It is the mind that creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will never see what is beheld by yours, my heart will never stir to the emotions with which yours is touched.
George Gissing (1857 – 1903)
Douglas is carved from a 140-year-old fallen pine within in the grounds of the Cragside Estate. The artwork was created by Tommy Craggs from Durham.
The latest edition of the National Trust Magazine provides a brief news snippet:
Tree carvings can be seen in places ranging from inner-city Victorian parks to the great landscapes of the National Trust. We would like your help to track them down. Please send pictures and comments to us as part of a project that includes members of the National Trust, the Woodland Trust, the Arboricultural Association and the Ancient Tree forum.
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In a previous post I blogged about an owl sculpture within the formal gardens at Cragside.
You cannot conceive the many without the one… The study of the unit is among those that lead the mind on and turn it to the vision of reality.
Plato
Believe one who knows: you will find more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which can never learn from the masters.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1641 – 1712)
In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe.
David Bohm (1917 – 1992)
Three phrases that sum up Christmas are:
Peace on earth,
Goodwill to men,
And batteries not included.
Anon
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