I've seen worse landscaping atrocities, but yes, the wilder wells are best. Wasn't aware of negative connotations to "tinker" on the other side of the pond. Just read through some debate on this at r/Ireland. Doesn't seem to cause great upset for most, though some do encounter pressure not to say it.
Could the grid be lifted? That fontem has become 'non potable', pardon my French as they say.
Back somewhere the spirits of litigation and utility must laud up weed control, tidiness and fake answers to peril? Hmmm ... the killer in the prison yard was always the blue sky I wonder?
In the US we say someone is "tinkering around" , its like not doing anything specific. I like to tinker around the yard, checking out the plants and see what birds are nesting right now or just enjoy being outside.
Reminds me of one of the Narnia books where a river god was shackled by the bridges over his river and in the story destroyed the bridges to be free again. Maybe someday this well will be free and wild again.
In this series, I keep thinking over and over how America doesn't have holy springs (we obliterated, not sanctified and reimagined, what was already here) --- but, after reading this, maybe we DO have them, tons of them -- maybe we have the most holy springs of any nation on this green earth, maybe they've just been made to look like all these storm drains in our New-Jersey-as-microcosm-for-the-whole-thing "Garden State" where garden doesn't equal Eden, garden equals concrete. Guardin' state. In the prison of the Machine.
I’m sure these well intentioned Well Improvements were carefully thought out by the local N.I.C.E. affiliate. Quite likely an excellent explanation of this has been written by Mark Studdock in a local paper. Check out his essay and you’ll feel oh so much better.
Co. Council workers are well known for leaning on the shovels and staring into holes. I bet they had a field day with this one. By the way, is that "County Work" in the second line a slip or a deliberate pun?
Well, gosh. This former public administrator and related parks and rec folks did not engender such wreckage as seen here. I was fortunate to be around folks who had an eye for the serene. I knew aplenty who wanted to 'improve' the 'environment' in this manner, though. Storm drains belong at the curbs of your streets.
The concrete walls, the way the grate over the well was situated haphazardly within the walls and the big block with signage at the entrance sitting off-kilter--all those different angles with no coherence shouts chaos and disorder. It's almost as if the planners wanted it that way. Bring back the golden mean when designing spaces around holy sites and gardens and buildings.
Terrible tragedy but great reading, as usual. Thank you.
A most excellent holy rant! I, too, feel better, even via proxy. Saints and tarmac...rant indeed!
It does look like a well in a prison yard. Maybe the prisoners were trying to swim away through the well.
It does look like a drain, you’re right. And I don’t know if the pebbles make it better or worse … fascinating though.
I've seen worse landscaping atrocities, but yes, the wilder wells are best. Wasn't aware of negative connotations to "tinker" on the other side of the pond. Just read through some debate on this at r/Ireland. Doesn't seem to cause great upset for most, though some do encounter pressure not to say it.
Oh heck!
Could the grid be lifted? That fontem has become 'non potable', pardon my French as they say.
Back somewhere the spirits of litigation and utility must laud up weed control, tidiness and fake answers to peril? Hmmm ... the killer in the prison yard was always the blue sky I wonder?
Municipal deadness, the bench is a joke .
In the US we say someone is "tinkering around" , its like not doing anything specific. I like to tinker around the yard, checking out the plants and see what birds are nesting right now or just enjoy being outside.
Reminds me of one of the Narnia books where a river god was shackled by the bridges over his river and in the story destroyed the bridges to be free again. Maybe someday this well will be free and wild again.
'Ealth and safety, you know.
In this series, I keep thinking over and over how America doesn't have holy springs (we obliterated, not sanctified and reimagined, what was already here) --- but, after reading this, maybe we DO have them, tons of them -- maybe we have the most holy springs of any nation on this green earth, maybe they've just been made to look like all these storm drains in our New-Jersey-as-microcosm-for-the-whole-thing "Garden State" where garden doesn't equal Eden, garden equals concrete. Guardin' state. In the prison of the Machine.
Calm down…!
I’m sure these well intentioned Well Improvements were carefully thought out by the local N.I.C.E. affiliate. Quite likely an excellent explanation of this has been written by Mark Studdock in a local paper. Check out his essay and you’ll feel oh so much better.
Co. Council workers are well known for leaning on the shovels and staring into holes. I bet they had a field day with this one. By the way, is that "County Work" in the second line a slip or a deliberate pun?
Well, gosh. This former public administrator and related parks and rec folks did not engender such wreckage as seen here. I was fortunate to be around folks who had an eye for the serene. I knew aplenty who wanted to 'improve' the 'environment' in this manner, though. Storm drains belong at the curbs of your streets.
The concrete walls, the way the grate over the well was situated haphazardly within the walls and the big block with signage at the entrance sitting off-kilter--all those different angles with no coherence shouts chaos and disorder. It's almost as if the planners wanted it that way. Bring back the golden mean when designing spaces around holy sites and gardens and buildings.
"Articles of piety"......a beautiful phrase indeed, and I do indeed feel your pain.