Images of the Arty Kind -2011

[Paul T]

Here's a detail pic of Tigridia pavonia.  Such gorgeous colour combinations and markings. 

[lettuce begin]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for these pictures of a window in St Marys Church Thenfod.
I just thought they had a quiet and simple beauty. This church is in Lord Heselitines gardens that we visited with the snowdrop gala.
 

[Brian Ellis]

Can't think of anywhere better to put them, they are lovely.

[Paddy Tobin]

Cheryl,

Such sad faces - sums up religion perfectly, I suppose!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for these pictures of a window in St Marys Church Thenfod.
I just thought they had a quiet and simple beauty. This church is in Lord Heselitines gardens that we visited with the snowdrop gala.
 

Fantastic windows made with fragments of some older windows..... wonderful!

[lettuce begin]

I do like a nice pic of the ole stained glass windows, not just Church ones.
Maggie you sound like a bit of an expert on the windows.....
Paddy I promise to find you something more upbeat.

[Brian Ellis]

Maggie you sound like a bit of an expert on the windows.....

 

[Maggi Young]

Maggie you sound like a bit of an expert on the windows.....

 

 Brian Ellis... if those smileys are to show that you know my attitude to domestic window cleaning    (i.e. if in doubt, leave 'em alone/ why bother, they'll only get dirty again) then I think it's rather ungentlemanly of you......  

[Lesley Cox]

I think that's unkind of you Maggi. I'm sure Brian was referring to the fact that you yourself (and Ian of course) live with some stained glass wiindows (or has my memory of previous posts gone totally doolally?

[Maggi Young]

I'm sure you're correct, lesley... my peevish retort was , I'm afraid, prompted by Ian's remarks  in that vein...... I should have known that dear Brian wouldn't be so unkind as to cast aspersions on my standards of housework..... pity I cannot say the same for my husband. 

It's not all of us who can see the artistry in a long-lived dust bunny or a wondrous cobweb............

[Brian Ellis]

I'm sure you're correct, lesley... my peevish retort was , I'm afraid, prompted by Ian's remarks  in that vein...... I should have known that dear Brian wouldn't be so unkind as to cast aspersions on my standards of housework..... pity I cannot say the same for my husband.  

It's not all of us who can see the artistry in a long-lived dust bunny or a wondrous cobweb............

Now, if I had not been enthralled by tonight's episodes of "The Killing" I might have taken umbrage

What is this Housework of which you speak??

I'm glad Lesley has got as good a memory as mine, I seem to remember several nice bits of stained glass shown to us before

[Paul T]

So, when we're referring to stained glass here..... are we just meaning the results of pollution and lack of washing?    Or are we talking those artisticky ones.

Maggi,

Just be careful with the dust bunnies.... they can eventually get big enough to threaten the pets if you're not careful.  We can't have Lily and friends having to defend themselves from rampaging dust bunnines, now can we?

[Lesley Cox]

MY own thought on cobwebs, especially those which cling to the ceilings, is that they add substantially to the insulation against winter cold and I wouldn't remove them for anything. Likewise the clouds of pet hair on the carpets give a soft cushioning to those of us with sore feet.

Someone once told me that if one doesn't dust for a certain time, after that time (unspecified) the accumulation doesn't get any worse. Alas I have proved that untrue.

[RichardW]

not really into arty but I try sometimes, 3 efforts of mine.

Rain drops on Cotinus
Shells on a welsh beach
Graham Thomas rose

[Paul T]

Richard,

Beautiful!  I particularly like the shells on the rock..... they look like you carefully arranged them for the photograph.    The Cotinus pic is very reminiscent of water on a sacred lotus leaf, but the venation is all wrong.    Thanks for the pics.