in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

[Cold Canadian]

The only way to justify the interior would be to change the exterior to somewhat match the interior .........In a non intrusive way if I a close knit neighbourhood , but it must have been a huge undertaking .........someone's little dream brought to reality

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[NickyKnack]

I spent 30 minutes watching other dancing dogs.

 

[Cynthia12]

I spent 30 minutes watching other dancing dogs.

LOL..I wondered if anyone would..I love the Golden R. one!

 

[drumstick diva]

too dark, too busy, too clunky - I would never trade for that house. Maybe if she has no heirs it will become a museum. I wouldn't pay to see it then either. I'm just a regular old, simple person.

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm with ya Diva!

 

[NickyKnack]

too dark, too busy, too clunky    -  I would never trade for that house.  Maybe if she has no heirs it will become a museum.  I wouldn't pay to see it then either.  I'm just a regular old, simple person.

X2 on that.

 

[Gargoyle]

The Lanata memorial, sculpted by Giuseppe Benetti in 1873. Camposanto di Staglieno, Genoa, Italy.
White marble, but with a heavy layer of dirt and grime.

 

[drumstick diva]

no wonder she looks troubled. The detail in hands and toes is fantastic. Are those fresh flowers on her lap- they aren't dusty?

 

[Gargoyle]

no wonder she looks troubled. The detail in hands and toes is fantastic. Are those fresh flowers on her lap- they aren't dusty?

Artificial flowers that someone left. They had been there a long time and were faded. The way the deep knowledge of anatomy, drapery and sculpting was used not as an end in itself, but to tell a story, is incredible.