This afternoon I watched the film Seven Years In Tibet. I had forgotten what a good film it is. Probably one of Brad Pitt's best.
Also a reminder of what a fascinating culture exists in Tibet.
After the film, in the light that remained, I went for a drive to look at some medieval carvings in a local church.
The carvings show figures playing musical instruments, most of them very weird-looking. This one has a convoluted trumpet. The black wood has a plastic appearance that suggests it is bog wood (from a prehistoric forest submerged for millennia in a swamp and then dredged up in the medieval period - the wood was prized by our ancestors for its hardness and pliability).
Also a reminder of what a fascinating culture exists in Tibet.
After the film, in the light that remained, I went for a drive to look at some medieval carvings in a local church.
The carvings show figures playing musical instruments, most of them very weird-looking. This one has a convoluted trumpet. The black wood has a plastic appearance that suggests it is bog wood (from a prehistoric forest submerged for millennia in a swamp and then dredged up in the medieval period - the wood was prized by our ancestors for its hardness and pliability).
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