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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 8, 2007 12:27:54 GMT -6
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Post by Tex on Apr 8, 2007 15:53:00 GMT -6
Beautiful pictures Simon. England is wonderful except for all those crazies driving on the wrong side.
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Post by innit Geezer on Apr 8, 2007 18:10:01 GMT -6
Simon,
That is without question the best insight I've had on the English countryside. The pictures tell a story themselves. Thanks for posting them.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 8, 2007 20:33:17 GMT -6
Your mother's got a very nice house. As soon as I'm finished over at Boston Mike's, I'm going to ransack your mum's house.
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Post by Tex on Apr 8, 2007 20:47:05 GMT -6
I want the rug. Beeb gets the chair.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 8, 2007 20:53:38 GMT -6
Somebody else can have the chair. I just want the stuffed animals for some experiments I'm conducting.
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Post by Tex on Apr 8, 2007 20:59:42 GMT -6
It's a deal. Take the animals and I'll throw in the lawn furniture.
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Post by jefnlaura on Apr 8, 2007 21:06:34 GMT -6
Can ya grab the flowers for me, mine died in the cold temps. While you're at it, the curtains look like they will match the new wallpaper in the bathroom, so grab them on the way out will ya???
Muffy (who will get them from you on my next trip to NYC)
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Post by Tex on Apr 8, 2007 21:11:41 GMT -6
We can do better than that. Dismantle the greenhouse and have it shipped.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Apr 8, 2007 21:58:50 GMT -6
Now you're talking. That patio furniture looks pretty light, too ...
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 9, 2007 6:14:21 GMT -6
You guys have some catching up to to... I remove a couple of items every time I visit...
Simon
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Post by Tex on Apr 9, 2007 6:18:20 GMT -6
You guys have some catching up to to... I remove a couple of items every time I visit... Simon We work quickly. Nice pictures. |
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Post by edie2u on Apr 9, 2007 6:26:03 GMT -6
Wonderful pics, Simon! Countryside is gorgeous. Are those mustard flowers?
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 9, 2007 7:15:06 GMT -6
Edie, I think it's oilseed rape (canola) which a member of the mustard family. These bright yellow fields are a familiar sight in our countryside.
Simon
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Apr 9, 2007 7:16:26 GMT -6
Beautiful photos Simon.. a pleasant reminder that there is still hope for the season at hand.
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Post by Lady Irie on Apr 9, 2007 9:36:08 GMT -6
What a special treat, Simon! A great idea to give us a bit of insight as to where the next Hedo Party is to be held! One of these days, I do the same with the CT countryside.
(I'll take the birdbath, ours broke.)
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Post by Cherbunny on Apr 9, 2007 10:04:50 GMT -6
Great pictures, Simon!
It's nice to see the countryside and not see garbage on the sides of the road.
Beautiful....
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Post by edie2u on Apr 9, 2007 10:57:08 GMT -6
Edie, I think it's oilseed rape (canola) which a member of the mustard family. These bright yellow fields are a familiar sight in our countryside. Simon It is truly beautiful! |
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Post by edie2u on Apr 9, 2007 10:57:41 GMT -6
Great pictures, Simon! It's nice to see the countryside and not see garbage on the sides of the road. Beautiful.... How true! |
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Post by Irish Stu on Apr 9, 2007 12:30:00 GMT -6
Nothing sums up the beauty of the English countryside better than the hymn Jerusalem, based on the poem by William Blake :
"And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the holy lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of Desire;
Bring me my Spear; O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of Fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant Land."
In the English church (and the US too?) the word Jerusalem is often used as a metaphor for heaven, and when I hear this hymn I am always reminded of the often incredible beauty of 'England's green and pleasant land.' Many, myself included, feel it should actually replace the dull 'God Save the Queen' as our national anthem, and certainly no song, other than 'Land of Hope and Glory,' evokes such patriotism when sung at events such as the Last Night at the Proms.
Simon
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Post by Cherbunny on Apr 9, 2007 12:49:34 GMT -6
Nothing sums up the beauty of the English countryside better than the hymn Jerusalem, based on the poem by William Blake : Emerson, Lake and Palmer did a wonderful rendition of that song on their Brain Salad Surgery album. |
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Post by Bluejay on Apr 10, 2007 20:43:47 GMT -6
Simon, that hymn immediately came to mind when I looked at your pictures (and I would have posted it had you not already!). I couldn't tell you how many times I sang it when we lived in England (including while watching the Proms). It's still sung in the Anglican churches in Canada. Unfortunately, though, on occasion the references to England are removed, and replaced with lines such as "On this our green and pleasant lands."
bluejay
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Post by Harrybutt on Apr 10, 2007 20:49:58 GMT -6
Simon, I am forwarding these pics to my daughter....she will absolutely melt!
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Post by drmryder on Apr 11, 2007 8:56:16 GMT -6
Beautiful pictures. I think I will be looking at them often the next few days since we are due to have 6-8 inches of snow. My daylilies are starting to grow and I wonder if they will survive.
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Post by Tex on Apr 11, 2007 9:02:39 GMT -6
Bluejay's kid looks like a handful.
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Post by Bluejay on Apr 11, 2007 18:45:52 GMT -6
In a word...yes!!!
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Post by Harrybutt on Apr 13, 2007 18:56:02 GMT -6
He looks like a pistol  Whom does he most take after? ...so far? |
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Post by Bluejay on Apr 16, 2007 7:06:37 GMT -6
He is tall, good looking and gets admiring glances when we go out. So he definitely doesn't take after me...
bluejay
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Whom does he most take after? ...so far?