tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post5994630390970955639..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: mythical kingsDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-80181072474966484712013-10-03T15:18:27.789+08:002013-10-03T15:18:27.789+08:00I knew you’d like this one Pat. I wonder what the ...I knew you’d like this one Pat. I wonder what the interior looks like too. In fact, I plan to obtain permission to photograph the inside, but I’ll have to wait until next year now, because I’m off back to Hong Kong next week.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-21583695110421057492013-10-03T08:23:53.527+08:002013-10-03T08:23:53.527+08:00I would spend a lot of time there. I would also bu...I would spend a lot of time there. I would also burn a lot of film (as we used to say). The colors and textures are awesome. It makes me wonder what the inside looks like.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-5425486707470040142013-09-30T18:58:16.180+08:002013-09-30T18:58:16.180+08:00Does that mean you’d like one as a pet Big D?
Does that mean you’d like one as a pet Big D?<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-89932162621443892262013-09-30T17:37:28.058+08:002013-09-30T17:37:28.058+08:00There's a couple of those gargoyles look downr...There's a couple of those gargoyles look downright cuddly. The last one especially. Dale Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911232031451509568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-50247270707129115472013-09-30T02:58:59.986+08:002013-09-30T02:58:59.986+08:00Don’t forget that this is a nineteenth-century pas...Don’t forget that this is a nineteenth-century pastiche of the traditional gargoyle Marty. It wouldn’t surprise me if someone was having a laugh.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-80548928196938889892013-09-29T22:49:50.394+08:002013-09-29T22:49:50.394+08:00Dennis, these seem almost a parody of the traditio...Dennis, these seem almost a parody of the traditional gargoyle figure. More designed to give the passerby a good laugh than scare.nothing profoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538561601096574876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-74419070791583354362013-09-29T20:29:10.299+08:002013-09-29T20:29:10.299+08:00They are meant to be scary Kris, although with the...They are meant to be scary Kris, although with the two you mention I can <i>almost</i> imagine having them as pets.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-7377420807095937822013-09-29T19:56:44.219+08:002013-09-29T19:56:44.219+08:00The gargoyles are actually kinda cute, especially ...The gargoyles are actually kinda cute, especially #1 and #5.Helena Fortissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038388794311046455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-13925744770582053452013-09-29T17:26:48.626+08:002013-09-29T17:26:48.626+08:00I hadn’t planned to write anything more about the ...I hadn’t planned to write anything more about the church Uma, especially as I’m off back to Hong Kong in about ten days, but I shall take a few more photos before I go, because I haven’t exhausted all the church’s interesting features.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-88030299440180058992013-09-29T16:55:43.432+08:002013-09-29T16:55:43.432+08:00That is anything but 'dull', Dennis. I fan...That is anything but 'dull', Dennis. I fancy that those heads were modelled from real mend women. The placement of women to men is interesting, as reasoned by you -maybe those guys were left-handed. Do continue on the series.umashankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940072093576263799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-74207927755267529292013-09-28T14:52:12.514+08:002013-09-28T14:52:12.514+08:00Nor would I Bruce. I agree that they are beautiful...Nor would I Bruce. I agree that they are beautiful though, in a nightmarish kind of way.<br />Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-31600847419379983142013-09-28T10:18:29.411+08:002013-09-28T10:18:29.411+08:00I would not take this walk at night. I see demons....I would not take this walk at night. I see demons. Beautiful nightmarish demons.Bruce Coltinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861316663245952372noreply@blogger.com