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 þe mone stond & strit,
    on is bot-forke is burþen he bereþ;
Hit is muche wonder þat he nadoun slyt,
    for doute leste he valle, he shoddreþ ant shereþ.
When þe forst freseþ, muche chele he byd;
    þe þornes beþ kene is hattren to-tereþ.
Nis no wyþt in þe world þat wot wen he syt,
    ne, bote hit bue þe hegge, whet wedes he wereþ.

Whider trowe þis mon ha þe wey take?
    he haþ set is o fot is oþer to-foren;
ffor non hiþte þat he haþ ne syþ me hym ner shake,
     he is þe sloweste mon þat euer wes yboren.
Wher he were o þe feld þycchynde stake
    for hope, of ys þornes to dutten is doren,
He mot myd is twybyl oþer trous make,
    oþer al is dayes werk þer were yloren.

Ðis ilke mon vpon heh when-er he were,
    wher he were y þe mone boren and yfed,
He leneþ on is forke ase a grey frere.
    Ðis crokede caynard sore he is adred,
Hit is mony day go þat he was here.
    ichot of is ernde he naþ nout ysped,
He haþ hewe sumwher a burþen of brere;
    þare-fore sum hayward hap taken ys wed.

3ef þy wed ys ytake, bring hom þe trous,
    sete forþ þyn oþer fot, stryd ouer sty.
We shule preye þe haywart hom to vr hous
    ant maken hym at heyse for þe maystry,
Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous,
    ant oure dame douse shal sitten hym by.
When þat he is dronke ase a dreynt mous
    þenne we schule borewe þe wed ate bayly.

Ðis mon hereþ me nout þah ich to hym crye;
    ichot þe cherl is def, þe del hym to-drawe!
Ðah ich 3e3e vpon heh nulle nout hye
    þe lostlase ladde con nout o lawe.
Hupe for þe hubert, hosede pye!
    ichot þart a-marscled in-to þe mawe.
Ðah me teone wiþ hym þat myn teh mye,
    þe cherld nul nout adoun er þe day dawe.

[bigwull]

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


The Man in the Moon

Mon in þe mone stond & strit,
    on is bot-forke is burþen he bereþ;
Hit is muche wonder þat he nadoun slyt,
    for doute leste he valle, he shoddreþ ant shereþ.
When þe forst freseþ, muche chele he byd;
    þe þornes beþ kene is hattren to-tereþ.
Nis no wyþt in þe world þat wot wen he syt,
    ne, bote hit bue þe hegge, whet wedes he wereþ.

Whider trowe þis mon ha þe wey take?
    he haþ set is o fot is oþer to-foren;
ffor non hiþte þat he haþ ne syþ me hym ner shake,
     he is þe sloweste mon þat euer wes yboren.
Wher he were o þe feld þycchynde stake
    for hope, of ys þornes to dutten is doren,
He mot myd is twybyl oþer trous make,
    oþer al is dayes werk þer were yloren.

Ðis ilke mon vpon heh when-er he were,
    wher he were y þe mone boren and yfed,
He leneþ on is forke ase a grey frere.
    Ðis crokede caynard sore he is adred,
Hit is mony day go þat he was here.
    ichot of is ernde he naþ nout ysped,
He haþ hewe sumwher a burþen of brere;
    þare-fore sum hayward hap taken ys wed.

3ef þy wed ys ytake, bring hom þe trous,
    sete forþ þyn oþer fot, stryd ouer sty.
We shule preye þe haywart hom to vr hous
    ant maken hym at heyse for þe maystry,
Drynke to hym deorly of fol god bous,
    ant oure dame douse shal sitten hym by.
When þat he is dronke ase a dreynt mous
    þenne we schule borewe þe wed ate bayly.

Ðis mon hereþ me nout þah ich to hym crye;
    ichot þe cherl is def, þe del hym to-drawe!
Ðah ich 3e3e vpon heh nulle nout hye
    þe lostlase ladde con nout o lawe.
Hupe for þe hubert, hosede pye!
    ichot þart a-marscled in-to þe mawe.
Ðah me teone wiþ hym þat myn teh mye,
    þe cherld nul nout adoun er þe day dawe.

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