Hello All (from a newbie): My name is Judy Platz and I live in Alfred, a small town in south-eastern Maine. I was born in the Midwest and as a writer, I've traveled extensively in the US and Canada. I teach College Composition at the University of Southern Maine as an adjunct which means I am always looking for more work, but also I can use my 'free' (ha, ha) time for writing. I've been interested in the ring circles in the UK for years, but only recently have I begun researching online and found the 'Orkneyjar' site! Speaking with a few other people here in Maine who have visited henge sites in the UK, they tell me that "Brodgar" is, of all the sites, the most inspiring. Certainly the pictures seem to relate that story, but I am really a novice. For me, the fascination is language and communication. Here we have stones from the Neolithic age speaking to us--how many years later? And I suspect that the many 'languages' we speak do not matter at all, when looking at the circle. It speaks eloquently without words. Judy