Bet your bottom dollar... by judithg

Bet your bottom dollar...

Apologies to those people who have had 'The Sun'll Come out..' as an ear worm since yesterday..... Anyway it did but I honestly think I am running out of ideas for photos - I need to move towns! This is John Keys (aka Johannes Caius), co-founder of Gonville and Caius College. Born in Norwich in 1529 he was physician to Edward VI, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. In 1568 he was dismissed being simultaneously accused of atheism and adherence to the Catholic faith. Life was complicated in those days..... But he did have a splendid moustache.
Nice to see moustache spelt correctly! Like the shot too.
March 8th, 2012  
great sculpture and moustache - ooh and an idea to pinch - we've got sculptures like that on the church building! And I haven't posted them yet either.
March 8th, 2012  
@rich57 You mean it's not spelt like mustard?? Isn't spelt a wheat-like grain? We spell it 'spelled' in America. Not 'proper' English, I know ;)
March 8th, 2012  
Very nice moustache - nice pants too. I stayed in the Masters lodge at Gonville and Caius College once - the Master (is that what you call them?) used to be my boss at Leeds. Don't remember much except for seeing an owl on the window sill and being totally amazed by that. It just sat and looked at us for ages.
March 8th, 2012  
Sorry Judith, I forgot about your picture. I altogether missed the moustache theme. I like your choice here. Are his tights saggy or did he have varicose veins?
@fueast Like Poe and the raven!
March 8th, 2012  
@meisen325 No it looked to be quite a friendly owl! And I was young and optimistic in the those days...
March 8th, 2012  
@fueast Yes, yes they are definitely friendlier and much cuter. And supposedly wise. Wish I had been a bit more owly and a bit less...other things. "Those were the days..."
March 8th, 2012  
Great, theme shot, I think you are very lucky having all the wonderful buildings in Cambridge to photograph . The I suppose I am lucky being able to take country side shots from the house and garden
March 8th, 2012  
Nice lighting. No don't move towns, your Cambridge shots are excellent.
March 8th, 2012  
Only just read about 'earworms' before I saw your picture or I wouldn't have known what you meant !!! A bit out of news link in NZ !! I have been checking your back photos & what a lot of faves Judith !!! An odd contradictory reason for getting the sack from such a fine job but much to be thankful to him in your lovely city !!!
March 8th, 2012  
@meisen325 @rich57 It's spelt (irregular form - proper English) or spelled (regular form - simpler and preferred by Americans ;0) ) like 'mouse' because it's like having a mouse living under your nose. @fueast We all have owls on our windowsills waiting for the post. These days you would be able to remember everything about the Master's Lodge because of all the photo ops it afforded! BTW Some Colleges with women in charge have Presidents, some have Mistresses but the the magnificent Jean Thomas who became the first woman in charge at St Catherine's is Master of the college.
March 8th, 2012  
@judithg That sounds like a great title!
March 8th, 2012  
And cool knickers. :P
March 8th, 2012  
Great detail on this!
March 8th, 2012  
Nice bit of architectural moustache you've got here.
March 8th, 2012  
Outstanding architectural detail. Very rare to find this detail on American buildings.
March 8th, 2012  
Really nice lose up detail of the statue, quite often they are too high up to really see them.
March 8th, 2012  
@fueast @judithg so the owls are from Hogwarts?
March 9th, 2012  
Nice building n statue - nice shot
March 9th, 2012  
Good choice for the theme.
March 9th, 2012  
This is certainly the oldest moustache entered for the theme ;). I realized finishing my project last year was relatively easy because I travelled so much. It's so much harder now. But at least you live in a very photogenic town and you're obviously making the most of it. You can come over here anytime, you know ;).
March 9th, 2012  
What absurd pants! Boy do I know the photography blahs. It's so much easier being on a trip to a place that is pretty new to me
March 9th, 2012  
Wild pants. I know the photography blues too though being on a trip is just what the doctor ordered
March 9th, 2012  
Love the mustache, and the he was an atheist catholic. How unorthodox? Reminds me of Yes, Minister
March 9th, 2012  
Ancient moustache!!! cool capture!
March 9th, 2012  
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