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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 18:12:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 6:08:39 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Feb 22, 2012 16:43:15 GMT
nice! must have been tough deciding: color? weathervanes?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2012 18:49:30 GMT
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Post by amboseli on Feb 26, 2012 20:58:52 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 28, 2012 4:35:48 GMT
Re: #31 ~~ sometimes I hate you a little bit! That is an immensely cool picture.
Amboseli, what a great shot -- classic weather vane, then the way the picture is divided in two by the blocks of color. Very nice!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 23:26:40 GMT
Re: #31 ~~ sometimes I hate you a little bit! That is an immensely cool picture. Actually, that was in the parking lot of the Cité Europe shopping mall at the entrance of the Eurotunnel. There were dozens of them that they had installed since my last visit about a year ago.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 20, 2012 6:32:18 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Apr 3, 2012 18:11:24 GMT
Another classic windvane. Is that Mexico or Greece?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2012 17:10:32 GMT
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Post by lugg on May 5, 2012 18:47:25 GMT
A couple with a maritime theme
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 20:04:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2012 11:35:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2012 5:43:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2012 15:55:17 GMT
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Post by nycgirl on Nov 11, 2012 15:41:56 GMT
Great collection, as always. I just now noticed #43, so pretty with the sliver of a moon in the background.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 11, 2012 16:54:53 GMT
Yes...all very groovy. ;D
Can I ask a stupid question? apart from at sea, or if one is flying a hot air balloon....why did/do we need weathervanes?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 16:58:02 GMT
I think that before weather reports existed, they helped people to know what to expect as weather the next day.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 11, 2012 16:59:30 GMT
ah....thank you. Makes perfect sense ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 17:02:21 GMT
Of course this was of particular interest to farmers, which is why all village churches had them. They were more decorative in big cities. In fact, in the second photo in #44, I am wondering if the weathervane is supposed to knit sweaters or something while it whirls around.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 11, 2012 17:36:36 GMT
;D
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Post by onlymark on Nov 11, 2012 18:25:17 GMT
The popularity of weathervanes exploded when a papal edict from the 9th century A.D. help bring the weathervane to the skies of most of Europe. Rome declared that every church in Christendom must be adorned by a cockerel, a symbol to remind Christians of Peter’s betrayal of Christ: "I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me." (Luke 22:34) While these cockerels were at first not intended as weathervanes, they were eventually combined with the weathervanes that already dotted many church steeples to create the familiar rooster-shaped weathervane common today.
Another unusual form of the early weathervane can be found in medieval Europe. In Britain, Germany, and Normandy lords and noblemen flew banners and flags from castle towers. These flags were not intended to predict the weather, but actually helped archers calculate the direction of the wind when defending the castle. Through the years, the cloth flags were replaced by metal structures.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2012 15:40:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2012 9:27:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 18:21:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2013 13:04:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2013 16:47:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 18:47:11 GMT
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Post by lugg on Jan 5, 2014 12:06:21 GMT
Great selection guys, This one sits atop a beach hut,
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2014 17:52:19 GMT
Great displays good people although, some images aren't showing up on my computer. Is the same in a lot of other threads.
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