Ah Colin, I see your point.  However it is a five test series and the Brits don't give in easily...

There's an Ashes joke waiting to escape there, but most Englishmen will be too busy sobbing into their lukewarm beer.... :'(

... it always works ! 
The same applies for other older Nikon camera's  like the D2x, D3, D800E and D700.

Out of interest John, are there any particular more recent ones where you've had the opposite experience?

This was my thought, sung by a guy that sounded like, but was not, Bob Dylan.

Jerry Raferty
Also known for Baker Street which had that Saxophone break

starry night

Ok, that one is by Don McLean
(and obviously VVG too)

I'm going to take a guess at:

"....
Clowns to the left of me,
Jokers to the right,
Here I am
Stuck in the Middle with you....."

This was my thought, sung by a guy that sounded like, but was not, Bob Dylan.

Quite true for many Australian species, whose seed pods are extremely tough indeed and it requires fire or mechanical means to liberate the seeds within.

Our summer fire season has already begun so the cycle of life starts over.

At school, I remember learning about plants & ecosystems that actually require wildfires to allow their natural cycles of growth to continue.

That was in the 1970's learning about heathlands in the UK
We still don't have a major issue with wildfires (yet) in the UK compared to so many other places around the world.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful image Keith