This first weathervane known to mankind probably stands near the Acropolis in Athens, built, it is said, in 48 B.C. The oldest British Weathervane is at Ottery St. Mary, Devon, 1335, which has whistling tubes to make a 'crowing' noise. We have no record of the weathervanes in India.
This photograph shows the weathercock on top of Viceregal Lodge.
I dedicate this piece of deathless verse to this solitary fowl:
Weathercock, Weathercock, up in the sky,
What can you see from your perch so high?
Watching the clouds, the sun, moon and stars,
The people, birds, horses and cars.
I envy you, Weathercock, your wonderful view,
And wish that sometimes I could sit there with you.
What can you see from your perch so high?
Watching the clouds, the sun, moon and stars,
The people, birds, horses and cars.
I envy you, Weathercock, your wonderful view,
And wish that sometimes I could sit there with you.
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3 comments:
Hmm. I guess any weathervanes we have here are thanks to colonial influence, was just racking brain to think of whether there might have been any before that on buildings in indigeneous architectural styles, and the idea was droll. Imagine a weathervane on top of, um, the Taj Mahal!
I am a big fan of your blog and those lovely poems. Please do write more often. I am longing to visit shimla once again ....your blog makes me nostalgic .
Scribbler: i'm falling over laughing at the thought (windvane-onthe-Taj!!!)
Atoorva: Well, why don't you make a trip here. My no. is in the Blue book :)
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