24 Jun 2014

Dreaming?




Have you heard of Charlie Dimmock? She's the water feature Queen
of TV gardening programmes, which you've probably not seen,
but you'd recognise the gardens in which she's reigned supreme.

There's always lots of water gushing from a spout
or shooting up into the air, or winding in and out
along a crafty water course which gravity can't flout.

Charlie's tanned and winsome, with a head of wayward curls
which she allows to wander free - not like other girls
who tie their locks atop their heads, or wind them round in whorls.

But when she did my garden, there were no less than four
of the water-spitting lion heads - I couldn't ask for more -
as they played their water music in the pool outside my door!

(In all honesty, I can only dream of Ms Dimmock doing a makeover in my sad, slabbed patio - but what are Mags for, if not to dream?!)

Thanks to the artist John William Waterhouse  and Tess, from whose Mag 225 this detail was taken.

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8 comments:

  1. Well done, finding material in a part of the picture other than the model.

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  2. Your right Jinksy , she is the very essence of feeling ....cheers

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  3. I've heard of Charlie Dimmock, used to watch her plotting ways - thank goodness she has grown some sense and wearing bras these days!

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  4. No heard of Charlie, but certainly could use her to stop over here as well. I hope things are going well for you Jinksy.

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  5. Oh yes, I agree. Hadn't heard of it before, but welcome fresh and new! Nicely done.

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  6. Great idea, to get away from the model and cocentrate on Charle Dimmock and her pergolating watercourse. :)

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  7. What a fun rhyme to go with this picture!

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