Elsa💙🩷🩷さんのイラストまとめ

#BookWormSat

Soft hair, hair that is all the softness of the world:
without you lying in my lap, what silk would I enjoy?

sweet the ancient sadness, at least for the few hours it slips between my hands.
—Gabriela Mistral, Children’s Hair

🎨 Marie Fischerova Kvechova

Estella Louisa Michaela Canziani British portrait and landscape painter, interior decorator, travel writer and folklorist died #OTD in 1964.

#LegendaryWednesday
In Celtic mythology Ogma/Oghma is the god of speech & language. A brave warrior and a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, he is acclaimed for his learning and eloquence. Articulate, skilled in speech and poetry, he is credited with creating the Ogham alphabet.

#MythologyMonday
In medieval times ladybirds were symbols of good luck & protection. Norse mythology describes them as arriving in a lightning bolt summoned by the goddess Freyja. In English folklore, a ladybird landing on your hand means you will be married within the year.

#FolkloreSunday
Marsh mallow, a perennial plant found growing in damp marshland. Its pink & white flowers bloom in August/September signalling summer’s transition into autumn. Valued for its healing properties and in folklore for its links to benevolent fairy spirits.

He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy
He who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise.

William Blake, English poet painter and printmaker died #OTD in 1827.

@Beth396 Feliz Miércoles querida Beth. Te deseo un espléndido día. Cariños.

#LegendaryWednesday
The Jentilak were a race of cave dwelling giants that ruled the mountains of the pre-Christian Basque Country. Having colossal strength, they built many stone features, ie, churches, castles & bridges. To amuse themselves they played pilota with huge stones.

@Beth396 Muchas gracias querida Beth. Feliz Martes, que tengas un agradable día, amiga. Muchos cariños.

#SwampSunday
Every year
the lilies
are so perfect
I can hardly believe
their lapped light crowding
the black,
mid-summer ponds.
–Mary Oliver, The Ponds.
🎨Cao Yong.