Bob W-PDML wrote:
Interesting. Strictly speaking they are not gargoyles, but grotesques. A gargoyle has a water spout running through its throat to drain water from a roof. The word gargoyle is derived from gargouille, which is old French for throat.
Thanks, it's always fun to learn new bits of vocabulary. And sure enough a quick butchers shows that is the same root at gargle.
On 15 Dec 2016, at 10:30, Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com> wrote: I was feeling restless after dinner and played with my camera a bit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/31285749180/ For them that want to see the whole set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157677769145316/ Despite the overcast sky, I did get a fairly clear shot of the Giant Dipper. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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