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Thursday, 13 September 2012

Musical rain


Rainwater guttering on the side of a house near Budleigh Salterton. I bet it was designed and built by somebody who loves the sound of trickling rainwater, as I do. This is a closer view of the curly bit from the roof.


I don't think it was done for show because it faces a track only a few walkers would use. I find this kind of delightful eccentricity quite uplifting.
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3 comments:

  1. Sam Vega13 September 2012 at 23:29

    Could be a builder who has just retired and decided to bow out in a final blaze. Or maybe an auto-didactic craftsman or evening-class graduate who has created his masterpiece and now moved on. If the whole house or garden were whimsical, it would be too much. I hope it was just the drainpipes...

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  2. James Higham14 September 2012 at 01:15

    That is simply amazing and you're right - that eccentricity is uplifting.

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  3. A K Haart14 September 2012 at 12:14

    Sam - just the drainpipes were whimsical, but I suppose whimsy needs a light touch.

    James - I found it so.

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