16x2 LCD Mystery [update]

It's supposed to be sunny all weekend so take it outside for the picture.

aren't those last two pictures detailed enough?

Do you have a multimeter that you can use to verify that the backlight LED is drawing current?

no, i am afriad i had killed the fuse of my multimeter some while ago
& no i have no smaller resistors.

where are you looking for? isn't it clear that the connections are correct?

nick