Maude Fromeさんのイラストまとめ

Wild Cherry Blossom is native to Britain. Its white blossom flowers briefly before fading & so like its Japanese pink blossom cousin (sakura) it is a symbol of the transience of life. So to encounter a wild cherry tree is regarded as both auspicious & fateful. #FairyTaleTuesday

Hare’s observation that “the bright are sometimes poisonous”, was never truer than with the Black Bryony & its red berries. They appear in early autumn looking alluring, but due to being highly poisonous like the rest of the plant, should be avoided at all costs. #FaustianFriday

Gerda & the Reindeer, Edmund Dulac, 1911. The talking reindeer helps Gerda in her quest to find her friend Kai, who is being held captive by the Snow Queen. She rides on the reindeer to the far north, finds the Snow Queen’s palace & rescues Kai (Andersen tale) #FairyTaleTuesday

Mowlcombe by Jo March for #OwlishMonday #ofdarkandmacabre #Cornwall #artist #owl #night

Narcissus Poeticus is the last #daffodil to flower, well into March. In Greek legend Narcissus faded away from self-obsession, & was turned into the white daffodil by Nemesis. It then became the flower Persephone was gathering when she was abducted by Pluto. #FolkloreThursday

“By the time they got to Kanga’s house they were so buffeted that they stayed for lunch.” - A.A. Milne
#WinnieThePooh #windy #weather #StormFranklin

A lovely winter walk by Jane Newland #winter #magical #landscape #fullmoon #art @janenewland

The Three Heads in a Well is an old English fairy tale. A kind girl meets an old man who is guardian of a well. He bids her do whatever the 3 golden heads in the well ask & so she washes them. They then each in turn accord her good fortune. #FairytaleTuesday Img: Arthur Rackham

A cute #Victorian kitten for #ValentinesDay. #Caturday #vintage #cats #CatsOnTwitter #ValentinesDay2022

Legend has it that whilst imprisoned #StValentine miraculously restored the sight of his gaoler’s blind daughter. His last act was to give her a love letter. Upon opening it she found a yellow crocus, henceforth a symbol of #ValentinesDay. #FolkloreThursday #Valentines Img: CMB