OK.... now I can't even create a NEW post at all..... I tried all day yesterday... and twice today... I am not even trying to add a picture.... I go through the motions tell the post I want it to be in roses and in antique roses... it appears to go through... no ERRORS whatsoever.... but the post NEVER appears.... either I will get tons of theses post appearing at sometime or other... or they are broken I don't want to hijack someone else's thread, but it SURE would be able to post a question!!!!! Grrr.

Some very sad stories due to trees. Near us two boys were sitting under at tree at their high school and were struck by lightning when it wasn't storming here. It can strike from very far away sometimes. I didn't used to take it seriously, but after hearing too many stories like these, I do now. They try to teach here, when you hear the roar, go indoors. (Thunder is the roar). We had a tree fall across the driveway due to a heavy snow load, leaving a 12 ft. trunk standing alone. It was still anchored in very well, so I let it stay for about 3 years thinking of woodpeckers and whatever other wildlife might use it, but I had it removed this spring because I didn't want the rest of it falling over the driveway someday, possibly at a bad time. nhl, your situation is so distressing to me. What are the consequences of removing the tree illegally? Would it be a fine? You were already going to be on the hook to buy five new trees. Would a qualified tree company do it, or will they refuse without permission? Being so close to your house you need someone who knows what they're doing. Besides all the current trouble for you, it's making it impossible if you ever want to sell your house, having to disclose problems like flooding and so on. I bet you wish lightning would hit that tree and kill it so you could finally get permission to take it down.

well, I have been trying some things.......Jon has said cropping helps. So now I take my photos with my iPad, go to edit and change the orientation or size a bit, even though the actual photo in terms of pixels is no different (?), and then they post properly. Houzz———a bit , well, whatever......:-(

You are apparently not alone :-)) There does seem to be some interface issues with iPads, as this current discussion outlines: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/6292903/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-type-in-houzz-now#n=13