A little town in the South West of France forum: Traveling through pictures
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| We are lucky to see so many beautiful things from the past Janet. The South side of the Cathedral gives on a valley. At thte bottom of the valley there is a river. We can have a walk starting from the right side (first picture). The walk is both open and sheltered. When sheltered we can look through these 'windows'.     Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| I love old cathedrals on hill tops with a river below, in fact the canal going through Lincoln is a similar thing with the cathedral on the hill top. There''s some wonderful views from there too. It's beautiful around yours, so green too like it is here almost, lots of trees and green spaces. |
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| Citizens have to fight to keep green spaces Janet. There are lungs of towns, even samll one like this one. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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    Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| Interesting characters C! The first and second look like a queen and king, not sure about the third, it looks like a sleeping man with a long beard! I wonder who the fourth represented. Do you know who the statues are said to be? I went back and read some of the history but didn't find these and if you did mention them I must have missed it. They look like they are suffering from modern pollution, the Lincoln cathedral undergoes constant cleaning to rid the stone of acidic deposits which can erode the stone. It's a very costly job to keep it maintained, they have taken 'donations' at the door for years now but also have to raise money in other ways. |
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| This cathedral is listed in the UNESCO patrImony. As you have noticed it needS care all the time. Many beautiful religious buildings are falling apart. Most of the statues have been damaged first during the revolution at the end of the 18th centyry? so many pieces missigng, mostly many heads. I dont know exactly who they are but will try to find out accurate information that I should put for sure. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| I tried to find it on the internet C, couldn't find anything about Sothe but found Bazas cathedral, Sothe would be an old name perhaps? There is a description of the statues above the main door but not the ones you have posted. http://www.abelard.org/france/cathedrals_2b_bazas.php |
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| Great Janet. Thank you. I never saw this link before. That will help me with the vocabulary. You are just fantastic. Thanks for the good time I am having with you. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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     Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| Very interesting C, we forget what the purpose of these things are and it's good to be reminded. (The link doesn't show the article!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_(architecture) This keystone tells a story for sure, the main subject is obvious. The figures surrounding I think are angels to carry Jesus to heaven.. more on angels.. http://www.johnsnotes.com/Doangelscarryustoheaven.htm A view on angels.. http://www.realarmorofgod.com/angels.html Would that be the crown of thorns around the circumference? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_of_Thorns The two symbols either side, to the left looks like a flower? To the right a man's face with hair representing a quarter moon? I think the answer lies in the darkness which fell at the time of crucifixion, it was time of the Feast of Passover which was held when the moon was full, but a darkness fell as if there was an eclipse of the sun by the moon. http://www.easyenglish.info/bible-study/jesus-life/crucifixi... The flower represents a swift passage from life to death.. but also "Many cultures connect flowers with birth, with the return of spring after winter, with life after death" with the belief that Jesus would return to earth. http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Fi-Go/Flowers-in-Mythology.h... Wiki article.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus So interesting to try to interpret how people's beliefs are depicted in architecture. |
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| And you did a great job putting all these links Janet. Thank you. Each of them is very talkative, smple and easy to understand. A great help and a very interesting search. On my side there is many informatio I cannot find but working at it. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| I had time to come see what is happening Traveling in the South West of France. What wonderful new photos and interesting information. I agree with both of you about the doors with the varnish. The old originals are more beautiful, the newer ones would look better without the varnish. |
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I wish the Wiki article on Keystones showed up, but it can be found with a google search. Quoting from the article..Quoting:A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight.[1] This makes a keystone very important structurally.[2][3] Although a masonry arch or vault cannot be self-supporting until the keystone is placed, the keystone experiences the least stress of any of the voussoirs, due to its position at the apex.[4] Old keystones can decay due to vibration, a condition known as bald arch. It struck me as to why the keystone was used for the figure of Jesus, a keystone being a crucial support for the columns yet it is not a basal support, it is a small structure supporting all which is below it. It symbolises the connection between Jesus above and the world below as in one needs the other for strength. |
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CLUSIANA wrote: This orchid is HIMANTOGLOSSUM hircinum, the one with a bad smell Lynn. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| Hi JRsbugs Thank you for adding such informative information Janet. Could not add more pictures with the moody weather. Planning to post back soon and hope all of you coming here is in good health, happy and surrounded by beautiful nature. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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Hi C  'Moody weather' meaning cloudy? We have sun today but it was down to around -8C last night, it's only 2C now but very pleasant! Things are looking up, after having such a mild winter until now it was like the beginning of spring, I don't think this colder weather will affect the garden much but we still have some time to go before spring. |
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 Catherine your back. A bad smelling orchid? What does it smell like? Janet, we have been having a very mild winter also. But finally Sat. night the temperatures dropped and it started snowing. I won't last though. We will be back into the upper 40's F again the week. I have bulbs coming up already. This shouldn't be happening until March.  |
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| Hi Lynn Sorrry for having been away for so long. The orchid is smelling goat. The vernacular name is 'goat orchid' and ths smell is very strong. Here also bulbs are showing up after a very and unusual cold weather. Come along and take a walk in a French garden~~Click here for Species Tulips and other bulbs. Click here to Clusiana Primula Thread~~Click here for Clusiana Beautiful Irises thread |
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| Can you get us a close up photo of the orchid bloom, the one that smells bad? Our winter had been very mild overall. Bulbs are coming up everywhere. Sure hope we don't get a sudden gold spell. |
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Our winter has been mild too Lynn, except for a few days where we had snow and frost to -15C!! We had an extremely hard winter last year starting in mid December (2010) but I had large flowered crocus open with honey bees visiting on 16th February! Not this year.Quoting:Sure hope we don't get a sudden gold spell. Why would anyone not wish for that?  |
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