tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post402322301628384162..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81471813268388947912018-03-29T16:55:32.415+01:002018-03-29T16:55:32.415+01:00You're right. I realised this later, to my cha...You're right. I realised this later, to my chagrin.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-31342730239372079852018-03-29T12:08:25.217+01:002018-03-29T12:08:25.217+01:00My dad was an architect, and I grew up with Banist...My dad was an architect, and I grew up with Banister/Fletcher's "History of Architecture on the Comparative Method"... 'Volute' is a very fine word, a very fine word indeed; but at the risk of making Ralph discomfited, it's the wrong word. Volutes are at the top pf columns, this is at the base. I think 'torus' would be best; you could get away with 'astragal' (though they're usually smaller), or arguably even 'collar'. But not volute! harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27774746031672574902018-03-29T00:53:06.699+01:002018-03-29T00:53:06.699+01:00These are the five orders in their Roman form, fro...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscan_order#/media/File:Vignolafiveorders.jpg" rel="nofollow">These</a> are the five orders in their Roman form, from from Vignola's <i>Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura</i>, 1562.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49559902059222077182018-03-29T00:46:45.551+01:002018-03-29T00:46:45.551+01:00You get used to rain. In the west of Ireland, expo...You get used to rain. In the west of Ireland, exposed to Atlantic depressions, it rains almost constantly. 'A soft day,' they say mildly, standing out in the downpour.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-20663023053375073102018-03-28T23:03:03.300+01:002018-03-28T23:03:03.300+01:00Volute, another word I never knew. JimVolute, another word I never knew. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89592984853734754672018-03-28T20:51:57.632+01:002018-03-28T20:51:57.632+01:00Unsophisticated creature that I am, I actually lik...Unsophisticated creature that I am, I actually like ordinary birds best of all. Give me ordinary, plain fare any day!<br /><br />That poor Little Owl looks miserable in the rain. They must be hardy birds, though, given their enjoyment of warmth and a little sun.<br /><br />How do you all cope with the frequent rain? I assume it must be a matter of habit. Until the beginning of this week it rained almost nonstop for the last 20 days or so, and much as I like the rain, every place I went was a variation of soggy, waterlogged, drenched, or simply inundated. We simply are unaccostumed to it.<br /><br />I wish I had taken a picture of two Magpies taking shelter from the rain underneath the small ledge of the building in front of my main window. They were so close together to fit into the very small dry space they looked like glued together.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com