tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4939565370857613815..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53974063621134322772020-01-06T23:38:41.735+00:002020-01-06T23:38:41.735+00:00There's a rather vague blurb on a notice next ...There's a rather vague blurb on a notice next to the statue about Isis being a 'nature goddess'. I think the sculptor may be been confusing 'Isis' and 'ibis'. Anyway, this big shiny green thing is perfectly pleasant to look at, and brings a touch of interest to the flat grey Diana drain.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16867615121556346872020-01-06T23:28:48.578+00:002020-01-06T23:28:48.578+00:00I wonder why the called the Big Bird statue Isis. ...I wonder why the called the Big Bird statue Isis. Wasn't she a cow? Plutarch said she turned into a swallow at Byblos while looking for Osiris though.<br /><br />Small birds are Love, with a capital L.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com