I've noticed that certain wildflowers like to create a statement by growing in great drifts. The trout lilies form a carpet and Solomon's Seal seem to drift like clouds through the woodlands. On a good year, they are a sight to behold. But there are several varieties of wildflowers here that I have yet to see. For example, I 'd love to see a yellow Lady Slipper and the Bluebells.
One of my co-workers used to bring Mayflowers to work. What a heavenly scent! I may be able to find them in the woods along the Parkway. I hope to go exploring there this year. In the meantime, I decided to create a few wildflowers of my own.
Wild Geranium
Ontario's flower: the Trillium |
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Definitely hands on. Since it won't wash off, I'm hoping it will wear off by, say, July. :) |
Trout Lily ~ sienna and black ink on Strathmore mixed media cards.
I ended up carving two trilliums stamps. Apparently, precision counts. |
White gel pen on Strathmore paper.
Wildflowers: Solomon's seal, Trout lily, Trillium, Bloodroot, Turk's cap lilies, ferns, and a Monarch butterfly.
Just now, I hear the geese overhead. Music to my ears. ( Running to and throwing open the window.) I heard them a few times recently. They are flying home for the season.
Next: A sample of what was and is yet to be. 'Yet to be?'
Sounds familiar? Googling. Ah yes. I remember now. "The best is yet to be." Robert Browning's full quote: "Come and grow old with me. The best is yet to be." Lovely! ( But I digress...)
"Do you suppose she's a wildflower?", said the daisy.
From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ~ Lewis Carroll
"Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart."
Lady Bird Johnson
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"Wildflowers are the stuff of my heart."
Lady Bird Johnson
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'Til next time, lovely people. . .Cultivate your dreams.