Archive for April, 2012
Filed under Art, Out & About
Hercules and the Hydra
This lead statue of Hercules fighting a stone headed hydra with a wooden club stands at the east end of the top terrace of Powis Castle garden.
The fine statues at Powis were made in the workshop of Flemish John van Nost at the time the terraces were being created. The Hercules is signed by Andries [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Apr 7th 2012
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations
Panis Angelicus
Listen here.
Dat panis coelicus figuris terminum
O res mirabilis! Manducat Dominum
Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis
Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis
The image is a snapshot from the video with a little CP magic added…
Sadly the original link seems to be blocked now. The music can be enjoyed from this link.
Comments Off CherryPie on Apr 7th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Awesome
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
23 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2012
Filed under Anecdotes, Faith Foundations
Happy Easter :-)
Each year at Easter the local parish church erects a wooden cross. During the morning service on Easter Sunday members of the congregation (including children) adorn the cross with flowers.
This is the cross that was decorated in 2010. Easter that year was the same weekend as it is this year and I remember making a [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2012
Filed under Heritage, Out & About
Architecture 100 :: 14 – Powis Castle
Powis castle began life as the medieval fortress of the Welsh Princes of Powys. The drum towers that guard the entrance to Powis castle have survived from those medieval beginnings.
In 1587 the castle was sold to an English nobleman, Sir Edward Herbert. The castle is very much a family home and for more than [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2012
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
Rebirth of the Cedars of Lebanon?
There are some fine specimens of Lebanon Cedars in Attingham Park but as I mentioned in a previous post, they have become quite fragile.
This spring the Cedars have cast their seeds into the wind, I have high hopes for a rebirth.
thousands of seeds from the cedars of Lebanon have been blown across the lawn [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Apr 4th 2012
