"Gazing down in her white shroud,
Shroud of windy cloud,
Comes at night the phantom moon;
Comes and all the shadows soon,
Crowding in the rooms, arouse;
Shadows, ghosts, her rays lead on,
Till beneath the cloud
Like a ghost she's gone,
In her gusty shroud,
O'er the haunted house."
"In its desolate halls are lying,
Gold, blood-red and browned,
Drifted leaves of summer dying;
And the winds, above them sighing,
Turn them round and round,
Make a ghostly sound
As of footsteps failing, flying,
Voices through the chambers crying,
Of the haunted house."
I often return to this picture (I secretly use this picture to create Opacity addicts) when I want to show someone an example of Motts' incredible ability to capture such stunning contrasts,(I know, I know, there are tons of awesome shots) but for me, for some reason, I almost always show someone this one first.
Nothing so far. The plan is for some of the property to become a park with the mansion's foundation used as a formal garden. Originally, the school building was to be used as a new location for the village library. Alas, the building structure was found not to be engineered to meet the wieght stress of the stacks, and the water damage due to neglect of the structure was much worse than originally thought. It looks as if it too will meet the wrecking ball.
(Motts, this is off topic, sorry)
PTM: Try here: http://www.lavaworld.c...stProducts.cfm?cat=8 It's a basic light bulb that you can get at any store, and I've never had a problem getting my old one out, but then again I have ~ahem~ "modified" mine quite a bit...
P.T.M.:
It's just an appliance bulb, like you find in a stove, or refrigerator. Any home store like Home Depot or Lowes should have them. The hassle is getting them out, sometimes you have to unplug the base, and break the bulb to get it out.
Shroud of windy cloud,
Comes at night the phantom moon;
Comes and all the shadows soon,
Crowding in the rooms, arouse;
Shadows, ghosts, her rays lead on,
Till beneath the cloud
Like a ghost she's gone,
In her gusty shroud,
O'er the haunted house."