The Bird in Hand by sandra46
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Description
This is The Bird in Hand in Leek, Staffordshire, a corner pub at Market Square.
This is a story of pubs, falconry, and cultural differences.
The first time I met this name was some years ago in the village of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, in the heart of the rich Amish farmland. I was surprised to see the sign of the village in a pious community and, what's worse, near another village named Intercourse!In Italy nobody would dream to name a place this way unless it was a porno-shop, lest of being the victim of the most practical jokes.
The fact is that the Romans spread little winged male members around Europe to wish good luck to bridges, buildings, etc. The word "bird" in Italian is often a synonym used in ordinary speech.
Later, when I saw this sign in Leek I realized the true meaning of the name of taverns, inns and pubs: the noble art of falconry. BTW I also learned that the village in Pennsylvania got the name from a hotel built on the colonial King's Highway.
I like this pub in Leek, with its typical architecture, which is quintessentially British in my culturally-biased eyes.
BTW falconry is still alive in Italy, especially in my region, where hawks are used in the airports.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Comments (39)
flora-crassella
wonderful photos! Very interesting !!!!!
BessieB
Another superb photo, love your work
MC-Jay-One
Beautiful architecture, great shot!
Rainastorm
Beautiful looking places there, sounds like an awesome Tavern as well...!
Umbetro38
so excellent scenes and POV - wow
bmac62
Great photo. Great story. I'd always wondered about how in the world did that town get its' name in Pennsylvania...now I know! We've got a couple of other "dussies" over in Missouri too. While we're at it, familiar with the slang term, "dussies"?
Miska7
Very nice shots! Well done.
greensleeves81
An outstanding series. I hear about these things for the first time in my life. Well, that's why we are at Rendo.
qrud
Superb photo shot. lovely place.
Hendesse
What a beautiful house. Excellent collage!
Minda
another wonderful shot beautiful collage!!
Amosicho
Another wonderful shot :)
magnus073
I really like the looks of this one a lot, nice capture and thanks again for the details background info. I am really enjoying your tour of these
armoric56
excellent shot!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
sandra46
No, Bill (bmac62), I've looked for the slang word "dussies" even in my dictionary of American taboo words, but I couldn't find it. Can you tell it here? BTW I forgot to mention that I also discovered a Bird-in-Hand Theory, which means whem investors think dividends are less risky than potential future capital gains, hence they like dividends and value high payout firms more highly. If I had money, I'd surely be this type of investor!
miwi
Klasse capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Radar_rad-dude
Such a marvelous photo and history! I love them both! Thanks for sharing your many and marvelous talents! I greatly appreciate the privilege!
MOSKETON
gran persecucion de logos, (escudos) genial idea. felicidades amiga.
GBCalls
Nice to see these signs. Interesting, and well done.
ledwolorz
Beautiful photo.
MrsRatbag
A beautiful building/sign/capture...and very interesting background narrative!
Sea_Dog
Sandra this is beautiful. The architecture, color and the pub sign work together wonderfully. Well done.
marcopolinski
thoroughly interesting story ... just learned a whole bunch about a subject I had know little about before ... the capture is--as they have all been in this series--smashing!! Amazing historical architecture. A fantastic presentation and photo!
MrsLubner
Outstanding postwork! Fabulous work and information.
Richardphotos
beautiful tutor style and capture
lyron
Wonderful series. Excellent shot!!
durleybeachbum
All absolutely fascinating!!and a great pic too. I always though it came from 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'!
ragouc
Very good shot and presentation.
danob
Wonderful again a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush !! Loving this series