I think you can handle frankness Fred so......
Hmmm? kind of looks good but I dunno...

Kinda yukky but kinda ok...? Not sure if it is the washed out colour or soft crackly stars? For the time spent I'd want to see something a little better from you though? What's the go with your star processing, seems to be your nemesis..?
Still, a trifid is a trifid and there is some detail there for sure, so thanks for sharing
Mike