The Chantry, Netherbury, For Sandra. by durleybeachbum
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Better late than never Sandra! Have a healthy and happy year!
This garden was not open, but has a walled garden on the opposite side of the lane which was, completely surrounded by Wisteria.
The Old Rectory next door is half as big again and has 4 1/2 acres of garden. Is it not OUTRAGEOUS that clerics in the old days lived in such places while their parishioner scraped a mere existence?!
I was pretty exhausted after the Old Rectory and am still recovering!
Comments (21)
Excellent shot!
wonderful place nd capture
Wow i sure hope mine get this big so beautiful very nice capture.
Great capture and dedication to Sandra
How beautiful this is!
I'd tried houses in a second!
Lovely old house!!
Excellent shot,
ohhh beautiful wisteria but lot of work, otherwise she will take all!
What a beautiful house. An excellent shot!
WOW What a fantastic mansion and very charming with all the plants sticking to it. :) Beautiful shot. Hope you soon will be fit for fight :)
Great picture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A lovely shot Andrea.
I wish I could get my place to look like that!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL OLD BULDING! THANKS ANDREA! ... THE CLERICS KNEW HOW TO LIVE WELL!
what a place this is......... and look at all that wisteria in bloom....... i bet you can smell the fragrance blocks away Hugs Susan
Good lawd, what could you have been doing around that mansion to leave you in a state of exhaustion, trimming the Wisteria while climbing up and down ladders? One would thing that the thick flora on the walls is a heavenly haven for various arachnids and insects. Otherwise, a lovely choice for a birthday dedication, Andrea.
A lovely photo and I have not seen such a huge wisteria system - it looks like this side is all from a single root system!
That's why men became clerics back then, more permanent and less risky than going into politics. They did leave us some beautiful old buildings. This one has a lovely covering and is a very nice gift for Sandra.
Oh my word. What a fabulous wisteria! Beautiful!!
I can't comment on the actual plants, because I'm pitifully bad at plant-names. But I can comment on the textures, composition, etc, and the feeling of the shot. First, it's fitting for Sandra, because of its history and its opulent way of presenting it. (One often finds opulence in Sandra's historical and archaeological images.) And second, it's a real flow of vegetation with stone, wonderfully speaking to each; and looking like a building all decked out in opulent coats. Your composition leads us to some beautiful trees on the right side; and the foreground is as rich---in stone---as the building behind it. An opulent capture even though it's awash in stone. And the tones are all of a family. Beautiful, peaceful image. In my yogic years, I was in a tradition that mostly came from austerity---though there have been yogis and yoginis who lived like royalty. Most I knew, however, did not. But monastic life has always criss-crossed with money and power---being an adjunct to huge religious institutions. So it's no surprise that the monastics from this place lived in quarters that so many never dreamt of. It's why St. Francis and others rose up, or why St. Teresa of Avila crusaded against opulence for monastics (indicating how much she had to fight against). But the buildings are beautiful in their own right, and they blend right into nature. A fine frontal, angled shot, Andrea; and for a chantry---where chants were originally sung (I presume to the head or owners of the property)---it's very musical. And evocative of the lushness of where you live. I hope my deleted comments still sent-out ebots (of completed comments)...I just messed up, is all. I have to stop now, as I'm back for a few days and want to try to reach some other artists while here. But commenting in your gallery is a real treat (before I finish, I'll come back for a few more). I see and sit with them all, regardless, and they're always a joy, everyone. So much here to love...