I can't help thinking that they put a lot more effort into their graffiti 150-200 years ago than they do now: Do you agree?
Oh I do Droopy!! There's just something more 'classy' about their graffiti compared to the stuff we see now.
That's lovely Half my working life was on churches, castles and old buildings but I don't have many photographs left of the graffiti I did see I remember a church tower in Gloucestershire that had 17th Century shoe shapes drawn into the lead roof, along with the names of all those that rung the bells on D. Day. - as well as a willy drawn by the scaffolders Another tower in Devon that had a bell ringer's name drawn at the top and his was the first grave I saw when I came down into the churchyard There was a leaded glass window on the church in Ilminster that had a labourers name on one side of the window and by the time he'd finished his name had "glazier" scratched after it Perhaps the oddest thing I've still got a picture of is this... Carved on a piece of marble in the city of Aphrodisias in Turkey. A Roman city I spent 3 weeks teaching in back in 2003. This is about 2000 years old, does it remind you of anything?
Oh Zigs, I do envy you your work! I find it so amusing that people have carved "I was here" for centuries plus. That carved wheel is lovely, really great find. We found those on some old houses we walked by on a trip further south in late summer. There were lots of it but hard to get good photos of.
The varied and interesting lives you folks live! And you share your experiences with all of us--thank you!
Glad to share Jane Good houses Droopy Not too sure the carving was just a wheel .... Image from Encyclopaedia Brittanica inc.
Hey @marlingardener , old houses like those are all over the inland valleys of Norway so they are a pretty normal sight here. I'm just happy people take care of them. Aha, @Zigs I didn't think along those lines at all! But now I do...
I refrained from comment because while I am sure there was a strong chance the artist was roman-ish, I was struck by the use of a microscope and felt pretty sure that if an alien abduction was not part of the answer then at least I had confidence they had physically seen a wristwatch.
Probably all three We found magnifying glass and the opposite in the ruins of the city, so they had the technology
That does not adequately explain your interest in the ovum. How does @Tetters feel about your assessment?
I always thought Freddie Mercury was on point but did not realize those carvings may actually be my people.
