I remember that tree from when I was a child and when we visited a couple of times. It is on Main Street and had a black wrought iron fence around it for protection. There are also trees in an area that was called "The Willows". I used to live in a house on Willow Road called Willowdale - not a willow tree in sight however. I remember that the Willows had lot of small trees and that a Mr. Leach looked after them and would yell at the kids who went into the area where the saplings were growing. There was a burn and a well too. On Sep 9, 2007, at 9:38 AM, Royce Perry wrote: Now that is not totally true Charles. There is a tree on Orkney..I know because some friends sent me a picture of it. It's on the main street in Kirkwall. They said there is a sign there explaining what it is, and the schools bring the children there to show them what a tree is. OF course these are the same friends that sent (in the same batch) a picture of the farmstead he grew up on outside of Kirkwall and tried to tell me it was some place in the Russian steppes. I have always suspected they were having me on about that one,,,could be both? <g> R -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Tait Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ORCADIA] Wind In Orkney we have the benfit of the wind, unrestricted by all those trees! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Evelyn, Emma, Robbie & Spencer Sweet Pea Digory waiting at the Bridge (12/8/89 - 11/8/96) Help support Corgi Aid -- http://www.corgiaid.org/ Ohio Corgi Picnic - June 22, 2008 in Marion, Ohio http://homepage.mac.com/evelynhlabse/Home/home.html If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.