You are welcome to view them, whether you join flickr or not. Why not join, though, & consider posting at least some of your photos there? As a member, you can comment on people's photos, have contacts, join interest groups, & choose photos as favorites--all free. I've been enjoying the site since last October & my photos have been viewed more than 2, 000 times. Amazing! There is a thread I started earlier that invites folks to give the address to their photo page, so that we can all enjoy seeing the photos of others with like interests. You can view it here.