Monday, August 1, 2011

pictures - 2

trip last week - "local" history


again, creative use of space.  You enter the museum one floor up using a bridge over a street, and stairs/elevator are in a completely different structure.  After crossing, you look down into this totally lovely garden (used for museum functions)

loved the expression.  from a column


had to get a piece of music in - and this one is charming

henry - caption commented that the church owned 2/3 of the land in London (greater) and that all went to Henry - who stopped planting veggies to feed the poor and set up hunting woods for himself.  At the same time - it has kept large swaths of land open in a very crowded city


pleasure gardens - different classes could meet; trysts done - and note the early pancake hat...

drilling as I walked by - one gent is VERY VERY tall -- I'm intrigued that he was accepted - US Army has height restrictions both ways -

the very first rolls I have ever seen.  Parked down the street from where I am staying - (note construction - guess London had a sale on concrete also)

this is the moose head that I bagged. 

V&A and the Japan stuff  (modern)

calligraphy says "crane of longevity" - what a lovely piece of work and a great sentiment

clouds from my window -- those british painters weren't inventing !!! amazing !!!

1 comment:

orchidartist said...

turner would be proud you noticed. : )