Claire Cock-Starkeyさんのイラストまとめ

In Germany it is believed that you should not lie a newborn baby on its left side first or it will grow up clumsy. #FolkloreThursday

Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was said to have kept a pet moose which trotted alongside his carriage like a tame dog. Unfortunately the moose got a taste for beer and ended up falling down the stairs at a party and died. #FolkloreThursday #NationalPetDay

As it is nursery rhymes and children's stories for today's #FolkloreThursday it gives me the perfect excuse to share Walter Crane's stunning pictures for Beauty and the Beast. More here: https://t.co/ffUczVtHns

Some beautiful #sciart of winter flowering aconite, hellebore and snowdrop to add a little bloom to everyone's day and to deflect some of the brexitschemexit.

As long as the bough of mistletoe never touches the earth it retains its traditional power to ward off evil spirits and as such was frequently hung around the house. #FolkloreThursday

Small oranges or satsumas are traditionally placed in stockings to represent the gold and riches that kindly St Nicholas was said to have bestowed at Christmas on a poor man with no dowries for his daughters. #FolkloreThursday

In traditional British folklore if you see an owl during the daytime it is an omen of imminent death. #FolkloreThursday #creepy

A fabulous vegetable seed packet via @BioDivLibrary for #NationalGardeningWeek

Current mood:
#FridayFeeling

Really love this sloth image from Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur (1855) via @BioDivLibrary #InternationalSlothDay