Beauty of the lilies - Turk's Cap Lilies

 

 

 

Turk's Cap Lilies

 

 

Davidson River - Rhododendron time and... angels from the English chapel

 

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The English Chapel

"The littie church "in the valley by the wildwood" was founded in 1860 by Rev. A.F. English, a Methodist circuit rider. The preacher's father-in-law, Strawbridge Young, gave land for church for a token $5. Rev. English sawed lumber for the building at his Avery Creek mill and donated it to the church. By 1940, the old wooden building had all but fallen down, so the congregation pulled together to build the present rock church. The rock came from Davidson River, as well as from Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida as visitors brought rocks for the chapel. See how rocks spell cut the words "English Chapel" above the front entrance."  information located in front of the chapel

 Looking closely at the stone walls of the chapel, you can see not only the inscription "English Chapel" above the entrance to the building, but also notice how in several places the stones are arranged to form some letters, some figures (angels?).

I see one angel on the front wall of the chapel, next to the window.
The second, smaller angel was placed on the northern wall of the chapel.
One of my friends noticed a figure with halo above the head (south wall).