Interesting grass cutting job
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:18 pm
From today's Observer:-
Fading fertility giant given a helping hand
Volunteers got to work yesterday on giving a 180ft ancient fertility symbol a makeover. The Cerne Abbas giant, which lies on a Dorset hillside, has become obscured by vegetation after a wet summer and a shortage of sheep farmers lending their flocks for grazing.
Rob Rhodes, National Trust head warden for west Dorset, said: 'The grass is now pretty much smothering the whole of the giant.'
The naked, sexually aroused, figure is being re-chalked until 20 September. Rhodes added: 'Throughout the history of the giant it has been looked after by residents of the Cerne village. It's a chance to keep that tradition going.'
When he's cleaned up he should look like this:-
So, come on, mowers and chalk at the ready
Fading fertility giant given a helping hand
Volunteers got to work yesterday on giving a 180ft ancient fertility symbol a makeover. The Cerne Abbas giant, which lies on a Dorset hillside, has become obscured by vegetation after a wet summer and a shortage of sheep farmers lending their flocks for grazing.
Rob Rhodes, National Trust head warden for west Dorset, said: 'The grass is now pretty much smothering the whole of the giant.'
The naked, sexually aroused, figure is being re-chalked until 20 September. Rhodes added: 'Throughout the history of the giant it has been looked after by residents of the Cerne village. It's a chance to keep that tradition going.'
When he's cleaned up he should look like this:-
So, come on, mowers and chalk at the ready
