'In Memoriam' or 'In spiration'

[peedee]

This is in Mold.
Daniel Owen.Welsh novelist.
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Nice contribtutions both Ralph thanks a lot.
Ref david Owen novellist, regardles of subject, great photos ! Are'nt our north western skies moody and magnififcent?
Paull

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

I believe you always have Ralphremember when we worked together ? you n me n Del
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That's just wrong! ... ...

Mark

 

[peedee]

That's just wrong! ... ...

Mark

So let me get this correct Mark, a whole group of planeteers have been contributing to a thread with fervour and enthusiasm.
Then you join in when a welsh man in his yellow pants appears.
Maybe there's a misunderstanding about your preferences. I think from one gentleman to another I should probably just call that a coincidence.
By the way, it is an old piccie, del has the slightly higher forehead, and I'm in the conker smugglers.
Please don't tell squizzie
Paul

 

[swralph]

This will be my last contribution to this great thread.
USS Arizona memorial

 

[peedee]

This will be my last contribution to this great thread.
USS Arizona memorial

Well if it is (sadly), it's a corker a wonderful viewpoint of a place everyone knows.
Don't be a stranger pal
Paul

 

[peedee]

Some more and my last for today.
Surcouf the french national hero and corsair, (because pirate is too vulgar), in St Malo.
Steady there, my Canadian brethren, the flag is not Quebec.
Second we have Major General William Earle killed in the Sudan
Paul

 

[peedee]

Some more 'sculptable' monuments for your interest

cassini astronomer

iron mike, us airborne monument normandy

james longstreet

jeanne d'arc paris

old Montreal

Moscow metro

jean hachette Dubray
Paul

 

[housecarl]

Good stuff Paul.

 

[garyhiggins]

With all these inspirational statues about, I must tell of one in the jardin des Tuilleries in Paris. It is a bronze of a Rodin piece called "the Kiss", and the figures had sat there for 100 years, frozen in the act of just being about to enjoy themselves. And an angel, looking down on them, took pity on their frustration and brought them to life. He told them that because they had been good and patient and uncomplaining, they could have one hour of doing whatever they wanted. So they looked at each other, whispered together, then holding hands, they ran off into the bushes giggling. And there was more giggling and rustling of the bushes, and fifteen minutes later they came back to the angel. And the angel said "but you've got three quarters of an hour left, don't you want to do more?". So they looked at each other and whispered together and the man said " let's do it again only this time, I'll hold the pidgeon down and you shit on his head".
Anon.

 

[ChaosCossack]

I saw this one in NYC in September... located on the edge of Ground Zero. A tribute to the first troops into the Afghanistan region after 9/11.

Beautiful, moving sculpt... would make a great fig IMHO


I took my own pics of it while I was there but it was surrounded by construction hoarding so the pics aren't great. These I believe were taken when the statue was put in location.

Colin

 

[peedee]

Love that colin
"Old iconography" modern sculpt.
Terrific.
I'm putting another Canadian one amongst these for you if you recognise the individual Valiants I'd love to know more about them. I suspect one is general Brock?
Paul

 

[peedee]

Minuteman berkshire USA

Pantheon paris

Valiants memorial ottowa

William wallace edinburgh

William wallace aberdeen

 

[peedee]

And some Napoleonics, because you can't have too many napoleonics
Horse grenadier, les Invalides paris

Lassalle, (thanks Jon)

One that Carl. Reid could sculpt... DoH !

Paul

 

[ChaosCossack]

Nice one's Paul...
I think the one in the tricorn is Wolfe... the fore and aft bicorn is most like Brock. The other (older) Colin would know better. He'd also know the two figs in the foreground most likely. I always defer to him on Canadian history.

Colin

 

[peedee]

Thanks Colin, I suspected he was Brock, It's a great way to set them out isn't it.

Hard to believe I'm finding Canadian monuments you guys haven't already put here !
(I love the native on the old Ottowa monument).

I alway defer to older wiser older folk too by the way,
Crf, Noah, Grod, Tommi, and Methusela
Paul

 

[ChaosCossack]

Paul,
Our Brit and French background is shown in the statues, plaques, monuments and memorials you find all over Canada. Especially in our older cities and provinces... Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto the Maritime provinces etc. There's a stretch along the St Lawrence and eastern Lake Ontario where every little town has a monument of some description, not to mention the hotspot of the War of 1812, the Niagara region.
One day this summer, before the Pan Am games start and bugger the whole city, I'll grab my camera, jump on the bike and see how many pieces I can find within an hour's ride of my place. I can start right at my own workplace, at Sunnybrook, where there's monuments all over the grounds including our own cenotaph and a tribute to Churchhill.

Colin

 

[peedee]

Sounds terrific.
I have always been fascinated by the 1812 war with America and in particular the
first invasion of the West from Detroit into Allbany Toronta and Fort 'Michilimacinac'?
Along with the action of the Quebec Voltigeurs.
I would love to see your Photographs when you get away on the hog.
Paul

 

[billyturnip]

Pont de l'Alma Paris.

 

[martin tabony]

William Wallace! where's his blue face paint?

Martin

 

[peedee]

Pont de l'Alma Paris.

Roger that's a corker, he looks like he could be 1870 passport control,
Trip trap trip trap qui vas sur ma pont

William Wallace! where's his blue face paint? Martin

and as for you, young trooper Tabony..................
Why I oughta..........



any way it''s Woad, high woad or low woad or keep right on to the end of the woad
bet you can't say it out loud
Paul