A fine mess
Snow in Dorset! Whatever next? Garden elf, finding it all a bit too much and looking a little perturbed.
Canon EOS 400D 18-55mm lens.
Featured in the ‘European Everyday Life’ Group February ‘09
Featured in the ‘This is England’ Group February ‘09 with thanks!
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Joe Valcourt/M...
:) great. Joe
Paulette x replied
Thanks Joe, something to smile about :)
RavenSoul
LOL This is GREAT!
Paulette x replied
Many thanks Vonne, all of those beautiful snow clad trees and I went for this! :)
Mark Lee
Wonderful… Great capture :)
Paulette x replied
Thanks Mark, nice of you to stop by and take a look :)
midzing
fantastic image, well done
Paulette x replied
Hey Wendy, nice to hear from you. Glad you liked this. Hope all is well with you :)
BigD
Funny and a good eye to noticed that. LOL
Paulette x replied
Hello again! Well I should have been capturing the gorgeous snow capped thatched cottages all around me but instead, I took over 200 shots of this elf in my garden!! There is no end to my insanity. Glad you liked it, many thanks :)
MichaelBr
Hilarous
Well they said that global worming will lead to ice age in the UK
Paulette x replied
Hi Michael, nice to hear from you – glad you liked this, many thanks! :)
FelicityB
His expression says it all – guess a lot of people thought the same way too!
Paulette x replied
Well, not alot! Many thanks Felicity, much appreciated :)
A90Six
Marvelous capture Poll. He lokks so peed off!
:) Tony.
Paulette x replied
Thanks biggun, it’s nice to be marvellous from time to time x
Barry Norton
Great capture of opportunity Paulette
Paulette x replied
Many thanks Barry :)
Solomon Walker
gosh, it seem the fellow is wondering what the heck all this snow is all about… a delightful image!
Paulette x replied
Ha, yes. Many thanks Solo :)
Antanas
lovely capture
Paulette x replied
Many thanks for the favourite Antanas, much appreciated :)
Janette x
brill – chill xx janette
Paulette x replied
Ha, thanks shortie x
Larry Llewellyn
Good eye… Always on the look out ! Have to have your camera handy and ready!
Paulette x replied
Exactly right Larry! Many thanks, glad you liked it :)
SURYADI .
Great capture !!!
Paulette x replied
Many thanks! :)
Kathie Nichols
Hehehe….hehehe…..awesome shot!
Paulette x replied
Ha, many thanks Kathie, glad I made you chuckle! :))
PPPhotoArt
this is wonderful, love it and now you guys know what we have to put up with!!! lol
Paulette x replied
Ha, yes – yesterday was the worst snow in 30 years here – it took me 3 hours to do a 5 minute drive home and the police had to dig me out of frozen sludge while I was waiting for a tractor to tow a lorry off a frozen hill. Such drama! :)
Pascale Baud
too much, yes… indeed ! good luck for the challenge ! :)
Paulette x replied
Ah, Mood and Ambience? I lose track! Many thanks for looking in, glad you liked this!
Colleen Milburn
Lol! Fabulous :-))
Paulette x replied
Many thanks Colleen, glad you liked it :)
eelsblueEllen
So very cool. Great photo!
Paulette x replied
Many thanks, much appreciated! Love your profile quote – so naughty!
sendao
beautiful shot,great capture!
Paulette x replied
Many thanks, glad you liked it :)
Jenifer
haha, that’s so funny.
Paulette x replied
Thanks Jenifer, couldn’t resist it :)
hilarydougill
fantastic shot. He looks so fed up. haha hugsxxx
Paulette x replied
Doesn’t he just! Many thanks Hilary x
Dentanarts
Beautiful image… looks great with snow added! Nice! o(~_O)o
Paulette x replied
Many thanks, glad you liked it :)
Michelle Barlo...
BRAVO
Paulette x replied
Many thanks Michelle :)
serpentwhisper
Hah. He looks so frustrated with the weather. Great framing, background, model. :)
Paulette x replied
Ah, many thanks, you took it all in – much appreciated :)
rumimume
great catch
Paulette x replied
Thanks very much, glad you liked it :)
Mugsy
Most amusing!
Paulette x replied
Thanks Mugsy – glad it made you smile
Barbara Glatzeder
excellent capture and what a fitting title!!
Paulette x replied
Thanks Barbara, I have another of him with a fly in his eye, waiting for some edit work prior to uploading! :)
Scott d'Almeida
great work,
Paulette x replied
Many thanks Scott! :)
Teresa Schultz
lol! love the background too, what did you do there?
Paulette x replied
Hi Teresa, thanks! It’s a while ago now, some sort of layer work in photoshop, possibly watercolour not sure :)
SummerJade
LOL The expression is so perfect, I thought he was a real man!
Paulette x replied
Thank you :)
LudaNayvelt 21 days ago
cool
Paulette x replied 21 days ago
Thank you Luda, glad you liked it :)
NicolaM 20 days ago
lol excellent!
Paulette x replied 20 days ago
Thanks Nicola :)