Thursday, June 12, 2008

Barrels


We’re (understandably) fixated on barrels these days – barrels of oil and their skyrocketing prices. Here’s another use of a barrel. Much lovelier than a container for oil, or a "pork barrel." ;}

I wonder what this barrel originally held? Or if it was made solely for flowers?

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When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.
-J. P. Donleavy

2 comments:

Katie said...

Looks like an old wine barrel. Very pretty with flowers in it though!

Ms M said...

It could very well be an old wine barrel. Perhaps the flowers are enriched by traces of sauvignon blanc or an "oakey merlot". :-)