CHRISTmas Red

Years ago (maybe 40 years)...I received my my first camera advice. The guy from my old church said this..."When all else fails...get something red in the picture."

Good technical advice? Probably not. But, I think of him every time I take a picture like this. The color does have a way of setting things off.

I took this picture at 10 this morning. It's dark outside. Dark and gloomy, and 40 degrees F. Perhaps the day needed both some good red, and some twinkling white lights.

I'm off to Michaels (a craft store) to see if I can get some sort of greenery to "spruce" up my bird feeder like so many of you blippers do. I'm going to go in the door, and DEMAND to see Mike himself. I hope he's there, because I don't like being the only male in the store.

I'd love to say this is right out of camera...
but I'd have to use a shrug.
I DEFY you to put it into LARGE...
to see where I covered the plug.