Thank you. It was the timelessness that attracted me to the scene. And the fact that he was asleep on his feet, and I am making a collection of people sleeping.
The inscription on the plaque tells the story of Eleanor of Castille and Charing Cross - he was outside the station by the Eleanor cross. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jim kerslake > Sent: 16 July 2006 08:10 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Snap du jour: the honey-heavy dew of slumber > > Has a timeless quality - Dickensian or Shakespearian - in a way quite > moving. > Only the logo on the boots really dates it to now. > (Amazing that even this guy does not escape a corporate brand.) > > Wish I could read all of the plaque behind - > it looks as though it should be proclaiming some > philanthropic Charter on > the Rights of Man - > which would have been astounding. > > -- jim > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:37 PM > Subject: Snap du jour: the honey-heavy dew of slumber > > > > > > ... a sleep > > Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing > > (John Keats) > > > > http://www.web-options.com/P7150791s.jpg > > > > Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
