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Sunday, August 30, 2020

Caryatids, Blenheim Palace

As an escape from the worries and cares of the moment, I've been looking through images, reminding myself of beautiful places and pleasanter times. Behind Blenheim Palace is a Water Terrace. A row of caryatids are positioned as if they are holding up the formal garden on the level above. They look uncomfortable. In times when the world weighs me down, I think of the caryatids who cannot move, cannot complain. They simply carry the weight and, perhaps, hope that some day their burdens will be lifted.