tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post7350257060102873890..comments2024-03-18T07:14:22.615+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Bollards, Signs, Trees, Stones, Sundials, Stations.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-17832363793521258682015-10-05T04:17:47.087+01:002015-10-05T04:17:47.087+01:00I need to catch up with your posts, John - too muc...I need to catch up with your posts, John - too much in the garden lately. Many of our railway stations have been turned into Museums (with the inevitable gift shop attached) and mostly the outsides have been left as is, which is nice...Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-16437871835386014402015-10-04T15:24:57.414+01:002015-10-04T15:24:57.414+01:00I wonder sometimes if Germain Greer has a sense of...I wonder sometimes if Germain Greer has a sense of humour :) there's nothing wrong with a bit of quirk :) I'd like that mushroom 'not bollard' for my garden :) The Victorian railway station is lovely, my imagination went into overload imagining how it would have looked back in its hey day. Another tres fab post John.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-18394488776797004892015-10-04T13:20:00.992+01:002015-10-04T13:20:00.992+01:00How many old station buildings have been replaced ...How many old station buildings have been replaced by 'bus shelters!<br />Glad to see that one survives.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-76015094909567456832015-10-04T12:25:09.377+01:002015-10-04T12:25:09.377+01:00Unlike Germaine ... I love the book-bollards John....Unlike Germaine ... I love the book-bollards John. Very different.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-923676025752002702015-10-04T06:41:43.570+01:002015-10-04T06:41:43.570+01:00Here the obstacles are called a "concrete pig...Here the obstacles are called a "concrete pig," and they are only some kind of concrete dumplings. Nothing as nice as these book stacks.<br />The old station building is really beautiful. And that old tree is very interesting !<br />I don't know anythig about pollars.<br />Have a happy weekend.orvokkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408082210385156163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-14231264556988270222015-10-03T23:35:40.819+01:002015-10-03T23:35:40.819+01:00What an interesting, eclectic mix, John. Loved tho...What an interesting, eclectic mix, John. Loved those bollards, and the thingy that keeps mice out of the corncrib--pretty ingenious, really. Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-59255405364797752432015-10-03T21:22:50.144+01:002015-10-03T21:22:50.144+01:00Oh dear! As much as I love those bollards, the OC...Oh dear! As much as I love those bollards, the OCD in me would want them to be straight and not at an angle. It's already making me do a nervous twitch! sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-54826373029676142792015-10-03T17:07:13.835+01:002015-10-03T17:07:13.835+01:00That sundial was something special, but there is n...That sundial was something special, but there is nothing like making fun of people who have no sense of humour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-6103220735075222132015-10-03T13:10:23.040+01:002015-10-03T13:10:23.040+01:00I very much LOVE that Twenty is Plenty sign! What ...I very much LOVE that Twenty is Plenty sign! What a hoot! And while people who frequent libraries probably CAN read, there's a good chance they DO NOT obey signs, which seems to be a common human failing. ;)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-68895772320898125832015-10-03T03:00:50.191+01:002015-10-03T03:00:50.191+01:00Your presentation of random subjects is so often a...Your presentation of random subjects is so often a source of fun and information. Love those stacked bronze books . . . I am sure Cambridge has enough serious stuff that a bit of whimsy can easily be accommodated. And bravo to the village for that outright funny traffic sign.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9236931808948698212015-10-03T00:26:01.716+01:002015-10-03T00:26:01.716+01:00What a great wander along with you! All the things...What a great wander along with you! All the things that you photographed are things I would, too! The info about the grain buildings is something I wouldn't have thought about.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-55495257300058872982015-10-02T22:56:34.354+01:002015-10-02T22:56:34.354+01:00I love the bollards, too...but just so you know, I...I love the bollards, too...but just so you know, I had to go look up naffness.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-33267362026353708982015-10-02T13:22:11.055+01:002015-10-02T13:22:11.055+01:00Love those book bollardsLove those book bollardsMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-7463857908039262132015-09-30T23:43:44.208+01:002015-09-30T23:43:44.208+01:00John -- staddle stones and bollards -- new words t...John -- staddle stones and bollards -- new words to me. The bollards at the library are so creative. And the staddle stones -- well we had a similar way of dealing with varmints at our granaries only we used large rocks to prop them off the grounds. Where there is a will there is a way. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-66292186990068553432015-09-30T19:00:15.251+01:002015-09-30T19:00:15.251+01:00I absolutely love those bollards John whatever Ger...I absolutely love those bollards John whatever Germaine might say. Wish I lived near enough to gie them a twirl.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-54752726084809839422015-09-30T15:58:32.662+01:002015-09-30T15:58:32.662+01:00I think the stacked books are homey and welcoming....I think the stacked books are homey and welcoming. A techie sundial-pretty cool. The train station is very handsome. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-84959852777595317032015-09-30T15:15:20.950+01:002015-09-30T15:15:20.950+01:00I love the stacked books bollards at the library! ...I love the stacked books bollards at the library! So creative! Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-67325334731952379222015-09-30T12:30:01.974+01:002015-09-30T12:30:01.974+01:00I enjoyed seeing these little man made quirks, tha...I enjoyed seeing these little man made quirks, thanks for putting the photos up.Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-8196114040075213702015-09-30T09:09:54.603+01:002015-09-30T09:09:54.603+01:00Lovely photos, I quite like the book bollards and ...Lovely photos, I quite like the book bollards and like Rowan love the staddle stone. The redwood tree is amazing as is the sundial - I think I would turn round and use the clock though:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-44009472382101664832015-09-30T08:53:35.841+01:002015-09-30T08:53:35.841+01:00I like the book bollards and I love the staddle st...I like the book bollards and I love the staddle stone - staddle stones are a really iconic country sight for me. As for Stowmarket station it's one I'm very familiar with as that's where my son picks me up if I go to Suffolk on the train rather than driving:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-79990139850623973502015-09-30T08:01:31.124+01:002015-09-30T08:01:31.124+01:00I like the books. And am quite taken with Dawn Red...I like the books. And am quite taken with Dawn Redwood too. We saw Redwoods in America once. They're huge.Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.com