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beaming through stained glass
sunlight dances on water
’til the moon rises
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This photo is of the amazing font at Salisbury Cathedral, designed by William Pye
Back in February, I took Miss E on a ‘school trip’, mainly to see the exhibition of Sophie Ryder wire sculptures,
but the day held so much more….
Miss E immediately engaged with the huge beings
in both a thoughtful and playful way
…..talking about how they might have been made and looking for the baby hare
She was fascinated by the quirky things she found in the sculptures
and started making a collection of photos of ‘unusual things’.
Totally unprompted by me, she responded to many of the sculptures by adopting the same poses and then interacting with them … I could see she was not only seeing the forms, she was feeling them in her body and becoming part of them.
She danced with the dancing hares…
and stood strong under the ‘clasped hands’. This structure was originally over the path but had to be moved as people were bumping into it whilst walking, heads down, texting on their mobile phones!
Inside the cathedral Miss E talked about the scale of the huge sculptures and marvelled at the scale of the cathedral, again wondering about how it had been constructed,
noticing the richness of its history and the patterns and shapes.
Taking time for personal REFLECTION
We had such an enriching day together, and only just made it back in time for Miss E to get to her gymnastics class.
Joining in with our Photo Challenge , prompt word REFLECTION
and
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge: Prompt words SUN and MOON
beaming through stained glass, sunlight dances on water
sunlight dances on water, ’til the moon rises
or in 3,5,3
bright sun-beams
dancing on water
’til moon-rise
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Which do you like best?
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Next Week’s Photo Prompt:
WORK
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What a lovely time you had together! Those sculptures are beautiful! The clasped hands are stunning. But that font, wow, I’ve never seen one like that before – just beautiful.
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That font is truly beautiful and amazing – if you ever get to Salisbury do go and see it – water gently laps over the edges as well, a soothing sound.
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How perfect for a church.
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Absolutely!
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I’m never ceased to be amazed by the artistic abilities of others. The baby hare inside the larger hare is so cool! What a blessing you two are to each other and the time you have together is educational and enriching. The world is your classroom!
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So true Melissa. ❤
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Lovely mix of words and photos. 💕
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments Sarah.
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Sandra
Here is my contribution, a different haiku just for the photo challenge
https://haikuhound.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/reflections-2/
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Thank you Denis. A bonus for us this week!
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Excellent take on reflection. Mine is very straightforward by comparison.
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Thank you Dorris. I love the serenity and calm in your photo.
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Lovely! The haiku(s) and the reflective photos. Sweet little Miss E, so nice that she has such an early interest in the arts. And how lucky that you live close to your grands, to share such meaningful times.
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I am very lucky! We have such fun together and they inspire me to go places I might not otherwise make the effort to go. Thank you for your lovely comment Jen.
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Oh thank you for showing us the hare sculptures, Sandra – I had recently Googled them but could not find many images so was thrilled to see your pictures. What a delightful day you had and such an enriching experience for you both. Here is my haiku:
https://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com/2016/04/23/reflection/
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I’m so pleased Cathy that the pictures were of something you already wanted to see, a nice coincidence. Thank you for you entry, always so good to see more glimpses of your wonderful garden.
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great haiku,( both of them) and fascinating collection of images Sandra.
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Thank you Denis.
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Wow! What an amazing collection of photos! 😃
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Thank you Ali, I’m glad you enjoyed them.
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Beautiful church, and it looks like a wonderful place for personal reflection.
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It certainly is. xx
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Amazing font. I haven’t been to Salisbury cathedral for many, many years, obviously a lot has changed. Last time I went was when they had introduced turnstiles and you had to pay while Winchester cathedral did not and I thought they were a money grubbing lot! As a religious person I don’t believe that you should ‘have to’ pay to visit a church. I used to pop into Winchester cathedral for a few minutes peace most times I went to Winchester before they started charging too. I don’t go often enough to make it worth paying their yearly charge!
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I understand your thoughts around churches charging Jane. For me, on that day with Miss E, it was well worth it. xx
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Yes, when it is a day out it is!
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Yes, not so much if you just want to pop in for a moment’s private reflection, it does seem wrong to charge for that.
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I think “magical” is the right word, for the day, and this memoir. Stunning! 🙂
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Aaaawwwwhhh! Al i do agree with you. Thank you for your lovely comment. Yes! Definitely magical! ❤
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😀
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This is a wonderful haiku Daffy, and I love the pics that you took of your day with Miss E. It seems like she is going to take after her grandmother and be very creative and perceptive 🙂
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You are so lovely Eddie! Big hugs! I am in awe of all my grandchildren and their perception of the world, but Miss E does seem to me like she is a natural artist in some form or other, i am so privileged to be part of her journey.
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It is wonderful for you both, as she can learn so much from you, and you can have fun teaching her! 🙂
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Yes, yes, yes Eddie, you are so right and I learn from her too, seeing the world through her eyes is wonderful indeed!
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Love the Haikus and the pictures 🙂 Its amazing 🙂
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Thank you Srivi, it is inspired to have such a stunningly beautiful water sculpture in a cathedral – I had no idea before I went, it was a wonderful surprise.
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What wonderful times you have with Miss E. Grandmas rock! xxxx
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Yay! They do indeed!!!! I am very lucky! ❤
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We visited Salisbury cathedral last year and that font is incredible. I found it very hard to take a picture that did it justice. I really like your photograph.
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It’s so great to know you have been there as well Cathy. I agree with you, it is hard to take a good photo, I think it is because being in it’s presence and feeling the size and sensing the water surface and hearing the sound of the water falling can not be photographed can it. I’m glad you like my photo, but I too don’t feel it does the Font justice.
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What a wonderful day for you both. I just love the font and both your haikus do it justice. Well done.
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Thank you Roz, it was one of those magical days, so nice to be able to share it.
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