โRed and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardensโ by Henry Payne (1908) depicts a scene from Shakespeareโs Henry VI where Richard of York and Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, pluck rival rosesโwhite for York, red for Lancasterโforetelling the Wars of the Roses, begun 22 May 1455.
"I'm wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it."
~ Emily Brontรซ
The Misty Pond of Villeneuve
๐จ Henri Biva (1910)
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This is a Swift, a very difficult bird to photograph at the best of times, but even tougher when low-flying, so I was thrilled to get this pic! ๐๐
Have you seen Swifts this spring yet? ๐ฆ
In some Nordic traditions Hulda is the โmother of the elvesโ. The elder is her sacred tree, its roots said to be a portal to her realm. Those that dared to bring wood of this โforbidden treeโ into their homes reported feeling unseen hands tugging at their legs. #FolkloreThursday
โSweet Month! thy pleasures bid thee be
The fairest child of Spring;
And every hour, that comes with thee,
Comes some new joy to bring.โ
From โAprilโ by John Clare (1793โ1864). #WednesdayMotivation