CARL PORTMAN Vs The White Squirrel

Jon,

Whilst going through some very old archive photographs on a CD I came across this. I recall taking it from distance on an old camera (pre-digital days) and it's a famed 'white squirrel' from Pevensey in Eastbourne.

I saw it with my own eyes and almost couldn't believe it.

Anyway - it's unusual for sure.

Carlos

WELL DONE EMILY

Regular readers will know Emily, star of the forthcoming CFZtv blockbuster Emily and the Big Cats. She has just got her Btec in Health and Social Care. Well done, honey.

Filming is very nearly finished on her film, and with luck and a fair wind you will be able to see it by Christmas....

ROBERT SCHNECK: Tudor mystery bird

Hi Jon,

This is a page from the Bodleian Library's Tudor Pattern Book (c. 1520-1530), which has paintings that were used by illuminators, embroiderers, and other craftsmen. Most of the animals are labeled (e.g. 'A dog') or identifiable by their actions (e.g. the reptilian beaver biting off his scrotum), but the hoofed bird in this picture escapes me.

I don't understand what the writing means or recognize the bird as a heraldic, mythical or symbolic animal (a hoofed bird might, incidentally, explain the Devil's footprints of 1855). I'm hoping bloggo readers can identify it.

KITHRA ON THE WOODWOSE AND THE GREEN MAN

The Woodwose, sometimes called the Wild Man, is very similar to the Green Man. Both appear in ancient mythology and have their origins in ancient paganism. And since they became subsumed into Christianity in mediaeval times, both can often be found as decoration in Churches.

Whilst the Green Man, a pre-Christian fertility symbol, is usually depicted with the face half-covered in leaves and vines emanating from the mouth, the Woodwose is usually shown as a complete part-human figure carrying a club, with the limbs being leafy. It also often shows a thick beard and wears a cap. The Woodwose may also be shown holding the club in different positions. Sometimes this is on its side and sometimes it is raised. There is a theory that a raised club depicts the figure before it was converted to Christianity, but it’s probably more correct to believe that it was raised to ward off evil spirits.

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HAUNTED SKIES: Ireland on Sunday, 20.6.99

http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2011/08/ireland-on-sunday-20699.html

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1945 Al Stewart was born. Nothing particularly Fortean about that, but hey, I like his music. This one is a favourite of mine: Flying Sorcery
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Close enough:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xasti_super-furry-animals-golden-retrieve_music