mike_p

Thanks all, for your comments and criticisms.
Regarding the nebari, it can be viewed as "messy", and in the classical sense it may well be. And, up close, nature can be seen as messy. However in the big picture, nature is perfect.
"Out of the mud grows a lotus"

Mike

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