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i) they're upside down
...Re Chinese characters.<br />i) they're upside down<br />ii) probably reads liu bing 六柄 "six handles" which either refers to an ancient ruler's six rights, or more likely, just means "six pieces" since bing is a measure word for long, thin things. Without more context, impossible to say which.<br /><br />Many thanks J. L for sending me this<br />Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-26164072979600830752015-04-08T10:47:39.211-07:002015-04-08T10:47:39.211-07:00Mr, Mrs or Ms Myself, merci, reviens bientot.Mr, Mrs or Ms Myself, merci, reviens bientot.Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-88709253642086567392015-03-19T14:23:07.602-07:002015-03-19T14:23:07.602-07:00I didnt know about the Lonely Tree of Wales but h...I didnt know about the Lonely Tree of Wales but having looked it up there is quite a story there. For those interested take a look at this link http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/08/welsh-town-llanfyllin-lonely-tree-winds-hurricane. <br />I never think of pines as being particularly transplantable perhaps in part because when I was a lot younger I tried to get myself a Christmas tree by digging up a small plant growing on the road side in a remote part of Wales. Thr tree did not survive the experience and I got the guilts about even trying to 'nick' it.Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-81507253300830717062015-03-18T13:44:24.046-07:002015-03-18T13:44:24.046-07:00Votre blog est très beau, bravo je reviendrai.Votre blog est très beau, bravo je reviendrai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-49137761574014545382015-02-26T22:32:45.682-08:002015-02-26T22:32:45.682-08:00Reminds me of 'The lonely tree of Wales'. ...Reminds me of 'The lonely tree of Wales'. I reckon your instinct is right to reduce it now. GTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-60158970232414742822015-01-31T09:59:36.582-08:002015-01-31T09:59:36.582-08:00Not sure greys can ever be loved here. I worked w...Not sure greys can ever be loved here. I worked with an old Canadian guy once who occasionally devoured squirrel sandwiches. He loved them. I tried them and they tasted rabbity/chickeney but doesn't everything taste of chicken :-)<br /><br />Unfortunately greys love beech. I've seen extensive damage in the crown on the uppermost part of branch unions....damned varmints! They'll be back once the tulip bulbs are devoured.<br /><br />Hopefully the Ganoderma will be managed...or rather the tree not the decay.<br /><br />Strangely Alan Mitchell hated purple/copper beech but apart from that he seemed a decent bloke.<br /><br />GrahamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-8255664565372098142015-01-31T07:21:11.774-08:002015-01-31T07:21:11.774-08:00Mystery solved , thanks Graham, Is there any way w...Mystery solved , thanks Graham, Is there any way we can possibly come to love grey squirrels? In a pie perhaps? I know it doesn't look like it but this label is on a copper beech tree and it is a fabulous specimen ( tree not label.). Possible 200 plus years old - just checked WJ Bean to make sure there were purple beech in the country then and there were so it could be true. It has some bracket fungi on it , Ganoderma species I think. A recent survey done with a very narrow drill bit into the trunk which meaures resistance as it enters the trunk to show damaged wood - I am sure you know all about that - has shown it to be suffering internally but looking verygood externally with a full crown and very good leaf cover. This tree survey business seems a very inexact science, understandably I will tryand get a picture up on the blog. There are two of these big beech trees and they really are grand. P.S. The squirrels are far too occupied with eating tulip bulbs to worry about the trees. Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-85506311272071452042015-01-31T01:48:33.167-08:002015-01-31T01:48:33.167-08:00Pregnant possibly and in need of its Al fix. Preg...Pregnant possibly and in need of its Al fix. Pregnant (and non-pregnant) greys do gnaw metal. Maybe to bet their teeth in top condition for the feeding spree to come. Those lime trees had better watch out.<br /><br />Graham T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-30267524846610068892015-01-21T13:36:01.490-08:002015-01-21T13:36:01.490-08:00Yes I did become a tree surgeon. Started out on a...Yes I did become a tree surgeon. Started out on an horticultural route but I thought that girls may be more interested in a rough, tough tree man. Never quite went to plan :-) <br /><br />I became very interested in veteran trees and 'veteranisation' of younger trees ie coronet and fracture pruning to mimic storm damage and the creation of cavities for bird and bat habitat. Exactly the opposite of college days! The problem is finding understanding tree officers and clients who are willing to let trees be 'mutilated'. I've been very lucky to have worked on some of our notable trees.<br /><br />I tend to do less tree work nowadays and fill in my time with hedge laying (3rd in National Champs this year) , some chainsaw sculpting and finding vintage bits and pieces.<br /><br />Your offer of perhaps contributing something to the blog is interesting. Thank you. I shall have a think on something that may be suitable.<br /><br />Keep up the blog and the great photos that accompany it.<br /><br />Graham.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-60389228438509162572015-01-21T00:52:11.964-08:002015-01-21T00:52:11.964-08:00Well,well,well , hello Graham. Yes I do remember y...Well,well,well , hello Graham. Yes I do remember you and the the fishing trips. Happy days they were. I don't get up to Penkridge now I have run out of parents up there so I don't get Pete Escritt's news which I used to get from his mom.<br /> <br />Thanks for the name of the tree. That started a tiny bell ringing way back in my memory that you became a tree surgeon, is that right? <br /><br />When I first started this blog the idea was to privide a good read and have the occasional 'guest' expert contributors which I did in the first few posts but it tailed off, so if you are doing tree work and fancy doing a bit with some tree pics, be it great old trees , pests and disease, whatever fires you up we can put it on . Of course if that is not what you are doing then ignore the idea. <br /><br />Very good to hear from you and hope you are well.<br />PaulPaul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-56845298408464858222015-01-20T12:30:51.424-08:002015-01-20T12:30:51.424-08:00Hello Paul, Glad your resolution's holding up...Hello Paul, Glad your resolution's holding up. An interesting and amusing blog you produce. Maybe the tree is S. koehneana?<br /><br />You may not remember me Paul but we fished together with Pete Escritt many moons ago from KE VI days.<br /><br />Keep up the blog.<br /><br />Graham Teece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-20317183310118954172015-01-19T13:51:21.465-08:002015-01-19T13:51:21.465-08:00Wonderfull places and fotos serie, greeting from B...Wonderfull places and fotos serie, greeting from BelgiumLouisettehttp://louisette.eklablog.com/mes-autres-blogs-p842116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-55616335635153727952014-05-10T12:31:00.561-07:002014-05-10T12:31:00.561-07:00Earth tongue, who knew. Weird. Dead man's fi...Earth tongue, who knew. Weird. Dead man's fingers, here in Maryland, are finger-shaped fungi that exit the ground orange-colored, with a black tip, and have a rather disgusting odor that flies love. That wavy-edged canal? Beautiful. In the first pic of it. Something about that black water and just the curves (as compared to the second pic, where the water is paler and there are straight edges). And the pic of the leaning metal gate in the green field with end-of-day light . . .so lovely, with the soft green grass. What an amazing garden! Thanks for bringing it to us.rene sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887053151021609468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-52792210622687325682013-10-19T06:21:11.519-07:002013-10-19T06:21:11.519-07:00Hello Rene, Sorry it took so long to reply. I am ...Hello Rene, Sorry it took so long to reply. I am glad you you enjoyed Bourton House. I dont know if you had a chance to see pictures on the blog of the, now elaborate, topiary when it was being planted as tiny cuttings. I have fond memories of that day, one of which was sitting by you of course and another is that big dish of steaming puddings and custard served up at the 3 Ways Hotel oh band of course the gardens. I have passed on your best wishes to Colin and he sends his to you. I had a poke around on the internet and it turns out apart from a bit of controversy there is a cheese convention in Nazareth County Pa. called Cheeses of Nazareth. That made me chuckle even more. <br />Hope you are well. Best wishes <br />Paul Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-68638640124572664542013-10-08T14:43:35.536-07:002013-10-08T14:43:35.536-07:00Hi Paul - met you on a Wayfarers Walk a few weeks ...Hi Paul - met you on a Wayfarers Walk a few weeks ago and sat next to you at lunch. Back home in Maryland, USA now and missing the Cotswolds, but wanted to thank you again for leading us through Hidcote. I think I still prefer the gorgeousness of Bourton House Garden to Hidcote; the white garden there took my breath away. Loving the pics on your blog; a feast of beauty and interesting design. Please say hi to my buddy Colin Bridges and tell him to stay out of trouble. Happy digging, Rene Sykes, Mt. Airy, MD P.S. deeply disappointed that Cheeses of Nazareth was just a gag...ha!renesykes@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-2784490906649226502013-09-11T03:24:39.248-07:002013-09-11T03:24:39.248-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-88082966152641951322013-03-15T00:22:23.884-07:002013-03-15T00:22:23.884-07:00Hello Wellington Cleaning Services, Thanks for rea...Hello Wellington Cleaning Services, Thanks for reading. PaulPaul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-65140193963573886632013-03-13T05:04:00.726-07:002013-03-13T05:04:00.726-07:00Great article! When I have time I need to come bac...Great article! When I have time I need to come back to read some more of them.<br />Wellington cleaning serviceshttp://www.heavensentcleaning.co.nz/window-cleaningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-15978577044809158702013-02-27T13:03:51.948-08:002013-02-27T13:03:51.948-08:00Thank you for your kind words on my blog.
I love y...Thank you for your kind words on my blog.<br />I love your blog too, Paul !!! (it is the name of my son too)<br /><br />Delphine, Paradis ExpressDelphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135805939182879210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-51713606827070354372012-10-04T12:45:58.105-07:002012-10-04T12:45:58.105-07:00I thought that Barbara was one of the Lidll Groenm...I thought that Barbara was one of the Lidll Groenmennsimpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873839539771800075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-85339641689585414922012-09-19T10:56:41.553-07:002012-09-19T10:56:41.553-07:00Patrick, great to hear from you and Barbara sends...Patrick, great to hear from you and Barbara sends her very best wishes.<br /><br /> Are you saying you don't think it is a spaceship?<br /><br />Barbara is in regular contact with Joan now and she is coming to visit it us. <br /><br />Paul.<br /> Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857958003177118660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4128248727577033495.post-41181972103439983232012-09-18T12:20:44.278-07:002012-09-18T12:20:44.278-07:00Great photographs Paul, even if Joan thinks the ch...Great photographs Paul, even if Joan thinks the church looks like a spaceship :-)<br /><br />Say hello to Barbara for me.<br /><br />PatrickPatrick Comerfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558394038241172440noreply@blogger.com