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Friday, 27 May 2022

Any Way The Wind Blows

Weather vanes are a popular decorative feature of many buildings in the UK, from church spires to garden sheds. Maybe some people glance at them to see the wind direction, though many appear to be stuck in one position. Some are purchased from suppliers offering a wide range of designs, while others seem to be one-off do-it-yourself projects. Here's a selection collected over the last three years.



Take care.


26 comments:

  1. A gorgeous collection. For some reason I don't see many of them here. Sigh.

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  2. Hi John - they are lovely to see around town, or around the countryside ... thanks for sharing with us ... fun to see - cheers Hilary

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  3. Do you have one on your house, John?

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    1. No, though I've often considered it. I don't really have a suitable place to put one.

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  4. Looks like some were reflections of people's favorite pastime. Maybe I can convince Dan to put one on the barn.

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  5. I like them all, and enjoy noticing they also spell out which direction is north etc. As if suddenly the house were to twist around and face a different direction. Anyone who lives there must know where the sun shines first into it's windows!

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  6. A good variety pictured! I wonder why ships seem to be a common theme. Maybe those people live near water?

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    1. Yes, they seem to be particularly popular down on the coast.

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  7. What a wonderful collection of weather vane photos.

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  8. What a cool collection of wind vane images. I don't see these very often where I live.

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  9. Some of these are very ornate. Some I've never seen as you say they are originals. Some are the standard wind vane pattern.

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  10. I've always wanted one for my potting shed roof - think I'd have to choose the gardener with the bird on the watering can, so cute!

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  11. Well done john

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  12. You know I have seen pretty much the same as you and even a few unusual ones. I thing they are great to come across

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  13. I do enjoy seeing them on churches and other buildings. You are building up quite a collection.

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  14. I think I like the two boat ones best. It's sad you don't see so many weather vanes these days.

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  15. A wonderful collection. I'm kind of intrigued by the one that looks like a gardner digging in his garden with the adjacent watering can and bird. Very unique!

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  16. I always like to spot one. Whales seem to be popular around here as I have seen at least 3 of them.

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  17. The ships are my favourites.

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  18. A fun collection. Not many seen here any more.I still treasure one my dad made many years ago.

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  19. We rarely see such intricately detailed ones up here. They make a good collection. By the way, I must thank you for your comments on my blog. They invariably warm my heart and sometimes make me laugh out loud, as this morning's did. You've a great sense of humour.

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  20. What an interesting collection! Here weather vanes are not very popular.

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  21. También acaparán mi atención. Algunas de las que has publicado, las he visto en España.
    Feliz domingo.

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  22. As a child, I liked to look up weathercock on the steeple of so called “Weathercock House”, Western style residence built for early foreign settlers, in my hometown Kobe. I didn’t know about so many different designs. In Japan, there is hardly any chance to find weather vanes.

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  23. You have quite the variety here. Most I have not seen before.

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