Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Strung Up Jest

With afternoon storm clouds in background, thunder rolling in. And now - rain spattering on roof. And yes - lightning: flash. Roar. Spatter, spatter. Roar. Flash. Roar. Flash, flash.
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  1. the Abbot of ThelemeAugust 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM

    Key peripheral feature in photo: plastic figures on windowsill - late-Permian Dimetrodon attacking Sir Ector de Maris.

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  2. John VivantAugust 12, 2009 at 5:13 AM

    Permian Dimetrodon:

    "Ancestor of the mammals belonged to the family called Pelycosaurs, which had both mammal and reptile characteristics. Dimetrodon preceded the earliest dinosaurs by more than 40 million years but physically it looked a lot like one. It is often referred to as mammal-like reptile, based on characteristics of the skull and dentition. Dimetrodon was a dominant carnivore, the largest one of the Permian period. It was a predacious reptile that was on the top of the food chain during the early Permian.

    This pelycosaur possessed a spectacular sail on its back, supported by long, bony spines, each of which grew out of a separate spinal vertebra. The sail was probably an early experiment in controlling body temperature. It is believed that the sail absorbed the heat of the sun and warmed the blood and body. It warmed up early after sunrise and cooled off more efficiently during the heat of the day. It may have also been used for mating and dominance rituals and making it look much larger than it was to predators."

    Sir Ector de Maris:

    "Sir Ector de Maris was the illegitimate son of King Ban of Benwick (possibly Guenet in Brittany) by the daughter of Lord Agravadain of Castle de Mares (Fenland Castle). Ector was raised in the Fens by his maternal grandfather until he was old enough to join King Arthur's Court and become a Knight of the Round Table.

    Ector's adventures in the name of King Arthur were many and wide-ranging. With Sir Morganore, it was Ector de Maris who welcomed Sir Tristram to Camelot when he was shipwrecked nearby. The two jousted in a friendly competition, but Ector was ashamed to have been beaten by a knight of Cornwall. Other times he was more successful at tournaments, getting the better of both Sirs Palomides & Percivale. He, however, failed to defeat Sir Turquine and became one of the knights he imprisoned before being rescued by Ector's brother, Sir Lancelot. He returned the favour by rediscovering the lost Knight of the Lake after his period of insanity and returning him to Court."

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  3. the Abbot of ThelemeAugust 12, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    King Ban of Benwick...one of my favourite knights.

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