There's actually quite a long story to this which I'm not going to bore you with today. But it does have to do with hunting for gable stones and finding out that these aren't! But I just can't have them go to waste, can I!
First of all, these 5 stone carvings are on a side wall at the Rijksmueum here in Amsterdam, not too far from our apartment. While Donica was home in Atlanta this past holiday weekend, I was out walking, specifically looking for GABLE stones, which are plentiful on the museum walls.
This obviously was/is a transportation series, so we have to start with the horse and rider.
BTW, each stone is approximately 12" (30cm) square.
If you squint, you can see the airplanes. But I had to chuckle over how BIG the blimp is in comparison to the planes from way back then.
And, of course, everything else fell into place.
Actually, I think automobiles came before trains (?), but not in the movie!
And when did the sailboats come? HELP!
Then the big ships, of course, which brought many a European over to America back in those days.
Did I tell you that Donica and I will sail one of these mammoth ships at the end of October on a 12-night Mediterranean cruise? Yup. But that'll be another post.
Too bad these aren't gable stones, right? So as not to lose them forever to my Photographic Black Hole, here they are preserved for those of you who always wanted to see the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Oh yes, the inside is spectacular as well (which we saw 9 years ago)!
Donica arrived back in A'dam this morning, safe-n-sound. She took a 3-hour nap and then went to work. What a woman!
Donica arrived back in A'dam this morning, safe-n-sound. She took a 3-hour nap and then went to work. What a woman!
