Only Connect: Traces of Times Past

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Traces of Times Past

"Black Death's Last Trace, Norfolk, England, 2007" (Originally uploaded to Flickr, August 11, 2007, see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/walford/1083848273/in/set-72157594426856506 ) "Where hammer, the anvil once struck, now the solitary skylark sings" Where once was heard the sound of hammer striking anvil, And the shouts and cries of children running in the streets, Now skylark sings, and grasses bend with the wind; All village life now stilled, no more the bell does toll. Black Death, spared... Sign in to see full entry.

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