cute shot! Monotone was a great choice here, I also like the tension created by having the fence wire so close to the bottom, it makes it different and holds the viewer more
I love the shot, but something looks wrong with the out-of-focus items. Did you apply a filter rather than jsut use depth-of-field to get out of focus?
In the first 1/2 second - I was poised to hit the 5 button and move on (as is my wont).
Then the background drew me in. The hat, which my eye is naturally drawn to, actually detracts from the image for me. Too much haberdashery. The rest of the image is stronger.