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Belfast; HMS Caroline
Thank you for that ; much appreciated. When I visited the place last February 2017, The Ravine was closed off obviously having major work so we went to the Ulster Museum and the Victorian green house.
I shall definitely be visiting The Ravine ...
Veronica, on 01/22/2018
Belfast; HMS Caroline
Just to inform you, the Belfast Botanic Garden is re-opening its famous Ravine in Spring. This is a late nineteenth century fern house with sunken beds for ferns. It is divided into temperate and tropical zones, and it also displays palms and ...
frankbeswick, on 01/22/2018
A Night in the Snow: the survival of the Reverend Donald Carr
Yes. The story caught my attention as I have personally walked the Long Mynd in snow. When something has happened in a place that you know the story becomes very meaningful. What struck me is that the Mynd is so small compared to the large ...
frankbeswick, on 01/20/2018
A Night in the Snow: the survival of the Reverend Donald Carr
Quite a story. I'm glad to hear he survived without losing his fingers or toes.
dustytoes, on 01/20/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Good point, there are a lot of handprints. Since they probably couldn't write their name, that would be better than just marking an X!
jptanabe, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Many left their handprints, which might be their signature.
frankbeswick, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Oh, artist signatures, what a cool idea! It would be lovely to get to know the artists better.
jptanabe, on 01/19/2018
Traditional Cheshire Food
I have added Cheadle Hulme Lemon Tart to the page above
Veronica, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
So pleased with your writing about this art. I have always been fascinated by it. Truly wish the artists would have signed their names. LOL.
cmoneyspinner, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Yes, 3-D effects using the natural structure of the rock - wonderful!
jptanabe, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Glad to be of service. I'm sure the children will be fascinated, adults too!
jptanabe, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
In my retirement I have tried to improve my drawing,my weakest subject, and have been inspired by the cave paintings, but I still cannot come anywhere near their standard! The visuo-spatial intelligence that they indicate is great.
The book, ...
frankbeswick, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
What a timely post is this. I am doing 2 workshops on this topic on Monday and your information as always is so valuable and beautifully presented to our community. Thank you for the knowledge. I shall be using bits of this to 7 year old ...
Veronica, on 01/19/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Absolutely. They have artistic talent and knowledge of the animals they painted - pretty impressive!
jptanabe, on 01/18/2018
Lascaux Cave Paintings
What fascinates me is the sheer skill of these paintings. The artist must have observed the animal world well so that they could replicate it so faithfully and vividly.
frankbeswick, on 01/18/2018