Maude Fromeさんのイラストまとめ

There is an old tale that once the shy little snowdrop did the snow a great kindness, by offering up its colour when all the brighter flowers had sneeringly refused. In return the snow protected the snowdrop from the harshness of winter. #FairyTaleTuesday Img: Cicely Mary Barker

If you got through #Krampusnacht without being hauled off to evil twin #Krampus’s lair, today (6th Dec) is #StNicholasDay. #StNicholas, Bishop of Myra, died in 343 AD. He brings gifts for the well-behaved, & is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker due to his many miracles.

The most ancient of trees, the #Yew symbolises death & #Saturn, but also the rebirth of light at the #WinterSolstice. It is Old Magic, dark dreams, otherworld journeys & connection to ancestors. It is perseverance leading to transformation & renewal. #FolkloreThursday Img: CMB

#December1st #1stDecember #Illustration by Eugene Grasset for La Belle Jardiniere. #artnouveau #calendar, 1896 #winter #snow

The Russian tale Frost is quite shocking to modern readers, as it teaches girls obedience to father figures at all costs to ensure survival. Young Marfa lies & gives Frost the answer he wants to hear, & is thus spared from a freezing death. #FolkloreThursday Img: Rackham, 1916

The Rowan tree is also known as the Mountain Ash, because it grows well at high altitudes, & its leaves resemble those of the ash, although unrelated. Its red berries were thought to fend off magic. For centuries planted by the home to keep witches away. #FairyTaleTuesday

The fuchsia first arrived in England in 1788, having been discovered in the Caribbean c.1696. It is known as the Virgin Mary’s earrings & when worn by a bride on her wedding day can bring great blessings. It is also a favourite hiding place of fairies. #FolkloreThursday Img: CMB

#BramStoker, author of #Dracula, was born on 8th Nov 1847 in Dublin. He spent most of his life in England & a holiday in #Whitby proved his inspiration. Part of his novel is set there - it is where Dracula lands. Images: views of Whitby by Atkinson Grimshaw, late C19th. #Gothic

The beech tree has always been associated with knowledge & learning. In Welsh lore Henwen, a white sow, eats the nuts of the beech tree & gains the gifts of wisdom & prophecy. #FolkloreThursday Img: Cicely Mary Barker.

“On the bat’s back I do fly...”
The Tempest, Act 5, Sc 1
#ShakespeareSunday, Images: Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 1920s #halloween2021 #Halloween