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Garden Art: Old Favourites & New

Do alexkemp đăng vào 16 tháng 09 năm 2016 bằng English. Cập nhật lần cuối cùng vào 01 tháng 05 năm 2017.

I’ve mentioned Stone Lions before, and have seen many, many more since then in the gardens of Carlton & Marshall Hill (and ignored most, as I do not wish to bore with unnecessary repetition), but these pink-eyed lions on Cavendish Road seemed to call for attention:—

Cavendish Lions

The same 4 lions (only 3 pictured here) can be seen in Google StreetView, but they are grimy & street-dark (Cavendish Road is a main thoroughfare for cars & buses from Nottingham & Carlton). Since then, the householder has not only had them blast-cleaned to bright-white but has had their eyes painted pink. Excellent!

In complete contrast, here is a garden in Cromford Avenue, sheltered & away from that main road:—

buddha contemplates serpent

Buddhas are also one of the recurring themes within Nottingham gardens (within my experience, including across the last 6 months whilst mapping) but I think that you may agree that, by including a comedy sea-serpent swimming through the chalk, that the householder has raised this classic contemplation into another level. I understand that the general thought within the far East is that insanity & religious devotion are but a whisper apart; I cannot decide which this garden best illustrates.

Vị trí: Gedling, Carlton, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, NG4 4BH, United Kingdom
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