Make the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant.” -Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Quote for the day! And a good one I think for MAM. Helped me create these posts.
On to the castle…
You have to cross the bridge over the moat to get into the castle – that is if you are a warrior.Another view of the castle with a reflection in its moat. Such elegant architecture for an edifice built for protection against enemies.Two guardian warriors, one from the 17th century, the other an actor showing us how the guards protected the castle.
Can you guess which is which? And isn’t it interesting, look closely, they’re both wearing masks.
Outside the castle the shrubs are being protected from the snow by straw like we protect our shrubs with canvas or wood in winter. They look rather ghostly.Reminds me somehow of the Ku Klux Klan
Though the shrub protectors are really quite harmless of course.
Outside the castle grounds people and their animal friends.
Time to go into the castle. Take your shoes off please…but be ready to have cold feet. The floors are really cold
A view looking up into the upper floor of the castle
The castle is guarded not only by warriors but by gods. The people have to put offerings – food, flowers, incense, etc. in the castle so the gods will protect them. You can see the offerings in the recesses of the castle.
Here are some prints of warriors and battles hung up in the castle which was designed as a museum of sorts..View from a castle window. Juxtaposition of modern and ancient.At first glance I thought this was some kind of Japanese board game, but no, it is ammunition and the box it was stored in.Now we are strolling out on the street by the castleWhat a gnarly old tree festooned with rope and tassels. A survivor of many lopped limbs Reflections of treees in the moat.Time for supper.
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What are the shrub protectors?