Excellent Elen article:
http://www.traditionalharp.co.uk/Cae...icles/Elen.htm

Ok, well it's well known that pre-Conquest, the Irish had a habit of raiding the Welsh coast, making off with cattle, gold, wealth, and women. Dissatified with this, one crew decided to pinch the vowels as well, forcing the Welsh to use consonants for vowels. The Irish, on the other hand, found themeselves with too many and this caused them to create strange, interesting and lengthy dipthongs. And now you know why Cymraeg has too few vowels and Gaelic has too many.

yes, except that one skull that can only be seen from the side of the painting. Holbein, that's it. at least it's subtle.

which is the MOST important thing.

Ha! you should tell me that story some day.

I am not so sure. You see, it's about Project Management. I'm not sure elaboration is necessary. But I appreciate the benevolent wishes and reflect them toward thee.

Have you heard my dreadful Celtic linguistics joke? Do you want to?

haha! depends what your brain is tuned into at any given time!

lol interesting but highly impractical, you mean?

I should be writing an essay but instead I am now focussed on following up your latest excellent haiku lol.

ha i was actually thinking along the lines of a pull cord and a bomb lol. I know though, I have the same problem with permutations. Someone asked me recently to help set some tables and chairs out, and I was completely lost, because they saw it as a common sense exercise, but I needed to know whether the tables should be put together in diamond or square shapes, and at which angle, and should there be a chair at each end, or two on each side facing each other...needless to say, he hasn't asked for my help since.

Haha i would find it a funny, yet slightly desperate state of affairs. Oh, good . My sister just read my comment about the finger and didn't understand it .

Thanks! And with your name, it doesn't surprise me that you have a copy of the Mabinogion. It's fascinating to me all the ways in which Elen has developed over the millenia (including her modern neo-pagan incarnation like my avatar), and also just how widespread across Europe the archetype (and aspects therof) really is. I shall post some more Elen images, also modern fantasy ones that echo to the current of the archetype. Watch my avatar change as the seasons go on.

Or berate you for not being sociable enough!

Hahaha, it flows nicely! An introverted intuition that works to a rhythm, i'd like that. A Yemenite tickling me though, not so sure...I'd be worried about what was attached to the finger...can I say that?

Who would find the robot? An ESTJ of course! Their linear minds map a timeline from day dot to now!

Aye, a confusing history that country has! Was some interesting lunchtime learning!

Well it's the leathery texture! Ha, I know exactly the look...I get it a lot, but try to make sure I'm near a computer or encylopaedia. I am also a killer for the 'INTJ blank stare', not that I know I'm doing it...good question! Aden, or Sana'a?

Mmmmm! *Glug, glug* Man Owen, that hit the spot. Thanks dude! I did feast myself on 5 rolls and a number of courses of Nigiri. Tako, Hamachi, eel and salmon. It was a good night to remember.

ha, do you think it's the bullish stare and the boxing gloves?

It's the INTx need to know....

I don't drink but I may make an exception the next time I go out for sushi (sometime in the next five years hopefully). That sounds like a great combo. You and your delicious food, everyday with the delicious food! lol (My bbq ribs were pretty tasty too, though.) Sure beats popcorn.

thank you!! always honoured to get a compliment from the expert

Thanks Owen. I haven't been doing very well lately, no. The forum does help.

Hope you're okay too.

Hi Owen (*waves to Owen*).

Forgetting to say. You were right about the 3rd and 4th pictures telling a story. There was a story indeed.
I'm curious. Do you take pictures yourself? Do you paint? I'd love to see something of yours....