A view to Chichester Harbour from the historic village of Bosham, West Sussex, England.
Commentary.
Bosham is a dreamy, pleasant village and harbour
along Chichester Harbour’s convoluted coastline of bays, inlets and creeks.
One road around the bay is tidal, only passable at low tide.
Legend has it that it was here that the Saxon King Cnut insisted the tide retreat to prevent his feet getting wet.
Alas, his power was not cosmic, and the moon’s waxing and waning, soon saw to it, that he got thoroughly soaked.
I suppose there is a lesson here for even our modern purveyors of power and influence.
Know where and how it ends!
The populous are the ultimate power.
Figureheads are merely temporary custodians.
A view to Chichester Harbour from the historic village of Bosham, West Sussex, England.
Commentary.
Bosham is a dreamy, pleasant village and harbour
along Chichester Harbour’s convoluted coastline of bays, inlets and creeks.
One road around the bay is tidal, only passable at low tide.
Legend has it that it was here that the Saxon King Cnut insisted the tide retreat to prevent his feet getting wet.
Alas, his power was not cosmic, and the moon’s waxing and waning, soon saw to it, that he got thoroughly soaked.
I suppose there is a lesson here for even our modern purveyors of power and influence.
Know where and how it ends!
The populous are the ultimate power.
Figureheads are merely temporary custodians.