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@eduardobarba_ @l_puck I am particularly interested in the work of the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers, and those who were influenced by them. We have some amazing wall paintings in our church by an artist who lived in our village, and painted in their style. Here is an example 👇

@gogogo78 All his prints are amazing!

“All night, by the white stars’ frosty gleams,
He groined his arches, and matched his beams;
Slender and clear were his crystal spars
As the lashes of light that trim the stars:
He sculptured every summer delight
In his halls and chambers, out of sight;” - Winter by J. R. Lowell

In Nordic folklore nisse & tomte are gnome-like creatures who guard the farmsteads especially at the #WinterSolstice & #Yule. Perhaps because they are associated with Thor, or because it was Frigga’s Eve, they always refused to work on Thursday evenings though! #FolkloreThursday

“Onion skins, very thin.
Mild winter coming in;
Onion skin is thick and tough.
Coming winter, cold and rough.“ - An Old English rhyme.

Is there any truth in this old #gardening adage? If you “know your onions” I’d be interested to learn more! #FolkloreThursday #Allotment

A Greek myth tells that when Alteo promised his love to the one that brought him a flower “never yet grown on this earth”, the nymph Amaryllis pierced her heart with a golden arrow. Drops of her blood fell to the ground, and there the first Amaryllis #flower blossomed. #folklore

A Greek myth tells of Leander’s love for Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite. One night he drowned as he swam to meet her. When Hero found him lifeless on the shore she cried “Oh, Leander!”. A beautiful flower sprang up where he lay and is known evermore as Oleander. #FolkloreThursday

“Now shift the scene to moonlight glade,
Where dapper elves beneath the shade
Of oak or elm, their revels keep,
What time we plodding mortals sleep.” - from ‘The Spirit of the Woods’, author unknown.
#FolkloreSunday #poetry #nature

Another fun one! #illustration #wildflowers

An illustration of Apple Blossom and Little Golden-hearted Daisy. Though published in America, I wonder whether Cicely Mary Barker ever came across the work of Elizabeth Gordon and M. T. Ross, and was inspired to create her flower fairies.