Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
This fountain is powered by the pressure of the water dropping 122 metres, through a 40 centimetre iron pipe made from a man-made lake. The fountain can reach a height of 90 metres although it is usually to half that height to conserve water. In the summer when water is scarce the hours that the fountain is displayed are sometimes limited for the same reason.
13 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2010
I know it is a bit of a cheat and I should have made the effort to get a photo of a real butterfly, but I do rather like the effect of the sun glinting off this sculpture.
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2010
Since my last post about the search for the Towton Rose there have been some fresh leads but the Rose has still not been located and the search continues. In a recent Blog post George Algar notes that all the roses that have been identified as being taken from the battlefield are of the same species:
it was interesting to discover as a result of the Radio York appeal, that of all the roses we have identified as being removed from the battlefield, these were the same species – the Rosa Mundi. There is the possibility, of course, that they were planted there as a hoax. We know that enterprising Saxton villagers sold souvenir rose plants for half a crown at the turn of the last century. This does not necessarily explain why these Rosa Mundi’s were still found there in the 1940’s. This is a striking rose with beautiful colouring and a heady perfume – you would not plant it out in the middle of as field for fear of someone taking it, if you were so commercially minded. The writer, a romantic soul at heart, prefers to think of them being planted out by generations of descendants of those fallen on the field. It is surely no coincidence that the Rosa Mundi is also known as the York & Lancaster rose and it is bred from that most ancient of roses, Rosa Gallica.
Although the legendary Towton Rose has still not been found there are still hopes that someone might have a photograph or drawing of it tucked away somewhere without knowing it’s importance:
It is possible that someone has a photograph, drawing or painting of the rose without realising its significance. Edmund Bogg, who wrote about it and penned a poem on The Towton Rose in the early 1900’s was a prolific photographer. Unfortunately, he did not include a photo of the rose in his book – I guess it was not in bloom when he visited. He also had an art and picture framing shop in Leeds. Maybe one of his students painted the rose? It would be wonderful if someone reading this blog has such a painting.
2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2010
Some more sculptures from the ‘Beyond Limits‘ exhibition:
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 24th 2010
I am not quite sure why but I really like this photo. I was trying to take it quickly to avoid the two children being in the photo. As you can see it didn’t quite focus on anything and the shutter speed was rather slow so the children made it into the photo as well.
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2010
Recently I sent my Points Pedometer back because it had developed a fault and I couldn’t reset it. I received a parcel on Saturday which should have been my pedometer. I was looking forward to using the pedometer because my temporary one rattles rather loudly and makes it sound like I have a few loose nuts and bolts inside me. When I opened the parcel I noticed the letter was addressing a different problem than the one I had mentioned. On closer inspection it looked very much like I have received someone else’s pedometer in error, mostly because it had the packaging with it and I sent mine back without. It also had the wrong returns number written on the paperwork. But the pedometer does seem to have the fault that I returned mine with…
I tried ringing customer services and did get to speak to a very helpful lady but the department I need is only open on weekdays. I will have to call again today and see what they say.
I have used the above photo to add a link to my weight loss posts in my sidebar. The photo reminds me of how long I kept my weight off last time, so I know it is possible and I can do it again.
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2010
You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes from within you, no longer need you steal from the other fountains.
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2010
