One day I would love to have a large formal garden
With herbaceous borders and neat lawns
And in it I would love a piece of art
Just the one.
I adore this living piece of art
It's The Whirling Dervish at Shambelie House
In New Abby, Scotland.
It's strangely mystic, beautiful and totally adorable
It's just one thing on my fantasy wish list
The others?
Well....I want
An Outbuilding.....a house with a set of out buildings
An Airedale terrier
An aga ( and lessons to use it)
A jersey cow with gentle eyes ,
To be an extra in an important film,
I would like to go to the opening ceremony of an Olympic Games
Yes I love that. Very gracious.
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It is art. Very beautiful art.
ReplyDeleteIf it weren't for the inevitable pecking you could have it in the middle of the Ukranian village square.
Yes, yes, that's art!!!
ReplyDeleteIt flows beautifully Mr. Gray, alive in more ways than one.
ReplyDeleteWell as a Bucket List that all seems fairly doable......Not sure about the movie extra.....but i say Go For It!!
ReplyDeleteWhat else would you like to do, I wonder. The Olympics and an extra in a movie--those are some good aspirations.
ReplyDeleteIt is graceful, flowing... and most certainly art.
ReplyDeleteI think I shall add a little something to my bucket list: To get to see you in a role in Walking Dead, working directly with Mr. Reedus of course.
Yes, it is so whirling dervish I can feel it. I like Airedales and Agas and Jerseys and outbuildings and instead of the last two I would go and live in Morocco for a while.
ReplyDeleteOf course it's art...it's glorious.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, an Airedale. They are lovely dogs but tend to be big and boisterous. Could be interesting inside a small cottage with other dogs. There is a lovely reclining lady living sculpture at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. I'd never seen this type of art before seeing this. Love your list.
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Beautiful piece of art, definitely!
ReplyDeleteAs my mother would say...
"Why just wish for a loaf of bread when you can wish for the grocery store?"
and then there is wishing in one hand and sh*tting in the other :)
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ReplyDeleteI like it but it would haunt me if it was in my backyard. And what do I want? Well, a snicker doodle would be good right now.
ReplyDeleteI cannot spell this evening....
ReplyDeleteAnother gem - If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.
Couldn't help it - Love Ya! :)
I'd say that's an attainable bucket list. Wonder where the outbuildings will go.
ReplyDeleteThat is a unique list and quite endearing. A jersey cow with gentle eyes, indeed. Your writing is lovely to read.
ReplyDeleteI would love that in my yard. beautiful !
ReplyDeleteWonderful list. Jersey Cows are lovely.
cheers, parsnip
Others have attended to whether it's art or not, I suppose I vote yes, reminds me of Lord Voldemort in some scenes.
ReplyDeleteThe AGA, I assume you're referring to the cooking thing?
If so, it's properties and usefulness are determined by the material: cast iron. You can duplicate it to some extent by using a Dutch Oven, and charcoal. Not that difficult, I've made some excellent meals from a 17" one I have, and a total of 16 charcoal briquettes.
Oh, as to the opening ceremony....get chicken rearing raised to an olympic sport.....there you'll be, leading one of your brood out around the track.
DeleteIt looks as if it's spiraled right up out of the Earth. LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteAll very do-able Mr Gray. I suspect you are also a fan of Andy Goldsworthy.
ReplyDeleteLove the whirling dervish. And yes, I would categorise it as art.
ReplyDeleteAnd would really like to have to sort of garden which would showcase it.
Forget the cows and agas, just get yourself an Airedale. They are wonderful dogs. (And the whirling dervish is magnificent.)
ReplyDeleteYou make think about the dreams I forgot to dream lately. I like dreams.
ReplyDeleteI must start dreaming again.
Wonderful piece indeed.
ReplyDeleteI Love your list. I joined a choir in Sydney too late to be part of the opening ceremony at the Olympics - even better to have been part of the performance! So sad about the poor dogs in your last post, I do hope the survivors all find kind loving homes.
ReplyDeleteI love the whirling dervish, it catches the energy beautifully. My mum used to call me a whirling dervish when I was little. I didn't have a clue what she was talking about, I thought it was something she made up. It wasn't until years later I learned there was such a thing.
ReplyDeleteIf you want an Aga lesson call round here anytime, I'll show you how to make an Aga fry up :-)
ReplyDelete.... I can't really help with the others sorry ;-)
Do you want a pair of Muscovy ducks sue?
DeleteAbsolutely NOT .... I'm not listening to you ... I will not be swayed ... fingers in ears lala lala lala lala.
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I'd like the Aga also. And a cow... but I want a miniature highland! There is a spirit in the dervish......
ReplyDeleteThe cow will enjoy the garden.
ReplyDeleteI adore your "fantasy wish list"...and I'm wishing that you have all your wishes come true. The living piece of art definitely grabs me emotionally and years ago my family had a Golden Guernsey with gentle eyes, she was my friend and I still miss her.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, a Jersey cow, Aga, outbuildings, everything and the finances to maintain them! Can just see you churning the butter....
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen John- thanks for sharing her! She looks a green goddess captured out of time.
ReplyDeleteThat living art is very cool.
ReplyDeleteI know you will be expecting something like this from me, but am so fed up with woven wicker sculptures now, that I find it hard to see the merit in any of them. At least they set fire to the Wicker Man.
ReplyDeleteTut tut.....I thought it was undeniably beautiful
Delete'Did you mean'... "arguably"? If they put Isadora Duncan in it and set fire to it, then it would have been undeniably useful.
DeleteAlso, Dervishes always have one arm up, the other one down and their heads to one side. (What an irritating bastard I am, before you mention it).
DeleteI saw a brilliant quote the other day, it said 'I don't have a Bucket List but my Fucket List is getting longer'! Love it. x
ReplyDeleteHummmmmm.let me see......
DeleteI love that. It's definitely art.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
It's wild and I love Nana' comment too.
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely an interesting piece of lawn art. Wow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it with us, John.
Good luck with the lottery. :-)
I gardened professionally for 35 years and thought I'd mastered topiary until I saw your dervish. I have danced with the Sufis and never connected the two activities. Had I done, I could call myself an artist --because that's art.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and largely achievable wish list. The secret of happiness me thinks. Mind you I'm not sure I can picture you anywhere but in a Welsh cottage opposite the church with a Ukranian village fully populated with a large number of orphanand abandoned fowl.
ReplyDeleteReally stunning...love it to bits
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