As the Orkneyman said of a view encumbered by trees - I canna see the view for all the trees! Trees are fine, but in their place. Orkney never has been wooded in the proper sense since the Ice Age and while it is grand to plant a few trees any idea that ot would in any sense be a "good" idea in some way to "go back to woodland" makks aboot as much sense as planting aerogenerators aall ower the place, or as the Rousay man said "Hids chuist a lot o s****". Anyway there is no doubt that trees can grow, bit such plantings as Binscarth, Balfour Castle, Berstane, etc also show that there is a lot of dying off too, and that such plantations always need attention - in other words they are really gardens. -- Charles Tait Photographic Limited, Kelton, St Ola, Orkney, UK KW15 1TR Tel 01856 873738 Fax 01856 875313 Mobile 07785 220269 All outgoing and incoming mail is checked by Norton Antivirus 2003 email charles.tait@zetnet.co.uk website http://www.charles-tait.co.uk