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Mars...the closest to the Earth it will be all yearI have to amend my data a bit, here. Mars is now closer to the Earth than it has ever been for the past 13 years! It is in opposition, meaning in perfect alignment with the Earth and Sun. Happy Mars watching! 
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I understand that you cannot get into the circle of stones (Stonehenge) these days
That is true for the normal vistor. It is a shame but I totally understand that normal wear and tear plus vandalism was causing too many problems. I believe that there are a limited number of educational visits which allow close contact, and special solstice arrangements are made for Druids and pseudo-druids.
As for the tree question, I remember seeing programs about ancient civilisations (not specifically British) having far more ingenuity at using their limited technology than we give thenm credit for. Also, some of the British landscape has been fundamentally unchanged since pre-Roman times. I know this doesn't go back to Stonehenge, but the forests, roads, field layouts, were well established by then. I am still looking for a link, book, someone who was around at the time, that can tell me whether Salisbury Plain was a scrubby moor in those days or not. Certainly the current soil depth will only support scrub with the occasional copse.
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> Mars is now closer to the Earth than it has ever been for the past 13 years! It is in opposition, meaning in perfect alignment with the Earth and Sun. Happy Mars watching! Slight digression: Yesterday I saw a quiz programme where a young man was asked which popular chocolate bar shares its name with the Roman god of war and a planet. His um'd and ah'd and came up with, yep, SNICKERS!! 
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Snickers! That's a good one, BY.
It strikes me that the world needs a God of Chocolate Candy Bars, and now we have one.
What other areas did the Greeks and Romans fail to anticipate? And what should their names be?
The God of roasted peanuts -- Saltier
The Goddess of dust bunnies -- Perpetualia
The Goddess of fingerprints on windows -- Smearma
.... and her sidekick, the godette of dog nose prints on windows -- Snuffle
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God of Chocolate Candy Bars
I think it would more appropriately be a goddess, although we hardly need to come up with a new for chocolate, as I am sure Venus would have been enthusiastic about it.
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and her sidekick, the godette of dog nose prints on windows -- Snuffle
Thanks for the chuckle, Sparteye ... and the reminder...
going off to take care of the snuffled back windows of the car.
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>I understand that you cannot get into the circle of stones (Stonehenge) these days
I was visiting England with People to People in 1969 and stayed with an elderly couple for three days. They decided to take us to a shingley beach (Brighton, I think it was) and we passed within a few miles of Stonehenge. As much as my companion and I begged to go to Stonehenge instead, they refused to take us. I grew up on the white sand beaches of Lake Michigan. Imagine the depths of my disappointment! I never got back to Europe.
P.S. Anyone who put off visiting the ruins of Mexico, it is now forbidden to climb them.
P.S.S. I know of a place in Northern Lower Michigan called Stone Circle. There are three concentric circles of boulders with a fire pit in the middle. There poets, musicians, storytellers, etc are invited to share and all are welcome to listen. There are only three rules: You must know your material by heart. No satanic material. No risque material until after midnight.
Anyone interested in learning more about this, pm me.
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They decided to take us to a shingley beach (Brighton, I think it was) and we passed within a few miles of Stonehenge.
consuelo, a belated apology for the inhospitable actions of my countrymen.
But as a matter of geography, where were you staying that passed within a few miles of Stonehenge on the way to Brighton? That doesn't sound like a sensible journey unless they had some other major reason to go to Brighton.
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Stonehenge and ther public:
A friend of mine was at a trance party around Stonehenge just a couple of years back. Apparently that was the first time they opened it to the public for years.
> That doesn't sound like a sensible journey unless they had some other major reason to go to Brighton.
Too true. I was in windy Brighton a month or two back to meet a friend. The most beautiful part of the town I saw was 'Thes Lanes', certainly not the beach. The cliffs and Beachy Head in Eastbourne on the otherhand were quite quaint and pretty.
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