old sparkly dress. Very useful!

Great shot for clean Dominic - so sharp! I agree that the black offers great contrast to those brightly coloured balls - certainly lots of curves there :)

That's a wonderful shot for curves - well composed, love it!

I really like the tight crop of your clean shot Tim - so effective. It is a pity about the top of the railway bridge, but I love the curves of the tracks through. Pity it wasn't a week later! I like both your red arrows shots - the composition of the first and the colours of the second, but...

I feel your pain on the contrast shot Mark - those set ups can be SO frustrating!! I'd probably have tried more directional lighting, perhaps a lower pov/shallower depth of field to generate interest in s different way, but that might not have been at all the shot you were looking for. Huge...