The White Horse Of Uffington

[poliphilo]

The thing is you just can't see it- not from close up, not from far away. All you can ever see is parts of the whole. Unless, of course, you have wings.

Evidently it was meant for the eyes of the gods.



This is the horse's head, upside down. The round spot is the eye.  The valley curving away from the foot of the Down is known as The Manger.

Comments

[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

Wow. Fabulous picture!

The gods or the stars...

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

I've seen some aerial views but yours is one of the best pictures I've seen taken from the ground.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

Nine

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

Cool. We have a few such things - the Serpent Mound for instance - but we usually just plow them under and plant corn. Because who cares about ancient cultures when there are pigs to feed.

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

I like it, very well composed!

[faunhaert.livejournal.com]

terry pratchertt
has that horse dance thru his books
its great to see the downs.

hope you are having a nice vacation
the pictures are all lovely

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We don't have that good a record. 17th and 18th century farmers used to use gunpowder and sledgehammers on stone circles.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

The white horse is an iconic symbol of Britishness. I reckon we should have it on our flag.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks