tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post3773082780805726097..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Oh, Did I Mention....?John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-40722397623153170752014-05-22T17:43:39.286+01:002014-05-22T17:43:39.286+01:00Love the idea of 'plant hunters' John.. an...Love the idea of 'plant hunters' John.. and I know that they did that way back then. The Earthbound sculpture is amazing, good thing he was dead, what a head rush that would have been :) Double parked.. that's funny :)PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-18183976498740900702014-05-21T16:18:01.052+01:002014-05-21T16:18:01.052+01:00I'd like someone to dig it up too, Sue, just t...I'd like someone to dig it up too, Sue, just to make sure there really is a statue down there and nit just a pair of feet.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-81840693975983170432014-05-21T16:16:37.032+01:002014-05-21T16:16:37.032+01:00Tradescantia is named in honour of Tradescant and ...Tradescantia is named in honour of Tradescant and his son John Tradescant the Younger who carried on his father's work and visited Virginia and other places in search of new species.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-67789665681781451542014-05-21T13:21:36.420+01:002014-05-21T13:21:36.420+01:00Such strange ideas people have--planting a sculptu...Such strange ideas people have--planting a sculpture upside down? Makes me want to dig it up! And those bricks--it looks like rubble-building, using up whatever is on hand. But I like it, actually, such unexpected randomness which is totally unexpected in brickwork.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-1597260146469863552014-05-21T12:36:52.196+01:002014-05-21T12:36:52.196+01:00A few years ago I read a couple of books about the...A few years ago I read a couple of books about the plant explorer John Tradescant - fascinating! I hope he didn't forage or garden in those pantaloons, though. He looks uncomfortable to me. <br /><br />Ha! I smiled when I saw the way those bricks were placed. It's dizzying. ;)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-19148815347639260442014-05-21T10:00:59.568+01:002014-05-21T10:00:59.568+01:00The feet are a bit spookyThe feet are a bit spookyMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-28633752870022578372014-05-21T04:06:45.166+01:002014-05-21T04:06:45.166+01:00Tradescantia is a plant with a small, kind of inco...Tradescantia is a plant with a small, kind of inconspicuous flower. Now I know who must have discovered it. <br /><br />LOVE that brickwork. Maybe not what I would want on my own place. Maybe on a nearby street, so I could walk past and admire it.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-51744782888606593102014-05-20T20:19:05.213+01:002014-05-20T20:19:05.213+01:00You have a great knack for not only spotting but p...You have a great knack for not only spotting but photographing the quirky things around. I hope those people in the barn appreciated their surroundings. I love the stories about John Tradescant and the early plant hunters. We had an old Austin when I was a child in the 50s too but ours was black:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-15244951743234474262014-05-20T19:38:53.924+01:002014-05-20T19:38:53.924+01:00I love details like the carvings. Interesting guy...I love details like the carvings. Interesting guy, that gardener. The brick building, with all the bricks willy nilly, and the soles of the feet sculpture are really fun finds. What a challenge it would be to build with bricks that way.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-83572053055325773752014-05-20T15:23:01.979+01:002014-05-20T15:23:01.979+01:00A splendid post John. A lot of subjects here, the...A splendid post John. A lot of subjects here, the old carvings, the brickwork, the Austin, and would love to know the story of the statue's feet. Very enjoyable, thank you!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9538442689306342812014-05-20T14:23:22.179+01:002014-05-20T14:23:22.179+01:00I like the blue Austin 35, blue is my favorite col...I like the blue Austin 35, blue is my favorite color. Your father must have drove his dream with that car. I admire that exquisitely beautiful work of bricklayer and the contrasting but harmonious white window on the brick wall. <br /><br />Yoko<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-7832658729450205192014-05-20T05:26:45.917+01:002014-05-20T05:26:45.917+01:00Hey, I like the brick work. I agree on the crafts...Hey, I like the brick work. I agree on the craftsmanship of that old barn. And I'll take the car.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-28874615662822581782014-05-19T23:21:20.269+01:002014-05-19T23:21:20.269+01:00I didn't notice the craft fair happenings at T...I didn't notice the craft fair happenings at Thriplow until I read your comment underneath as I just saw the timbers and frame of the barn!! I love the brickwork, to me that's not a 'how not to lay bricks' but more 'ooh look at the interesting brickwork!' I really like it!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-87379901867448790972014-05-19T22:39:42.862+01:002014-05-19T22:39:42.862+01:00Love that old brick work, and the upside down stat...Love that old brick work, and the upside down statue!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.com