David Humphries

Nor do I Ben. Pete and Bob were trying to talk me into the benefits of it, but Steve said they were for big girls blouses and that no self respecting Arb would ever consider one . I'm gonna give Jonsie the call later in the week as he was out a stock on Saturday afternoon. No Self respect left in me these days.

Yeah, very dissapointing Maybe a Coronetting Workshop would have had them coming in droves :001_tongue: .

Mr Bullman.

Nice work fella

Can't believe ya didnae Big shot it and have yourself a wee scramble. Very Disapointing Ben . .

Didn't stop me, but Capels celebration being not so very long ago may have accounted for the south east contingents presumed low attendance. .

Thats very good advice, Thanks Dave .

Pretty sure the first picture are swifts (Apus apus)having just migrated in from Africa, the second ones a bit more tricky. Think they're Black Hawks, (member of the Accipitridae family ?) seen in large numbers over London today, I think they are possibly some sort of carion as Mr Death was in town today, and they could obviously smell the stench of war. Seriously though, it was quite intimidating. There were a good number all over London today, felt like Baghdad

I understand the work at Dunham Massey has been carried out by the same guys that have carried out the work at Richmond Park in London. Very Good IMO. .

Fiendishly brilliant .

It'd be fine Huck, uncork yourself a couple of bottles of vino, and away you go. Think of the money you could save in nappies. The way your going, are you putting together your own rugby league team or somit ?

Is it? If so, why not become the catalyst for the global spread of this infectious new disease, MB .

"Thus far" I think encapsulates the subject very well Andy. This is not a fad, and Mrs Miggins may well think us to be of not particularly sound mind, but get the clients right ( National Trust, Royal Parks, Conservationaly minded Landed Gentry and progressive L As ) then it's a win win. I even know of contractors that get paid by time rather than specification. And that I believe is due to pure trust in that case as opposed to left field TO's, who've just read an article, and probably have a misguided view of where the public purse should be spent. Coros are a small, but significant part of the way our profession is rekindling it's conectivety toward Tree management, that had become sanitised and almost lost from the general lack of foresight that our ancestors possed, through long endured experience. This we need to relearn and slow down back in tune to natures cycle, and not our general selfish uncaring "the now" culture, which pervades in the lust for new technology, fast this, fast that.

Great photos Mike, what a nice setting. What was the student instructor ratio? .

I'm all MEWPed out. Work with them, Dream of them, Talk about them................. .

I was there yesterday, didn't particularly check the MEWPS, but did have a good look at the tracked cranes at Eco lift. Particularly the MC 405. Lfts 3.8 and raises to16m. Feel a demo coming up. Doubt I'll get to APF, constantly on shows and seminars these days, off to Woburn Abbey on the 25th, reckon the "strife" won't tolerate another show this year.

Sorry to have you missed you Deano, maybe catch you next time.

Looks to be a good read imo Jim. Wide ranging contents. Articles this issue; Landscape & Floods CAS Tree disease Ancient woodland restoration Capel review Woodland flowers Bats AA news Arbtalk Gear junkies Rogue tree surgeons Health & Well being Forestry Westonbirt Turkish woodland Credit Crunch All good stuff, apart from having to suffer Andy taking advantage of this editorial platform (page 18)

The scene - having a chat and a cold one with Andy and John (nice to have met ya) out side the beer tent at the show yesterday. During general AT discussion, World of Trees came up, and in particular the recent issue with the near centre page spread on Coronetting. You know me and this subject, started getting all excited, went over to the lovely Dal to get me a copy, and got a shock to see my thread and little old me dangling and platforming whilst engaged in said activity. Firstly, vanity kicked in, horrible mindset is the old "V" Excited that I'm in a trade glossy, but then the reality that me and my thoughts are up for further scrutiny to a larger audience. Then later after having a chat with a director of an Arb firm that specialises in Veteran Tree management, negative comments were made about the photos in the article, particularly the attempted delamination picture and i got all personal and embarrassed, and thought about chasing Mr B down to castigate him for posting this thread with out approaching me first. After about a nano second, it suddenly hit me that this is exactly what this forum is about, subjectivity, one mans Del boy is anothers Alan Sugar. Accept criticism, run with it, learn from it. Reflecting on the piece in the mag, i now feel that it is a well put together and nuetral artical, that achieves exactly what it says on the tin. I'm sure there will be the proportionate and correct measure of riddicule and praise for this subject matter, but i'm now in a much more comfortable place, thanks to the psycho annalysis that posting affords yourself here on the site. Right, my insignificant little tsuname has ebbed away, you can now get yourselves reading about far more pertinant threads such as what gastronomical delights has Mr Winger and his fellow FoodArbies have got in store for us next BTW, further excellent work Mr B.

Welcome Back Jack .

Richmond is one of Londons Royal Parks. Currently 600 odd Deer, and about a thousand Vets, mainly Oak. Very impressively managed with the works being carried out by TEP and The Tree Company. Coronet City No Tet today, I'll be catching up with him at Woburn on the 25th, but David Lonsdale, Nev Faye and the day was hosted very well by the Local Superintendant and his Tree Officers. The next ones on the 9th of October at Burnham Beeches ( Helen Reed et al ) well worth attending if Vet Tree Management is your bag. http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/ancient-tree-forum/atfevents/events.htm

You'd know all about that "Jock", where ya from north of the Wall ? .

997 were there, I opted to do the Ancient Tree Forum visit to Richmond Park today. Will be at the show on the morrow...............keep a cold one aside for me Justin. .

No mention of the seat being a bird. The memorial was to a local bird watcher, so the trunk has been given avian like features. I recall the sculptor saying he saw a sleeping bird in side; before the first cut was made. I guess we all see things differently MB

A couple of years ago Jeff Higley was invited to come and transform an Oak trunk into a memorial bench which was named 'To dream of Birds' My involvement was merely to cut the trunk to size and under Jeff's eye, cut out its very basic shape before sitting back and becoming mesmerised by Jeff and Kates craft. http://www.landartnet.org/jeff_higley.htm Hope this gives you something to ponder.