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The oldest part of the church is Anglo-Saxon, stone built in the 9th century, replacing an older wood and mud building. The nave was without aisles and two of its original windows are preserved in the Anglo-Saxon walling at the west end of the nave. These were unglazed and were closed in bad weather by wooden shutters wedged into a rebate cut into the outer edge of the window. High up in the north wall of the nave are three Anglo-Saxon circular windows, probably the upper storey. The ring of holes drilled round them held wattle rods used in the construction of the windows.
Aisles were first added in the 12th century. On each side of the nave two low arched openings pierced through the existing walls gave access to the aisles. These openings were swept away when the present arcade was put in in 1812, but the Norman angle-shafts to the responds can be seen in the wall at each end of the arcade. In the 15th century wider aisles were built, the Norman south doorway moved out to its present position and a porch was built. At the east end of each aisle is a squint giving a view of the altar. One of these is a very rare squint passage which, prior to the installation of choir pews, would have allowed access to the altar. In the North aisle the west wall contains a 13th century lancet window. The south wall of this aisle was at first the outside wall of the church and the rough area of plaster above the Anglo-Saxon window is the original exterior plaster of the Anglo-Saxon church. The wooden box chest is dated 1634. There are some medieval tiles (13th-14th century) on the floor near it and also a few in the south aisle.
The wooden balcony in the nave is the 15th century rood loft, one of the very few which have survived. When removed, probably early in the reign of Elizabeth I, it was carefully hidden behind a lath and plaster covering against the east wall of the nave, discovered there in 1812 and since repainted. The wooden screen below the loft is Victorian.
The tower is 15th century. On its floor stands the Norman font (early 12th century). The Font Figure has long been the subject of speculation and debate. However, recent research identifies the carving as being that of St Michael, on an original Saxon font, over-cut by Norman carvings and 16th century desecration. St Michael is also depicted on the font at Winterbourne Monkton, but the Avebury font carving is far earlier than that of Winterbourne Monkton and the saint is depicted as holding a crozier- not a symbol of Episcopal power but rather cosmic, supernatural power. The carvings show two serpents with twisted tails, their heads turned towards the figure of a bishop or Archangel Michael holding a crozier; popular pictures in the middle-ages showed Christ trampling on the dragons of evil and sin. It is also worth noting that the tree, carved in one piece, 12 pillars of wood/ tree trunks circling the font contains a wonderful array of birds.
This high dynamic range photo taken near Zion's river, the Virgin River, was the hardest to take and later blend. Let me know you thoughts on this photo.
Mystic Challenge Group - Halloween Challenge October 2022
Award Tree Challenge 217.0 ~ Light and Shadow
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Captured on a new stretch of highway while driving home to Lancaster from our summer at Chautauqua. There was no place to stop so I took a chance, shot blind and used "Sports mode". Seemed to work well. (Car hood is in the lower right).
Titus 2:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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I start counting the leaves
While everybody's behind
I'm waiting here for the meek
They will inherit this time
And everybody's laughing
When you say you're gonna rise above
And there's no use asking
When you pray that all you need is love
It doesn't matter to me
Well, does it matter to you
They didn't give you much space
They didn't give you much time
In this golden age
Too much has been told
And too much has been said
But you'll never get old
When everybody's dead
And all your children are laughing
When you say you're gonna rise above
And there is no use asking
When you've got memories to dwell upon
it doesn't matter to me
Well, does it matter to you
They didn't give you much space
They didn't give you much time
In this golden age
I start counting the leaves
While everybody's behind
I'm waiting here for the meek
They shall inherit this time
And everybody's laughing
When you say you're gonna rise above
But there's no use asking
When
You pray that all you need is love
it doesn't matter to me
Well, does it matter to you
I didn't loose my face
I didn't trace my time
In your golden age
...wish you all a happy and beautiful week..................:-)
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Hattusa City
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“Age of Gods” by Tom Bergersen from Illusions
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Beach near Zingst on a frosty afternoon
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It died, but its growth form may give some insight to its death. At the top left of the tree is a proliferation of branches that is decidedly non-juniperish. Forest biologists call these witches brooms, and they occur in a variety of conifers and deciduous trees. They are usually caused by fungi, viruses, or plant parasites called mistletoes. This growth may have been the last straw for a tree growing in an arid environment.
Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness, Utah