ABC Wednesday - K

K is for King Bladud's Pigs

King Bladud’s Pigs in Bath is a public art event to celebrate Bath, its origins and its artists - and provide residents and visitors with artistic enjoyment. Over one hundred decorated pig sculptures were on display throughout the summer all around Bath and beyond. I had a wonderful time exploring Bath and finding these pigs.

The Legend

The year is 863BC. Bladud, King of the Britons and father of the unfortunate King Lear who was immortalised by Shakespeare, had spent much of his youth studying in Athens where he contracted leprosy.

Returning home and realising that an imperfect prince could not inherit the throne, he left the royal palace in disguise to take a job as a swineherd in an "untravell'd part of the country".

As Bladud drove his pigs in search of acorns he crossed the River Avon at shallows north of Saltford - at a place which subsequently took its name from the legend - Swineford.

The rest of the story is famous. Bladud's pigs also contracted his disease but were cured when they rolled in the hot mud around Bath's springs.

Observing the miracle, Bladud also bathed in the hot murky water and he too was cured.
Returning home in triumph he went on to become King. In gratitude for his cure, Bladud founded a city at Bath and dedicated its curative powers to the Celtic goddess Sul and 900 years later the Romans called the city Aquae Sulis - the Waters of Sul.

Many places in Bath are named after Bladud – there's the Bladud's Head in Larkhall and Bladud Buildings, a road in the centre of Bath.

Information from http://www.kingbladudspigs.org/ - do visit to find out more about King Bladud.





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Monochrome Monday

Shadow

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Sky Watch Friday

I spotted this beautiful cloud in Bristol a few weeks ago.

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Sorry no ABC Wednesday this weekend - blogger was being very slow.

Monochrome Monday

Cathedral door

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Photohunt - Road

Both these roads are within 10 miles of where I live. I am lucky to be able to travel in such beautiful countryside.



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Happy hunting!

Sky Watch Friday

Glastonbury Tor is in the distance, the fence is surrounding the Glastonbury Festival site.



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ABC Wednesday - I

I is for INCHES

and I is for ICE CREAM

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Monochrome Monday

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River Thames

Photohunt - Wild

Photohunt this week is WILD.

These flowers are WILD.

Happy hunting! Enjoy the weekend!

ABC Wednesday - H

H is for HATS. My daughter has being making lots of hats while she has had health problems, she is going to sell them through an ETSY site.



We decided to have a modelling session with the hats. Here are my son and daughter modelling the hats, they couldn't decide whether to smile or not! We had lots of laughs anyway.





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Monochrome Monday

A new meme started today by Aileni of Loose Ends - Monochrome Monday, here is my first contribution:

Bath, UK

Skywatch

One of the rare times I saw a blue sky in August:

A few minutes later the clouds were back:

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Again it has taken ages to post this, anyway at last it is here.

ABC Wednesday

I am back from visiting my daughter, I had a restful time, we couldn't do very much as my daughter is unwell but it was nice to just sit around chatting and knitting. She has recently taken up knitting and crochet. I tried to teach her when she was a child but being left handed she found it difficult to learn. She has now taught herself and is busy making hats.

I have an ABC Wednesday post all ready but blogger will not upload it, I spent over an hour yesterday trying with no success, I will try again later today so hopefully you will see it.

I have some catching up to do and will visit you when I can.