Sentences with phrase «water reed»

Alfriston Clergy House, East Sussex A 14th - century Wealden hall house, re-thatched in 2005, with an existing base of water reed covered with long straw.

Water reed is traditionally associated with the East Anglian wetlands and coastal marshes.

The salt water reed is sustainably harvested, flattened by hand press, then dyed and woven by village artisans in the community center and in their homes.

Thatching is traditionally associated with water reeds.

Not exact matches

Jochabed, Moses» mother, practiced wild hope as she placed her baby on a raft of reeds, sending him across the waters of the Nile.

Slender and regal, its long legs were in the water among the reeds.

For instance, it is probable that what happened at the Red Sea — actually the Sea of Reeds — had more to do with darkness and an east wind and chariots mired in the mud and the change of the tide, than with the vertical walls of water rendered so picturesquely by Cecil B. DeMille.

But even if the historian were able to confirm that an unusual flow of water at the Sea of Reeds trapped Pharaoh's army and enabled the Israelites to make good their escape, it is beyond the scope of the historian to deny or confirm that it was none other than YHWH who brought Israel out of Egypt.

we have as yet no consensus as to where and what it was, other than the remarkably astute observation that it must have been a body of water in which reeds commonly grew.

On the other hand, it must be admitted, this distinguished company has as yet been unable to achieve any significant measure of unity on the actual identity of the «Reed Sea» - other than in the astute observation that it must have been a body of water in which reeds commonly grew!

As the tradition is now enveloped in legend, there is no way of discovering the historical circumstances of the call of Moses, but we can be reasonably confident that there was such a man, who led a band of Hebrews in a dramatic escape from Egyptian slavery, and one of the oldest elements in the tradition is a song which celebrates the defeat of the Pharaoh's army in the waters of the Sea of Reeds.

The event provided a small short term increase in habitat access, contributed to a flow regime (providing flow variability and hydraulic diversity) that is suitable for non flow cued fish species to spawn, and provided water to the central reed beds of the Great Cumbung Swamp.

Environmental water delivered in spring reached the central reed beds of the Great Cumbung Swamp, a nationally significant wetland.

Tidal restrictions, or constrictions, which alter the flow of salt and fresh water have a major effect on the conditions which can favor the growth of the invasive reed Phragmites.

While frogs typically lay their eggs in or above standing water, white - spotted bush frogs lay their eggs inside the hollow internodes of reed bamboo that grow along streambanks and their offspring emerge from the eggs as fully - formed froglets.

We are not teaching our daughters, older women told the researchers, because the water is gone, the ground is dry and there are no reeds to gather.

Women cared for water buffalo and gathered reeds to weave into mats, baskets, pigeon cages and other tools.

The fields, the reeds, and the water buffalo were around them.

But really, he saw the Marsh Arabs who lived there, fishing, cutting reeds and tending water buffalo, as opponents.

Often the bridges lack sturdy supports and hang between leaves or reeds that vibrate in wind or water currents, so researchers long wondered how these seemingly flimsy structures stay up.

The first of these, Patricia Mazuy's Travolta and Me, showed at last year's Chicago International Film Festival; four others were programmed at the festival last month — Olivier Assayas» Cold Water, Andre Techine's Wild Reeds, Cedric Kahn's Too Much Happiness, and Chantal Akerman's Portrait of a Young Girl From Brussels — but unfortunately the first and best of these was canceled at the last minute.

A dog that can't surmount obstacles on land can't swim around obstacles (trees, seaweed, reeds, floating ice, floating debris) in water.

These ancient inhabitants of the lake, known as the Water Tribe, have built their own «islands» by periodically adding new layers of a type of reed unique to the area called «Totora».

This private campsite is secluded and, whilst it may not boast a grassy base for your tent, it does have two bush showers powered by a donkey water tank, your own braaipit, reed screen, bush table and water basin.

You can set out by yourself if you're confident with your equipment, or opt for a guided tour through the reeds up to Little Water Cay.

You can get here from Puerto Banus by crossing a wooden footbridge and watch water birds in the river reeds.

There are six villas (two luxury (very luxurious), 3 deluxe (deluxe) and a standard (regular)-RRB- which are all built with the highest standards with Balinese form of marble - floored building and a traditional reed roof.All are equipped with luxury furniture, with air conditioning, hot water control system and the cold, flat screen TV, DVD, CD player and room to relax.

The gardens are perfect for Weddings, parties and functions, and Also Provide a great play area for children Dining & Kitchen Approached by stepping stones, the striking hexagonal dining pavilion is completely open - water, sheltered by a Soaring reed grass roof.

Several lakes with running water and reed beds along the course add beauty and difficulty to the game, and have made the course the home of a wide variety of migratory water birds, such as ducks and egrets, while the interior of the course is home to olive and palm trees, thus creating a beautiful backdrop of vegetation with a distinctly Mediterranean flavour.

 Participating families added a dedicated bedroom to their adobe and stone house compounds. These simple rooms include two beds with mattresses made of totora reed harvested from the lake;  woolen blankets, and homespun cotton sheets. Dinner and breakfast may be provided by the family, or visitors may eat in the village.  Water is provided in ceramic jugs drawn from a well. Visitors use outhouses located adjacent to the house compound.  The views to the star - filled sky at night, and to the 20,000 - foot peaks of the Royal Range add to the experience of peace and tranquility.

Water lilies, lotus and grasses are positioned throughout the Red Reeds installation.

For instance, in terms of the composition, the leg of the girl mirrors the pole of the side table (Lovers); the light seeping through the holes in the wood panels (Lovers) or the reed fence (The Art Students), or witty like the erect nozzle of the watering can in combination with the apples in front of it.

Brett Weston (American, 1911 - 1993) Reeds and Black Water, 1972, probably printed 1975.

washington university faculty exhibition, st. louis, mo 2003 philip slein contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, st. louis, mo sherry leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo st. louis art museum, «change of space», film by laura beard and d. jansky 2002 museum of contemporary art, «art cache», invitational group exhibit, st. louis, mo left bank gallery, «this is an image», collaborative exhibition with ann rast, st. louis, mo springfield museum of art, water color usa, national juried exhibition, springfield, mo sherry leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo 2000 inform, invitational group exhibition, lemp brewery, st. louis, mo des lee gallery, «landscape», invitational group exhibition, curator: philip slein, st. louis, mo 1999 new american paintings, volume 22, national juried exhibition in print springfield museum of art, water color usa, national juried exhibition, springfield, mo sherry leedy contemporary art, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo 1998 r. duane reed gallery, invitational group exhibition, st. louis, mo leedy voulkos gallery, invitational group exhibition, kansas city, mo 1997 erector square gallery, international women's exhibition, new haven, connecticut art loft gallery, «extirpate» with andy milner, heather Bennett, st. louis, mo courthouse gallery, national juried exhibition, woodstock, il 1996 forum of contemporary art, «stations of the cross» group exhibit, st. louis, mo 1993 laguna gloria museum of art, «primarily paint», curator: peter doroshenko, austin, tx artist's lofts gallery, national group exhibition, galveston, tx wayland babtist gallery, national group exhibition, wayland, tx mcallen international museum, national group exhibition, mcallen, tx firehouse gallery, national group exhibition, del rio, tx red mesa art center, national group exhibition, gallup, nm 1990 henry art gallery, mfa thesis exhibition, seattle, wa 1990

For grey water I am going to build a small reed bed that takes the already pretty clean water, removes any solids, and cleans it up, then feeds into some irrigation pipes that snake through the trees.

Or the change in Central Australia, where lakes abounded in human times, because Aboriginal cave paintings in the area show fish, reeds and water birds.

(e) Victoria regia water lilies in Amazonia (Credit: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre); and (f) fishermen in the Al - Hawizeh reed marshes of southern Iraq (Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the area was once an oasis of aquatic wildlife filled with lush reed beds, water buffalo, lions, foxes and otters.

The water from the shower is channeled into a collection of plants, where the sand filters out the larger particles and the roots of the reeds remove heavy metals and bacteria.

Other options available to our clients include low VOC - emitting paints and stains, solar hot water and solar power panels, grey - water recycling systems, reed beds and composting toilets.

Over in Wales, Tony Wrench's «ecohome of wood frame, cobwood and recycled window walls, straw - insulated turf roof; with solar power and wind turbine for electricity, compost toilet and reed beds for grey water» has just been granted approval after a ten year fight - it was built without permission in a public park.

She saw smooth lake, ranks of reeds to her left that marched out from the shore until the water rose over their knees, a fortress of ancient rock and conifers on the opposite shore fifty metres away, and dead ahead the Castle of Far Off Ease, the lodge where they were staying, tiny in what she thought Dante had once called a «giddy distance.»

«I heard the ripple washing in the reeds / And the wild water lapping on the crag»; ``... the moan of doves in immemorial elms / And murmuring of innumerable bees.»

The name derives from a word in the Wappinger language, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing, meaning «the reed - covered lodge by the little - water place,» referring to a spring or stream feeding into the Hudson River south of the present downtown area.

It is recommended not to store water in these vases — so use either faux or dried flowers / reeds.

Water and combed wheat reed have a similar hard - edged finish.

To make the repair, first I soaked some reeds in water to make them pliable.

Above is the Water Garden set which beautifully captures the statuesque reeds and grasses of a lily pond, with graphic water swirls that instantly create a feeling of tranquillity — perfect for a calming bedroom scWater Garden set which beautifully captures the statuesque reeds and grasses of a lily pond, with graphic water swirls that instantly create a feeling of tranquillity — perfect for a calming bedroom scwater swirls that instantly create a feeling of tranquillity — perfect for a calming bedroom scheme.