Monday, September 2, 2013

A little cheat: Knole House, Kent UK

Six days of downpours (and unusual work deadlines) foiled my plans for fresh, new Princeton snaps. So I'll cheat and offer my final UK weekend instead, at the 1400s Knole House - where Medusa greets visitors and portraits' eyes follow you. (The royals, the Beatles, and Vita Sackville-West have links here too.)

22 comments:

Kris said...

Knole house, I've bookmarked
this looks like my kind of place!

Olga Levina said...

Thanks for your kind words on my post! What a beautiful shot of, undoubtedly, a very beautiful house!..

Greetings from Tel Aviv!

cieldequimper said...

You're taking ma back in time again. I visited Knole in 1982 I believe and have very fond memories of it though not of Medusa or of following eyes... Very cool shot!

Cloudia said...

Vita was quite a lady, as her son Nigel's tasty book detailed!


ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
=^..^= <3

Babzy.B said...

wow excellent pic ! :)

Peter said...

Entirely allowed provided you provide such high quality as this, a great pic and story too.

Anonymous said...

Your angle is very effective, could be your own arm and hand holding the head!!

Revrunner said...

Ouch!

Angel Sánchez-Marco said...

Muy bien tomada esta fotografía, me gusta.
El fondo es muy interesante con ese color añil
lleno de desconchados por el tiempo.
Saludos, Ángel
-Bienvenida de nuevo.-

Unknown said...

Fabulous composition. That wall is such a terrific backgroung. Love it.

Norma said...

Such striking photos! Very creative!

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

It's quite a sculpture!

Kaya said...

I am excited about your fresh and new Princeton snaps.

This picture is so creative and wonderful that I can't find right words to express what I feel about it.

Outstanding image!

Lisa Gordon said...

Really neat image, Jude!
We've had the rain too, and it's been so humid.
Wishing you a wonderful day.

Natasha said...

Awesome shot! I haven't been to Knole House but it sounds like I'd love it so I've bookmarked it for the future! - Tasha xxx

William Kendall said...

Poor Medusa!

Randy said...

Love the distressed wall.

Gunn said...

Great image!
One day I might visit the place.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Just look at the colour of those walls, brilliant.

Catherine said...

Welcome back Lulu! I love this shot - the perspective and composition are fantastic... am afraid I'd have to pass on the Knole House, it would give me and boys nightmares! ;)

Jack said...

This is a super composition, Lulu.

Hilda said...

Oh goodness, that sounds absolutely creepy!