Sunday, September 26, 2010

The Silver Swan

Swans eat fish.

And little girls wave to birds who look at them.

In England, in the north of Yorkshire, is the city of Barnard Castle. It takes its name from the castle built there centuries ago by Bernard. And in that city is the Bowes Collection, a museum once the residence of the wealthy Bowes family.

A chief exhibit of the Bowes Collection is the Silver Swan, a marvellous clockwork mechanism, built in the 1770s that still operates today.



Let's hope the video plays.

1 comment:

  1. The video is a success. And the swan is just plain awesome!

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