To all of you who responded. . .
I decided to follow the advice of most of you and give Photos a bit more of a try.
i find I hate it less, and will press on w/Photos.
Again, my thanks to all of you for your advice.
bmahin
Just a little tip. Folks have often asked where's all the edit functions that everyone talks about?
Firstly, you have to select a picture, usually by clicking on it and hitting the space bar. This open the picture and then, until the latest update, you could cind the Edit function top right of window. Now it is second from the right and Edit has been replaced by three squiggly lines. Why, I do not know.
Clicking on this brings up a basic list of edit functions. To get to the more advanced editing, select Adjustments. Some show by default , all the others can be found by clicking on the + or add sign. These extra tools are quit sophisticated.
There is also Extensions which gives you the chance to edit using third party apps and the editing is done within Photos rather than having to export the images. Obviously you have to acquire these apps like Pixelmater or Affinity and there are some more.
All in all, Photos is a good app that meets the needs of beginner and a lot of the needs of the more serious photographer.
Ian