Hi Ruth, a quick catch-up from me as this is my first visit to your thread. I'm still catching up with my themes but thanks for dropping into my thread and I'll try to keep up to date with yours in future!
Old - a great subject choice for this theme, and the skin textures and choice of B&W really fit well. I like your placement of the eye and the square crop, too.
Metal - another good subject choice! Lots of lovely shiny metal surfaces in close quarters, and you've made good use of the macro tubes for this one. Another that really suits B&W to bring out all the different tones.
Captive - great props, and I like the deep blacks and narrow DOF. I see others have commented about the point of focus and room at the edges, but the fact that there are so many choices about how we make our images is what makes the final image so personal. This is a striking image that leaps off the screen.
Miniature - clever idea
Lovely bright colours, well lit, and I like the way the yellow of the flower centres is echoed in the cotton.
Happy - I'm struggling with one at the moment so I know how it can feel. However.... this is really good! Love the happy face and the simplicity of the image, yet the way the egg's colour contrasts with the others and your use of DOF makes this far from ordinary.
Abandoned - a clean image that conveys the theme very well, and it's another where your composition and choice of B&W is spot on.
Camouflage - excellent idea and nice humour too. Although the colour version is the most striking and funniest, the B&W obviously works best for this theme. Good lighting, too.
Danger - both immediately striking with the use of bright red, both great ideas and well lit again
Topical - another clever and funny idea; I do like your thinking, both for the image and "Currant affairs"
The Living World - well set up and captured. The green stands out very clearly against the black.
I've enjoyed catching up with this, not least because my first instinct is to head outside for images for themes whereas you're clearly comfortable setting up inside, which is something I need to work on. I will definitely be following you and looking forward to more