+DISCLAIMER+
>i want to clarify a few points in regard to my<
>nightly effort to produce emails of value<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^
+CASTLE DESIGN+
>like peaceful Lou Kahn i admire castles<
>but abhor war and when i write about<
>my Gruyere ancestors i do not<
>approve their warlike ways<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CRUSADES+
>five crusades in behalf of christianity
>may very well be a mistake and<
>i only treat it as history that<
>is always questionable<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LEONARDO DA VINCI+
>the Gruy (crane) family history with<
>Leonardo is more to my taste<
>but i wonder at the Starz ch.<
+WARLIKE+
>focus on da vinci's daily life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>war vs peace=give me peace<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>even though history is full<
>of horrible slaughter<
>in behalf of virtue<) ?
^^^^^^^^^^^^
#1) +GRUE=CRANE=GRUY=
>a window in Gruyere Castle renders<
+TYPICAL BLAZON+
>the Grue Crane in warlike mode<
( footbal team crowd urgings )
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#2) +GRUYERE FLOWERS+
>i have taken both of my wives to<
+LAND OF MILK+
+& HONEY+
>Gruyere a most peaceful locus<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>even though Swiss pikemen<
>and guards were fierce<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#3) +CLAIRVAUX+
>libraries-printing presses-vinyards<
(+CIVILIZATION+)
>origins of the knights templars<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Saint Bernard's monastery near the<
>de Gruy chateau in the Orient<
>Forest south of Troyes, Fr<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>even peacful St Bernard was in<
+LIKE ST. LOUIS+
>favor of crusades efforts<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#4) +GENERAL deGAULLE+
>(his country home near Clairvaux)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>was a man of peace famed for his<
>wartime leadership of french<
+RESISTANCE+
>to the likes of Nazi Panzers<
(>tank warfare his talent<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#5) +FRENCH CAR DESIGN+
>was/is eccentric, unique, inventive<
>with the Voisin, Citroen and<
+BUGATTI+
>presenting strong leadership<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GOOGLE+
>eugene ray / degruy<
+BUGATTI+
>and<
^^^^^
+LECORBUSIER+
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>a most eccentric, unique & inventive<
>architect was linked to the 2CV<
>design seen in top middle<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CORBU WAS ALSO FROM+
>grue/gruy country<
+THE JURA, THE LAND OF+
+MILK & HONEY+
^^^^^^^^^^^
gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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