tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post989596147286499174..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Is this structure real? - updated, with answerMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1645534441649672572012-08-19T02:13:48.521-05:002012-08-19T02:13:48.521-05:00I suspect that was built to cache food in a place ...I suspect that was built to cache food in a place that would keep it out of reach of most large pests. These sorts of things (though nothing like this) were fairly common in the high north, and are even still in use in area where no electricity is available or where electricity can't be relied upon year round.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of far more rustic varieties: http://goo.gl/DiIuTZahharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337371524784156771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2753675758338706912012-08-16T07:59:46.756-05:002012-08-16T07:59:46.756-05:00Not just a fake background: fake window with flowe...Not just a fake background: fake window with flowers and fake interior arch texture.<br /><br />Still a cool birdhouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-46650364612807567952012-08-15T16:52:53.536-05:002012-08-15T16:52:53.536-05:00Thank you, Ed. I've amended the post with the...Thank you, Ed. I've amended the post with the additional photo and links.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-45487642448059413032012-08-15T16:52:26.621-05:002012-08-15T16:52:26.621-05:00Great. Tx. Post amended to include your link.Great. Tx. Post amended to include your link.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50918623206856357912012-08-15T15:43:33.346-05:002012-08-15T15:43:33.346-05:00Your first commenter has the right link: it's ...Your first commenter has the right link: it's a real structure, but the photo you've chanced upon is a composite with a new background. The link in question tells us it's in Lavergne (France) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavergne,_Lot-et-Garonne) and that it's a "dovecote built on the ruins of a medieval surrounding wall."<br /><br />Here's another angle: http://www.communes.com/midi-pyrenees/lot/lavergne_46500/photos.html and another http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17799173<br /><br />"lavergne pigeonnier" was the trick!<br />Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166570303512915170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21757707714088102962012-08-15T13:24:16.451-05:002012-08-15T13:24:16.451-05:00This appears to have been created here:
http://mon...This appears to have been created here:<br />http://montvalentstock.deviantart.com/art/Little-house-in-the-woods-201564193Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149900584464031072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8745328356083026382012-08-15T13:14:20.447-05:002012-08-15T13:14:20.447-05:00Is it a folly? People have been building follies ...Is it a folly? People have been building follies for centuries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91741919981234402012-08-15T12:59:29.880-05:002012-08-15T12:59:29.880-05:00Sort of. It appears to come from here http://mont...Sort of. It appears to come from here http://montvalentstock.deviantart.com/art/Lavergne-dovecote-184800770Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com