Cheaper to replace the stones at the middle of Enford Down away from roads,
traffic and people :-)
jh
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From: "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@xxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Young People at a Festival - for John Hudson
> John
>
> Thanks for looking at my photos.
>
> In answer to your comments about Stonehenge, you are right in that up
> until probably the early eighties you could get right up to the stones.
> Indeed I remember visiting there with a student we had staying, and he
> clambered all over the stones. Because of damage to the stones and
> graffiti the stones were enclosed within a chain link fence but access can
> still be gained into the site through the visitors centre there, and you
> can get pretty close with only a wire about shin height reminding you not
> to go closer. That wire is barely visible. The druids still hold vigils at
> the stones on midsummer and midwinter solecists. They are 'new age' druids
> as these ceremonies are relatively new.
>
> A couple of asides to the above - firstly that student went on to become
> deputy head of the Environment Ministry in Austria,and secondly there was
> a plan to bury the passing major road in a tunnel because of damage from
> air pollution to the stones but it has been decided it would be too
> expensive.
>
> Back to my image, I have no idea about the young man, but the girls were
> certainly pretty happy with life. They were part of the band who were next
> on stage at the event.
>
> Best regards
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
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> Gerry Walden
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> On 4 Mar 2012, at 23:46, John Hudson wrote:
>
>> Gerry ....I took a look at the three colour photos on your site taken at
>> Stonehenge. Back in the late 1960s it was possible to walk up to the
>> stones
>> and touch them whereas the last time I was there a couple of years ago
>> the
>> stones had been ringed off with a chain link fence all the way round. I
>> did
>> not see the ring fence in your photos plus also the people in the photos
>> looked to be quite close to the stones. When were your photos taken ?
>>
>> About the photo at the music festival, why is the young man at the rear
>> looking so glum ? The three ladies look delightful indeed.
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Subject: [OM] IMG: Young People at a Festival
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>>> I took this shot from a project I have been on all over the weekend. I
>>> hope
>>> you like it:
>>>
>>> http://gerrywalden.photoshelter.com/image/I0000Z5axrMgDtGA
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>>
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