Instead I did this:
I blame Nicholas' recent posts.
I had brief anxieties when the wind and the cold really started. Branches were falling off neighbors' trees and my working area was right under some suspicious branches. I was ready to bolt at the first hint of a crack above me.
Hate the snow, love the temple. Winter can stop any time, thank you.
ReplyDeleteWinter can stop any time, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI agree. What alarms me most is that usually March is the month of really big snowfall.
Dakota asked me to relate the following:"That looks really cool!!!" I must say I have to agree with him. Well done, William!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Was there any epigraphy involved? :)
ReplyDeleteWas there any epigraphy involved?
ReplyDeleteI did try to paint on some text in sumi-e ink, but the bricks weren't as frozen as I had thought. Most of it has smudged or, more mysteriously, faded away... somewhere.
The text: ΖΗΝΙ ΥΨΙΒΡΕΜΕΤΗΙ
On this day, February 29th 2008, jealous Hyperion Apollo destroyed the temple to High-thundering Zeus. The entire front face fell over, more or less intact, onto the ground.
ReplyDeleteNext year, I need longer bamboo garden stakes.