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Yes, interesting point. I've noticed this here. I've assumed it to be the result of urban "spread" - or more to the point, the difficulty of creating demarcation lines between the urban and rural in England especially (not so much Scotland or Wales or Ireland...?) Thing is though, people tell me that despite the "urbanisation" of rural spaces here the "rural" still well and truly remains a state of mind. Don't be fooled by the excess houses in the photograph, when there's a blacksmith's shop or a tractor etc etc then it's "rural"! Don't know. In Australia the demarcations - both physically and nostalgically - are more defined. Though a "rural" photograph usually includes elements of "industrial" (and consequently urban???) intrusion in the form of tractors, metal silos, steel fence posts and so on. And an old wagon wheel. And a decaying stone house. Sorry for digressing, yet again. Oh, I'd like to see some of those pieces for consideration re Salt some time. Best JK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%