A fascinating painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger has just come up for sale. The National Trust and the Art Fund are campaigning to purchase the picture which dates back to 1602.
The painting shows Christ being taken to Calvary. If you look closely at the image you can see a conflict of eras which is [...]
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8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
PhotoHunt – Letters
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18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 1st 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Whatever is any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself and is complete in itself.
Marcus Aurelius
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 19th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
PhotoHunt – School
This is another theme I struggled with. I haven’t got any photos of schools or school days and even my photos of fish aren’t quite right because some of the fish are pointing in the wrong direction. But I shall share this one with you, which is the best I have to hand.
From Wiki:
In biology, [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
an English home-gray twilight pour’d
On dewey pastures, dewey trees,
Softer than sleep-all things in order stored,
A haunt of ancient Peace.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, York 2010
Hardwick Hall – The High Great Chamber
This room is so large and elaborate that photographs don’t do it justice. The theme on the frieze depicts a forest with the court of Diana, amid attendant deer, lions, elephants, camels and other animals along with scenes of country life and deer and boar hunting.
The court of Diana, the virgin goddess and huntress, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
PhotoHunt – Orange
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14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 13th 2010
