Thank you for all the replies. I'm so pleased they have been an inspiration for some. I am inspired by many on the board, so it's nice to give something back. Thank you to ktbb and maviskw for your advise.I very much appreciate it. It is a dilemma over the shading as I don't want to lose the optical illusion of the bay. It' called Pathway through my Garden by Ellen B and I found the PDF she kindly did on Delphiforums; I don't think I'm allowed to add the link on the board , but if you "Google it"you will find it.