tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post2967575483995542851..comments2024-03-28T12:15:59.787+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: ABC Wednesday–Ale’s StonesDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-42300502485000644602012-07-22T12:46:31.257+02:002012-07-22T12:46:31.257+02:00Stone ship settings were quite common in Scandinav...Stone ship settings were quite common in Scandinavia back in the Viking era.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-46259341487187465732012-07-22T12:42:30.759+02:002012-07-22T12:42:30.759+02:00I feel the same about other people's blogs, no...I feel the same about other people's blogs, not being much of a traveller myself!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-82864143767448840912012-07-20T07:14:15.575+02:002012-07-20T07:14:15.575+02:00Wonderful post!Wonderful post!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-65568969199821847212012-07-19T19:10:39.498+02:002012-07-19T19:10:39.498+02:00"a memorial whose secret alone it conceals&qu..."a memorial whose secret alone it conceals" <br />lovely line.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-87824828833774117212012-07-19T10:50:24.975+02:002012-07-19T10:50:24.975+02:00Interesting that it was a ship. It might be a bur...Interesting that it was a ship. It might be a burnt ship, because that is what a burnt ship looks like, just the ribs left....<br /><br />Fascinating.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-63864141949862640852012-07-19T04:00:54.278+02:002012-07-19T04:00:54.278+02:00This is very cool. As much as I'd like to tra...This is very cool. As much as I'd like to travel just about everywhere in the world, I must admit that's not all that likely to happen. Thank goodness for the internet and blogs like yours that can show me such special things that I'd otherwise never see. Thanks!Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065470321265371781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-72390582454030869702012-07-19T01:09:48.981+02:002012-07-19T01:09:48.981+02:00So beautiful.
Aero 360's Arrows
Rose, ABC Wed...So beautiful.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.meetourclan.com/2012/07/red-baron.html" rel="nofollow">Aero 360's Arrows</a><br />Rose, ABC Wednesday Team.Chubskulit Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001712096042262296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-53692067872062125592012-07-18T21:15:58.749+02:002012-07-18T21:15:58.749+02:00So interesting, Monika. I like the drawing they ma...So interesting, Monika. I like the drawing they made in 1777, as well as the flower field!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788129650584437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-63172827796196608592012-07-18T20:01:31.462+02:002012-07-18T20:01:31.462+02:00There are quite a few stone ship settings in Scand...There are quite a few stone ship settings in Scandinavia but Ale's is one of the biggest and most impressive.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-67093958154569731222012-07-18T19:46:29.039+02:002012-07-18T19:46:29.039+02:00Thanks Meike for the compliment about the photos. ...Thanks Meike for the compliment about the photos. Those were taken long before the digital camera days but they happen to be among a selection that I later had scanned from negatives unto a CD.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-23645527829004345052012-07-18T19:44:10.313+02:002012-07-18T19:44:10.313+02:00I visited Stonehenge back in the early 1970s on a ...I visited Stonehenge back in the early 1970s on a family holiday. One of the sights one does not forget!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-11201407634698054172012-07-18T19:38:40.578+02:002012-07-18T19:38:40.578+02:00If I ever get to Lewis, that's one place I'...If I ever get to Lewis, that's one place I'd want to see for sure. I might be disappointed though if I don't find them sparkling with electricity like in the photos taken by your Gaz... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-9698417951350819392012-07-18T19:26:50.201+02:002012-07-18T19:26:50.201+02:00Living as I do near the Callanish Standing Stones ...Living as I do near the Callanish Standing Stones I can really appreciate these photos.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-25080364249006435762012-07-18T10:04:44.736+02:002012-07-18T10:04:44.736+02:00It looks like a giant animal died on the spot with...It looks like a giant animal died on the spot with its mouth wide open showing all of its teeth. <br /><br />The only stones I ever saw were the ones at Avebury (not far from Stonehenge), but getting them in one photo would mean aerial photography, since they are scattered around the village.<br /><br />Great A!Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-16572889037466676422012-07-18T07:25:29.664+02:002012-07-18T07:25:29.664+02:00Wow! I've never seen so many of these kind of...Wow! I've never seen so many of these kind of stones in one place. Interestingly, I was just doing some research in Anglo Saxon literature and was re-reading parts of Beowulf. Haven't looked at it for years.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-82135716101231367462012-07-18T07:23:27.547+02:002012-07-18T07:23:27.547+02:00Fascinating! Your own pictures are far more intere...Fascinating! Your own pictures are far more interesting than the other ones, they carry a lot more atmosphere, I think. Love the poppies in the field!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-33317987973801863332012-07-18T03:13:00.741+02:002012-07-18T03:13:00.741+02:00I'm loving these pictures in Sweden. Had neve...I'm loving these pictures in Sweden. Had never heard of this...and the stone ship..awesome.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-68163645500148319272012-07-18T01:36:17.160+02:002012-07-18T01:36:17.160+02:00this did remind me of Stonehenge. fascinating
RO...this did remind me of Stonehenge. fascinating <br /> ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-71688836013604207492012-07-18T01:34:32.789+02:002012-07-18T01:34:32.789+02:00Wow! Amazing! I've been to Stonehenge twice bu...Wow! Amazing! I've been to Stonehenge twice but didn't know there was something similar in Sweden. Thanks for sharing and have an awesome week,<br /><br />Leslie<br />abcw teamLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-27320600469395720092012-07-18T00:09:20.304+02:002012-07-18T00:09:20.304+02:00I live in England and visited Stone Henge a couple...I live in England and visited Stone Henge a couple of times,I found your stones very interesting thanks for sharing.Love Jill xjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955724270591783463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-46747574124162988932012-07-17T23:47:39.513+02:002012-07-17T23:47:39.513+02:00A stone ship is a fascinating concept! Love the mo...A stone ship is a fascinating concept! Love the moodiness of your scene in the first photo!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com