Sunday 10 July 2011

Old hippies and barn owls

Went to Barnes Fair on Saturday, and purchased a few goodies ...

This LP came with the original tour programme from 1988 - I was there at the Hammersmith Odeon - John Miles on vocals, Jimmy Page on guitar and a very young Jason Bonham on drums - when I saw them Robert Plant joined them for an encore of Rock N Roll ...


Also a rare UK copy of Trout Mask Replica ...


But the real find was a piece of taxidermy - a rather lovely Barn Owl ...


Beautiful plummage ...





Must be national owl week - this photo in the news this week is that of a owl crashing into a window in Kendal and leaving his imprint .



Back to Barney ...


Amanda's prize purchase was a knitted nativity scene ...

Christmas can't come too soon !

Post script

Visited the At Home in Japan exhibition at the Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch - models of all things Owl are placed near the front door where the Japanese take off their shoes and put on their slippers - the Owls repel any evils spirits brought in from the outside - now I know what to do with my new Barn Owl!

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