RobArb

Tell them (the crowd), that the happy couple are going on there honeymoon to *(insert place here)*, but you thought that was a bit strange as the groom told you he was going to bangor:biggrin: Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Looks to "smooth" to be a leylandii, thoughts are that it's a true cypress "Cupressus" and not the hybrid cross but hard to tell from one pic. Is there a very small white dot in the middle of one of the scales? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

It's cupressus or thuja for sure? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Sorry only just seen this, us it Cupressus arizonica? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

nice one! Articles nearly done too:biggrin:

Couple of dead standing beech mono's with the usual suspects, G.applanatum, K. deusta and lots and lots of T.gibbosa and T. versicolor (albeit lying on the floor)

a bit of rhodi and beech regen thinning

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A four foot concrete wall is no match for this Unimog. [VIDEO]

Pittosporum 'Garnetti' or Pittosporum 'Silver Queen', more likely the latter

Going back to the same place today so I'll see if I can find more or of it was a one off Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Maybe if you want to dip your toe in the water and make a start at the lower levels do the rfs level 2, if you feel more confident do the tech cert which I think is a level 4, not sure if both can be online though? Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

Some people think God is an outsized, light-skinned male with a long white beard, sitting on a throne somewhere up there in the sky, busily tallying the fall of every sparrow. Others—for example Baruch Spinoza and Albert Einstein—considered God to be essentially the sum total of the physical laws which describe the universe. I do not know of any compelling evidence for anthropomorphic patriarchs controlling human destiny from some hidden celestial vantage point, but it would be madness to deny the existence of physical laws Sums it up nicely:001_smile:

yes i blame you:lol:

“From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of particular interest. But for us, it’s different. Consider again that dot. That’s here, that’s home, that’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every “superstar,” every “supreme leader,” every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there – on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” - Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot

Making of a wooden lampshade, debris reused for other purposes. [VIDEO]

I am! Distinction student me, 76% so far over 8 modules plus this ID database is taking up sooooooo much time, be worth it when its done though:thumbup1:

assignments:lol:

yep 100% goat willow - Salix caprea

yup i would say 90% Salix caprea, 10% Salix cinerea subsp oleifolia have you got those other pics? is it possible to post?

Sorry Matt, i respect your beliefs, but in my opinion, your wrong, there is no void in my life, i am complete and happy without a god thanks and always will be:biggrin:

Love the one on conservation arboriculture, just wish i had the chance to do some conservation work like this trouble is, the trees will last longer than i do.... that is unless i can keep climbing till i'm 158:biggrin:

correct, i meant L. japonicum is not native, i should re-word it:biggrin:

If your being serious:confused1: then you've twisted that so far out of proportion by insinuating double-entendres from what i wrote another problem with internet forums, tone of voice, internation etc, cannot be interpreted by the medium of text:sneaky2: i meant no harm or no foul by what i said, i was replying to a comment made from one member to another

at first glance looks like Ligustrum sp. either vulgare or japonicum more likely the latter not a native species though