what is beauty?

images that have caught my eye this week in Dublin.


The Three Dancers (1945) by John Luke 1906-75

On through the silent lands (1951) by Jack B. Yeats 1871-1957

MP3 light

The boys are back in town.

http://www.fastfatum.com/

check out the music of Igor.

The Auld Town

Dublin!
it was 19 years ago, wow, nearly since Uni Days there.
a bit shinier but a lot remains the same

Wet & Wexford

Landfall into Rosslare.
The summer that hasn't been? continues in Ireland
Can strawberries swim??

no need to say anything else

• http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/explore/galleries.aspx
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the Eternal Spiral.

The Spiral; a recurring motif
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Newgrange_Entrance_Stone.jpg
eg. Newgrange c.3300-2900BC (500 years older than the pyramids)
"The spiral is the most ancient symbol found on every civilized continent. Due to its appearance at burial sites across the globe, the spiral most likely represented the "life-death-rebirth" cycle. Similarly, the spiral symbolized the sun, as ancient people thought the sun was born each morning, died each night, and was reborn the next morning.."

Spirals from across the world found in a quick spin thru the british museum.


"Poporos" ~ gold lime flasks from Colombia 600-1100 AD
the figure holds a spiral motif.
A golden cup Mycanaean (Greek) 1800-1500BC
Pendants from near river danube (middle bronze age) ~1600-1200BC
Bronze buckle of a Roman soldier ~ 4th-5thC AD

British museum ~ variety of treasures

A quadrant - medieval way to tell the time c. 1400
tekoteko - a figure to protect the threshold of maori doors ~ 1800's
Cotptic talismatic scroll ~ c18th-19th C.
from the palace of Darius ? Persia ~ c. 300 BC
Roman bowl 4th C AD ~ the symbol predates a religious use!

Old Lovers!

The oldest known statue of a couple making love!
only about 11,000 years old
from Judea
good bible country!

Dali in london

I love Dali.
The reality we see is limited to the 5 senses.
He goes beyond.
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/exhibits/past_exhibits.html
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/daliandfilm/roomguide.shtm

British museum - The pharoahs

Nice bods, shame about the beach, the weather, the cold sea,...

Eversley kids & crew

Dewi - "Oh no!" - on the left.
Paul - "Did you see how I did that that?" - on the right
Hannah - "Hey!" - to the front

Ah, the kids are alright!
back row ~ Pauline, Anna K., Clemence, Aulelie, Raffaela, Diana, Yuo Song
mid row ~ Sarah H., Bjarne, Himself, Yannick
front row ~ Sarah S., Jennifer, Anna A, Tommaso

the best game in the world...?

Rob plays a good game. (one gimme)
Ah, but i had my lucky orange t-shirt.
wins by 14 shots
have it!
even got a fish supper got out of it.

Spot the pint

But ollie, where is your pint?!?

odd one one

One of these is not Ollie's feet
is it
A ~ Odd socks
B ~ Red socks
C ~ No socks

Answers on a postcard please.