Nice idea would be better if cropped much closer, but I don't think it's sharp enough for that,

It's actually cropped a little, but I kept the "line" on the top right corner as a counter-balance to the one on the bottom left to retain the overall context of the picture, and also to provide a "yin / yang" contrast between the straight and wavy lines of the leaves. Thanks for your comment and suggestion.

You could have cropped out your shoe. It's a little out of focus and I don't see animal affection, sorry. Welcome to PXLeyes.

Agree, although a cute picture, you should have cropped out your shoe...and it does appear a bit ot...