It is 5.30 this morning and the cat joins in with the music below, which I will listen to throughout the day. Musical art through Stonehenge. There is something of Oscar Wilde in Erland Cooper, a composer from Scotland.
'Carve the Rune then be content with Silence' at Stonehenge.
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Also what else have I picked up over the weekend. Well there is this beautiful rock crystal Roman, perfume bottle perhaps? so small, but so intricate found in the Viking era where it was altered. Listen to Dr. Martin Goldberg on this small treasure and look at its design and visualise its journey from Iran to Scotland, to be buried in the Galloway Viking Hoard. To be so tenderly cleaned and analysed, it was also wrapped in a piece of cloth which gives information about weaving. So much evidence, so much work.
And last, but not least, a Grimshaw painting of a nocturnal scene. It captures the moody sadness of Autumn, the dank cold air as night approaches. The soul becomes sad on days like this.
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| John Atkinson Grimshaw - Twilight |
As we have experienced many changes of seasons, one would think we would become used to the changes and embrace each season as they arrive, but we don't.
ReplyDeleteI suppose so Andrew, Autumn can and is a beautiful month and I think the painter above kept to a particular style because he was good at it.
DeleteThank you for the link to the treasure. What beautiful crafts they were able to do all those years ago - not just raping and pilfering!
ReplyDeleteWell apparently there is a television programme on the Vikings saying that it was not all rape and violence Sue. I shall try and find it.
DeleteAutumn is a beautiful season and so I never thought of it as sad. It's my favorite of the year with the changing colors and cooler days.
ReplyDeleteTrue Ellen but that picture reminds me of winding through Wolverhampton as a school child to catch the bus. The darkening skies and slippery leaves under foot and that 'mizzle' of soft rain.
DeleteI read about that jar...I was transfixed by the picture. It was cool to come and see it again at your place. I loved the video. The silence was profound.
ReplyDeleteOne of the good things about blogging Debby, is that you can capture such things and as I scroll through old blogs they come up and remind you of what can be a wonderful world.
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