Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
In 1872 during the course of building work on a wine cellar, Josef Wilhelm Amrein-Troller discovered a rock along with its 32 large potholes. These features were formed by the action of water and stones that fell through crevasses in the overlaying glacier.
The glacier garden was created to preserve the feature. It is coverd by a canvas tent to protect it from the elements.
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Today it is 500 hundred years since the tragic battle of Flodden took place. King James IV of Scotland had come south of the border and was killed in the clash to become the last monarch from the British Isles to die in battle.
A moments silence is in order…
This photo depicts the monument that was erected on Piper’s Hill to remember the fallen of both sides. The memorial cross is positioned approximately where the English formed their battle lines. A plaque on the north side of the monument states:
FLODDEN
1513
TO THE BRAVE OF BOTH NATIONS
ERECTED 1910
More information about the battle can be found in my Flodden index.
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Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail and mankind the vessel.
Augustus Hare
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