Monday 16 July 2007

ok im back




so steve , i havent talked to kim, i just knew the wanker bit anyway - only joking!!!!!
here is the photo i thought about the other day, its of Holme Fen Post it was sunk into the ground in 1841 and shows the amount the soil has shrunk and eroded since then,- its on part of the fen where once was a lake and is now farm land, The lake was drained and the owners wanted to record the amount the land went down -currently its 13 foot, 6/7ft below see level, although the fields either side are about another metre lower [its near trees which have reduced the erosion rate]. I like it because its a measure of time and space [a bit like the kids getting bigger marks on door frames], but also the fact it was made specifically for this job, its unique - from and function united - i think, well not quite because it looks like a roman column, but nearly.

1 comment:

spodsheff said...

was the top of it level with the ground when it was put in?