tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post8745566583233929409..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: The Circus (No 2)Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71384975008228476832011-10-15T09:03:33.117+01:002011-10-15T09:03:33.117+01:00Multumesc Marius - Mă bucur ţi-a plăcut mozaicuri ...Multumesc Marius - Mă bucur ţi-a plăcut mozaicuri circ.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88260244073530225142011-10-15T08:38:48.106+01:002011-10-15T08:38:48.106+01:00Foarte frumoase mozaicurile avand subiectul circ! ...Foarte frumoase mozaicurile avand subiectul circ! Foarte frumos si articolul!Marius Barbuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973046922066104193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75092855265509459832011-10-13T18:06:25.435+01:002011-10-13T18:06:25.435+01:00Thanks Bertie - there must have been lots of excit...Thanks Bertie - there must have been lots of excitement when the elephants pushed through door of the shop in Cheltenham. The shop is still there apparently, but more of a pet food shop now.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68082928823100231742011-10-13T17:36:09.368+01:002011-10-13T17:36:09.368+01:00Rosemary this is a glorious post! Excellent storyb...Rosemary this is a glorious post! Excellent storyboard with the images. Elephants loose on the high street? The 1930s really had it all!<br /><br />BertieBertie Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88571305247466242972011-10-12T22:16:34.284+01:002011-10-12T22:16:34.284+01:00Dear Demie - I wrote another circus story on this ...Dear Demie - I wrote another circus story on this blog in August about a local girl who ran away to join the circus. She now has her own circus, and is very successful.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-6661354114602855792011-10-12T21:22:02.471+01:002011-10-12T21:22:02.471+01:00when i was a little girl my dream was to join the ...when i was a little girl my dream was to join the circus... every time they came i was planning about ways i could be with them... the first picture of Cheltenham is magical...erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-90735329930367712752011-10-12T18:36:39.149+01:002011-10-12T18:36:39.149+01:00Dear Rosemary - thank you for your comments. The m...Dear Rosemary - thank you for your comments. The mosaic is in 5 panels, and I have taken little bits of it to make the story. However, from photo No.7 showing the Ringmaster on the elephant and until the last image (apart from the policeman) that is the complete set of 5.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-48435410209752383312011-10-12T18:28:25.673+01:002011-10-12T18:28:25.673+01:00A beautiful piece of work, I would love to see the...A beautiful piece of work, I would love to see the complete image. The mosaic remains so fresh and the period detail is delightful. I like your story telling!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87241856858660234412011-10-12T15:25:30.473+01:002011-10-12T15:25:30.473+01:00Dear Beth - I am so pleased that you enjoyed this....Dear Beth - I am so pleased that you enjoyed this. I love the way the mosaic reflects the way people dressed in the 1930s - the policeman in his cape and helmet and the little girl in her matching hat and coat with velvet collar.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18428917344946905152011-10-12T15:05:43.816+01:002011-10-12T15:05:43.816+01:00I love this!!!!!! What a lot of action in the mos...I love this!!!!!! What a lot of action in the mosaic, and I enjoyed the way you made it into a little story....(which was true!!) The mosaic colors are luscious. BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911123778861666041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50236392853775758622011-10-12T09:45:47.696+01:002011-10-12T09:45:47.696+01:00Annette - you are so right. It has a quaintness ab...Annette - you are so right. It has a quaintness about it compared with today, but a reminder of a bygone age.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88650113237282353082011-10-11T23:35:11.430+01:002011-10-11T23:35:11.430+01:00i love that the point of interest for the headline...i love that the point of interest for the headline in the newspaper piece is the 'change of diet'. so understated and subtle compared to todays sensationalist tabloid journalism.chasing lightning bugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827256072196695717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87420493705672576582011-10-10T22:28:30.706+01:002011-10-10T22:28:30.706+01:00Thanks Nat - when I discovered the mosaics I just ...Thanks Nat - when I discovered the mosaics I just had to photograph them, but did not have my camera on me at the time. I finally got round to doing it last week, and I am surprised how well they have come out.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14328233447023079702011-10-10T22:14:03.446+01:002011-10-10T22:14:03.446+01:00What an amazing series of mosaics... you have capt...What an amazing series of mosaics... you have captured them beautifully! And I did enjoy reading about the elephant invasion :-)Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601477827694926858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63624896714532649902011-10-10T21:00:58.092+01:002011-10-10T21:00:58.092+01:00Yes, I have heard about that naughty seagull in Ab...Yes, I have heard about that naughty seagull in Aberdeen Mark. My eldest son used to live there before he moved overseas.<br />I was really surprised when I first discovered the mosaic because it is hidden up a small alleyway, which seems a shame as not not many people see it.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41198872393866118212011-10-10T20:08:33.836+01:002011-10-10T20:08:33.836+01:00A delightful story, and one that reminds me of the...A delightful story, and one that reminds me of the seagull from Aberdeen who regularly shoplifts Doritos.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jOBsEYZxhU<br /><br />The mosaics are beautifully done. To achieve good face expressions as well as good shading shows the work of a fine artist. How great that someone decided to commission it!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com