Best so far.

Another of the objects I ''have a thing about'' is a suitably graceful Birch tree. There are plenty about, the problem is finding one...
A) On its own.
B) Suitably pendulous.
C) Devoid of other trees, buildings, etc.
D) Not spotted from a moving car, with neither time to stop nor anywhere to safely do so.

Today we shot out to Chez chippy,with a view to a possible commission.

Potential shots comprised an excellent Back gammon set, (Come ON, what does Chippy built which isn't excellent?) a potentially pornographic lichen growth on his wall and a Panorama from near his doorstep, spoilt only by mist totally obscuring the far distance. That table in his today's Blip was another possible option, we even got to sit-test the chairs :¬))

Even at this I had to chop it to remove an, otherwise immovable, road grit bunker.
Incidentally, he tells me it could, possibly be the most photographed/photogenic tree for miles around.

I, also, got a ''Vape'' of his latest juice ... Roast beef. ABSOLUTELY spot on , without the attendant chewing. The ''Smokey bacon'' was a poor substitute tasting more like those ''Rashers" corn snacks in wee bags. You could swear this was yer actual, genuine, essence de boeuf. A definite must have next purchase.
Out of idle curiosity I Googled© "Betula" OUCH

''The genus Betula contains from 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species.''