Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
The East Parterre garden was visible through the windows of the ballroom:
The focal point when viewed from the house was a fountain of Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, whose statue crowned the composition. She holds a cornucopia or horn, intended to jet water, and round her are four tritons (fish-tailed humans) blowing jets [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 15th 2012
There has never been a time when you and I and the kings gathered have not existed, nor will there be a time when we cease to exist. As the same person inhabits the body through childhood, youth and old age, so too at the time of death, he attains another body. The [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 14th 2012
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8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2012
This weeks prompt was:
In the decay lies beauty.
I invite you to look for it this week.
The withering beauty gallery is here.
26 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2012
Synopsis (from book cover):
Now Katherine Swift, one of the most acclaimed gardening writers of her generation, takes a fresh look at the garden she created over twenty years in the grounds of Dower House at Morville, meditating on everything from the terrain and its history, to the plants and trees, and the odd habits of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2012
