In Desperate times...My Silky saves the day!

[silky fox]

Spent today with Marc and his tribe at a place near Gillingham..i can,t remember it,s name but it,s famous for it,s Trees,land and follys and with a remarkable "Grotto" which contains a Spring from which begins the River "Stower"?? (Have i spelt that right?) begins!!.as i had drank my bottle of Dog(Newcastle brown ale) i had an empty vessel to try some of this enchanted water:001_rolleyes:.i shall just put a few of the pictures up and say that it Made my visit complete...Astonishing 400 year old sweet chestnuts..one showing some sort of Phoenix regeneration...a HUGE Cypruss made up of many HUGE Boughs. A Massive tulip tree...Some very very VERY tall trees and armed with a couple of bottles of Newcastle brown ale some Tuna and onion sarnies and some Chardonnay for Sarah me and marc put on our Airstreams and with the prospect of Meeting some Remarkable trees, these two Arboricultural Amigo,s entered a wonderful world:001_smile::001_smile: Thanks Marc ,Sarah,Sonny and of course the ever inquisitive Harper! Friends for life....See you soon Marc! Awsome time:001_smile:

Edited October 8, 2012 by silky fox

[silky fox]

Keep in touch mate!

[delabodge]

great pics as usual,,,,back on site in reading today,,,pulll your finger out!!!lol

[Arbre]

Spent today with Marc and his tribe at a place near Gillingham..i can,t remember it,s name but it,s famous for it,s Trees,land and follys

 

Looks like Stourhead Gardens - the National trust place.

[silky fox]

Thanks Arbre! That,s the place......

[Arbre]

No No, thank you oh silkiest of Foxes. I read your thread in it's infancy in August when it was only a page long but it was obvious even then it was something uplifting. I come back many weeks later and am not surprised you have had such a positive response and genuine experiences to follow. In a country where we are constantly reminded of living in a "scrounger culture" it is about time people are made aware the good comes to those who are willing to get off their ar*e and go do what they aspire to. Nice also to hear there are still plenty of true "tree" men in the business - there are many I know who only do it for the money and have little or no interest in the fauna and flora.

 

Tip my hat to you.

 

p.s. Don't tell too many people how nice Dorset is or they'll all be wanting to move here!

[silky fox]

Cheers lad!...Hazelwotsit Bryan is a beautiful place for sure as is the whole of Dorset...Stayed near Poole when i was working with Yaffle trees and had a couple of days in Wraxhall....Britain has some jaw droppingly beautiful locations! and yes.. i do my job for the love of Trees and wood....the money is just a bonus:001_smile:

[silky fox]

Two nice suprises today!.. Marc,s daughter Harper (Who is a big fan of ancient Egypt) gave me a card when i left and i opened it today...the Chillies are from Marc,s wife from their garden...the card and message had a lot of thought put into it...Thanks Harper! And "APBell" on Arbtalk had offered a Petzel Erin Roc to whoever wanted it....i need a Groundsman,s Helmet and said i,d like it and it arrived today....I like it a lot:thumbup1: Thank,s Mate:biggrin: The number refers to Thunderbirds he said and i shall keep it on...Very cool:001_cool:

[White Noise]

cool hope he likes his new home

[silky fox]

It,s far more comfortable than a Petzel Vertex!!