Usually, I start out telling of a vacation sequentially — we arrived here, then there, and so on…
But for our spring trip to the United Kingdom, I’m beginning with the most unexpectedly jaw-dropping.
The delight of The Kelpies!! Driving between Glasgow to Edinburgh, they loom from the highway.
We were lucky for a spectacular sky of turquoise and popcorn clouds.
But any backdrop would be mysterious and magnificent with a foreground of these colossal creatures.
Label them horse heads if you will. In person, they’re far more.
The closer we got to them, the more magical they were. It didn’t matter what side we viewed them from.
From any angle, they bordered nature and the supernatural. Here’s more on The Kelpies and their sculptor Andy Scott, and an explanation of what kelpies are.
Here’s about our visit to jam-packed London and the British Museum Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3, bubbly fun at Bath, and Avebury, and Stokesay Castle, and Harlech and Conwy and Penrith and Ullswater.
Has a sculpture ever spellbound you with its marvelousness?
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Those are incredible! I didn’t even know they existed. Thanks for sharing, da-AL.
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They are lovely — hope you get a chance to see them some time, Mark 🙂
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All the great superlatives have been taken – I should comment more quickly next time – so I’ll stick with majestic, magnificent, marvellous … beautiful post.
There’s a Henry Moore sculpture in Toronto (Canada) positioned on the anterior of the Ago Gallery of Ontario.
It seems at first glance, an obvious form of bronze. Then you want to touch, move through it, be it. That’s mine.
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I love Henry Moore! He was very prolific. Here in Los Angeles County, the Norton Simon Museum has a lot of his 🙂
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I’ll definitely try to schedule a visit on my next trip to LA. Thank you.
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The most stunning set I’ve ever seen of these – with dramatic, atmospheric, skies shown in.
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Thank you, Derrick 🙂
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Very impressive! Another reason to visit Scotland again. I have not been in that area since 1975, it is about time … a lot seems to have changed.
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Yes, they’ve done quite a lot — I think Glasgow especially.
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That was also very necessary … in Glasgow I saw the first real slums in my life … also in 1975
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Then for sure you must re-visit – it’s beautiful now
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I really would like to. I liked the people there a lot!
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Oh my, these are amazing.
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So nice to hear from you, dear! Hope all is well with you 🙂
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Life’s whipping me but I’m pressing on.
Thanks, dear.
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