Wishing you could fly

I have worked on this on and off for a long time. My problem was alway the background. I know its a trend for my art. So I went with something simple but that still made me work on my skill. I did it in Photoshop 9. (Yes, I have upgrades on my other computer but not the one I created this on) I would love to hear anything you have to say on this. I need all the help I can get.