Man in the Moon take 2

[bigwull]

Just back from my round of the charity shops...and found this delightful woodcarving..as you can see its the Man in the Moon,..its been carved in Mahogany..then painted...its in very good cond.there are no markings or signature...but it looks to have been very well done...it measures 15in across the peaks, and is approx 2in thick...the relief around his nose and mouth is around  1in..and at a fiver i,m Over the Moon.....take 2.....i posted in the wrong place first time round....I,m just a numpty!....but of course you all knew that already

[wendy177]

Love him all he needs is a jumping cow & a dish running away with the spoon!! 

[KevinM]

Cool moon... is that a blue moon, 1/3 third of a moon? Or what exactly is a blue moon anyways? I think it means a lot of different things or is defined a lot of different ways...

[bigwull]

Kevin see link

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/30/turning-blue-fridays-full-moon-a-blue-moon/

[ghopper1924]

Looks like some quality Mooning!

[KevinM]

Bigwull, thanks, that'll work...

BTW, what is that pink background in your moon picture? Just curious...

[bigwull]

Bigwull, thanks, that'll work...

BTW, what is that pink background in your moon picture? Just curious...

curiosity killed the Cat.... ...it sucks don,t it...its Avrils choice of colour for a bedroom wall....its called Dulux vinyl matt  emulsion Paint....colour, light purple...

[KevinM]

Ouch! 

[KC]

Lots of pottery moon items have been made over the years - can't say as I have ever seen a wooden painted one.  A first.

Especially denoting the blue moon (which we just had recently) - can be either the 3rd full moon in a season that normally has four full moons OR the 2nd full moon in a calendar month (the one that just happened)  It isn't usually blue UNLESS there is lots of smoke/haze in the air which causes it to appear blue!

[fancypants]

no comment ....

[greenacres]

Wullie is that you ? Did Avril send you to the moon ?

[bigwull]

Wullie is that you ? Did Avril send you to the moon ?

Na,thats no me....i usually get "sent to Coventry"......you,ll probably have to google it 

[Rauville]

Here's hoping that you are fluent in Middle English...


The Man in the Moon

Mon in že mone stond & strit,
    on is bot-forke is buržen he berež;
Hit is muche wonder žat he nadoun slyt,
    for doute leste he valle, he shoddrež ant sherež.
When že forst fresež, muche chele he byd;
    že žornes bež kene is hattren to-terež.
Nis no wyžt in že world žat wot wen he syt,
    ne, bote hit bue že hegge, whet wedes he werež.

Whider trowe žis mon ha že wey take?
    he haž set is o fot is ožer to-foren;
ffor non hižte žat he haž ne syž me hym ner shake,
     he is že sloweste mon žat euer wes yboren.
Wher he were o že feld žycchynde stake
    for hope, of ys žornes to dutten is doren,
He mot myd is twybyl ožer trous make,
    ožer al is dayes werk žer were yloren.

Šis ilke mon vpon heh when-er he were,
    wher he were y že mone boren and yfed,
He lenež on is forke ase a grey frere.
    Šis crokede caynard sore he is adred,
Hit is mony day go žat he was here.
    ichot of is ernde he naž nout ysped,
He haž hewe sumwher a buržen of brere;
    žare-fore sum hayward hap taken ys wed.

3ef žy wed ys ytake, bring hom že trous,
    sete forž žyn ožer fot, stryd ouer sty.
We shule preye že haywart hom to vr hous
    ant maken hym at heyse for že maystry,
Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous,
    ant oure dame douse shal sitten hym by.
When žat he is dronke ase a dreynt mous
    ženne we schule borewe že wed ate bayly.

Šis mon herež me nout žah ich to hym crye;
    ichot že cherl is def, že del hym to-drawe!
Šah ich 3e3e vpon heh nulle nout hye
    že lostlase ladde con nout o lawe.
Hupe for že hubert, hosede pye!
    ichot žart a-marscled in-to že mawe.
Šah me teone wiž hym žat myn teh mye,
    že cherld nul nout adoun er že day dawe.

[bigwull]

Here's hoping that you are fluent in Middle English...


The Man in the Moon

Mon in že mone stond & strit,
    on is bot-forke is buržen he berež;
Hit is muche wonder žat he nadoun slyt,
    for doute leste he valle, he shoddrež ant sherež.
When že forst fresež, muche chele he byd;
    že žornes bež kene is hattren to-terež.
Nis no wyžt in že world žat wot wen he syt,
    ne, bote hit bue že hegge, whet wedes he werež.

Whider trowe žis mon ha že wey take?
    he haž set is o fot is ožer to-foren;
ffor non hižte žat he haž ne syž me hym ner shake,
     he is že sloweste mon žat euer wes yboren.
Wher he were o že feld žycchynde stake
    for hope, of ys žornes to dutten is doren,
He mot myd is twybyl ožer trous make,
    ožer al is dayes werk žer were yloren.

Šis ilke mon vpon heh when-er he were,
    wher he were y že mone boren and yfed,
He lenež on is forke ase a grey frere.
    Šis crokede caynard sore he is adred,
Hit is mony day go žat he was here.
    ichot of is ernde he naž nout ysped,
He haž hewe sumwher a buržen of brere;
    žare-fore sum hayward hap taken ys wed.

3ef žy wed ys ytake, bring hom že trous,
    sete forž žyn ožer fot, stryd ouer sty.
We shule preye že haywart hom to vr hous
    ant maken hym at heyse for že maystry,
Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous,
    ant oure dame douse shal sitten hym by.
When žat he is dronke ase a dreynt mous
    ženne we schule borewe že wed ate bayly.

Šis mon herež me nout žah ich to hym crye;
    ichot že cherl is def, že del hym to-drawe!
Šah ich 3e3e vpon heh nulle nout hye
    že lostlase ladde con nout o lawe.
Hupe for že hubert, hosede pye!
    ichot žart a-marscled in-to že mawe.
Šah me teone wiž hym žat myn teh mye,
    že cherld nul nout adoun er že day dawe.

Wrang country...thats fur them Anglo Saxon Sassenachs...but somehow i think you are going to enlighten me...