Great photos Clicki. New England is a beautiful place, but too cold for me in winter.
On the camera issue, I wanted to get a digital SLR and hoped to get the Minolta when it came out so I could use all my old lenses with it. The price tag was so high (£1k for the body) that I gave up and bought a Panasonic FZ20 instead. I've never regretted it.
And if anyone wants my Minolta 7000AF gear, it's still available
