The hat happens to be my "Picture takin' hat" that I wear when I go outside. Wasn't especially noticing it was there; I was just trying to line up the camera in a generally horizontal and vertical direction.
You can see the candles have a bit of 'sag' to them, from being in the sun's orbit as they are each day...
Up for a piano recital? Go elsewhere! (Trust me.)
Here's my alternate for today, in honor of the successful Saturn Cassini-Huygens satellite deployment: http://www.pbase.com/image/30797744